HIST 499 - Thesis Capstone

Units: 4
Seminar in advanced historical research through completion of original paper based on primary sources. Research in Bay Area libraries and on the Internet. Focus on Bay Area, California, and Western history. Self- and group-critiques of works-in-progress. Oral presentation of conclusions.

Prerequisites: HIST 201 and HIST 301.
Equivalent Quarter Course: HIST 4031.
Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
Grading: A-F grading only.
Course Typically Offered: Fall & Spring

Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

demonstrate advanced analytic concepts for assembling and organizing historical materials, and digital literacy in accessing and presenting electronic sources;
conduct advanced historical research in at least one Bay Area library and on the Internet;
demonstrate ability to relate primary sources to secondary historiography; demonstrate ability to cooperate with other students in mutual critiques of work;
provide original interpretation of sources, accurately reference all sources, and demonstrate ability to revise work;
demonstrate ability to present work orally.