HIST 400 - Historical Interpretation

Case studies in historical interpretation from antiquity to the present. Introducing the concept of historiography and historiographical analysis. Representation and access in the history discipline. Completion of a significant historiographical analysis on a topic of the student’s choosing.

Prerequisites: HIST 201 and HIST 301W.
Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground, or Hybrid, or Online-Asynchronous, or Online-Synchronous.
Grading: A-F grading only.
Course Typically Offered: Fall & Spring


Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
 Identify shifting themes and methods used in the discipline of history;

2. Draw reasonable conclusions from primary sources;

3. Identify and evaluate historians’ arguments;

4. Appropriately employ summary, paraphrase, and direct quotation;

5. Apply the Chicago style citation system consistently;

6. Analyze how identity, perspective, bias, and exclusion shape historical interpretation;

7. Evaluate the role of archives in preserving sources and  shaping interpretation;

8. Demonstrate organized collection and use of secondary sources;

9. Present and debate an historiographical argument;

10. Collaborate in constructive peer editing and review;

11. Present historical findings through oral projects;

12. Reflect on your identity as an historian.