HIST 502 Writing History
Introduces students to the skills necessary to write a research paper at the graduate level: selecting a topic, developing a research plan, creating a bibliography, surveying the secondary literature, interpreting primary sources, identifying the original contribution of their project, and writing the paper. This is a mandatory course for all MA History and MA Public History graduate students and should be taken within the first year of acceptance to these programs
Credits
3
Prerequisite
Admission to the M.A. Program in History or Public History or permission of department chair.