History 253 - Reading and Writing History (Three semester hours)

This course introduces students to the discipline of history as it is taught at the college level. Student swill discover how and why historians debate issues of evident and interpretation. By studying the "history of history", students will learn to distinguish between various schools or styles of academic history; to improve reading, note-taking and library skills; and to formulate meaningful thesis statements. Students will apply the lessons of the course in a hands-on research experience which will result in the preparation and presentation of a finished historical essay in approved scholarly form.