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Introduction to Historical Thinking & Analysis

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
9/3/24 - 12/13/24
TuTh 12:30p.m. – 1:45p.m.		 University Hall Y02-2100 3 $1984 (guest students)
Date
9/3/24 - 12/13/24
Time
TuTh 12:30p.m. – 1:45p.m.
Location
University Hall Y02-2100
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$1984 (guest students)

Description

This course is designed to introduce students to the discipline of history, to the way in which primary sources are used to assemble historical narratives and explanations. The course introduces the student to the basic skills of historical thought and analysis, how to read and understand sources, to weigh evidence, evaluate it and place it in a larger context, and to explain why and how past events happened. Each section of the class will be focused upon a particular person, event or theme that will allow students to examine primary and secondary sources and to use the former to evaluate the latter as a means to developing the skills appropriate to a beginning student of history.

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Course Details

Session

Regular Academic Session

Class Dates

9/3/2024 - 12/13/2024

Location

University Hall Y02-2100

Enrolled / Capacity

20 / 20

Status

Waitlist

Instructor

Bonnie Miller

Prerequisites

History major/minor or permission of instructor

Tuition*

$1984 (guest students)

* The tuition estimate is based on minimum, single-course cost to a new student who is a Massachusetts resident and not enrolled in a multi-course program. State residency, online/in person modality, and matriculation to a degree program may affect cost.

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