An introduction to the history of historical writing with emphasis on major schools of interpretation in history. The course also offers an introduction to career trajectories for history majors and the development of skills and aptitudes needed to succeed in life after college. This course is not accepted for the General Education Humanities requirement.
Additionally, the goal of the course is for students to gain a more sophisticated appreciated of the evolution of historical writing primarily in the Western tradition. Students will become acquainted with the lives, work, and philosophies of several major historians, gain awareness of the major debates and themes that have run through Western historical writing, and also begin to develop their own interpretation of history. This course is designed as a capstone of the history major.
- Faculty: BETHANY KILCREASE