HIS 190 - Introduction to the Skills of Historical Practice

Semester Hours: 3
This course trains students for successful performance in the Lakeland University history program, which is designed to produce graduates who “excel in practicing the skills necessary to enjoy success in the history professions for which they have chosen to prepare.” Specific areas of instruction and experience will include note-taking for history lectures and discussions, discovering and utilizing both primary and secondary sources, accessing and evaluating internet archives, drawing information and interpretations from history textbooks and scholarly monographs, writing clear and effective historical prose, documenting sources used in history papers, writing exam essays, and identifying and exploring possible career tracks in the history professions.

Pre-requisites: none.