Historical Knowledge
Students will increase their knowledge of the substantive theme of the course, which will rotate (the theme for Fall 2011, for instance, is Changes in Religious Cultures)
Critical Analysis
Better understand how a work of History is put together, learn how to make a fair and detailed judgment of historical work (the act of criticism), all of which will make you better prepared to create History yourself
Effective Communication
Students will, by learning more deeply how a work of history is put together, be better prepared for writing an original research paper in History 490 and for graduate school in either History or a related discipline
Research Literature
Students will learn and practice fundamental analytical tools for analyzing secondary sources more deeply than is possible in most upper-level history courses
