HIST 594 - Historiography for Social Studies Teachers

Credit Hours: 3

Designed for social studies and history teachers in the secondary and middle schools, this course seeks to familiarize students with the history of historical writing and the tools of a practicing historian. The course will examine the various methods of gathering historical data and conceptualizing and interpreting historical information. A focus will be placed on how to write and how to teach writing a research paper. (This course does not count towards the requirements for the MA in History.)