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HIST 301 The Historian's Craft

HIST 301. The Historian's Craft. 3 Credits. H

This course introduces students to the practice of history and serves as the foundation to the major. HIST 301 focuses on the development of the core concepts and skills of our discipline: the construction of compelling historical questions and the practice of gathering evidence in support of answers and convincing arguments. The course trains students to think like historians, equipping them with skills in research, critical analysis, argument construction, and written expression. Students learn the value and function of primary and secondary sources and to recognize the variety of modes of historical production in our daily lives. Students will also gain practice with "historical thinking" and examine how to apply the same techniques of critical analysis to contemporary issues and debates. This course is required of all history majors. Prerequisite: Completion of KU Core 2.1 and recommended completion of KU Core 2.2. Open only to declared History majors or by consent of instructor.

Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of General Studies in History

http://catalog.ku.edu/liberal-arts-sciences/history/ba-bgs/

We study the past to gain insight for living in our present. At the collegiate level, studying history comprises much more than memorizing names or dates. Historians examine change over time and are most interested in questions that ask 'why' or 'how.' These questions demand complex answers about who we are and how we have come to be where we are.

Department of History

http://catalog.ku.edu/liberal-arts-sciences/history/

Studying history at the University of Kansas will expand your mind. Our course offerings introduce students to medieval witches and Samurai warriors, conspiracy cranks and Native American prophets, Chairman Mao and the Black Panthers. Students can take courses on the history of sexuality, or, if that isn’t exciting enough, courses on natural disasters, wars, and plagues. With 29 tenured and tenure-track faculty, the Department of History covers the globe. But studying history is more than just an entertaining adventure. Training in historical research, analysis, and writing develops skills that are essential in our information economy, and this preparation is especially useful to students planning to pursue graduate training and careers in law, public policy, journalism, education, and a universe of other possibilities, as our recent undergraduate and graduate alumni throughout the world can attest. The Department of History at KU offers an outstanding undergraduate program with approximately 250 History majors and minors. These students are taught by faculty who consistently win awards for their teaching as well as their research. Beyond the introductory level, class sizes are small, including two required seminars that are capped at fifteen students each, and the optional Senior Honors Thesis, which features direct one-on-one advising with a faculty mentor. Our graduate program has consistently ranked in the top 25 among public research universities. With an average of 35 graduate students enrolled, we are primarily a doctoral program, granting Ph.D. degrees in geographical areas such as the United States, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America, as well as in thematic fields such as military, environmental, and gender and sexuality. Recent Ph.D. recipients have gone on to tenure-track positions at research universities, liberal arts colleges, junior colleges, and a variety of careers in other sectors. Finally, faculty in the Department of History are nationally and even internationally known for their research. The books and articles they have published just in the last two years are too numerous to list here, but you can scroll through the faculty page to gain a sense of their significance shaping our knowledge about the world. Their productivity plays an important role in helping KU maintain its position in the prestigious American Association of Universities. Take some time to search through our website . You’ll find information about our programs, our courses, and our prolific faculty, and you can hear the voices of undergraduates and graduate students who have passed through the Department. Please feel free to contact any of the administrative staff, faculty, and faculty officers with your questions.

Minor in History

http://catalog.ku.edu/liberal-arts-sciences/history/minor/

We study the past to gain insight for living in our present. At the collegiate level, studying history comprises much more than memorizing names or dates. Historians examine change over time and are most interested in questions that begin by asking 'why' or 'how.' These questions demand complex answers about who we are and how we have come to be where we are.

2023-24 Academic Catalog

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HIST 301 The Historian's Craft

Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of General Studies in History

Department of History

Minor in History

BGS in History

Accelerated Master of Arts in History

Bachelor of Science in Education

Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of General Studies in American Studies

Bachelor of Arts in Slavic, German, and Eurasian Studies

Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of General Studies in African and African-American Studies

Major in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies

BA in Slavic, German, and Eurasian Studies with concentration in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies

BA in History

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