Majors: | Minors: |
|---|---|
B.A. in Black Studies (Curriculum Map) (GLOBE Outcomes Map) | Africana Studies History Native American Studies |
Skills:
Upon completion of the relevant sophomore seminar, students will demonstrate the ability to:
- Identify and locate appropriate primary sources
- Analyze primary evidence
- Present an argument based on primary evidence
- Identify and locate appropriate secondary sources
- Evaluate the arguments of other historians/scholars
- Engage in historiographical analysis and interpretation
Synthesis:
Upon completion of the major, students will demonstrate the ability to:
- Present orally a clear and organized analysis of issues, ideas, and texts
- Present in writing a clear and organized analysis of issues, ideas, and texts
- Draw on discipline-specific skills within the context of a seminar research paper
- Follow the conventions of historical writing, especially adherence to the Chicago Manual of Style
Content:
Within a specific course topic, students will demonstrate the ability to:
- Grasp course-specific content in terms of accuracy, nuance, specificity, and context.
- Learn course-specific content from analyzing primary and secondary sources.
- Draw on course-specific content to effectively analyze primary and secondary sources evidence.
Year One: Secondary Sources (assess in HIST 220 sections)
- Identify and locate appropriate secondary sources
- Evaluate the arguments of other historians/scholars
- Engage in historiographical analysis and interpretation
Year Two: Primary Sources (assess in HIST 221 sections)
- Identify and locate appropriate primary sources
- Analyze primary evidence
- Present an argument based on primary evidence
Year Three: Synthesis
- Draw on discipline-specific skills within the context of a seminar research paper (assess in senior capstone projects)
- Present in writing a clear and organized analysis of issues, ideas, and texts (assess in senior capstone projects)
- Follow the conventions of historical writing, especially adherence to the Chicago Manual of Style (assess in senior capstone projects)
- Present orally a clear and organized analysis of issues, ideas, and texts (assess in HIST 221 sections)
Year Four: Content (assess in HIST 400 electives)
- Grasp course-specific content in terms of accuracy, nuance, specificity, and context.
- Learn course-specific content from analyzing primary and secondary sources.
- Draw on course-specific content to effectively analyze primary and secondary sources evidence.