HIST 100A - Making History

(3 units)

Creating history, through writing, recitation, film, or other forms of integrative expression, is an art founded on the real events of the past. We explore the delights and dangers of creating history, as we practice some of the skills involved. In a workshop format, students do in-class writing exercises that set up the central issues, developing a visceral, understanding of the issues and offering an introduction to the study of history, the department, faculty, and their fellow new majors.

Maximum units a student may earn: 3

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Spring

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. describe the development of the methods, assumptions, and skills of the historical discipline and explain how they compare to popular, earlier, and other forms of understanding the past.
2. apply the methods and skills of historians to understand historical and current problems.
3. analyze and interpret primary sources in different forms, including documents, film, popular media, photographs, and autobiography.
4. use secondary and primary sources to identify and create logical, substantiated arguments in support of or in opposition to those interpretations.
5. present ideas in a clear and persuasive manner both orally and in writing, in accordance with the ethical principles governing scholarly inquiry.

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