Course Details
Course Code: HIST498 Course ID: 3074 Credit Hours: 3 Level: Undergraduate
The Senior Seminar in History is designed to integrate the student's past work in their major field of study and to review as well as strengthen their understanding of their focus area in history. After a review of the student’s academic experience, the student and professor will design a course of study to round out the student’s preparation for research and writing a major paper in their field of interest. (Prerequisite: HIST491 and completion of a minimum of 105 hours towards your program)
Prerequisites
Course Schedule
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Start Month | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/21/2022 - 11/04/2022 | 11/07/2022 - 01/01/2023 | November | Fall 2022 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 06/28/2022 - 12/02/2022 | 12/05/2022 - 01/29/2023 | December | Fall 2022 Session D | 8 Week session |
| 07/25/2022 - 12/30/2022 | 01/02/2023 - 02/26/2023 | January | Winter 2023 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/29/2022 - 02/03/2023 | 02/06/2023 - 04/02/2023 | February | Winter 2023 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/26/2022 - 03/03/2023 | 03/06/2023 - 04/30/2023 | March | Winter 2023 Session D | 8 Week session |
| 10/31/2022 - 03/31/2023 | 04/03/2023 - 05/28/2023 | April | Spring 2023 Session B | 8 Week session |
Current Syllabi
After completing this course, students should be able to:
- CO-1. Explain a research topic.
- CO-2. Use the historical method while researching a relevant topic.
- CO-3. Analyze history from in-depth study of one or more periods, cultures, nations, regions, or seminal events.
- CO-4. Produce a research paper on a topic relevant to their research interests.
- CO-5. Produce a plan for their future in the field of military history.
| Name | Grade % |
|---|---|
| Discussions | 30.00 % |
| Week 1: Introduction-Post Here | 5.00 % |
| Week 2: Primary Sources | 5.00 % |
| Week 3: Bibliography | 5.00 % |
| Week 4: Thesis Statement and Outline of Paper | 5.00 % |
| Week 5: First Five Pages of your First Draft | 5.00 % |
| Week 6: Share Initial Draft | 5.00 % |
| Week 8: Plan for Future and Final Comments | 5.00 % |
| Plan for Future Learning | 5.00 % |
| Research Paper Topic | 2.00 % |
| Research Paper Topic | 2.00 % |
| Final Reflection | 5.00 % |
| Writing Process Reflection | 5.00 % |
| Paper Drafts | 13.00 % |
| Draft of final Third of the Paper | 4.33 % |
| Draft of second Third of the Paper | 4.33 % |
| Draft of first Third of the Paper | 4.33 % |
| Research Paper | 35.00 % |
| Research Paper | 35.00 % |
| Literature Review | 10.00 % |
| Literature Reveiw | 10.00 % |
After completing this course, students should be able to:
- CO-1. Explain a research topic.
- CO-2. Use the historical method while researching a relevant topic.
- CO-3. Analyze history from in-depth study of one or more periods, cultures, nations, regions, or seminal events.
- CO-4. Produce a research paper on a topic relevant to their research interests.
- CO-5. Produce a plan for their future in the field of military history.
| Book Title: | There are no required books for this course. |
| Author: | No Author Specified |