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HIST 514 Independent Research Paper Units: 3.00
This course is intended to expand upon a research paper written for an upper-level seminar (HIST 333-499) and must include independent research involving the use of primary and secondary sources. A student may also propose a new topic that they have not previously explored.
NOTE Students must obtain the approval of the supervising instructor and of the Undergraduate Committee for any proposal submitted.
NOTE Students must obtain the approval of the supervising instructor and of the Undergraduate Committee for any proposal submitted.
Learning Hours: 120 (12 Individual Instruction, 108 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite Level 4 or above and registration in a HIST Major or Joint Honours Plan and a cumulative GPA of 3.30 or higher.
Exclusion HIST 515/6.0; HIST 517/3.0.
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Analyze and discuss both primary-source evidence and scholarly texts to engage with and contribute to the historiographical debates related to the chosen subject of research.
- Conduct primary and secondary research and write analytically in an evidence-based narrative form.
- Develop a critical understanding of the stages of historical research to construct original historical narratives.
- Evaluate arguments made by other historians and researchers to contrast evolving debates in the historiography.
- Develop superior skills in articulating and structuring historical observations in a long essay form with a clear thesis statement and supporting evidence to demonstrate mastery of the field and articulate substantive conclusions draw from research.