Course Info: CSI-0202
| Course | CSI-0202 Intro to Res in Euro History |
| Long Title | Introduction to Research in European History |
| Term | 2024F |
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| Meeting Info | Franklin Patterson Hall 102 on M,W from 1:00-2:20 |
| Faculty | James Wald |
| Capacity | 17 |
| Available | 6 |
| Waitlist | 0 |
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| Additional Info | This course can be used to fulfill the Division II Project requirement Students should expect to spend 8 hours weekly on work and preparation outside of class time |
| Description | Hampshire College has always emphasized the value in students
taking charge of their own education through "inquiry-based"
learning, including independent projects. It has also emphasized
the need for historical perspective in understanding our own
world. As the ancient Roman author Cicero said, "To be ignorant
of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a
child." And the American Historical Association says: "everything
has a history." History, the French scholar Marc Bloch, said, is
thus not the study of the past, but the study of people "in
time": an exploration of evolving humanity. The first part of the
course will introduce students to both the broad sweep of
European history and basic research methods. In the second part
of the course, students will, in a carefully staged sequence,
develop their own research questions, locate sources, and produce
a final project. Keywords:history, research, project |