HIST 499: RS: Senior Seminar in History

HIST 499-004: Writing Women's Lives
(Fall 2010)

04:30 PM to 07:10 PM M

Section Information for Fall 2010

In HIST 499, students build on their experience in HIST 300 and the skills and knowledge they have developed as history majors to write an original research paper of about 20 pages. This section of HIST 499 will focus on research in 20th century United States women’s history, a field that offers particularly exciting research challenges as well as a broad range of possible research topics. In the first few weeks of the semester we will read models of women’s history scholarship while students develop a research question and related bibliography of secondary sources. Students will then spend the bulk of the semester doing original research in primary sources and writing their senior thesis paper. During this time, the class will not always meet as a group, as students will be making required research trips off-campus, for example to the Library of Congress. Students will also complete weekly writing assignments, some informal and some formal, and they will regularly share their findings and drafts with classmates.

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

Research on specialized historical topic culminating in seminar paper and oral presentation. Synthesis course; students expected to integrate knowledge and skills acquired in Mason Core courses. Notes: Subject determined by instructor. Student may present no more than 3 credits for graduation credit. Must receive passing grade to graduate with BA in history. Limited to three attempts.
Mason Core: Synthesis
Specialized Designation: Research/Scholarship Intensive, Topic Varies, Writing Intensive in Major
Recommended Prerequisite: History majors with 90 credits
Registration Restrictions:

Required Prerequisites: (HIST 300C or 300XS) and (ENGH 302C, ENGL 302C, ENGH 302XS, HNRS 110C, 110XS, 210C, 302C or 302XS).
C Requires minimum grade of C.
XS Requires minimum grade of XS.

Enrollment is limited to students with a major in History.

Schedule Type: Seminar
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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