HIST 499: RS: Senior Seminar in History

HIST 499-005: Gender & Class in Modern Europe
(Fall 2012)

04:30 PM to 07:10 PM R

Section Information for Fall 2012

This senior seminar will explore the manifold and complex roles of gender and class in European history from the French Revolution through the Cold War. The specific problems it addresses will be informed by student research interests in connection with the following broad questions: How did Europeans experience and understand gender and class in the past? How and why did their experiences and discourses change over time? How did broader economic, political, and cultural changes shape these developments? And vice versa? How do historians understand, research, and write about gender and class? What can gender and class contribute to our broader understanding of European history? The course will begin with a common set of readings and then focus on individual research projects, which students will pursue in consultation with their classmates and instructor.

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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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