HIST 499: RS: Senior Seminar in History

HIST 499-004: Depression and the New Deal in Virginia
(Fall 2011)

01:30 PM to 04:10 PM T

Innovation Hall 133

Section Information for Fall 2011

This course is a research seminar for senior history majors. Students are expected to build on knowledge and skills they have developed in previous coursework, especially HIST 300, to conduct research in both primary and secondary sources and write a substantial paper of 20-25 typed, double-spaced pages, plus footnotes and bibliography. Students will do some readings in common, then pursue individual topics within the framework of a certain time and place: the Depression and New Deal era (defined expansively from about 1929-1948) in Virginia. Taking advantage of sources available locally or nearby, students will gain a better understanding of the interaction between local, national and perhaps international events and historical contexts. They will also improve their abilities to define a viable research topic, work independently, provide and receive peer review, and organize, write and revise a final paper.

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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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