University of Portland Bulletin 2020-2021

HST 470 The Practice of History

The first of two courses in the senior thesis sequence required for history majors. Students gain practice in historiography, primary documents collection and analysis, historical argumentation, and public presentation through developing and identifying a thesis topic.

Prerequisite

HST 300 and one 400-level seminar (HST 420, HST 430, or HST 450)