Skills and Standards by Year
Level/Type of Course
Objective
Material to be covered
Format
Readings
Evaluation and Performance
100: Broad surveys
Provide broad thematic & informational foundation for further study
Broad regional & chronological surveys
Lecture, some discussion
Secondary, some primary sources
Shorter Papers, exams
200: More focused surveys
Cover a narrower range of material in greater depth and improve students’ interpretive skills
More advanced survey of a particular national or regional history or thematic study
Mix of lecture and discussion
Secondary and primary sources
Analytical & research papers, exams
300: Upper level courses, Independent Study
Hone students’ research & interpretive skills, focus on historical argument & documentation
Narrower regional, thematic, or chronological focus
State of knowledge and interpretation of a particular topic
State of knowledge and interpretation of a particular topic
Lecture & discussion
Monographs, primary sources
Longer research & analytical papers that focus on skills
400: Reading Colloquia, Research Seminars
Introduce students to deeper textual analysis and to conducting original, primary research
Selected topic, narrower, in-depth focus
Discussion only
Primary sources, monographs
Research paper
