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 | 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 |
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 |