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HIS 1101 - Introduction to Historical Studies.

(3-0-3) On Demand. What do historians do? In this course students will learn about what makes history a “discipline” of study by exploring the various fields, methods, and skills of historical study and becoming acquainted with the vocabulary used by historians and students of history. Students will also explore how historians use their unique skills in a range of professions and start to think about how they want to apply their history major. Finally, students will become acquainted with doing history at EIU by learning about campus resources for historians and becoming part of the community of history majors in our department. This course is restricted to History majors. WI

Credits: 3