BA (120 credit hour) Combined Honours including History - History Honours Seminar I
HIST 4971 History Honours Seminar I
CREDIT HOURS: 1.5
This seminar course, reserved for fourth-year Honours students in History, familiarizes the students with the practice of history as a research discipline. At the center of the seminar is the production of an Honours thesis as a high-quality work of research, persuasively written and generally in accordance with the standards of the historical profession. Over the course of the seminar, the students go through several stages of research and writing of their Honours theses, in the process benefiting from the advice of their faculty supervisors, the seminar coordinator, guest speakers, and their student peers as well. Thereby, the students acquire skills crucial in the formation and work of a professional historian.
NOTES: Credit can only be given for this course if
HIST 4971.15 and
HIST 4972.15 are completed in consecutive terms and partial credit cannot be given for a single term.
FORMAT: Seminar
FORMAT COMMENTS: Students taking this course must register in and complete
HIST 4971.15 and
HIST 4972.15 in consecutive terms; credit will not be granted if courses are not completed consecutively.
LAB HOURS PER WEEK: 0
TUTORIAL HOURS PER WEEK: 0
PREREQUISITES: Concurrent enrolment in HIST 4991.03 and 4992.03 or instructor’s permission.
EXCLUSIONS: HIST 4986.06,
HIST 4983.03,
HIST 4984.03