✓ Why Historians Conduct Research
✓ How to Comb through Archives to Find Primary Sources
✓ Archival Work and the Historical Method
✓ What Constitutes a Strong Thesis
Learn about the methods historians use to go about conducting research. This course will cover topics ranging from historical methodology and topic selection to essay structure and journal submission. You will also learn about the rewards and setbacks of conducting historical research as an undergraduate university student (like me!). Hopefully you can learn exactly why I think history can be so fun!