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Standard Course Outline College of Liberal Arts Department of History I. General Information A. Course Number: Hist 302 B. Title: Theory and History C. Units: 4 D. Prerequisites/Corequisites: Foundation curriculum, History 301. E. Course Classification: ? F. Responsible Faculty: ? G. Terms Offered: Fall, Spring H. Prepared By: Eric Altice, Tim Keirn, Brett Mizelle, Sharlene Sayegh I. Date of Submission/Revision: September 29, 2004 II. Catalog Description Prerequisites: History 301. Required of all History majors, preferably in their second semester of work in the major. Introduction to the history of the historical profession, the conceptual categories of historical inquiry, the ways in which theory shapes historical research and writing. Will focus upon case studies, significant historical works, major schools of historical interpretation and recent scholarly trends. Letter grade only (A-F). III. Expected Outcomes Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to know and do the following in four key areas: A. Introduction to the History of the Profession Students will be able to define theory, history and historiography and note the ways in which they are linked. Students will be able to trace the history of the profession generally from the ancient period to the current day, with specific emphasis on the professionalization of history from the 19th century. Students will recognize major intellectual schools, trends and debates within the profession and how those changes were connected to social developments. Students will be able to name significant historians of the modern period and demonstrate their familiarity with a variety of theoretical perspectives historians have used to produce historical knowledge. B. Conceptual Categories of Historical Inquiry Students will be able to recognize, define and trace the genealogies of basic categories of historical analysis such as class, race, gender, nation, space, etc. Students will identify some of t