HIS3071 Personal History

As defined in this course Personal History is a student undertaken by students, using the tools and methods of historians, with the goal of exploring a topic of historical as well as personal significance to the researcher/writer. Examples of personal history considered will include common course readings that embody their authors’ search for knowledge and understanding about people and events that lie beyond their own individual lives yet are powerfully connected to both family experiences and a sense of identity. Using an online genealogy research program, students will construct a family tree and then investigate the historical background of their own lives and of their ancestors. Through this process, students will explore ancestry in relation to such issues as race, ethnicity, religion, and social class. A final research paper will focus on providing historical context for a pivotal moment in the family history, or for a specific ancestor. Beyond the specific projects related to personal and family history, students should emerge from this course with enhanced skills in research and source-based writing.Students must have completed WRT1012 and HIS at 1000 level OR one 2000-level Humanities (HIS, HUM, PHI, REL) course, either with a grade of C or higher. Credits: 3.000

WRT1012 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 And HIS2011 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or HIS2021 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or HIS2031 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or HIS2041 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or HIS2051 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or HIS2061 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or HIS2071 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or HIS2711 Study Abroad Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or HIS2721 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or HUM2011 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or HUM2021 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or HUM2031 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or PHI2011 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or PHI2021 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or PHI2031 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or PHI2041 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or REL2061 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or HIS1011 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or HIS1012 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or HIS1021 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or HIS1022 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or HIS1023 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or HIS1024 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or HIS1031 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or HIS1032 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00