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Introduction to Historical Thinking & Analysis

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
1/26/26 - 5/13/26
MoWeFr 1p.m. – 1:50p.m.		 Wheatley-Peters W04-0138 3 $2065 (guest students)
Date
1/26/26 - 5/13/26
Time
MoWeFr 1p.m. – 1:50p.m.
Location
Wheatley-Peters W04-0138
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$2065 (guest students)

Description

This course is designed to introduce students to the discipline of history, to the way in which primary sources are used to assemble historical narratives and explanations. The course introduces the student to the basic skills of historical thought and analysis, how to read and understand sources, to weigh evidence, evaluate it and place it in a larger context, and to explain why and how past events happened. Each section of the class will be focused upon a particular person, event or theme that will allow students to examine primary and secondary sources and to use the former to evaluate the latter as a means to developing the skills appropriate to a beginning student of history.

Prerequisites

History major/minor or permission of instructor

Guest registration opens January 12

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Course Details

Session

Regular Academic Session

Class Dates

1/26/2026 - 5/13/2026

Location

Wheatley-Peters W04-0138

Enrolled / Capacity

7 / 20

Status

Closed

Instructor

Camille Weiss

Tuition*

$2065 (guest students)

* The tuition estimate is based on minimum, single-course cost to a new student who is a Massachusetts resident and not enrolled in a multi-course program. State residency, online/in person modality, and matriculation to a degree program may affect cost.

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