HIST 205 - Methodology and Practice in History

    Recent Professors
    Michael Cox, Cecily Heisser, Geoff Nathan, Gloria Kim, Robert Miller, Miles Albrook Stanley
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025
    Class Size
    25 students
    Credits
    3
    Prerequisite
    ENGL C1000 with a Grade of "C" or better, or equivalent
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of HIST 205
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 1B · IGETC Area 1B · CSU GE Area A3
    Description
    This seminar in History builds students’ critical-thinking, writing, and research skills in preparation for upper-division courses at four-year colleges and universities. Although the course emphasizes historiography and historical methods, students majoring in disciplines other than History will benefit from such topics as but not limited to: objectivity; quantitative methodology; the roles of sex, gender, race and ethnicity in history; demographics, disease and public health in history; economic and technological influences on history; social and cultural history; environmental history; and the proper use and interpretation of primary sources. This course is intended for students who are interested in History while also wanting to improve critical-thinking and writing skills that can be applied across the curriculum.
    Usually Held
    Mon Wed 11:10am–12:35pm, Mon Wed 12:45pm–2:10pm, Mon Wed 9:35am–11:00am, Tue Thu 12:45pm–2:10pm