Program Overview

Invitation to History: Women and Gender in Early Modern England (HIST*1050)

Course Details

The course code for this program is HIST*1050, and it is offered in section 02 during the Fall 2019 term. The course instructor is Kim Martin.

Course Synopsis

This course introduces students to the basics of the historian's craft, including locating, analyzing, and interpreting both primary and secondary sources. It provides students with the skills needed to be successful in their History major, minor, or area of concentration. The course focuses on the years of early modern society and investigates the various roles of women during this period. Primary sources include court records, poetry, pageant texts, letters, and guildhall records. Students learn to critically assess the ways that women's experiences help us understand this period of history and to consider gender as a lens for examining the past.

Methods of Evaluation and Weights

The methods of evaluation and their respective weights are as follows:

• Class Participation: 10%
• Research skills assignments (5): 25%
• Essay Proposal: 10%
• Research Essay: 30%
• Final Paper: 25%

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students will:

1. Learn how to manage their time in university for success.
2. Learn how to distinguish between important information and unnecessary details.
3. Learn how to distinguish between a scholarly and a non-scholarly source.
4. Develop effective written and oral communications skills and enhance listening comprehension.
5. Learn to analyze and interpret a variety of primary and secondary sources and construct a historical argument.
6. Learn how to act with academic integrity.
7. Learn how to cite sources appropriately in history classes.
8. Learn that historical interpretations change over time and in response to evidence.
9. Learn that history is a diverse enterprise which helps us to understand different cultures, regions, and states.

Texts and/or Resources Required

All readings are available online.

Departments and Schools

The course is associated with the following departments and schools:

• School of Theatre, English, and Creative Writing
• School of Fine Art and Music
• School of Languages and Literatures
• Department of History
• Department of Philosophy
• Interdisciplinary Programs

Centres, Institutes, and Labs

The university is home to several centres, institutes, and labs, including:

• Centre for Scottish Studies
• Grounded and Engaged Theory Lab (GET)
• Interdisciplinary Design Lab
• The International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation
• The Humanities Interdisciplinary Collaboration Lab (THINC)
• The School of Fine Art & Music Print Study Collection