HIST 390W - Writing in History

Units: 3

Offered at: SDSU Main Campus and SDSU Imperial Valley

Prerequisite(s): HIST 100, HIST 101, and six units selected from HIST 105, HIST 106, HIST 109, HIST 110. Limited to history majors. Satisfies Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement for students who have completed 60 units; completed Writing Placement Assessment with a score of 8 or higher (or earned a grade of C (2.0) or better in RWS 280, RWS 281 [or LING 281] if score on WPA was 6 or lower); and completed General Education requirements in Communication and Critical Thinking. Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Test scores or verification of exemption; copy of transcript.

Practice of different genres of historical writing in one field of history (chosen by instructor), mastery of library skills, citations, academic integrity, source evaluation, pre-writing, and drafting, critiquing, and revising.