Lakeland College

History SAP

History majors actively engage in the discipline of history through available Student-as-Practitioner experiences. They are trained as historians in Introduction to the Skills of Historical Practice (HIS 190) with specific attention to research methods, referencing sources, and basic interview techniques. This training is furthered in our Practicum in the Historical Professions course (HIS 400), where students conduct and publish oral history interviews that meet the professional standards set by the Oral History Association. All of upper-level courses in the major — such as U.S. Women’s History (HISP 392) or the Modern Middle-East (HISP 361) — include extensive work with primary source documents, a central component in the historical craft. Non-majors have the opportunity to participate in these activities through specialist classes like Tracing Your Family Tree (HIS 280), which engages students in the practical study of genealogy. The capstone class of the major, Historiography and Historical Methods (HIS 461), allows students to perfect their research skills in the production of a major research paper. Students are encouraged to submit papers to professional conferences, including the annual student conference of the Wisconsin Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies. A number of Lakeland undergraduate presentations have been featured at this event in recent years.

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