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HIST 390W - Writing in History

HIST 390W: Writing in History (3 units) at San Diego State University. 1 section offered in Spring 2027, with meeting times, instructors, and seat counts. Prerequisites: Six units of lower division history. Limited to History majors and minors and Social Science ITEP and Single Subject Teaching majors. Completion of lower division GE Area 1. Junior or senior standing. Counts toward Comparative International Studies, B.A. (2026-27), Comparative International Studies, B.A. (2025-26).

3 units
  • Regions
  • Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement
Offered: Summer 2027 (not offered), Spring 2027 (offered), Fall 2026 (unknown)

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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. Satisfies the Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR) for students who get a minimum grade of C or Cr. Upper-division courses should only be taken by students who have completed 60 semester units or more. In exceptional cases, a student who has completed fewer than 60 units may enroll in upper division courses.
Prerequisites
Six units of lower division history. Limited to History majors and minors and Social Science ITEP and Single Subject Teaching majors. Completion of lower division GE Area 1. Junior or senior standing.

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Who can take it
Limited to History majors and minors and Social Science ITEP and Single Subject Teaching majors. Junior or senior standing.
Grading
LCR: Letter Grade with Cr/NC available. The grading default for the class will be letter grade, but students can opt to take it for Cr/NC
Repeatable
May be repeated with consent of instructor. Maximum Credits: 6 Maximum Credit Statement: Six units with consent of instructor.

1 section in Spring 2027

Class #4291· In-person · Open · Letter or CR/NC
30 of 30 seats open
Tue 4:00 PM-6:40 PM · LSN 134

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