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HIST 101: Discovering History

History · 5 credits

This course introduces students to the discipline of history in a seminar setting. It shows how historians create history and provides students with tools to understand how historians work and how to develop a critical perspective. It does not ask students to memorize facts but instead demonstrates that history is not fixed in stone. Topics and themes vary based on the expertise of the professor. It also offers students opportunities to learn various skills that will help them succeed in all their courses at Western.

Offered in 1 of the 26 listed terms (Fall 2026).

Prerequisites

None that Banner enforces.

From Banner's catalog for Spring 2027. Banner lists only the requisites it enforces, so check the catalog entry too.

Required by (0)

No course lists it as a prerequisite.

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Instructors

InstructorSectionsTerms
Bushelle, Emi1Fall 2026
Costanzo, Susan1Fall 2026

Every offering in the listed terms (2 sections)

TermSecCRNTypeMeetsInstructorEnrolledDelivery
Fall 202601
Discover Hist: Premodern Japan
43736SeminarTR 12:00pm-1:50pm · BH 151Bushelle, Emi20/20Face to Face Instruction
Fall 20260
Discovering Hist: The Cold War
43739SeminarMWF 11:30am-12:50pm · BH 151Costanzo, Susan18/20Face to Face Instruction