Library: History: Writing and Citing - University of Calgary.
We recommend that you read the entire guide once; you can subsequently jump directly to various sections for quick reference. First-year students, as well as non-history majors taking a history course for the first time should also look at the Appendix which provides some additional advice.History is about change and continuity over time and space. Historians gain an understanding of complex cause-and-effect relationships by gathering, organizing and evaluating historical sources from a variety of academic perspectives. During the course of your studies, you'll gain research capabilities, logical and abstract reasoning skills.In addition to the Faculties of Graduate Studies and Arts requirements, the Department requires: Master of Arts (thesis-based) a) A minimum of one year of full-time study at the University of Calgary. Normally, students complete the program in two calendar years. b) Fifteen units (including History 690) in two semesters of course work. Master's.
The first resource that a student at the University of Calgary should consult when preparing to write a paper for any history course is the Department of History's The History Student's Handbook: A Short Guide to Writing History Essays. Historians use the Chicago Manual of Style for citing primary and secondary resources.Welcome to the Department of History! U of T's Department of History offers exciting opportunities to interpret the past and probe its significance through research, education and life-long learning. Each year, our internationally renowned faculty guide more than 7,000 talented students through the fascinating realm of historical study.
Underhill Graduate Student Colloquium, Carleton University. March 2016. “’Thinking it Savors of the Miraculous:’ The Late Nineteenth-Century Methods Debate and the Manitoba Institute for the Deaf and Dumb, 1888-1920.” University of Calgary History Department Colloquium Series Talk, January 14, 2016.
