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(SS) Social and Administrative SciencesHIS – History (continued)HIS 452Senior Essay IIPrerequisites: EN 105, EN 106, HIS 103,HIS 451 passing the WCT and completion of aminimum of 90 credit hours.All Majors are required to complete a twosemester senior essay under the guidance of afulltime history faculty member. HI 452 is acontinuation of HI 451. The goal of the courseis to give each history major the experienceof a sustained, independent research project,including: continuing formulating a historicalquestion, considering methods, devisinga research strategy, locating and criticallyevaluating primary and secondary sources.Classes will involve student presentationson various stages of their work and mutualcritiques, as well as discussions of issues ofcommon interest. The collaboration occurs ina seminar-like setting, in which a small groupof students work with one professor for theentire semester, refining their historical skillsand presenting their research findings. Thestudents have to pursue a historical subjectof their choice, in consultation with theirprofessor. Students gain a better understandingof historical investigation through a carefulanalysis of primary and secondary sources anddevelopment of a well-argued senior essay. Bythe end of the semester, majors have emergedwith a sense of fulfillment in producing asenior essay prospectus, historical citations, anannotated bibliography, critical book review,and final essay. Students’ are required to enrolland successfully complete HIS 452 duringthe fall semester of their senior year. On rareoccasions, with departmental and advisorapproval given for compelling written anddocumented reasons, a senior essay may bestarted two semesters prior to graduation. Thedetermination of the acceptation rests with thedepartment chair and may not be appealed.All Majors are required to attend regularlyscheduled senior essay seminar workshops asscheduled. This course will satisfy the EN 306requirement for History majors. 3:0:3(PDCC) Parkville Daytime Campus CenterHN – Honors Academy with Honors Plus OneHN 299Introduction to Undergraduate ResearchPrerequisites: Honors Academy enrollment orpermission by director of the Honors Academy.This course introduces research methods.It addresses topics such as how to conductliterature searches and produce literaturereviews; critically reading and analyzing researcharticles, research ethics, IRB requirements, anddesigning and developing research projects: maysubstitute for HN300. 3:0:3HN 300Research and Writing OrientationThis course provides a foundation for thecompletion of the final project in the HonorsOption Program as well as opportunities togain experience in conducting research. 1:0:1HN 303Honors Scholarship IPrerequisite: HN 299This course is the first of three during whichstudents will develop an independent researchproject working with a faculty mentor. Goalsfor this semester include submission of requiredprogress reports, construction of a projectnarrative outline and/or rough draft, completionof an annotated bibliography, completion of IRBsubmissions, and measurable progress towardresearch project completion. 2:0:2HN 304Honors Scholarship IIPrerequisites: HN 300, HN 303This course is the second of three duringwhich students will develop an independentresearch project working with a faculty mentor.Goals for this semester include submissionof required progress reports, construction ofa complete advanced draft, completion of allresearch measurements, measurable progresstoward research project completion, and cleararticulation of research findings. 2:0:2HN 400Honors SeminarPrerequisites: HN 304.This course requires final development of thepublic presentation of the project conducted by299