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  • 32 - Undergraduate Research in History

  • from Part III.4 - Humanities
  • Edited by Harald A. Mieg, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Elizabeth Ambos, Angela Brew, Macquarie University, Sydney, Dominique Galli, Indiana University–Purdue University, Indianapolis, Judith Lehmann, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Book:
    The Cambridge Handbook of Undergraduate Research
    Published online:
    11 August 2022
    Print publication:
    07 July 2022, pp 313-320

  • Summary

    The chapter provides an overview of how undergraduate history students are often introduced to historical research as well as a possible corrective. We offer a new approach, which we believe improves the undergraduate research experience for history students. We claim that the logic of the discipline tends to lead to curricula in which the first years of study are mainly based on secondary texts while sustained interaction with primary sources is often left toward the conclusion of undergraduate studies.At Valparaiso University we implemented a hybrid internship/independent study course in which students work at the University Archives and Special Collections while pursuing historical research projects based on the collections. We believe the course strengthens the connection of students to primary documents and encourages students to conceptualize research as a civic enterprise.