HIST 2301 — The History Seminar
4 semester hoursUndergraduateSeminarusually offered: fall, springtypical days: M/WBostonTraditionalrepeatable for credit
Introduces history majors to advanced techniques of historical practice in research and writing. Offers students an opportunity to conduct original research and write an original research paper. Seminar themes vary; students should check with the Department of History for a list of each year’s seminar offerings. May be repeated without limit.
Prerequisites
- HIST 1201 (min D-)
Corequisites (same term)
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 100% | 0.0 |
| Spring 2024 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 93% | 1.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 1 | 14 | 16 | 88% | 2.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 60% | 6.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 100% | 0.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 80% | 3.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 63% · T 18% · W 53% · Th 29% · F 0%
Common patterns: MW (34% of sections), MR (29% of sections), W (19% of sections), T (18% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Louise Walker (34% of students) · reviews
- Malcolm Purinton (34% of students) · reviews
- Katherine Luongo (32% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Malcolm Purinton (40% of students) · reviews
- Uta Poiger (34% of students) · reviews
- Tiffany Nichols (26% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (HIST course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All HIST courses · Plan it at numap.app