HIST 7314 — Research Seminar in World History
4 semester hoursGraduateSeminarusually offered: springBostonTraditionalrepeatable for credit
Gives students the opportunity to do research and write a paper that addresses historical issues and processes significant at a global scale. Discussions focus on what it means to be significant on a global scale, how to find and utilize relevant source material, and on previous scholarship relevant in helping shape questions and issues in our own work. Students also read and critique one another’s work. May be repeated up to four times.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2024 | 1 | 15 | 19 | 79% | 4.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 47% | 8.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 73% | 4.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 2 | 22 | 38 | 58% | 8.0 |
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 47% · T 25% · W 27% · Th 0% · F 0%
Common patterns: M (47% of sections), W (27% of sections), T (25% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Victoria Cain (100% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Simon Rabinovitch (34% of students) · reviews
- Michael Thornton (34% of students) · reviews
- Gretchen Heefner (16% of students) · reviews
- Heather Salter (16% 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