HIS 453 - Senior Writing Capstone.

All Military History Majors are required to complete a one term (8-week) senior writing capstone under the guidance of a full-time Park University history faculty member. The capstone applies sustained, independent research, including: formulating a historical question, historical methodology, devising research strategy, and evaluating primary and secondary sources. Completion with grade of “C” of higher is required. The written capstone project shall be at least 5,000-to-6,250 words on an appropriate and approved topic of military history. The research must be original and based on primary and secondary sources. The writing style must be in compliance with the current edition of the Chicago Manual of Style for all work submitted.
Prerequisite(s): EN 105, EN 106 and completion of minimum of 90 credit hours.
Note:
This course will satisfy the EN 306* requirement for Military History Majors.

Liberal Education: Professional Writing
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3