HIST 8000 Colloquium: Introduction to Doctoral Studies
This graduate colloquium is required for and limited to first-year doctoral students in history. The course will explore a range of theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of the past. Exemplary works from a range of regional historiographies will constitute a significant portion of the course reading. The course aims to introduce entering students to central traditions and debates in the discipline.
Course overview
- Department
- History
- School
- MCAS
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Graduate
- Offered
- Periodically in the Fall
Catalog details
- Prerequisites
- Graduate Student Standing
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.55 / 5 · Excellent
- Instructor rating
- 4.85 / 5 · Excellent
- Terms evaluated
- 5
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | Devin Pendas | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 7–9 hrs/week | 3 of 4 |
| Fall 2024 | Devin Pendas | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.7 | — | 3 of 6 |
| Fall 2023 | Dana Sajdi | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.6 | — | 5 of 6 |
| Fall 2022 | Virginia Reinburg | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4–6 hrs/week | 3 of 3 |
| Fall 2021 | Dana Sajdi | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.8 | — | 6 of 8 |