Emphasis on the search and evaluation of historical sources, their use, organization and presentation of historical research, the analysis of historical literature and the research of questions and problems of historical interpretation.
The USA in Focus, examining different genres of historical writing, examining how historians use theoretical models from other disciplines to shape their work, examining issues of the history of the United States and other countries, focusing on issues such as race, gender, ethnicity, religion, politics, economics, education, environment and more, examining questions of political and social history, examining the different styles of historiography and the role of history in modern society.