History 257 - Hist/Envir Change/Public Hlth

An introduction to interdisciplinary research methods in history, social science, and the digital humanities, using environmental change and public health as themes for investigation. Topics include the collection, organization, and analysis of information from on-line databases and research collections as well as bibliographic management. Computer-assisted analysis of textual information and GIS will be introduced to study agricultural change, industrialization, and public health during the 19th and early 20th centuries with data on Great Britain. Research projects for the U.S. are possible but limited by less abundant digital data on public health.

Course limited to sophomores, juniors and seniors