Resources for History Graduate Students

The study and practice of history is diverse and you have the opportunity to carve your own research path. BC has resources here to help you on your research journey. This guide is designed to assist you with the essential components of crafting your research question. To start, consider:

• Writing out your research question; 
• Breaking down that question into its components: date(s), place(s), people(s), topic(s);
• Discovering whether any secondary material already exists on your subject as published academic material or theses/dissertations; 
• Looking into available primary sources;
• Tracking your materials through bibliographic managers in order to build your citations; 
• Taking organized notes on your readings.

This page is deigned to take you through different aspects of studying history. Don't hesitate to reach out to your History Liaison, Erin, with any questions!