Then study some instrumental courses related to historical research: ancient anthology (it is necessary to learn ancient prose), introduction to history (research methods), library science (focusing on how to find materials and editions), introduction to historical geography (territorial changes and geographical evolution), history of historiography (introducing various historical schools, historians and historical works) and introduction to archaeology.
Then there are some special topics: various national history (American history, Japanese history, Central Asian history, etc. , according to the different research directions of teachers in various schools), various dynastic history (pre-Qin history, Sui and Tang history, Ming history, Qing history, Republic of China history, etc. ), history of cultural thought, history of coins, history of bronze, history of anthropology, etc.