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 History Honours (Research) Part-Time - HIST4050
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Contact: Karskens,Grace Elizabeth
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 12
 
 
EFTSL: 0.250 (more info)
 
 
Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: 54 units of credit in HIST at 70% including 6 units of credit from HIST39** Pre Honours courses and permission of Head of School
 
 
Session Offered: See Class Timetable
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
  

Description

Honours (Research) students are required to prepare a thesis of between 15,000 - 20,000 words which must be submitted by a date specified by the School and to complete two fourth year seminar courses. For details consult the School.

Learning Outcomes

Students who actively participate in and successfully complete 2 seminars and an Honours thesis will:
  • develop skills in research design and strategies
  • be critically conversant with a range of historiographical and theoretical approaches
  • enhance their skills in transforming research and thinking into written history
  • enhance their skills in oral presentation
  • have an awareness of history as a profession and a community of scholars.

Assessment

  • Seminar 1 - 25%
  • Seminar 2 - 25%
  • Thesis (no more than 20000 words) - 50%

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