UNSW Handbook Course - History Honours (Research) Part-Time

History Honours (Research) Part-Time - HIST4050


	Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
	School: School of History and Philosophy
	Course Outline: See below
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Units of Credit: 12
	EFTSL: 0.25000 (more info)
	Indicative 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
	Fee Band: 1 (more info)
	Further Information: See Class Timetable

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 two 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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