Key facts
UNE unit code: HIST595
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- Trimester 2 - Online
- Yes
- No
- No
- 6
Unit information
What is it that historians do? What is the nature of historical knowledge? What is the relationship between fact and interpretation, and what role do values play in the research and writing of history?
This unit introduces postgraduate students to independent historical research and explores a range of methodological, philosophical and theoretical issues involved in the research and presentation of histories.
It is designed as a preparation unit if you are contemplating independent research projects, and examines issues and questions to help you successfully study history at a postgraduate level.
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Teaching period | Mode/location |
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Trimester 2 | Online |
*Offering is subject to availability
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There are no intensive schools required for this unit.
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Notes
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Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
- display advanced research skills in the planning and execution of written work;
- competently complete a literature and primary source search for written work;
- demonstrate an understanding of the range of issues and problems involved in considering the nature of historical knowledge;
- show an in-depth comprehension of a particular methodological, theoretical or philosophical issue;
- present a coherent, sustained well written and correctly referenced critical analyses of historical issues and approaches; and
- demonstrate an awareness of issues and debates in the historical interpretation of a specific period or event.
Assessment information
Assessments are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.
Title | Must Complete | Weight | Offerings | Assessment Notes |
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Assessment 1 | No | 10% | All offerings | Moodle Participation - active participation in online discussions. No. Words: 750 |
Assessment 2 | Yes | 30% | All offerings | Workbook No. Words: 1750 |
Assessment 3 | Yes | 60% | All offerings | Essay No. Words: 3000 |
Learning resources
Textbooks are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.
Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
The Houses of History: A Critical Reader in History and Theory
ISBN: 9780719096211
Green, A. and Troup, K., Manchester University Press 2nd ed. 2016
Text refers to: All offerings
Is History Fiction?
ISBN: 9781742231716
Curthoys, A. and Docker, J., UNSW Press 2nd ed. 2010
Text refers to: All offerings
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