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UNE unit code: HIST595

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  • Trimester 2 - Online
24/7 online support
  • Yes
Intensive schools
  • No
Supervised exam
  • No
Credit points
  • 6

Unit information

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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
Trimester 2Online

*Offering is subject to availability

Intensive schools

There are no intensive schools required for this unit.

Enrolment rules

Pre-requisites
candidature in a postgraduate award
Restrictions
HIST495

Notes

Please refer to the student handbook for current details on this unit.

Unit coordinator(s)

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Francois SoyerSenior Lecturer - School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:

  1. display advanced research skills in the planning and execution of written work;
  2. competently complete a literature and primary source search for written work;
  3. demonstrate an understanding of the range of issues and problems involved in considering the nature of historical knowledge;
  4. show an in-depth comprehension of a particular methodological, theoretical or philosophical issue;
  5. present a coherent, sustained well written and correctly referenced critical analyses of historical issues and approaches; and
  6. 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.

TitleMust CompleteWeightOfferingsAssessment Notes
Assessment 1No10%All offerings

Moodle Participation - active participation in online discussions.

No. Words: 750

Assessment 2Yes30%All offerings

Workbook

No. Words: 1750

Assessment 3Yes60%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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