| HI4998 | Honours Project in History |
| Credits | 30 |
| Availability | Semester 1 OR semester 2 |
| Description | The HONOURS PROJECT is designed to encourage the development of skills of historical analysis through the concentrated study of a chosen topic. It generally takes the form of an extended essay (maximum 8,000 words including footnotes and appendices, but excluding bibliography) on a narrowly defined topic, but may also involve new developments in learning and information dissemination, such as the production of a website, film or video, oral history presentation etc. Group projects are also welcome, their length being dependent on the numbers involved. Regardless of the medium used, the PROJECT outcome is assessed on the quality of the library research and analysis and on the oral presentation of the findings to other students and two tutors. The PROJECT may build on work you have done in another module, but it must break new ground and use substantially new research. It must not have been submitted in whole or part for any other module. |
| Assessment | Assessment of the PROJECT is by a written/multimedia portion (75% of the total for the module) and an oral presentation (25%). The criteria for marking the written portion of the PROJECT (if you choose that medium) are the same as for essays. Oral assessment will take the form of a 15 minute presentation (to students, the tutor and another tutor who will act as second marker to this and the written portion) followed by 5 minutes of questions. |
| Feedback | No feedback can be given until marks are released. Only general comments on the quality of work can be given to students who ask for feedback. |
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| Restrictions | Available only to students in the second year of the Honours Programme and cannot be combined with the Honours Disertation in History. |