HI5205 Directed Reading in History
Academic year
2023 to 2024 Semester 1
Curricular information may be subject to change
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Key module information
SCOTCAT credits
30
SCQF level
SCQF level 11
Availability restrictions
This module is not available to students wishing to apply for, or in receipt of, ESRC 1+3 funding. Those students must take SS5102 and SS5103 instead of this module.
Module Staff
Various staff
Module description
This module offers a directed reading project designed to encourage the development of skills of historical analysis through concentrated study of a topic chosen by the student. The project offers the student the opportunity to develop skills of research, analysis and presentation prior to the dissertation. As such, it will serve as a useful transition between the more structured teaching which characterises undergraduate work and the independence of postgraduate dissertations. The project will generally take the form of a bibliographical essay or primary research on a narrowly defined topic, but the guidelines are sufficiently flexible to accommodate new developments in learning and information dissemination.
Relationship to other modules
Anti-requisites
YOU CANNOT TAKE THIS MODULE IF YOU TAKE MO5609 OR TAKE MO5602 OR TAKE SS5103 OR TAKE SS5102
Assessment pattern
Coursework = 100% (2x 3,000 word essays)
Re-assessment
Coursework = 100% (2x 4,500 word essays)
Learning and teaching methods and delivery
Weekly contact
Fortnightly one-on-one tutorial
Scheduled learning hours
10
Guided independent study hours
190
Intended learning outcomes
- Explain the historiographical development of their field of study.
- Critically assess the value of key secondary works in their chosen field.
- Develop appropriate research methodologies for the identification of primary sources.
- Apply either qualitative or quantitative methods (as appropriate) to evaluate primary and secondary sources.