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HSTY3901: History in the Making
2022 unit information
In this unit you will independently frame, research and write an original work of historical analysis, based on primary sources and drawing on your knowledge of any period, place or culture examined in history units previously completed. The weekly lectures will guide you through the stages of framing a historical problem, conducting research, choosing a methodology or approach, shaping an argument or narrative, and editing your final work. In tutorials we will workshop every stage of your project.
Unit details and rules
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| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | History |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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12 credit points at 2000 level in History |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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None |
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. demonstrate an understanding of a period, place or culture of the past
- LO2. demonstrate an understanding of one approach to interpreting the past
- LO3. identify and interpret written, visual and material primary sources and secondary materials such as monographs, scholarly articles, websites and documentaries
- LO4. examine historical issues by undertaking research that begins with a problem, establishes its historical context, and uses methodologies chosen from a range of disciplines to solve that problem
- LO5. analyse historical evidence, scholarship and changing representations of the past, using the skills of sifting through information to weigh its significance and close reading of various texts
- LO6. construct an evidence-based argument or narrative in written form.
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