MA Dissertation in History
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| HIST4012 | History | 4 | 60 | Summer UK |
- Code
- HIST4012
- School
- History
- Level
- 4
- Credits
- 60
- Semesters
- Summer UK
Summary
The dissertation is an extended piece of research on a research topic within the field of History. All students will have a supervisor appointed during the course of the Research Skills for Historians module and they will be expected to consult the supervisor during and towards the end of the project. All dissertation students will be required to make use of both primary and secondary material and incorporate this into their dissertation.
Target Students
Available to all MA History students and Politics and Contemporary History students
Classes
Meetings with dissertation supervisor - 5 - 6 hours. Research - 350 hours. Writing and redrafting - 245 hours (approximate timings)
Assessment
- 100% Dissertation: 1 x 12,000-15,000 word dissertation (including footnotes, but excluding bibliography and appendices)
Assessed by end of summer vacation
Educational Aims
The aim of the MA Dissertation in History (Research) is to provide the students with experience of undertaking a large-scale research topic as a basis for further postgraduate work in the field of History.Learning Outcomes
At the end of the module students should be able to: Knowledge and understanding:
- A2 Understand the methods used in the interrogation of primary sources.
Intellectual Skills:
- B1 Identify and evaluate key problems associated with a specific topic within the field of historical research.
- B2 Locate, select and evaluate critically at an advanced level a variety of primary and secondary resources.
- B3 Devise research topics and develop methodologies appropriate to them.
Professional And Practical Skills:
- C3 Plan, research and write up an original and coherent piece of research.
- C4 Develop individual analyses and interpretations of data within the broad framework of current historiography.
Transferable skills:
- D1 Demonstrate initiative in their approach to topics and show evidence of advanced critical and original thinking.
- D2 Take responsibility for their own learning and continued professional development.