HISTORY 4
HIS4HON
2019
Credit points: 60
Subject outline
Under supervision, students formulate a question and then research and write an extended historical study of 12,000 to 15,000 words. The thesis demonstrates students' capacity to make an original contribution to the discipline of History.
School: School of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points: 60
Subject Co-ordinator: Timothy Jones
Available to Study Abroad Students: No
Subject year level: Year Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG
Exchange Students: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: Enrolment in AHA - Bachelor of Arts Honours
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Frame an extended historical inquiry directed to a professional audience in the discipline.
- Activities:
- 12,000-to-15,000-word thesis.
02. When constructing their own historical account, find and reflect explicitly on the strengths and weaknesses of other historians' accounts.
- Activities:
- 12,000-to-15,000-word thesis.
03. When constructing their own historical account, find primary sources (visual and/or textual) and reflect explicitly on their use.
- Activities:
- 12,000-to-15,000-word thesis.
04. Write an extended historical argument or narrative based on primary sources (visual and/or textual) which also engages with scholarly debates in the field.
- Activities:
- 12,000-to-15,000-word thesis.
Melbourne, 2019, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Timothy Minchin
Class requirements
Supervisor ConsultationWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours supervisor consultation other recurrence on any day including weekend from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
SeminarWeek: 10 - 22
Eight 3.0 hours seminar per study period on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via video conference.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students will produce a 15,000 word thesis on a historical topic | 100 | 01, 02, 03, 04 |
Melbourne, 2019, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Timothy Minchin
Class requirements
Supervisor Consultation
One 1.0 hours supervisor consultation other recurrence on any day including weekend and delivered via blended.
SeminarWeek: 31 - 43
Eight 3.0 hours seminar per study period on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via video conference.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students will produce a 15,000 word thesis on a historical topic | 100 | 01, 02, 03, 04 |