Course overview
This course provides an advanced approach to a field of study (ie a geographical area, time-period and/or theme) within the discipline of History. Different staff members with expertise in different fields of historical inquiry will lead small groups of students through carefully devised curricula. Through the seminars and the written assessment, students will acquire a sound understanding of key historical debates and will apply critical analysis to historical quest ions that interest them.
Course learning outcomes
- Demonstrate a detailed and high-level understanding of a particular historiography or historical problem
- Recognise a wide range of methodologies, conceptual approaches and domains of knowledge when applied to the past
- Identify, analyse, evaluate relevant primary and secondary sources to construct evidence based arguments and produce independent historical research
- Think independently and critically about the methodologies that are used by historians, and to apply (and, if necessary, adapt) these methodologies to understanding the past
- Communicate effectively in a range of formats and to demonstrate a thorough grasp of the scholarly conventions of the discipline of history
- Demonstrate proficiency in the use of a range of contemporary technologies to conduct research, communicate results and communicate with others
- Demonstrate the skills of a historian which are appropriate for performing a range of professional roles, undertaking leadership positions, and sustaining lifelong learning
- Demonstrate a sensitivity to the diversity of historical cultures and the ethical implications of historical enquiry within a global context
- Develop a critical, self-reflective approach to the study of history, based on respectand mutual responsibility