Supervised Reading Course (E&SH) (P00618)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : HCA-P-SupRC

The course is organized on the basis of five 1.5 hour lecture/seminar sessions. The course provides a structured programme of in-depth reading designed to prepare for and contextualize the student's dissertation work. It focuses on historiographical and archival issues specific to the student's research topic. In addition, especial attention will be paid to linking the reading programme to the theory and practice of other social sciences, such as economics, sociology, or social anthropology, in order to ensure an inter-disciplinary approach to the design and implementation of the the dissertation.

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Postgraduate (School of History and Classics), (School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Schedule E)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 1 hour(s) 30 minutes per week for 5 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

The course seeks to develop:
- Additional knowledge of a specific topic in economic and social history.
- An awareness of historiographical and archival issues surrounding the chosen dissertation topic.
- An understanding of, and ability to deploy, appropriate theories and concepts from other disciplines.
- An ability to identify from a programme of structured reading some preliminary hypotheses around which a research thesis might be designed.