? Credit Points : 40  ? SCQF Level : 10  ? Acronym : HCA-4-DHIST

This is an independent piece of work by 4th year students, based chiefly on primary sources. The Supervisor provides guidance to the student at several key stages of the project, but the essence is one of independent study and research by the student himself/herself.

? This course is not available to visting students.

? Pre-requisites : A pass in a third level historical course or equivalent.

? Costs : Nil.

Home subject area

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

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Full Year (Blocks 1-4)

? Additional Class Information : As in indicated below the Dissertation is based on independent research. Accordingly there are no scheduled class hours. Supervisors and students arrange on a one-to-one basis times for them to meet to discuss the various stages of the project.

These are in line with the general aims of the School of History and Classics.

The Dissertation is the sole component of assessment.

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Mrs Caroline Cullen
Tel : (0131 6)50 3781
Email : caroline.cullen@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Dr Victor Rothwell
Tel : (0131 6)50 3768
Email : V.Rothwell@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.shc.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/