Postgraduate Course: Directed Reading and Research (I) (PGHC11237)
Course Outline
| School |
School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
40 |
| Home subject area |
Postgraduate (School of History and Classics) |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
Students should meet at regular intervals (normally a minimum of five times per semester) with their supervisor(s), in order to undertake a course of directed reading and research in their chosen area of research. Under the direction of his/her supervisor(s) the student will read the major works in their chosen field of study. The student should familiarise himself/herself with the secondary literature in his/her chosen field. This course is assessed by means of a 6,000 word essay, normally addressing a major historiographical problem, question or issue in their field. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
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Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this course should:
- Familiarise themselves with the library resources in their chosen field available at the University in particular and Edinburgh more generally.
- Acquaint themselves with various finding aids - electronic, printed, and human - which will allow them to make the best possible use of library resources.
- Be able to engage in historiographical debates - both orally and in writing
- Understand the interaction between historical sources and explanation.
- Appreciate the historical and historiographical context of their individual area of research
- Be able to analyse, assimilate and deploy critically a range of secondary literature relevant and essential to the student's individual research subject.
- Be able to locate a specific thesis within its broader historiography.
- Be able to formulate hypotheses relating to their research subject and to test them by marshalling a range of primary and secondary evidence.
- Be able to reflect critically on the processes and methods which they utilise in both their research and their writing.
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Assessment Information
| One essay of 6,000 words the title/subject of which will be agreed between the student and his/her supervisors at the beginning of the semester. |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Ewen Cameron
Tel: (0131 6)50 4031
Email: E.Cameron@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mr Nicholas Ovenden
Tel: (0131 6)50 9948
Email: Niko.Ovenden@ed.ac.uk |
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