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 (History, Classics and Archaeology) |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| 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 4,500 word essay, normally addressing a major historiographical problem, question or issue in their field. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
15/09/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
400
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Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 6,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
386 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
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 4,500 words the title/subject of which will be agreed between the student and his/her supervisors at the beginning of the semester. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | Directed Reading Research (I) MScR |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Paul Quigley
Tel: (0131 6)50 9963
Email: paul.quigley@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Lindsay Scott
Tel: (0131 6)50 9948
Email: Lindsay.Scott@ed.ac.uk |
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