This module investigates the nature of historical research at its highest level. While postgraduate students are expected to become highly specialised researchers in their own particular field or subfield, this module encourages them to consider history as a wider discipline and to broaden their approach to evidence and interpretation. Students will be expected to engage with a variety of intellectual viewpoints and methodological approaches to the discipline, and consider the impact that other disciplines have had on the study of History. A number of dissertation workshops will be arranged to help students with their dissertations.
Total contact hours: 20
Private study hours: 280
Total study hours: 300
Main assessment methods
Portfolio 100%
Reassessment methods
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The most up to date reading list for each module can be found on the university's reading list pages: https://kent.rl.talis.com/index.html
See the library reading list for this module (Canterbury)
The intended subject specific learning outcomes.
On successfully completing the module students will be able to:
1 Demonstrate a systematic understanding of key topics in historiography
2 Engage with theoretical questions regarding the study and research of history, demonstrating a critical awareness of current debates and insights in the field.
3 Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of techniques and methods available to historians
4 Engage in level-specific historical research and critically evaluate current scholarship in historiography
The intended generic learning outcomes.
On successfully completing the module students will be able to:
1 Exercise a professional critical capacity to assess both historical and contemporaneous evidence, compelling the presentation of arguments in a coherent and structured way to a variety of audiences and/or using a variety of methods.
2 Deal with complex issues both systematically and creatively.
3 Communicate their own ideas effectively to a variety of audiences and/or using a variety of methods.
4 Exercise initiative and personal responsibility in reflecting on their own learning, planning their use of time, and identifying appropriate directions for further study.
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