This course allows students enrolled in the Master of History (Research) to carry out advanced research on a historical subject of their choice and design. Students complete a dissertation of 20,000  (minimum) to 25,000 (maximum) words on a topic to be agreed with a supervisor, and formally approved by the School of History.

By the end of this course, you should be able to:

1. Carry out a literature search

2. Locate and interpret primary source materials

3. Design a research project

4. Contruct in prose a substantial interpretation of a historical topic

5. Relate a body of historical research to an existing scholarly literature

One dissertation of 20,000  (minimum) to 25,000 (maximum) words (100%) [assesses Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5]

520 hours for the semester, including a minimum of 10 hours of face-to-face supervision or an equivalent level of contact via telephone, email and other forms of communication.

Completion of the Master of History program with an average of 70% (or the equivalent at another institution).  Supervision must be available for students to enrol into the Masters by Coursework (Research) Sub-Thesis course.

Departmental consent required.

Students will need to be able to access the archives and libraries relevant to their chosen dissertation topic.

None

Students will need access to the internet.