History is a discipline rooted in ancient intellectual traditions and responsive to scholarly innovations in method and approach.  This course will expose students to a wide range of themes and approaches in current historical research practice (including Biography, Indigenous, Cultural, Environmental, Gender, Intellectual, Legal, Military, Oral, Political, Post-colonial, Public, Social and Technology history) and address questions of method and theory.

After taking this course students will:

1. enhance their understanding and appreciation of historical approaches beyond their fields of specialisation

2. develop their capacity to formulate historiographical questions and to contribute to scholarly discussions

3. develop a clearer sense of the historiographical schools and scholarly debates  to which their own work will contribute 

This course will be graded on a pass-fail basis. To pass students must complete readings, prepare questions and talking points; and participate in discussions in the masterclasses.

They must also submit TWO reflection essays (2,000 words each) on TWO masterclasses, or ONE reflection essay (4,000 words) on a single workshop, focusing on the ways in which the masterclasses will help inform the approach they intend to take in their thesis research.

Participation: 60% (assessed by the course convenor)

Written work: 40% (assessed by the masterclass leader(s))

Students will read 15 to 20 journal articles, chapters or other forms of communication (eg. radio or film documentary; museum catalogue). 40 hours total (preparation, attendance, writing).

Admission into a higher degree research program in history or cognate subjects

Honours degree in history or equivalent.

To be advised.