HS2000 Historical Research Methods

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HS2000 Historical Research Methods

• Lecturer Dr Bernard Attard

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What is this about?

• Preparation for the dissertation that you will
  write during your third-year.

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Part A Understanding Sources

• 8 lectures
• 1 workshop on Advanced Library Searches
• Black and McRaild (eds), Studying History

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Part B Data Analysis for Historians

• 8 lectures
• 4 workshops
• work book provided by the School

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Workshops

• Commence week beginning 14 February.

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AssessmentOutline, p. 4

• Part A
• Research proposal, 2,500 words, 21 Feb.
  (Assignment A), 25.
• Historiographical Review, 2,500 words, 3 May
  (Assignment C), 25.

• Part B
• Assessed exercises (Assignment D), 50.
• No exam.

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Must I do a history dissertation?

• All single subject students must.
• Joint degree students may choose.
• HS3501 and HS 3502 40 credit points
• History/Archaeology Ancient History HS3500
  (30 credit points)

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HS3501/3502

• 8,000-10,000 words
• Due at the beginning of third term (c. 8 May 2006)

• Design a research project
• Independent research
• Critical reading
• Mastery of of sources
• Presentation of research findings and analysis.