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Postgraduate Handbook 2007-2008 (archived)

Module HIST51890: Dissertation for MA in Modern History

Department: History

HIST51890: Dissertation for MA in Modern History

Type	Level	Credits	Availability	Module Cap	Location
Open	4	90	Available in 2007/2008		Durham

Pre-requisites

Corequisites

None

Excluded Combinations

None.

Aims

To advance student skills in historical analysis and writing relevant to their field of study by facilitating the completion of a dissertation of an approved subject that is based on extensive secondary reading and some use of primary source material.

Content

The dissertation will involve the detailed study of a particular historical problem which will be determined by the student and the supervisor under the direction of the Management Committee of the MA in Modern History.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge

Subject-specific Skills

Key Skills

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

Individual students will be directed to an existing body of literature relevant to the subject under study, and advised on the potential primary sources that should be consulted. Regular meetings between student and supervisor will take place, both in the setting up of the dissertation topic and while the research and writing are taking place.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Activity	Number	Frequency	Duration	Total Hours
Tutorials	5	fortnightly	1.5	7.50
Other: Unscheduled meetings as requested by the student.	Variable	Variable	Variable	10.50
Preparation & Reading				882
Total				900

Summative Assessment

Component	Component Weighting	Element	Length/Duration	Element Weighting	Resit Opportunity
Dissertation	100%	Dissertation	20000 words	100%

Formative Assessment

Discussion of work in progress.

Students who do not attend monitored activities shown under Teaching Methods and Learning Hours, or who fail to complete the summative or formative assessment(s) specified above, may be subject to the Academic Progress procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University.