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Year 4 History.
Credit points: 16.7 4th year
Coordinator: Dr D Garden.
Contact: A 2-hour seminar per week.
Timetable: First semester
Objectives:
The objective of this subject is to familiarise students with the main processes involved in the research, writing and publication of historical works. Students completing the subject should also exhibit a general understanding of the principles of contractual arrangements with commissioning bodies and publishers and be familiar with the processes of publication.
Content:
This subject introduces students wishing to work in both academic and applied history to the field of writing for publication. It will consist of a series of seminars which will discuss the research, writing and publication of professional history, particularly with regard to commissioned works. Such matters will be considered as the nature and range of commissioned histories, contractual agreements and obligations, finding historical source materials, writing for an employer, publishing, and professional historians' networks. Some seminars will be attended by writers and other professionals with relevant expertise.
Assessment:
Written work amounting to not more than 6,000 words.
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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Arts (Volume 3 page 108)
Status: Official 1996 Date created: Oct 9 1995 Last modified: Oct 9 1995 Authorised by: Academic Registrar Email enquiries: Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au
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