Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Arts
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History

Departmental Requirements

A first-year History subject/s (25 points) is the normal prerequisite for all subjects offered at second year. However, several exceptions to this rule can be approved; 25 points of first-year in Classical Studies, Archaeology, Economic History, Politics, History and Philosophy of Science, and Anthropology are acceptable. Students are advised to contact the department for other exemptions.

A threshold requirement for the acceptance of work for evaluation is satisfactory attendance at tutorials. This is a minimum of 50% attendance.

Requirements for a Major

In order to obtain a depth of study, a candidate may elect to undertake a major in a specified area of study such as History. In order to complete a major in History, a candidate is required to complete a minimum of five 16.7 point subjects at second or third-year level in History, totalling 83.3 points. Students may take a maximum of 10 x 16.7 point subjects in History.

Candidates who elect not to take a major will not be permitted to proceed to fourth-year honours.

Entry to Honours

Students must include the subject 131-302 Historical Theory and Research as one subject in a History major in order to qualify for honours. Admission to the History Honours School in fourth year requires the completion of all the requirements for the pass degree, normally the achievement of at least an H2A average or above in History subjects (based on the 5 x 16.7 point subjects that comprise the major, which must include 131-302 Historical Theory and Research), and satisfactory completion of all other requirements for the pass degree.

Honours requirements

Pure Honours

The programme is made up of four elements, representing a total of six component units:

  1. Thesis (33.3 points)
  2. Advanced Seminars (three single semester units) (16.7 points each)
  3. Theory and Method seminar (1st semester unit) (16.7 points)

Applied History Honours

Students may elect to take a fourth year programme in Applied History. The elements of the programme will be:

  1. Thesis (33.3 points)
  2. Advanced Seminars (three single semester units) (16.7 points each) (chosen from the subjects listed below)*:
  3. Theory and Method seminar (1st semester unit) (16.7 points):

*Note: not all subjects will be available each year.

It is recommended that students wishing to proceed to Applied History Honours take at second or third year one of the following subjects*:

*Note:not all subjects will be available each year.

Combined Honours

Combined Honours students doing the thesis in a department other than History must take 33.3 points of coursework in History, that is two single-semester advanced seminars in History.

Combined Honours students doing the thesis in History (33.3 points) must take one Theory and Method seminar (16.7 points), and one Advanced seminar (16.7 points).

Part-time students: Students undertaking fourth-year honours in History part-time would normally undertake the coursework subjects in the first year and the thesis in the second year.

Subject Descriptions

First Year

Second and Third Year

Fourth Year Honours

Fourth Year Honours Subjects

Advanced Seminars

Theory and Method Seminars

Fourth Year Aims and Objectives

Aims: To provide an opportunity for advanced education and training in history; to acquaint students with recent developments in historical theory and methodology; to enable history students to extend their fields of historical specialisation; to provide preparation for postgraduate research in history.

Objectives: On completion of fourth-year, students should be able to: demonstrate a sound understanding of the main developments in past and contemporary historical theory; appreciate the methodological and ethical debates surrounding research and writing about historical theory and methodology; understand the issues involved in debates about historical knowledge; show an understanding of contemporary debates about the relationship of historical theory to other areas of social enquiry; demonstrate in their writing an ability to undertake a sustained investigation of significant issues in the study of history.

Fourth Year Subject Descriptions

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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Arts 

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