Course Details in 2025/26 Session

Module Title	Dissertation
School	History and Cultures
Department	History
Module Code	09 23512
Module Lead
Level	Honours Level
Credits	40
Semester	Full Term
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Project supervision-4 hours Practical Classes and workshops-2 hours Guided independent study-394 hours Total: 400 hours
Exclusions
Description	A substantial and sustained investigation of an historical problem on a subject relevant to the programme of study in the light of current knowledge and current interpretations and an analysis of the available primary source materials. The findings of this investigation are then presented in an extended form with full argumentation and scholarly apparatus, so that the identity and value of the sources on one hand and the quality and structure of the argument on the other can be clearly understood by the reader. Semester I Students concentrate upon the analysis of the secondary and primary authorities. Semester II Students concentrate upon the presentation and writing-up of their dissertation.
Learning Outcomes	Intellectual Outcomes On successful completion of the module, a student should be able to: Analyse the key events and historical processes relevant to the dissertation topic Appraise reasons for and implications of these events and processes Identify, locate, analyse and evaluate relevant primary source material Identify, compare and evaluate the main scholarly views on the subject under investigation Critically evaluate the historiographical context and trends of the subject under exploration. Practical/Transferable Outcomes On successful completion of the module, a student should be able to: Work with a significant degree of learner independence to explain, analyse and evaluate the material under scrutiny. Summarise, analyse and evaluate the subject material clearly and effectively in the form of a dissertation ie 12 000 words of coherent prose, with sustained argument and interpretation of the evidence on the chosen topic and with appropriate levels of referencing
Assessment	23512-01 : 10000 word dissertation : Dissertation (100%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: 1 x 10,000 word dissertation (100%) Reassessment: Resubmission of failed component(s)
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