Dissertation

Overview

Students will research and write a dissertation of 10,000-12,000 words on an appropriate subject negotiated with a member of staff.

Learning Objectives

Students will have gained a detailed knowledge of the secondary literature and primary sources relating to a specific historical problem, and will have acquired first hand experience of the processes involved in producing a piece of historical writing based on primary sources.

Skills

Students will acquire skills in identifying, locating, and gathering information from a variety of sources, in analysing evidence and formulating reasoned conclusions, and in presenting the results of research and analysis in an appropriate format.

Assessment