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HIS-40010 - Module Specification
School of Humanities
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 06 May 2024

HIS-40010 - History - Individual research orientation
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Level: Level 7
Credits: 30
Study Hours: 300
School Office: 01782 733147

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

Aims
To guide postgraduate students to the sources and resources necessary for their dissertation, and to enable them to place their specific topic within the context of relevant debates within their discipline. Primarily intended for use with MRes Humanities programme to support work on the 90-credit dissertation.
Intended learning outcomes
An understanding of the sources and resources available for the research project.
An understanding of the methodological debates relevant to the dissertation.
Content is determined by individual negotiation between student and supervisor, to include a range of directed reading and research planning.

Aims
None

Intended Learning Outcomes

None

Study hours

None

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 06 May 2024