HIS-40016 - Module Specification
School of Humanities
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

Aims
To provide training in the conceptual understanding necessary for postgraduate research in the humanities, enabling students to situate their particular topic within the context of wider debates in the Humanities.
Intended learning outcomes
To introduce students to key conceptual and methodological issues in the Humanities
Ability to reflect on the place of a specific research topic within wider debates in the humanities
Indicative content
Issues to be covered include the status of historical evidence and interpretation; culture and questions of value; the state; gender and sexuality; reading and textuality; memory and interdisciplinary approaches. Texts to be studied will vary from year to year, due to staff availability.

¿ Enhance your awareness of central ideas and issues within the Humanities.
¿ Explore the intellectual connections between your research area and wider fields of study.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate an awareness of and critical engagement with central ideas and issues within the Humanities
: 1
Show an ability to draw intellectual connections between your research area and wider fields of study: 1

Study hours

Teaching will be two-hour seminars every week, with lecturers from across the Humanities.
128 hours independent study including preparation for lectures, assessments and completion of assessments.

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment