| Unit name | Dissertation |
|---|---|
| Unit code | HISTM1000 |
| Credit points | 60 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
| Unit director | Dr. Galloway |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Department of History (Historical Studies) |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences |
The dissertation serves as the culmination of the degree. Building on the Care and Option parts of the degree programme, the dissertation requires students to apply a wide range of the various analytical approaches, methodologies and technical skills that they have developed to the in-depth study of specific problems and issues. The choice of subject matter is driven by the student's own interests and initiative, in consultation with his/her advisor(s). The dissertation asks the student to devise and refine a research project, to frame questions that are located carefully relative to the existing scholarship on the relevant subject area(s), to identify and explore a substantial body of pertinent primary material, and to present his/her conclusions in a clear, substantiated and technically proficient manner. The dissertation must be 15000 words in length (excluding notes and bibliography.
