History is a discipline rooted in ancient intellectual traditions and responsive to scholarly innovations in method and approach. This course will expose students to a wide range of themes and approaches in current historical research practice (including Biography, Indigenous, Cultural, Environmental, Gender, Intellectual, Legal, Military, Oral, Political, Post-colonial, Public, Social and Technology history) and address questions of method and theory.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
After taking this course students will:
1. enhance their understanding and appreciation of historical approaches beyond their fields of specialisation
2. develop their capacity to formulate historiographical questions and to contribute to scholarly discussions
3. develop a clearer sense of the historiographical schools and scholarly debates to which their own work will contribute
Indicative Assessment
This course will be graded on a pass-fail basis. To pass students must complete readings, prepare questions and talking points; and participate in discussions in the masterclasses.
They must also submit TWO reflection essays (2,000 words each) on TWO masterclasses, or ONE reflection essay (4,000 words) on a single workshop, focusing on the ways in which the masterclasses will help inform the approach they intend to take in their thesis research.
Participation: 60% (assessed by the course convenor)
Written work: 40% (assessed by the masterclass leader(s))
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Workload
Students will read 15 to 20 journal articles, chapters or other forms of communication (eg. radio or film documentary; museum catalogue). 40 hours total (preparation, attendance, writing).
Requisite and Incompatibility
You will need to contact the School of History to request a permission code to enrol in this course.
Prescribed Texts
To be advised.
Specialisations
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $2604 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $4146 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
ANU utilises MyTimetable to enable students to view the timetable for their enrolled courses, browse, then self-allocate to small teaching activities / tutorials so they can better plan their time. Find out more on the Timetable webpage.
Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.
Autumn Session
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1473 | 01 Apr 2015 | 24 Apr 2015 | 24 Apr 2015 | 30 Jun 2015 | In Person | N/A |
Second Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2651 | 20 Jul 2015 | 07 Aug 2015 | 31 Aug 2015 | 30 Oct 2015 | In Person | N/A |
Spring Session
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1497 | 01 Oct 2015 | 23 Oct 2015 | 23 Oct 2015 | 31 Dec 2015 | In Person | N/A |