This course provides students with an opportunity to undertake a program of in-depth reading in an area of history under the guidance of a staff member. The nature of the program will be negotiated between the student and a proposed supervisor, but might include Australian History; Indigenous History; Environmental History; Imperial and Colonial History; Medieval and Early Modern History; the history of Gender and Sexuality; American History; European History; or Transnational History. Students must gain the formal agreement of a staff member to supervise them before enrolling in this course.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
By the end of this course, you should be able to:
1. Formulate a coherent program of reading in consultation with a professional historian.
2. Identify a series of historical questions and problems in a field and devise a plan for dealing with them.
3. Analyse the major contributions to the historiography of a coherent field of study.
4. Evaluate the significant debates, problems and controversies in a particular field of historical study.
5. Locate and interpret a body of primary source materials relevant to the field of historical study.
Indicative Assessment
1. Learning Plan (Reading List/ Questions and Problems/ Assessment Plan) (800 words, excluding reading lists): 10% [assesses Learning Objectives 1 and 2]
2. Essay 1: 2000 words: 40% [assesses Learning Objectives 3, 4 and 5]
3. Essay 2: 3000 words: 50% [assesses Learning Objectives 3, 4 and 5]
The ANU uses Turnitin to enhance student citation and referencing techniques, and to assess assignment submissions as a component of the University's approach to managing Academic Integrity. While the use of Turnitin is not mandatory, the ANU highly recommends Turnitin is used by both teaching staff and students. For additional information regarding Turnitin please visit the ANU Online website.
Workload
130 hours of total student learning time made up from: a) 6 hours of supervisor meetings; and b) 124 hours of independent student research, reading and 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
None. Readings are to be negotiated between student and supervisor.
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 |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $3180 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $4860 |
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.
First Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4969 | 19 Feb 2018 | 27 Feb 2018 | 31 Mar 2018 | 25 May 2018 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7025 | 23 Jul 2018 | 30 Jul 2018 | 31 Aug 2018 | 26 Oct 2018 | In Person | N/A |
| 10308 | 23 Jul 2018 | 30 Jul 2018 | 31 Aug 2018 | 26 Oct 2018 | Online | N/A |