? Credit Points : 20  ? SCQF Level : 11  ? Acronym : HCL-P-DisDesign

Students will write an assignment of 3,000 words presenting in outline the thesis of their dissertation and the arguments by which they intend to sustain this thesis. They will allude to the most important secondary sources as well as the primary sources which they intend to utilise for this purpose.

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Postgraduate (School of History and Classics), (School of History and Classics, Schedule E)

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 1 hour(s) 30 minutes per week for 9 weeks

Students will acquire:
- A specialised knowledge and understanding of their chosen area of history;
- An understanding of the interaction between historical sources and explanation;
- The ability to formulate a plan of research;
- The ability to formulate and test hypotheses.

Assessed within the context of the three essays required under the Mode C of the MSc by Research in History (Arts division).

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Mr Richard Kane
Tel : (0131 6)50 8349
Email : richard.kane@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Dr Jill Stephenson
Tel : (0131 6)50 3769
Email : J.Stephenson@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.shc.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/