Scottish History Dissertation (U01469)

? Credit Points : 40 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : HCL-4-DSCH

This module is intended to build on the skills developed in the Long Essay in Scottish History which is undertaken in third year. Students select a topic with the approval of the Scottish History subject area and work under the supervision of a member of staff to produce a 12,000 word dissertation. The dissertation will be largely based on primary source material.

Entry Requirements

? This course is not available to visting students.

? Pre-requisites : A pass in a third level historical course or equivalent.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

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

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Full Year (Blocks 1-4)

? Additional Class Information : There are no scheduled class hours, this is an independent study module.

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

The intended learning outcomes are:
- Independent research skills
- Identification of primary source material sifting, reading and analysis of primary sources
- Relating research in primary sources to relevant secondary literature
- The production of coherent analytical text based on independent primary research and secondary reading.