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Postgraduate handbook 2004
Arts

Master of History (one-year program)

Course code: 3092 + Clayton + Mid-year entry available + Course director: Seamus O'Hanlon

Synopsis

This course, offered full-time over one year or part-time over two years, seeks to develop a high degree of conceptual and analytical ability in the study of history and to acquaint students with debates in specific fields of historical scholarship, especially those concerning the nature of history and historical knowledge.

Entry requirements

The honours degree of Bachelor of Arts in History or (with the approval of the coordinator) in a related discipline with results of at least H2B level, or the equivalent; Masters Qualifying in History with a research component (with results of least H2B level); or a Postgraduate Diploma in History with credit grade results or above. Candidates with a Postgraduate Diploma of Arts (H2B or better) or a Masters Qualifying in Visual Arts, Geography, English, Australian Studies or other approved units (with results at least at H2B level) may be admitted at the discretion of the coordinator.

Course structure

Students are required to complete four 12-point units (for a total of 48 points) chosen from the list below; at least one of which must be a historiography unit. Not all units are available each year.

Historiography units
Other units

One 12-point unit may be taken in another appropriate discipline, with the approval of the coordinator.

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