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Postgraduate handbook 2005 - Arts

Postgraduate Diploma in History

Course code: 0876 + Mid-year entry available + 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time + On-campus (Clayton)
Course director: Seamus O'Hanlon

Course description

This course seeks to develop skills in historical analysis and writing and to acquaint students with key recent debates in specific fields of history, especially those concerning the nature of history. It will enable students to study techniques of historical examination of sources and to broaden knowledge of a number of fields of history. This diploma may be of particular value to teachers of history, but it is available to any qualified person interested in pursuing study in history at postgraduate level. The program will consist of a specially constructed course of study relevant to the previous experience and future requirements of individual candidates, each of whom will be consulted as to its design.

Entry requirements

A Bachelor of Arts pass degree, with results of at least credit level in the third part of a major sequence in history or equivalent, or the Faculty Certificate in History with average results of credit or above (applicants in this category are normally eligible to apply for 50% credit towards the Postgraduate Diploma). Special admission will be considered for candidates holding a bachelors degree in another discipline or with a different major in the following cases:

Course structure

Students are required to complete four 12-point units (for a total of 48 points) chosen from the lists below; at least one must be a historiography unit.

Historiography units
Other units

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

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