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Units indexed by faculty Masters Qualifying in History with a research componentCourse code: 1988 + Course abbreviation: MQualwresearchcomp + Total credit points required: 48 + 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time Study mode and course locationOn-campus (Clayton) Course descriptionThis course, offered full-time over one year or part-time over two years, seeks to develop those skills in historical analysis, research methods and writing which will help prepare students for a successful transition to graduate research. Coursework units will seek to acquaint students with debates concerning the nature and status of historical knowledge and the role of history and with recent historiographical and conceptual debates in fields of history relevant to their research interests, while a research methods unit develops skills in the locating and using of different kinds of sources. The course is also designed to develop skills in planning and implementing a research program, and in writing and oral communication. In the second semester (or second year if part-time), students will apply these skills and insights in a research project supervised by a member of academic staff. This program may be of particular value to teachers of history, professional historians, librarians, archivists and museum professionals who wish to proceed on to postgraduate research with a stronger grounding in recent developments in history and in relevant research and writing skills, as well as to other qualified people interested in pursuing study in history at postgraduate level. Entry requirementsThe pass degree of Bachelor of Arts, with results of at least credit level in the third part of a major sequence in history, or the equivalent. In addition, special admission will be considered for candidates holding a bachelors degree in another discipline or with a different major in the following cases:
Course structureStudents complete 48 points including two core units, one historiography unit and one elective chosen from the list below. Note that not all units are available each year. Unless otherwise indicated, all units are taught at Clayton. Core units
and one of the following:
Historiography units
Electives
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