HSY3060

The uses of the past

Graeme Davison and others

8 points
* Two lectures and one tutorial per week
* Second semester
* Clayton

Objectives As for HSY2060 with the additional objectives that students are expected to gain a critical understanding of the uses of history and of theoretical approaches to public discourse about the past and to develop the analytical and research skills required for a project or fourth-year thesis.

Synopsis As for HSY2060.

Assessment Fieldwork exercise (1000 words): 30%
* reflective essay (3000 words): 40%
* Project/thesis proposal (1000 words): 20%
* Classroom test (1 hour): 10%
* Third-year students will be expected to demonstrate more sophisticated analytical skills and submit work incorporating a higher level of competence in independent reading and research.