Module Code - Title:
HI6043
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DISSERTATION
Year Last Offered:
2025/6
Hours Per Week:
Grading Type:
N
Prerequisite Modules:
Rationale and Purpose of the Module:
The module provides the student with an opportunity to complete a piece of original research on a topic of his/her own choice under the guidance of an appropriately qualified supervisor. The student builds upon the learning, writing and research experiences of modules undertaken in the autumn and spring semesters, identifies a subject research area and actively engages with primary sources, to critically assess these sources and to progress towards the completion of a dissertation of 15,000-21,000 words.
Syllabus:
Under the close supervision of a supervisor, the student evaluates primary research material and engages with scholarly works, locating his/her own dissertation and knowledge in the existing field of study.
Learning Outcomes:
Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)
Upon completion of the module students will be able to:
- Identify a research topic or question
- Locate, engage with and interpret suitable archives or sources of information
- Articulate ideas in clear academic prose
- Construct a coherent argument linked to a clearly-stated hypothesis
- Modify a project in the light of comment/advice received
Affective (Attitudes and Values)
Upon completion of the module students will:
- Exhibit habits of good time- and project-management
- Demonstrate a high level of self-motivation
- Implement (where necessary) research ethics protocols
Psychomotor (Physical Skills)
n/a
How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:
The learning experience will involve the research and writing of an independent and original dissertation of 15,000-21,000 words which will be produced in collaboration with a supervisor.
Research Findings Incorporated in to the Syllabus (If Relevant):
Prime Texts:
W.H. McDowell (2002)
Historical Research: A Guide
, Wiley
J. Laurence Hare, Jack Wells, Bruce E. Baker (eds.) (2019)
Essential Skills for Historians
A Practical Guide to Researching the Past
, Bloomsbury
Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, and Joseph M. William (2016)
The Craft of Research, 4th ed.
, Chicago
Ludmilla Jordanova (2019)
History in Practice, 3rd ed.
, Bloomsbury
Other Relevant Texts:
Programme(s) in which this Module is Offered:
MAHISTTFA - HISTORY
Semester(s) Module is Offered:
Summer
Module Leader:
niamh.nicghabhann@ul.ie