Module details
HR935-7-AU: RESEARCH METHODS IN HISTORY
Year: 2013/14
Department: History
Essex credit: 20
ECTS credit: 10
Available to Study Abroad / Exchange Students: Yes
| Staff |
| Supervisor: |
Prof Edward Higgs |
| Teaching Staff: |
Prof Edward Higgs |
| Contact details: |
Graduate Administrator, Department of History, Telephone: 01206 872190 |
| Module is taught during the following terms |
| Autumn |  | Spring |  | Summer | |
Module Description
This module covers practical issues relating to researching History in Britain. Subjects covered include: identifying the skills required for particular historical research projects; choosing and funding research topics; project management; interaction with the University and supervisor; the use of libraries and archives; bibliographical skills; and writing up and publishing research. The module also covers particular sources and methods for their analysis including: institutional records; autobiographies, diaries and oral history; legal records; and visual records, including film. There will also be a visit to the Essex Record Office.
The aim of this module is to provide students with a rigorous and practical preparation for undertaking historical research in Britain in the period since the sixteenth century. By the end of the module students should have come to understand the structures of archival and library provision in the UK; acquired practical skills of project management; and familiarised themselves with some of the key institutions and sources they will need to use in their research.
Learning & Teaching Methods
1x2 hour seminars per week
Assessment
100 per cent Coursework Mark
Exam Duration and Period
Other information
Bibliography
- Mary Abbott (ed.) History skills. A student's handbook (1996)
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Jules R. Benjamin A student's guide to history (1994)
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Jeremy Black and Donald M. Macraild Studying history (1997)
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Michael Drake and Ruth Finnegan with Jacqueline Eustace Sources and methods for family and community historians : a handbook (1994)
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Keith Jenkins Re-thinking history (1991)
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Anthony Seldon (ed.) Contemporary history. Practice and Method (1988)
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John Tosh The pursuit of history (2000)
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Gina Wisker The postgraduate research handbook (2001)
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Further information
External Examiner Information
- Name: Prof Keith Laybourn
- Institution: THE UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD
- Academic Role: Professor of History
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