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School of History · ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
This course aims to induct students into the historian's craft. In particular, it will assist students to undertake an historical research project using primary source materials, and to present their work in a form appropriate to its subject matter, purpose and audience. Through a program of seminars, site visits, workshops, and feedback, each student will formulate a research question, work with a variety of historical sources, and construct a research output. Students will be invited to reflect on questions of method, ethics, audience and presentation in historical research and communication. All students undertaking a history major will be required to complete this course. The course encourages students to 'identify and reflect on the knowledge and skills developed in their study of History' (History Level 7 Threshold Learning Outcomes).
Class Participation (includes attendance hurdle requirement)
Learning outcomes 2, 3
Research Report (2,000 words)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 5
Final Project (4,000 word essay or 20 minute pod/vidcast)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
130 hours of total student learning time made up from: a) 36 contact hours over 12 weeks: typically comprising 24 hours of seminars; 6 hours for fieldwork/site visits; 6 hours for individual consultation with tutors/skills workshops/peer-to-peer learning; and b) 94 hours in independent student, research, reading and writing. Work Integrated Learning Fieldwork The course involves excursions to local libraries and archives.
Ann Curthoys and Ann McGrath, How to Write History That People Want to Read. Sydney: UNSW Press, 2009.