Introduction to Historical Research

Course Code

HI5053

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Karin Friedrich

Pre-requisites

Available only to students in year 5

Co-requisites

None

Notes

Overview

This course introduces level 5 students (both taught MLitt and research students) to the opportunities for historical research in Aberdeen, conventions of historical work, IT, bibliographical tools, text preparation, access to sources, databases and libraries, and prepares them for their own work on their dissertation and archival research. The core of the course is built around contact with several historians and archivists, who introduce students to techniques, tools, and approaches which they can then apply to their own special period, subject area and types of history. Several sessions will concentrate on interdisciplinary approaches which can be profitably combined with historical work, the use of visual sources, useful hints about weights, measures and calendars, the role of material culture and museums, electronic aids and the art of bibliographic construction. Students will learn from each other in groups sessions with presentations and specialist advice on their topics

Structure

10 x two-hour seminars

Assessment

100% continuous assessment