HASS4001
20 units
4000 level
Course handbook
Description
The Honours program is intended to develop and strengthen professional skills, challenge students intellectually and round off undergraduate studies with higher-level independent studies which will be useful in many fields of future endeavour. This course introduces students to the world of international scholarship and advanced research in modern and ancient history. Students will be exposed to different forms of historical evidence and will explore modern scholarly literature and methodologies used in the study of history and ancient history. Students will be guided in the academic and professional methods for expressing their ideas and interpretations of evidence. Classes will aim to enhance student capacities to complete advanced projects in digital work, GLAMx, skills for professional practice, new and emerging methods, as well as theses.
Availability2024 Course Timetables
Callaghan
- Semester 1 - 2024
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Design a substantive project on either the ancient or modern historical periods.
2. Analyse complex ideas and texts in the humanities.
3. Respond to contemporary philosophies which inform current practice in ancient and modern history.
4. Construct evidence-based arguments.
5. Apply advanced communication and information technology skills appropriate to the professional presentation of concepts, issues, and ideas.
Content
The course will introduce some of the major debates and schools of ancient and modern historiography and methodology, as well as provide in-depth coverage of substantive areas of historical study and opportunities to develop advanced presentation and project development skills. The first weeks of the course will survey key ancient and modern thinkers on history and historiography, with the remaining weeks covering important themes or approaches in contemporary scholarship. Topics are dependent on staff expertise and student interest but may include:
- power, legitimacy and identity;
- social, cultural and economic factors in historical change;
- representations of the past and their uses (for example, classical reception studies);
- gender and sexualities;
- warfare and violence;
- the development of science, religion and other systems of thought;
- indigeneity and race; and
- the role of the environment.
Requisite
To enrol into this course students must be active in the following programs:
- Bachelor of Arts (Honours) [10214], or
- Bachelor of Arts (Honours) [40209].
Assessment items
Presentation: Seminar presentation and leadership
Report: Report based on seminar presentation topic
Essay: Major Research Essay
Contact hours
Semester 1 - 2024 - Callaghan
Lectorial-1
- Face to Face On Campus 3 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 1
- Face to Face on Campus or via Zoom
Course outline
- HASS4001 - Semester 1, 2024 (Callaghan) (PDF, 194.4 KB)
The University of Newcastle acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands within our footprint areas: Awabakal, Darkinjung, Biripai, Worimi, Wonnarua, and Eora Nations. We also pay respect to the wisdom of our Elders past and present.