Historical Research: Current Directions

This subject is not offered in 2008.

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this subject are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and Student Equity and Disability Support: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/disability

The subject involves attendance at a 2-hour weekly seminar at which a range of historians will present a discussion of their current work, their own historical project, and current directions in their field of historical inquiry. The precise content of the subject will vary from year to year, but in each year an attempt will be made to display to students some of the important varieties of historical inquiry and to exemplify some key interpretative and methodological trends in the field.

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

• show an advanced understanding of the changing knowledge base in the specialist area;
• be able to evaluate and synthesise the research and professional literature in the discipline;
• have an appreciation of the design, conduct and reporting of original research.