Module manager: Professor Sara Barker
Email: S.K.Barker@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 Oct to 30 Sep (12mth) View Timetable
Year running 2025/26
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This module is not approved as an Elective
You will write a dissertation based on a body of primary sources. The dissertation will evaluate relevant secondary literature, display the ability to set out a problem, discuss methodology and construct a clearly-expressed argument. The dissertation will explore some aspect of history relevant to the programme on which you are registered, and can be written on a topic of your choice, subject to the availability of appropriate supervision.
The aim of this module is to allow you to acquire knowledge of appropriate research methods and an in-depth understanding of a specific historical topic related to your programme through the use and analysis of primary and secondary materials, to synthesise the results of such work, and to produce a coherent and extended piece of historical writing.
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following learning outcomes relevant to the subject:
1. Logically define a complex problem and a set of research questions.
2. Successfully locate and handle appropriate primary and secondary source material.
3. Critically interpret and analyse complex documentary-based material.
4. Effectively research a topic using methods appropriate to the discipline and subject matter.
Skills Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following skills learning outcomes:
5. Successfully plan an extended piece of independent research.
6. Effectively present research findings in an extended piece of written work.
Details of the syllabus will be provided on the Minerva organisation (or equivalent) for the module
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supervision | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Seminar | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Private study hours | 591 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 9 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 600 | ||
You will complete a research proposal during semester 2 and will receive feedback on this proposal from your dissertation supervisor. You will also receive formative feedback on your dissertation research during individual supervision sessions with your dissertation supervisor. You will have an opportunity to receive formative feedback on a chapter plan as well as up to 15% of the draft dissertation.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | Dissertation | 100 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
There is no reading list for this module
Last updated: 28/04/2025
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