HI4400:12
History Honours Thesis
| Townsville, Cairns | HECS Band 1 |
Individual supervision. Full year
Available only to students admitted to the honours program.
Staff: Individual supervisors.
Individually selected topic approved by the Head of School and agreed to by the nominated supervisor. The student undertakes a program of guided research to produce a thesis that demonstrates originality, analytical rigour and sound knowledge of the relevant field. The thesis length is between 12,000 and 15,000 words.
Learning Objectives:
- to develop research skills appropriate to the selected topic;
- to develop the capacity to synthesise research findings in an intellectually coherent fashion;
- to develop the ability to organise and present research findings in the form of persuasive argumentation.
Assessment by examination by at least two examiners, either internal or external or a combination of both. The thesis mark constitutes 50% of assessment in the honours program.