HI4301 - History Honours Thesis Part 2 of 2

Credit points:	06
Year:	2009
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Subject chain:	HI4300 HI4301
Administered by:	Discipline of History

Available only to students admitted to the honours program.

Completion of a research thesis of between 12,000 and 15,000 words on a topic approved by the Head of School and developed in HI4300.

Learning Outcomes

• to develop research skills appropriate to the selected topic;
• to develop the ability to organise and present research findings in the form of persuasive argumentation;
• to develop the capacity to synthesise research findings in an intellectually coherent fashion.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to speak and write logically, clearly and creatively;
• The ability to use and interpret different media;
• A coherent and disciplined body of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to learn independently and in a self-directed manner;
• A commitment to lifelong learning and intellectual development.

Prerequisites:	HI4300
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	HI4080 and HI4200 and HI4400

Availabilities
As this subject is part of a subject chain, a final standard grade (e.g. P, C) will only be recorded for each subject after successful completion of all parts of the subject chain.
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 27-Mar-2009
Coordinator:	Assoc. Professor Russell McGregor
Lecturers:	Dr Janice Wegner, Assoc. Professor Russell McGregor, jc152320.
Contact hours:	13 hours
Assessment:	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.
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 28-Aug-2009
Coordinator:	Assoc. Professor Russell McGregor
Lecturers:	Dr Janice Wegner, Assoc. Professor Russell McGregor, jc152320.
Contact hours:	13 hours
Assessment:	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.
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 27-Mar-2009
Coordinator:	Assoc. Professor Russell McGregor
Lecturers:	Dr Janice Wegner, Assoc. Professor Russell McGregor, jc152320.
Contact hours:	13 hours
Assessment:	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.
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 28-Aug-2009
Coordinator:	Assoc. Professor Russell McGregor
Lecturers:	Dr Janice Wegner, Assoc. Professor Russell McGregor, jc152320.
Contact hours:	13 hours
Assessment:	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.

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