James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2021

BA4101 - Humanities Honours Seminar 1: Research

Subject Description

This subject consists of an introduction to the theories and methods that will equip students to undertake an honours project in the humanities. Through shared discussion, skills-based workshops, and independent study, students will engage with relevant scholarship and practices shared across the humanities, specific to their discipline, and tailored to their independent research project.

Learning Outcomes

• analyse and synthesise advance theoretical knowledge relevant to undertaking higher-level research in the humanities in general and in a discipline specialism in particular
• design and formulate an approach to undertaking deep and sustained analysis of a complex problem in a discipline area in the humanities
• identify, justify and employ appropriate methodologies for undertaking an independent research project a discipline area in the humanities

Subject Assessment

• Oral > Presentation 1 - (20%) - Individual
• Participation > Class participation - (20%) - Individual
• Written > Self-reflection task - (20%) - Individual
• This assessment comprises two parts - a Working Bibliography (10%) and a Literature Review or Essay (30%) - (40%) - Individual

Note that minor variations might occur due to the continuous subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.

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