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HIS-20101 - Module Specification
School of Humanities
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

For academic year: 2021/22 Last Updated: 16 February 2022

HIS-20101 - Sources and Debates in History
Coordinator: Alannah E Tomkins Room: CBB1.055 Tel: +44 1782 7 33465
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 5
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733147

Programme/Approved Electives for 2021/22

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Yes

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2021/22

Many people presume that the nature of the historian¿s work is self-evident ¿ to find out what happened in the past. The results of historical research, however, give rise to debates rather than truths.¿ This module ensures that everyone graduating in History at Keele has spent some time thinking about history conceptually and about on what basis do historians claim to know about the past? Lectures and workshops will introduce you to different types and approaches of history whilst you will develop your own research in theme-based seminars such as 'Witchcraft in Early Modern Britain', 'Moral panics since c.1800', 'Ethnicity and Race in Late Antiquity' and 'Germans and Jews in Modern Times'.


Aims
To enable students to develop their skills in handling historiographical issues and in source critique, and to give students the opportunity to develop and produce a personal research project prior to embarking on their level 6 ISP.

Intended Learning Outcomes

analyse debates historiographically: 1
evaluate varieties of source material available to the historian and the advantages and problems of using each: 1
develop the ability to read and use texts and other source materials, both critically and emphatically, while addressing questions of genre, content, perspective and purpose: 1
evaluate the place of heritage in contemporary understandings of the past: 1
evaluate differences of opinion between historians: 1
plan and undertake an independent piece of historical research: 1

Study hours

12 lectures, 12 seminars, 12 workshops; 20 hours seminar preparation, 84 hours essay preparation, 10 hours lecture consolidation

School Rules

Pass at level one or appropriate alternative qualifications for visiting students.

Description of Module Assessment

1: Essay weighted 100%
Essay
An essay of c.4000 words, on a question devised by the student in consultation with their tutor. The essay requires the students to demonstrate detailed knowledge of an historiographical or source-based issue.

Please note that for the 2021/22 Academic Year all programmes will be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there will be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 16 February 2022