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HTA402

Enrolment
Unit Code
Unit Title
HTA400 History Honours (Full-time)
HTA401 History Honours (Part-time)
HTA402 The Practice of History
HTA412 Honours Seminar in History A
HTA413 Honours Seminar in History B
HTA414 Honours Seminar in History C
HTA415 Honours Seminar in History D
HTA420 History Honours Special Project
HTA445 History Honours Thesis A
HTA446 History Honours Thesis B
HTA447 History Honours Thesis C
HTA448 History Honours Thesis D
HTC400 Classics Honours (Full-time)
HTC401 Classics Honours (Part-time)
HTC402 Seminar in Ancient Culture
HTC403 Seminar in Ancient History
HTC404 Seminar in Ancient Literature
HTC405 Honours Thesis Part A
HTC406 Honours Thesis Part B

2012  HTA402  The Practice of History

Unit Level:

Available as a Student Elective: No

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SPECIAL NOTE:  The unit is taught by a mix of video-link and face-to-face seminars. Where face-to-face seminars are held, the School will reimburse travel for Launceston students travelling to Hobart (and vice-versa).

OFFERINGS

Unit Sem 1 Sem 2 Full Yr Spring Summer Winter
HTA402 H,L

Key Semester Dates
Semester Campus Attendance Note Start Date Census Date Final WW Date* End Date
Sem 1 H On Campus 27-FEB-2012 23-MAR-2012 16-APR-2012 01-JUN-2012
Sem 1 L On Campus 27-FEB-2012 23-MAR-2012 16-APR-2012 01-JUN-2012

*The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (see Withdrawal dates explained for more information).

About Census Dates

DESCRIPTION

This unit is a compulsory part of the History Honours program. It inducts students into the historian's craft and the professional practice of history. It aims to impart some basic research skills and introduce students to some issues of theory and method, but above all to introduce them to the variety of approaches and concerns that characterise the discipline. The seminar program will be varied, including practical workshops, general discussions, and presentations on specific topics by local and visiting historians. All seminars will raise issues of method, approach and interpretation.

WEIGHT:  12.5%

ASSESSMENT: Written work totalling 1500 words; seminar participation

TEACHING PATTERN: one 2-hour seminar weekly

FLEXIBLE & ONLINE STUDY OPTIONS
Note: Class attendance may still be required

   Video conferencing - H,L
A live video link between campuses is used for at least some teaching in this unit
About Flexible Study Options

REQUISITE INFO
Prereq For R4A entry into the History Honours program. For R5W, R6W and R7W School approval
Coreq For R4A HTA400 or HTA401; and other HTA 400-level units, as agreed with History Honours coordinator

TEXTS
Launceston Co-op Bookshop Website - Semester (Sem 1)
Hobart Co-op Bookshop Website - Semester (Sem 1)

STAFF: History Honours coordinator and lecturing staff from the History discipline

FEES
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KEY

Units are offered in attending mode unless otherwise indicated (that is attendance is required at the campus identified). A unit identified as offered by distance, that is there is no requirement for attendance, is identified with a nominal enrolment campus. A unit offered to both attending students and by distance from the same campus is identified as having both modes of study.

Campus - H Hobart, L Launceston, W Burnie. Study Centre - V Sydney, R Rozelle, P Beauty Point. Distance units may also have a campus identifier of I Isolated, N Interstate, O Overseas. Units delivered in Transnational Education (TNE) Programs have a campus identifier of A Hangzhou, F Fuzhou, G Shanghai, K KDU Malaysia, Q Kuwait or Y Hong Kong.

Special approval is required for enrolment into TNE Program units - campuses A, F, G, K, Q and Y click here for more information.



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