APG4618 Researching histories

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

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   Have a deep understanding of the key debates that have taken place on the nature of history as a practice up until the present day

2. 2

   Recognise the different theoretical approaches or lenses (such as Marxist or Feminist) through which historians make history, and reconcile that with their own approaches to writing history

3. 3

   Develop the capacity to identify and access various repositories (such as digital libraries) to locate primary sources for their research

4. 4

   Become familiar with good practice in organising their primary sources, such as note-taking strategies, and reading and using different types of primary sources effectively in their work

5. 5

   Develop an understanding of how to use quantitative sources effectively in history-writing, as well as how to effectively make quantitative judgements in their research

6. 6

   Have an appreciation of how archival sources, material culture, autobiographical sources, and audio-visual sources can be used effectively in research

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   Have further developed their oral and written communication skills