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Master
of Arts (MA)
Heritage Studies
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| Entry requirements:
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Applicants should normally possess
at least a Lower Second Class Honours degree in History,
but those with relevant qualifications in other disciplines
may apply.
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| Seminars: |
Completing M.A candidate are required to present
a paper either in the Staff-Postgraduate seminar, or at
the Social History Project Symposium held in April of
each academic year.
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| Programme: |
Students are required to pass five courses, write
a research paper of 10-15,000 words, and undertake a practicum.
Graduate students are required to attend a minimum of
fifty percent (50%) of scheduled Departmental Seminars
each year.
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| Courses: |
The full list of courses is as follows: |
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in 2004-2005 |
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| Semester I |
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H67B |
Artifacts, Museums and Archives |
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H67A |
Theory and Methods of History (compulsory) |
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H68B |
Cultural Resource Management (compulsory) |
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| Semester II |
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H67D |
Oral History: Sources and Methods |
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H67C |
Historic Landscapes and Environmental History |
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H67A |
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Courses not being offered in 2003/2004
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H67J |
Audiovisual History |
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H68A |
Ethnohistory and Historical Archaeology |
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H67E |
Family History and Historical Biography |
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H67F |
Local and Community History |
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H67H |
Writing History |
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N.B: H67L and H68B are compulsory for all students. H67L
includes a final written examination and H68B is examined by coursework
projects. Students may choose freely from the other courses, these
are also examined by coursework projects, but the availability of
course cannot be guaranteed for any particular year. For the practicum,
students will be attached to an appropriate institution for one
month. A report on this experience must be presented.
The research paper is related to interests developed from the courses
and other studies.
Students are asked to note the following:
- Results in H67L is computed on a pass [fifty percent (50%)]
in both the coursework
and final examination.
- Students failing in three or more courses will be required to
withdraw; however, students will be allowed only one re-sit of
a failed course.
- Students are required to pass both sections of each MA paper,
i.e. coursework and final exams.
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