Course - Bachelor's Thesis in History - HIST2020
Bachelor's Thesis in History
This course is no longer taught and is only available for examination.
About
About the course
Course content
The bachelor thesis is a written assignment where the student discusses an historical topic, chosen in consultation with a teacher. The aim of the course is to give students skills in writing an academic text. At the end of the course, students are expected to be able to document sources, reflect historically, analyse information and develop a coherent argument. The thesis should be between 10.000 and 12.000 words.
Learning outcome
Students are expected to have the following learning outcome:
Knowledge
- The candidate should have comprehensive knowledge about the chosen topic.
Skills
The candidate should
- have the ability to develop a hypothesis or research question and carry out an historical analysis based on literature and/or sources
- be able to discuss and to draw conclusions
- be able to read and analyse sources in a critical way
- be able to construct and communicate historical arguments
- be able to express him/herself in correct academic prose and learn how to find and cite relevant literature and sources
Learning methods and activities
Writing thesis, supervision, lecture/seminar. Topic and problem must be approved by the supervisor.
Supervision and 2 written assignments are compulsory.
Compulsory assignments
- Approval of topic and problem
- Academic supervision
- 2 written assignments
Further on evaluation
The bachelor’s thesis is normally written in Norwegian. The student must include an abstract in both Norwegian and English in their thesis.
Approved compulsory activities are valid both this and the following semester. More information about the compulsory activities will be published on the course pages on Blackboard at the start of the course in January.
Specific conditions
Admission to a programme of study is required:
History (BHIST)
Required previous knowledge
Admission to the Bachelor's programme in History and a pass grade in the following modules: HIST1300, HIST1500 and HIST1505 (or equivalent).
Course materials
See curriculum published at the start of the semester, and other materials (reading and lecture lists and other relevant information) published on Blackboard.
Credit reductions
Course code | Reduction | From |
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HIST2010 | 15 sp | Autumn 2021 |
Subject areas
- History