The Practice of History B (CH3852C)

Undergraduate, 18.0 points

Content

This seminar based unit is designed to build on the methodology and exercises undertaken in The Practice of History A. Students will be required to undertake research in a specific topic of their choice and approved by the lecturer. They will also be required to present progress reports, exchange and argue their views in a series of seminars.

Unit code: CH3852C

Unit status: Approved (Major revision)

Points: 18.0

Unit level: Undergraduate Level 3

Unit discipline: Church History

Delivery Mode: Face to Face

Proposing College: Catholic Theological College

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Learning outcomes

1.

Undertake historical research with the appropriate understanding of historical methodology and demonstrate understanding of a range of approaches to the study of historical texts.
2.

Show skilled use of electronic databases, journals and other scholarly literature.
3.

Display competence in historical methodology and research methods relevant to the discipline of Church History
4.

Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of a range of approaches to the writing of history.
5.

Engage in scholarly exchange with people engaged in other areas of historical research.
6.

Reflect theologically through the unit seminars upon historical texts and integrate their study with other theological disciplines.

Unit sequence

CH3851C The Practice of History A

Pedagogy

Lectures and seminars

Indicative Bibliography

  • Barclay, Katie. The History of Emotions: A Student Guide to Methods and Sources. New York: Red Globe Press, 2022.
  • Bebbington, David W. Patterns in History: Christian Perspectives on Historical Thought. Leicester, UK: InterVarsity, 1979.
  • Bradley, James E. Church History: An Introduction to Research, Reference Works and Methods. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1995.
  • Burke, Peter ed. New Perspectives on Historical Writing. University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2003.
  • Carr, Edward H. What is History? Rev. ed., with new introduction by Richard J. Evans. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan, 2002.
  • Curthoys, Ann, and John Docker. Is History Fiction? 2nd ed. Sydney: University of NSW Press, 2010.
  • Elton, Geoffrey. The Practice of History. Oxford: Blackwell, 2002.
  • Evans, Richard J. In Defence of History. New York: Norton, 2000.
  • McIntyre, C.T. God, History and Historians: An Introduction to Modern Christian Views of History. New York: Oxford University Press, 1977.
  • Munslow, Alun, ed. The Routledge Companion to Historical Studies. 2nd ed. London: Routledge, 2006.
  • Walker, Garthine, ed. Writing Early Modern History. London: Hodder Arnold Press, 2005.

Assessment

Type Description Word count Weight (%)
Seminar or Tutorial

500 word seminar paper on historical methodology and analysis

 500 10.0
Seminar or Tutorial

500 word seminar paper on historical methodology and analysis

 500 10.0
Essay

4,000 word research essay

 4000 80.0
Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by Prof Albert Haddad on 16 Aug, 2022

Unit record last updated: 2022-08-16 15:44:52 +1000