Course Syllabus
Welcome to the class!
The introductory meeting is on January 17 at 1:15pm to 3pm. More information will be sent by email in early January.
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On this open page, basic information about the class is available to everyone (see below). After registration, you can log in and access all the course material on the learning platform. The registration period normally opens one week before the start of the course and closes one week after the start of the course. More information about registration can be found in the welcome letter that is sent out to admitted students approximately two weeks before the start of the course.
This class is primarily established for exchange students. Designing and writing a thesis entails "doing" history and allows you to explore, in depth, a topic of your choice. The class helps you discover how the historian conducts research and transforms discrete information into a coherent analysis. In the process of conducting research, you will develop analytical skills and gain a basic understanding of historical method. Successful history theses, like the best works of academic scholarship in general, come in many different forms. Some are strongly narrative in design, while others are more overtly framed in relation to specific perspectives or concepts. Whatever form the thesis ultimately takes, the author poses a significant historical problem or question and sets out to address it by examining and analyzing primary sources. The class requires and rewards a much greater level of student initiative. It consists of two sub-courses. The first focuses on historiography and the second on writing a thesis within the parameters of academic form requirements.
As a new student at the University of Gothenburg, you need to activate your student account in accordance with the instructions on this page. On the Student Portal you find important information about e-services such as Canvas, Ladok, and Zoom.
Head instructor: Martin Öhman (martin.ohman@gu.se)
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