Learning objectives for RS-A
After completing the course, students will have acquired/be able to:
- substantive knowledge of the subject area within the SP (learning trajectory 1: knowledge acquisition);
- formulate a question (learning trajectory 4: research methods);
- embed a question in historiographical and theoretical terms (learning trajectory 2: historiographical context and positioning);
- apply the correct research methods and techniques on the basis of primary source material (learning trajectory 4: research methods);
- conduct research autonomously on the basis of (mostly) in-depth, secondary literature (learning trajectory 4: research methods);
- give and process peer and other feedback (learning trajectory 7: orientation on further education and the labour market).
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This is the third course of Specialisation 4: Challenges of Modern Society (Track History).
This course is subject to prioritisation. Make sure you register for this course before 15 November 12.00 noon to be considered for enrolment.
Students of the History (in Dutch), History (in English), TCS and LAS programmes who need to take this course as part of their specialisation or core profile are guaranteed a place if they meet the entry requirements (see below). If there are any places left, other students of the History (in Dutch) and History (in English) programmes may also be admitted. These students must have previously passed all of their specialisation courses in Year 2.
A mandatory preparation applies for LAS and TCS students who need to take this course as part of the core profile for their major. To find out more, visit https://tcs.sites.uu.nl/
As part of this course, you will prepare a historical research project. The topic will be related to the lecturer’s research expertise and the theme of the specialisation. First, you will study the substance of the topic through the prescribed literature and the lectures. Next, you will choose a topic of your own that is related to the theme and explore the academic debate, on the basis of which you will write a historiographical report. Subsequently, you will explore and analyse relevant primary sources that will form the basis for your research, determine your research method and formulate a provisional research question that you will investigate further in Research Seminar B. The topic of the course will be announced prior to the course registration window in November. If multiple topics are offered, you may indicate a preference via a Formdesk form. You will then be placed in a group for that preference, if possible.
In 2021-2022, the following group is on offer:
Migration: past and present
The story of human history, from pre-modern times to the present, is above all a story about movement. This simple truth masks however a range of dimensions. Migration can take place within or across national boundaries, be forced or voluntary, and vary across a range of characteristics such as income, gender, age and ethnicity. Some key frameworks and debates such as the recent transnational turn will be introduced in this group to help understand migration in history through different perspectives.
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