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Family and Local History – (M.Litt.)
University of Dundee
School of Humanities
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 6,485 - ≈ € 10,322 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Dundee / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 30 months | Start Date: | January, May, September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Dundee
This programme teaches the skills and methodologies necessary to investigate the history of families and neighbourhoods within the wider context of social history.
This programme provides students with:
- skills in finding and interpreting archive sources for family and local history
- an understanding of how to read old handwriting and to recognise common forms of documents
- knowledge of family history and archive websites and published sources that will help you with your research - for yourself or for others
- a thorough understanding of record types, the reasons for their creation, their location and the information they contain
- an expertise in finding, analysing and interpreting archival records for family and local history research
- an awareness of the historical context in which the records were created and used
- a knowledge of archival theory as it applies to research
- an understanding of the legal and ethical issues relating to research using archival records
The course is available by distance learning to students off-campus, throughout the world.
Students study a series of core and optional modules which have full academic accreditation from the University of Dundee. The programme is delivered by distance learning via the University of Dundee's Virtual Learning Environment which ensures a supportive and interactive learning environment, with frequent contact between students and tutors.
Contents
To qualify for the MLitt in Family and Local History, students must complete a total of 180 credits.
Compulsory modules total 40 credits:
- Skills and sources for Family and Local History in Scotland or England - 20 credits
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- Scots or English Palaeography and Diplomatic - 20 credits
Students can then choose to study a selection of optional modules, to equal 80 credits. The list of options can be found on the CAIS website.
20 credit modules last for 15 weeks, 10 credit modules last for nine weeks.
Finally, a dissertation of 18,000 words is completed (60 credits).
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
Standard entry will be based on a good first degree in an appropriate subject (usually upper Second Class).
Alternative qualifications and/or experience, approved and validated through Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) frameworks, will also be considered.
Students must also have access to the Internet and a PC of an appropriate specification to access learning materials and for communication.
Transfer of credit from other study programmes may be possible by arrangement.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
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