History Undergraduate Summer Research Project

About

In this course you will pursue an independent research project in History guided by a supervisor with group seminars in historical methods. Projects will draw on the University of Glasgow’s outstanding research library, local archives and printed and online primary sources. You will produce a research paper and share your findings in a mock conference.

Previous topics include ‘A New System of Slavery’? Unfree Labour after Abolition in the British Empire, Russian Autocracy: Ideology and Praxis, 1682-1906 and Human and Animal Relationships in Early Modern Scotland, c.1500-1700.

For a full list of topics, please check the website of the University of Glasgow International Summer School.

Target group

Ideally students will be in the second year of their undergraduate degree. Students who have completed only their first year may be considered where a strong performance in History (potentially including AP History) can be demonstrated.

Entry Requirements:

- GPA of 3.0 (or equivalent).
- You should be currently enrolled at an international higher education institution.
- You should be a History major or minor.

Course aim

This course aims to:

- Provide an opportunity to undertake an independent research project in the Humanities under supervision.
- Introduce approaches to research and analysis in the Humanities
- Develop professional skills in research and analysis and transferable skills in oral and written argument.

By the end of this course students will be able to:

- Assess scholarly literature and available primary sources to formulate a viable research question in History
- Contextualise and critically analyse primary sources to produce a convincing historical argument
- Express historical analysis and argument in written and oral forms

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