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Postgraduate Certificate in Historical Studies

1. Each candidate shall follow a course of instruction in historical studies. The course is available on a part-time basis over three terms.
2. The course will consist of seminars, classes, tutorials, and on-line distance learning.
3. The course will consist of five units listed in the schedule below.
4. Every candidate will be required to satisfy the examiners in the following:
- (a) four assignments that shall not exceed 2,500 words based on each of units one to four in the schedule below;
- (b) two primary source evaluations of not more than 1,500 words each, based on the online modules below; and
- (c) a dissertation of not more than 8,000 words on a subject selected by the candidate in consultation with the supervisor and approved by any two of the examiners.
The assignments under 4(a)–(c) shall be submitted via the University approved online assessment platform by the dates published in the course handbook at the start of each academic year.
5. A candidate who fails to satisfy the examiners in the assignments under 4(a)–(b) or in the dissertation under 4(c) above may normally be permitted to resubmit work in respect of the part or parts of the examination which they have failed on not more than one occasion which shall normally be within one year of the original failure.

Schedule

Online modules