The course is mandatory in a specialization in history. The course will provide students with a deeper insight in historical method and research through the writing of an original historical paper, the bachelor essay. The students choose one of the varying themes that are taught at the Department in the semester. The course encompasses the whole historical period, from the Antiquity to contemporary history. In the autumn semesters, the Department offers themes in Pre-Modern history, before c. 1750, in the spring semesters in Modern history, after c. 1750. The themes may change according to available teaching resources and research interests. The Department announces the themes that are offered before the start of the semester.

These are the themes for spring 2019:

1. Europe after 1945: Resources, Demography, Economy
2. Staten og sjølvstyret
3. The US-Vietnam War
4. Tysklands andre verdenskrig
5. Religiøs nasjonalisme i Norge ca. 1750-1964
6. The Early Principate
7. Midtøsten i romersk tid
8. Reproduksjonens politikk, etikk og teknologi
9. Psykiatrien i historien

https://www.uib.no/fag/historie/73573/tema-bacheloroppgave-his250his250lhim250Trykk her for informasjon om tema som er gjeldande dette semesteret

Knowledge:

After successful completion of the course, the student has good knowledge of, and is familiar with the historiography and central theories about, the topic of the bachelor essay.

Skills:

The student demonstrates an original ability to develop, delineate and formulate fruitful historical research questions related to the theme. The student demonstrates the ability to survey research literature and eventually also original source material of relevance for the theme. The bachelor essay demonstrates the ability of the student to analyze research literature/sources, to position the literature in a relevant historiographical field, and to draw his/her own conclusions based on this.

General competences:

The student has basic competence in developing and executing a longer, written original research paper. The ability of the student to participate in academic communication will be demonstrated through the exchange of written responses with fellow students. The bachelor essay demonstrates the student¿s ability to original academic reasoning, synthetizing and documentation.

The course is open to students enrolled at the University of Bergen.

The different themes in HIS250 have limited capacity. Students who wish to take HIS250 must apply for admission to specific themes. Contact mailto:advice@ahkr.uib.noadvice@ahkr.uib.no for information.

The course has four compulsory requirements:

1. The students are required to meet (contact) their designated tutor prior to the submission of project draft, cf. below (2.).
2. Project draft. The draft consists of a presentation of the theme, a preliminary disposition and a discussion of relevant research literature. This draft serves as the basis for tutoring.
3. Essay drafts that are responded on by tutor and fellow students.
4. Written responses to essay drafts by fellow students. Constructive criticism and original, well thought-out responses are emphasized.

All four requirements must be passed before the essay can be submitted for assessment. All compulsory requirements must be passed in the same semester. Passed compulsory requirements are valid for two semesters.

Deadlines for the submission of compulsory requirements are announced at Mitt UiB in the beginning of the semester.

The assessment consists of a tutored paper (the bachelor essay) and an oral examination.

The bachelor essay must consist of approx. 5000 words and not exceed 6000 words.

The bachelor essay will be graded using a scale from A to F.

The oral examination may adjust the grade of the bachelor essay with a maximum of one grade letter.