Duration
15h Th, 30h Pr
Number of credits
| Bachelor in history | 10 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
All year long, with partial in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Foreign students are expected to master the French language first, as several papers and results of bibliographical research are to be turned in during the academic year and at the end of it.
Deepening of the introduction to heuristics specific to the contemporary period (see corequisite course HIST0272) with a particular attention to the typology of sources in contemporary history, and particularly to archival sources.
Preparation for writing a first major work in history through a series of "workshop" sessions, with personal or group exercises.
Practical application of all the rules of historical criticism through personal research on a contemporary history theme that varies each year. This course is designed to provide students with the opportunity to apply the theoretical knowledge, heuristic approach, critical skills and writing abilities acquired throughout their studies. The student will work autonomously on an original subject, taking advantage of the advice of the supervisors on a regular basis and in accordance with the established procedures.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
- See above. Students will be prepared to research on master's level.
- Carrying out the final work planned must lead the student to undertake a personal, original and thorough research based on a limited body of sources. The student will demonstrate that he has mastered the elementary competences in criticism requested from every historian. It will not be a mere compilation of existing works and secondary sources but will prove that the student is able to establish a status quaestionis, to élaborate research problems, to assemble and / or justify his/her body of sources allowing him/her to answer the research questioning, to challenge testimonies of the past and to deliver clearly and correctly the results of his/her research.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
The B1 course HIST0082 Practical Introduction to Research in History is a prerequisite.
The B2 course Contemporary Heuristics (HIST0272) is corequisite.
The language courses (B1 English / B2 Dutch - German) are also co-requisite, as reading of foreign language sources and works will be required.
The subject matter of the courses Belgian History (HIST0029) and Contemporary History (HIST0031) is considered acquired.
An excellent command of oral and written French is required. It will be assessed throughout the year.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Theoretical introduction to the world of archives in Belgium;
Virtual discovery of the main Belgian archive centres;
Visits to one or more archives and meetings with archivists;Preparation for the writing of the research paper (elaboration of a problematic and a corpus of sources, collective reading of scientific works, scientific writing workshop, press discourse analysis workshop...);
Individual work and/or oral presentations, linked to the year's theme;
Writing of the final work.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
Face-to-face. The main part of the course focuses on personal research in archives and libraries.
Compulsory rehearsal sessions would also be organised (schedule to be specified).
Recommended or required readings
Syllabus: "Introduction au monde des archives en Belgique". The "Guide d'initiation bibliographique" (B2) continues of course to be used and is updated and expanded every year.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Written work / report
Additional information:
According to article 40 §2 of the General Regulations on Studies and Examinations, "a student may be declared inadmissible for the examination if he/she has not participated in one or more activities declared to be inseparable from the teaching unit concerned. [The same applies to a student who has not submitted, within the set time limit or in the prescribed form, the reports, personal work or any work required in the context of the activity concerned. In this sense, unjustified absences from the course and/or work not handed in on time may result in inadmissibility for the examination.
10% of the course will be assessed on the progress made during the January session.
90% will be assessed on the major final paper, due mid-May. During the oral exam (end of June), the student will present his/her work (initial problem, corpus used, main results, future research perspectives, etc.). At the end of this presentation (5 minutes), he or she will hear the supervisors' remarks and answer the questions put to them.
Criteria: the work must include at least the following elements
an introduction
a critical presentation of the body of sources studied
a statement of the question
a presentation of the research problem
a personal analysis
a conclusion
a complete and recent bibliography
Formally, it will have the following characteristics:
ca. 30 p. (including bibliography)
Times new roman 12
line spacing 1.5
margins 2.5 cm
the critical presentation should be particularly careful and the bibliographical references should be standardised (see proposals here: https://www.bibliohist.uliege.be/cms/c_7970165/fr/bibliohist-references-bibliographiques).
The text must be written in impeccable French, without spelling or grammatical errors.
The second session evaluation will consist of testing the improvements made to the final work of May (new version of the work - 16/8). The mark awarded in the first session for the 20% continuous assessment is deemed to be acquired.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Pr. Catherine LANNEAU
Département des Sciences historiques (A4)
1 b, quai Roosevelt, 4000 Liège
Tél. 04 366 56 08 - Fax 04 366 57 68
C.Lanneau@uliege.be
Assistant: Thomas BRIAMONT (tbriamont@uliege.be) et Sacha HABIBI (Sacha.Habibi@uliege.be)
Student monitor: Maude DOSOGNE (maude.dosogne@student.uliege.be)