Program Overview
The Local History Certificate program provides a one-year, part-time opportunity to explore local history through research and analysis. Participants will learn to identify, interpret, and present primary and secondary sources, gaining a perspective on how local history can be written. The program is suitable for individuals involved in local history or those seeking personal development or further study in the field.
Program Outline
The Local History Certificate program is a one-year, part-time evening course designed to provide a supportive and stimulating context for reading and research in local history. It offers a qualification to individuals who are already active in the area, an opportunity to those who are interested in historical research for their own personal development, and a possible path to further study.
Objectives:
Upon completing the course, participants will be able to:
- Examine a range of key issues in the history of localities
- Develop a perspective on how local history might be written
- Identify, locate, assess, and interpret primary and secondary sources
- Develop the skills to conduct local history research
- Present the results of research in an appropriate way
Outline:
Program Content:
Autumn Semester:
- Introduction to local history: approaches, definitions, and presentation
- History research seminar
Assessment:
Participants will be required to complete a project based on research into primary source material relevant to an understanding of a particular topic in local history.
Other:
- The program is delivered through lectures and discussion on one evening a week in each of twelve consecutive weeks of the Autumn and Spring semesters.
- A sympathetic academic environment will be provided by the course lecturers who will offer guidance and advice in appropriate research and study skills.
