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Directed Study (HPSC40002)
HonoursPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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Semester 1
Email: kcam@unimelb.edu.au
Semester 2
Email: kcam@unimelb.edu.au
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The content of this subject is dependent on the interests and expertise of the student. This subject functions to provide students with the opportunity to do supervised research on a topic not normally treated in the undergraduate curriculum. The student should gain skills in independent research and acquire the ability to apply historical, philosophical and social forms of analysis to a piece of scientific work of particular personal and intellectual interest.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this subject will
- gain skills in independent research.
- acquire the ability to apply historical, philosophical and social forms of analysis to a subject matter of particular interest to him or her.
Generic skills
Students who successfully complete this subject will
- develop skills in written and oral communication.
- conduct independent research.
- make appropriate use of primary and secondary sources in mounting an argument.
- form defensible judgements based on a critical evaluation of conflicting arguments.
Last updated: 3 November 2022