Overview
Examination of key principles of research in the humanities, to develop broad understanding of a range of methods and hone skills in a method of each student’s choice.
About this paper
| Paper title | Research Methods in the Humanities |
|---|---|
| Subject | Humanities |
| EFTS | 0.25 |
| Points | 30 points |
| Teaching period(s) | Semester 2
(Distance learning)
Semester 2 (On campus) |
| Delivery mode | The Distance Learning offering of this paper is taught and assessed remotely |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $2,498.25 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Limited to
- MA
- Contact
Coordinator: Dr Peyton Bond
- More information link
View more information about HUMS papers and the Master of Arts coursework option
- Teaching staff
- Paper Structure
The first half of the paper covers core methodological concepts including ethics, power, and positionality. Seminars include (but are not limited to) hands-on library research skills, ethics workshop, feminist and Indigenous methodologies, and guest scholars sharing methods they use in their research.
The second half of the course is an in-depth, student-led exploration of methods in different disciplines.
- Textbooks
Readings will be detailed in the course outline and will be available online or from the library.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Scholarship, Self-motivation, Information Literacy, Research, Communication, Critical Thinking, Ethics, Interdisciplinary Perspective, Teamwork, Lifelong Learning, Cultural Understanding.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Students successfully completing the paper will be able to:
- Evaluate the breadth of methodological approaches in the Humanities (Interdisciplinary Perspective and Teamwork)
- Critically analyse the application of methodologies and the role of the researcher (Ethics and Cultural Understanding)
- Position one's own disciplinary approach to method within the broader scope of the humanities (Critical Thinking, Communication and Information Literacy)
- Create a depth of understanding of at least one method in own discipline (Research, Scholarship, and Self-Motivation)
- Assessment details
Assessment is 100% internal.
Overview
Examination of key principles of research in the humanities, to develop broad understanding of a range of methods and hone skills in a method of each student’s choice.
About this paper
| Paper title | Research Methods in the Humanities |
|---|---|
| Subject | Humanities |
| EFTS | 0.25 |
| Points | 30 points |
| Teaching period(s) | Semester 2
(Distance learning)
Semester 2 (On campus) |
| Delivery mode | The Distance Learning offering of this paper is taught and assessed remotely |
| Domestic Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for 2027 have not yet been set |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Limited to
- MA(Coursework), MTESOL
- Contact
Co-ordinator: Dr Natalie Smith
- More information link
View more information about the Master of Arts coursework option.
- Teaching staff
- Paper Structure
The first half of the paper covers core methodological concepts including ethics, power and positionality. Seminars include (but are not limited to) hands-on library research skills, ethics workshop, feminist and Indigenous methodologies, and guest scholars sharing methods they use in their research.
The second half of the course is an in-depth, student-led exploration of methods in different disciplines.
- Textbooks
Readings will be detailed in the course outline and will be available online or from the library.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Scholarship, Self-motivation, Information Literacy, Research, Communication, Critical Thinking, Ethics, Interdisciplinary Perspective, Teamwork, Lifelong Learning, Cultural Understanding.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Students successfully completing the paper will be able to:
- Evaluate the breadth of methodological approaches in the Humanities (Interdisciplinary Perspective and Teamwork).
- Critically analyse the application of methodologies and the role of the researcher (Ethics and Cultural Understanding).
- Position one's own disciplinary approach to method within the broader scope of the humanities (Critical Thinking, Communication and Information Literacy).
- Create a depth of understanding of at least one method in own discipline (Research, Scholarship and Self-Motivation).
- Assessment details
Assessment is 100% internal.