
Duration
5 weeksWeekly study
2 hours
HASS2000.3: Foundations of Good Research
Develop your research and communication skills in Humanities-related disciplines
This is the third of four courses that make up the HASS2000: BA Practice program. Humanities knowledge is essential to the world around us. Where did this knowledge come from? How can you think critically about other expert fields as well as your own? Why do some truths arise from narratives about individuals while others depend on counting the characteristics of large groups of people? To answer these questions HASS2000 focuses on research methods, and on debates about making knowledge within and between disciplines.
What topics will you cover?
Please see the HASS2000: BA Practice course handbook for more detail.
Learning on this course
On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.
Who is the course for?
This course is for anybody interested in the Humanities. To enrol, you need to have completed the previous core course in UON’s Bachelor of Arts, HASS1000: BA Futures.
Who will you learn with?
I'm a historian of Australian society, economy, and environments who contributes to what we know about History by asking questions that need input from other areas of the Humanities.
Who developed the course?
Established
1965Location
Newcastle, AustraliaWorld ranking
Top 180Source: QS World University Rankings 2024
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- Experience the power of social learning, and get inspired by an international network of learners
- Share ideas with your peers and course educators on every step of the course
- Join the conversation by reading, @ing, liking, bookmarking, and replying to comments from others
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