The dissertation proposal and the specialty exam serve different purposes and should be viewed as separate activities, even though often executed concurrently. The dissertation proposal marks the ...

Once you have passed your comprehensive exams, the time has come for you to complete the dissertation proposal. In this memo, I give you some of my thoughts on ways to approach the proposal. Also, I ...

The dissertation proposal and the specialty exam serve different purposes and should be viewed as separate activities, even though often executed concurrently. The dissertation proposal marks the ...

Students should begin to think about possible dissertation topics early on in their doctoral career. Keep a file of topics on which you imagine yourself writing. Over the years of course work and ...

A serendipitous meeting! It demonstrated to me the skilful intelligence of one young man with his innovative and highly helpful project; which skills and innovation could very well be indicative of ...

This course is compulsory on the MA in Modern History. This course is not available as an outside option to students on other programmes. The dissertation is an exercise in using primary sources to ...