PGT Lunch

PGT Lunch and Dissertation Workshops

Monday 1-2pm R3.41

This fortnightly session has several aims: to build student community; to develop academic and research skills and to give students the opportunity to meet and hear from staff in the department. In Terms 2 and 3 the PGT Director will run workshops to support your independent dissertation research.

Light refreshments will be provided. We look forward to seeing you there!

Term 1 Week 1

Library induction - get to know the library and all it has to offer! This is essential for previous Warwick students as well as new students.

Mon 6th October 1-2pm -

Library Training Room (Floor 2, Room 223)

Term 1 Week 3

Everything you need to know about PhD applications and funding. Plus hear from current PhD students about their experiences.

Term 1 Week 5

Writing workshop

Term 1 Week 7

Writing workshop

Term 1 Week 9

CV workshop: meet our Senior Careers Consultant and learn how to improve your CV ready for the world of work, or further study.

Christmas Social

TBC!

Term 2 Week 1

Dissertation Workshop 1: Let's get started...

Term 2 Week 3

Archive workshop - answers to all your questions about primary sources and archival work. Plus, discover the treasure trove of sources on campus!

Monday | 1-2pm | MRC

Term 3 Week 5

Dissertation Workshop 2:Formulating a preliminary thesis and setting up a preliminary line of argument

Term 2 Week 7

Dissertation Workshop 3:

How to deal with historiography and methods?

Term 2 Week 9

Dissertation Workshop:

Term 2 Social

TBC!

Term 3 Week 2

Dissertation Workshop: Sources and how to use them and build up an argument

Term 3 Week 4

Dissertation Workshop: Short presentations of preliminary dissertation outline by students

Term 3 Social

We'll have tea and cake to celebrate your hard work on the MA and wish you well for the dissertation!

Week 4 Monday | 2-3pm