Trade, Plunder and Planters in Jamaica, 1655-1713 (ES0023)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : HCA-3-Jamaica

The course makes a detailed examination of the settlement and development of what was to become England's most valuable colonial possession. Themes include the Western Design, economics of piracy, contraband trade, slavery and the development of plantation society. The course depends heavily on primary sources (including government records, private correspondence, diaries, and statistical data). It challenges students to engage more directly with the past than is possible in a survey course and provides an insight into the nature, uses, and pitfalls of the various types of material used by historians.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Visiting students should normally have 3 to 4 History courses at Grade B or above.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Economic and Social History, (School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Schedule E)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Thursday	11:10	13:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

The course seeks to develop:
- A detailed knowledge and understanding of a specialist field in economic and social history.
- Oral presentation and essay writing skills to demonstrate the capacity to summarize a wide literature, extract the most relevant material, and present a coherent argument with appropriate use of evidence.
- The ability to evaluate primary source materials and recognise the problems and pitfalls of their use.
- An understanding of the way in which historians have constructed the main historiographical debates in the field.
- Student-led seminars are intended to develop the presentation and verbal skills of participating students.
- Written assignments are intended to develop the literary skills of students and their ability to construct coherent argument and analysis.