Undergraduate Course: Social History 2.1 (ECSH08008)

Course Outline
School	School of History, Classics and Archaeology	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Course type	Standard	Availability	Available to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate)	Credits	20
Home subject area	Economic and Social History	Other subject area	None
Course website	None	Taught in Gaelic?	No
Course description	The social, cultural and economic history of cities in the world urban industrial system. The course will focus on Europe and North America, with especial attention being paid to Ireland and Canada from the seventeenth century until the present.

Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites	Students MUST have passed:	Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	Pre- requisite requirement - A pass in any first level course
Additional Costs	None

Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites	Visiting students should usually have at least 1 introductory level Economic and Social History course at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this) for entry to this course. We will only consider University/College level courses.
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?	Yes

Course Delivery Information

Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)						WebCT enabled: Yes		Quota: None
Location	Activity	Description	Weeks	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Central	Lecture		1-11				11:10 - 12:00
Central	Lecture		1-11	11:10 - 12:00
Central	Lecture		1-11			11:10 - 12:00
First Class	Week 1, Monday, 11:10 - 12:00, Zone: Central. Room G11, William Robertson Building
Additional information	To attend one tutorial group each week.
Exam Information
Exam Diet	Paper Name		Hours:Minutes	Stationery Requirements		Comments
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)			1:30	12 sides		Not to be scheduled on same day as Social History 2.2 (ECSH08041)
Resit Exam Diet (August)	Resit Exam		1:30	12 sides		Not to be scheduled on same day as Social History 2.2 (ECSH08041)

Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Part-year visiting students only (VV1)						WebCT enabled: No		Quota: None
Location	Activity	Description	Weeks	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Central	Lecture		1-11	11:10 - 12:00
Central	Lecture		1-11				11:10 - 12:00
Central	Lecture		1-11			11:10 - 12:00
First Class	Week 1, Monday, 11:10 - 12:00, Zone: Central. Room G11, William Robertson Building
Additional information	To attend one tutorial group each week.
No Exam Information

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
- 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.

Assessment Information
Social History 2.1 will be assessed based upon, one 2000 word essays (20%); one group project (20%) based on a 15 minute presentation made during a tutorial hour in week 11 which will be a combination of a single mark for the group as a whole (15%) and a research diary submitted by each member of the group (5%) to indicate their input to the project; and one examination (60%) taken in May. Visiting Student Variant Assessment Social History 2.1 will be assessed based upon, one 2000 word essay (20%); one group project (20%) based on a 15 minute presentation made during a tutorial hour which will be a combination of a single mark for the group as a whole (15%) and a research diary submitted by each member of the group (5%) to indicate their input to the project; and one take home examination (60%) taken in Week 11 of semester.

Special Arrangements
None

Contacts
Course organiser	Prof Richard Rodger Tel: Email: Richard.Rodger@ed.ac.uk	Course secretary	Mrs Judith Mcalister Tel: Email: judith.mcalister@ed.ac.uk