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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of History, Classics and Archaeology : Economic and Social History

Undergraduate Course: British Society, the 20th Century (Social History 1.2) (ECSH08031)

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 1 Undergraduate) Credits 20
Home subject area Economic and Social History Other subject area None
Course website None Taught in Gaelic? No
Course description British Society, the 20th Century (Social History 1.2)will cover the following main themes. Population and family; education; work; the welfare state; social relations and hierarchy; popular culture; crime and violence; gender; childhood, youth and old age; ethnicity.
Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Students MUST NOT also be taking British Society, 1650-2000 (Social History 1) (ECSH08026) OR British Society, 1650 - c.1880 (Social History 1.1) (ECSH08029)
Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites None
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1) WebCT enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
CentralLecture1-11 10:00 - 10:50
CentralLecture1-11 10:00 - 10:50
CentralLecture1-11 10:00 - 10:50
First Class Week 1, Monday, 10:00 - 10:50, Zone: Central. David Hume Tower, Lecture Theatre A
Additional information Attendance at a weekly tutorial is required.
Venues for Lectures:
Monday - David Hume Tower, Lecture Theatre A
Wednesday - David Hume Tower, Lecture Theatre B
Thursday - David Hume Tower, Lecture Theatre A
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours:Minutes Stationery Requirements Comments
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)1:3012 sidesc/w ECSH08026, ECSH08029 (Same paper/ Same exam start time)
Resit Exam Diet (August)Resit1:3012 sidesc/w ECSH08026, ECSH08029 (Same paper/ Same exam start time)
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
The major aims of the course, besides investigating the nature of social change, are to put in an historical context aspects of society which are also studied in subjects like Social Policy, Sociology and Social Anthropology, and to provide a historical context for students interested in subjects like English and Scottish Literature, Art and Architecture. The popular representation of history through the media and museums is a topic of interest in many disciplines, and this will be examined in various ways.

At the end of the course, we hope you will have, in addition to a strong understanding of change in British society during the period of coverage:

a) an ability to employ evidence to answer questions in written formats and also verbally.

b) skills in the use of the library, library catalogues, and in the reading and interpretation of sometimes difficult texts.

c) an ability to organise your own work-load and meet deadlines.

d) an understanding of a range of alternative approaches to the past, text and quantitatively based, visual, architectural and object based.

Perhaps the most important aspect of the course is that we are constantly asking questions and challenging pre-conceived notions about the past. Historical facts are important not for their own sake, but in leading towards an understanding of social processes.
Assessment Information
1 essay contributing 26% of the final mark; 1 short assignment contributing 14% of the final mark; 1 examination contributing 60% of the final mark.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Contacts
Course organiser Dr Stana Nenadic
Tel: (0131 6)50 3839
Email: Stana.Nenadic@ed.ac.uk
Course secretary Mrs Judith Mcalister
Tel:
Email: judith.mcalister@ed.ac.uk
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