Postgraduate Course: Gallia from the Third Century BC to Augustus (PGHC11066)
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 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Postgraduate (School of History and Classics) |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
This course enables students to study the archaeological evidence of a selected portion of the Iron Age record of the nearer continent and to consider it in relation to historical sources (dominantly Julius Caesar's de Bello Gallico in translation) and numismatic evidence. The period concerned is substantially protohistoric (i.e. the archaeology is "text-aided") and is apparently one of relatively rapid change, and of increasing social, political, economic and cultural complexity. There are opportunities to assess the physical evidence furnished by archaeological approaches in relation to current theoretical perspectives. The course also provides a relatively close-focus view on the different archaeological perspectives prevalent in another European - primarily Francophone - culture (paraphrased as French, but including the southern Low Countries and Switzerland). |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | 10:00 - 10:50 | | | | | | Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | 10:00 - 10:50 | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Additional information |
Timetable is arranged annually; the above times apply to 2007/8 |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| A sound knowledge and understanding of the principal sources of evidence and theoretical and methodological approaches relevant to the study of the developed Iron Age of Gallia. |
Assessment Information
| Coursework equivalent to a 4000 word essay |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Prof Ian Ralston
Tel: (0131 6)50 2370
Email: Ian.Ralston@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mr Nicholas Ovenden
Tel: (0131 6)50 9948
Email: Niko.Ovenden@ed.ac.uk |
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