Postgraduate Course: War and Society in Dark Age Scotland (PGHC11227)
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 |
Celtic |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
This directed reading course explores the Scottish experience of the endemic violence that characterized society across Western Europe in the period c.550-c.950. Emphasis is on the primary sources and the value of the study of warfare as an avenue for understanding social realities more broadly in Dark Age Scotland. |
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 | Tutorial | | 1-11 | 16:10 - 18:00 | | | | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Monday, 16:10 - 18:00, Zone: Central. Room TBA |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| Students will emerge from the course having developed a sufficient degree of expertise in the subject to undertake a related Masters dissertation. The principal objective of the course is to provide students with specialist knowledge of, and critical appreciation for, the military and related dimensions of society in Dark Age Scotland. Since that objective requires regular reflections on broader social currents of the age, such an examination will be found useful by many students whose particular interests may not be Insular. |
Assessment Information
| An essay of 2000-3000 words on an approved topic, counting as 100% of the final course mark. |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr James Fraser
Tel: (0131 6)50 3624
Email: james.e.fraser@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mr Nicholas Ovenden
Tel: (0131 6)50 9948
Email: Niko.Ovenden@ed.ac.uk |
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