Postgraduate Course: The Upper Nile (PGSP11041)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Social and Political Science |
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 |
Postgrad (School of Social and Political Studies) |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
The objective of the course is to identify the sociological aspects of the historical causes of the circumstances that have confronted the people of the region over the last twenty years. There are three themes which can be summed up as political and trade networks, sociality, and boundaries. The course will focus on the legacy of nineteenth and early twentieth century slaving and its modern transformation into a distinction between Muslims and non-Muslims. |
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 |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students should have:
- advanced knowledge of the fundamental social and historical factors which have contributed to the contemporary situation in the Upper Nile region of the Eastern Sudan
- mastery of the key generic concepts of sociality, identity, historicity, and regionality high level transferable skills in the use of regional analysis |
Assessment Information
(i) 1 long essay (4000 words) worth 80% of the available marks
ii) 1 short written assignment (max. 1500 words) worth 20% of the available marks |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords |
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Contacts
| Course organiser |
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Course secretary |
Miss Caroline Foord
Tel: (0131 6)51 3009
Email: caroline.foord@ed.ac.uk |
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