Undergraduate Course: Archaeology 1B (ARCA08005)
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 | Archaeology |
Other subject area | Environmental Courses |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The course consists of two modules: (a) The Growth of Complexity - technological and economic complexity, especially metal-working, social complexity and hierarchies, and cultural complexity, ritual and monument-building; (b) The Archaeology of Early Civilizations - the emergence of urbanism and early states in the Middle East and east Mediterranean, early Mediterranean civilizations and the Iron Age societies of temperate Europe. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | Students MUST NOT also be taking
Archaeology 1 (ARCA08007)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | 15:00 - 15:50 | | | | | | Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | 15:00 - 15:50 | | | |
| First Class |
Week 18, Monday, 15:00 - 15:50, Zone: Central. Meadows Lecture Theatre, School of HC&A, Doorway 4, Teviot Pl. |
| Additional information |
Also tutorials |
| Exam Information |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 2:00 | | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| A general knowledge and understanding of Old World archaeology, including the first civilizations, as well as later prehistoric societies of Europe. |
Assessment Information
| Essay (40%), degree exam (May) (60%); min grade D in degree exam. |
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 |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Robert Leighton
Tel: (0131 6)50 8197
Email: Robert.Leighton@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Sarah Larios
Tel: (0131 6)50 2501
Email: sarah.larios@ed.ac.uk |
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