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

Undergraduate Course: Trade, Plunder and Planters in Jamaica, 1655-1713 (ECSH10008)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of History, Classics and Archaeology CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaEconomic and Social History Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThe course makes a detailed examination of the settlement and development of what was to become England's most valuable colonial possession. Themes include the Western Design, economics of piracy, contraband trade, slavery and the development of plantation society. The course depends heavily on primary sources (including government records, private correspondence, diaries, and statistical data). It challenges students to engage more directly with the past than is possible in a survey course and provides an insight into the nature, uses, and pitfalls of the various types of material used by historians.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements A pass or passes in 40 credits of first level historical courses or equivalent and a pass or passes in 40 credits of second level historical courses or equivalent.
Before enrolling students on this course, Directors are asked to contact the History Honours Admission Secretary to ensure that a place is available (Tel: 503783).
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesVisiting students should usually have at least 3 History courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this) for entry to this course. We will only consider University/College level courses.
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1) WebCT enabled:  Yes Quota:  26
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
No Classes have been defined for this Course
First Class Week 18, Monday, 09:00 - 10:50, Zone: Central. Room G.15, Medical School, Doorway 4, Teviot Place
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours:Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)2:00
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
The course seeks to develop:
- A detailed knowledge and understanding of a specialist field in economic and social history.
- Oral presentation and essay writing skills to demonstrate the capacity to summarize a wide literature, extract the most relevant material, and present a coherent argument with appropriate use of evidence.
- The ability to evaluate primary source materials and recognise the problems and pitfalls of their use.
- An understanding of the way in which historians have constructed the main historiographical debates in the field.
- Student-led seminars are intended to develop the presentation and verbal skills of participating students.
- Written assignments are intended to develop the literary skills of students and their ability to construct coherent argument and analysis.
Assessment Information
One essay of 3000 words which will count as 25% of the final assessment.

One two-hour degree exam which will count as 75% of the final assessment.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Contacts
Course organiserDr Nuala Zahedieh
Tel: (0131 6)50 3836
Email: N.Zahedieh@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Caroline Cullen
Tel: (0131 6)50 3781
Email: caroline.cullen@ed.ac.uk
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