Postgraduate Course: Contemporary South Asian Issues and Debates (PGSP11118)
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 |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | An interdisciplinary introduction to current ideas and theoretical issues concerning politics, religion, culture, history, economy, and community that are relevant to students studying all aspects of modern South Asia. Relevant practical research methodology questions will also be addressed.
The course is aimed at M.Res students working on South Asia. It involves weekly attendance (and participation) throughout the year at the interdisciplinary South Asian Studies Research Seminar, held on Thursdays at 4-5.30pm. This is then accompanied by one-to-one supervision and guided reading that relates methodological issues and debates arising within the research seminar to the particular interests of students. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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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 Full Year, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
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Description |
Weeks |
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Thursday |
Friday |
| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
Week 4, Thursday, 16:10 - 18:00, Zone: Central. Seminar Room 2, Chrystal Macmillan Building |
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
- Techniques of close reading and textual analysis
- Presentational abilities
- Acquisition of collaborative skills in the group discussion of technical issues in social, cultural and historical theory.
- A familiarity with contemporary theoretical and methods employed in the interdisciplinary study of South Asia.
- A capacity to compare and assess the knowledge-claims and methods of competing disciplinary perspectives on South Asia.
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Assessment Information
| Attendance & essay in region of 3500 words |
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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| Keywords | South Asia, Interdisciplinary, Theory and Concepts. |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Crispin Bates
Tel: (0131 6)50 3765
Email: Crispin.Bates@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Clare Nisbet
Tel:
Email: Clare.Nisbet@ed.ac.uk |
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