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

Undergraduate Course: British Society, 1650 - c.1880 (Social History 1.1) (ECSH08029)

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 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaEconomic and Social History Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionBritish Society, 1650-c.1880 will cover the following main themes. Population and family; rural society; urban society; work; religion and belief; housing and living conditions; consumer behaviour; health and welfare; social relations and hierarchy; gender; childhood and old age.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Students MUST NOT also be taking British Society, 1650-2000 (Social History 1) (ECSH08026) OR British Society, the 20th Century (Social History 1.2) (ECSH08031)
Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1) Learn enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Class Delivery Information Additional attendance of a weekly tutorial is required.
Course Start Date 16/09/2013
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 33, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 151 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 60 %, Coursework 40 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)1:30
Resit Exam Diet (August)Resit paper1:30
Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 1, Part-year visiting students only (VV1) Learn enabled:  No Quota:  None
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Class Delivery Information Additional attendance of a weekly tutorial is required.
Course Start Date 16/09/2013
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 33, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10, Summative Assessment Hours 1.5, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 151 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 60 %, Coursework 40 %, Practical Exam 0 %
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
The major aims of the course, besides investigating the nature of social change, are to put in an historical context aspects of society which are also studied in subjects like Social Policy, Sociology and Social Anthropology, and to provide a historical context for students interested in subjects like English and Scottish Literature, Art and Architecture. The popular representation of history through the media and museums is a topic of interest in many disciplines, and this will be examined in various ways.

At the end of the course, we hope you will have, in addition to a strong understanding of change in British society between 1650 and 1900:

a) an ability to employ evidence to answer questions in written formats and also verbally.

b) skills in the use of the library, library catalogues, and in the reading and interpretation of sometimes difficult texts.

c) an ability to organise your own work-load and meet deadlines.

d) an understanding of a range of alternative approaches to the past, text and quantitatively based, visual, architectural and object based.

Perhaps the most important aspect of the course is that we are constantly asking questions and challenging pre-conceived notions about the past. Historical facts are important not for their own sake, but in leading towards an understanding of social processes.
Assessment Information
1 essay contributing 26% of the final mark; 1 short assignment contributing 14% of the final mark; 1 examination contributing 60% of the final mark.
Visiting Student Variant Assessment
One essay contributing 26% of the final mark, one assignment contributing 14% of the final mark, plus a takehome examination contibuting 60% of the final mark.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsSH1.1
Contacts
Course organiserDr Adam Fox
Tel: (0131 6)50 3835
Email: Adam.Fox@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Rozanne Luty
Tel: (0131 6)51 1783
Email: Rozanne.Luty@ed.ac.uk
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