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Undergraduate Course: Minorities in Multicultural Society (GEGR10035)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Geosciences CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaGeography Other subject areaNone
Course website http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/geography/Honours/ Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThe course introduces Canada as a young and territorially enormous country, with a small and highly diversified population. The emergence of dominant groups is outlined, and their attempts to achieve national growth and stability while maintaining power is explored. In particular, this involves the discussion of immigration and settlement policies, the creation of an officially bilingual state, and the promotion of multiculturalism. The course then focuses on the way in which minorities defined by gender, 'race' and culture have been treated within Canadian society, and on their attempts to redefine positions of marginality.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed Economic and Political Geography (GEGR08003) AND Social and Cultural Geography (GEGR08004)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations 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 2, Available to all students (SV1) Learn enabled:  Yes Quota:  35
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Class Delivery Information Weekly Video Session Thursdays 3pm-5pm, Seminar Room 5, Chrystal Macmillan Building
Course Start Date 13/01/2014
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 22, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 22, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 148 )
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)2:00
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
To explore the diverse ways in which hegemony and resistance operate over time in the context of a single state.

To explore processes associated with the social construction of categories of "nation", "race", "gender" and "culture".

To explore intersections of socially constructed categories as they enhance hegemonic power and as they are deployed in challenges to it.

To explore multiculturalism in theory and practice.
Assessment Information
Class assessment: As specified in course handbook

Degree assessment: One two-hour examination (2 questions) (60%) AND One 2,000 word essay (40%)

Overall mark for the course (ie degree coursework and examinations) of at least 40
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
KeywordsGEGR10035
Contacts
Course organiserDr Jan Penrose
Tel: (0131 6)50 8161
Email: dr.j.penrose@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Beth Muir
Tel: (0131 6)50 9847
Email: beth.muir@ed.ac.uk
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