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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of History, Classics and Archaeology : Postgraduate (History, Classics and Archaeology)

Postgraduate Course: Approaches to Diaspora and Migration History (PGHC11303)

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 11 (Postgraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaPostgraduate (History, Classics and Archaeology) Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThis course introduces students to the different methodologies and approaches employed by historians of diasporas and migrations in a variety of contexts and time periods. The emphasis will be on evaluating and assessing innovative methodologies which emphasize comparative and transnational approaches to the movement of people, ideas and cultures in the past. The course will also explore the potential for the interdisciplinary study of migration by critically examining the value and limitations of theoretical perspectives offered by other related disciplines such as anthropology, political science, sociology, cultural studies and literature.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites 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
Not being delivered
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course should be able to demonstrate :

- an advanced knowledge of the principal methodological and theoretical approaches to the historical study of diasporas and migrations;

- a critical understanding of the relative strengths and weaknesses of these approaches and of equal significance the implications for historical writing;

- an ability to engage with the potential offered by interdisciplinary study of the historical movement of people, ideas and cultures.
Assessment Information
One essay of 3,000 words.
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
KeywordsAppsToD&MHist Approaches Diaspora Migration History
Contacts
Course organiserDr Alexander Murdoch
Tel: (0131 6)50 4033
Email: Alex.Murdoch@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Lindsay Scott
Tel: (0131 6)50 9948
Email: Lindsay.Scott@ed.ac.uk
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