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

Postgraduate Course: Economic and Social Theory for Historical Analysis (PGHC11041)

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 core course is organised on the basis of nine 1.5-hour lecture/seminar sessions. Its primary aim is to introduce students to a range of important theoretical perspectives and issues from within both economic and social theory, and to some of the diversity of approaches employed in analysing economic and social phenomena within the social sciences. Eight seminar classes will review contrasting theoretical approaches to a number of specific topics, such as: demand and supply; consumer behaviour; economic growth and technological change; inflation; social class and social identity; power and political behaviour; anthropological approaches to material culture; the application of Malthusian ideas to historical demography. A final general session will review the various approaches of economic and social theory to the analysis of historical diversity and change.
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
Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1) Learn enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Course Start Date 16/09/2013
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 174 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
The course seeks to develop:
- An appreciation of the intellectual traditions which the inform the discipline of economic and social history
- An understanding of some of the wide range of theoretic approaches currently employed within economic and social history
- An ability to apply these theoretical approaches to specific historical contexts
- An ability to write a sustained piece of analysis which demonstrates this application of theory to context.
Assessment Information
3000 word essay
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
KeywordsE&STHistAnalysis Economic Social Theory Historical Analysis
Contacts
Course organiserDr Adam Fox
Tel: (0131 6)50 3835
Email: Adam.Fox@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Lindsay Scott
Tel: (0131 6)50 9948
Email: Lindsay.Scott@ed.ac.uk
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