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

Postgraduate Course: Themes in Modern British and Irish Historiography (PGHC11159)

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 aims to heighten student awareness of some of the main debates and issues within modern British and Irish historiography. The course draws upon a range of expertise within the School, including British, Irish and Scots historians, and spans from the seventeenth century through to the twentieth. The course is also thematically diverse, focusing upon social and economic no less than political historiographical material. Inevitably, given the breadth of the subject, only an introduction and a series of case-studies can be provided. But it is expected that students will graduate from the course with an enhanced appreciation of the shape of modern British and Irish historiography. This, in turn, will help students to choose and advance any research topics with greater clarity and accuracy.
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
Through examining the work of key individual scholars, together with wider themes, it is hoped that students will emerge with an enhanced understanding of some of the main debates and directions within modern British and Irish historiography. Through detailed analysis of secondary and printed primary materials, it is expected that students will develop their critical awareness of the influences over, and concerns of, a range of modern British and Irish historians. Students will also be able to develop their skills as discussants, and asked to write a sustained piece of analysis which demonstrates historiographical knowledge and awareness.
Assessment Information
The course is assessed through an extended essay of not more than 3000 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
KeywordsThemesinMB&I Themes Modern British Irish Historiography
Contacts
Course organiserProf Alvin Jackson
Tel: (0131 6)51 3848
Email: alvin.jackson@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Lindsay Scott
Tel: (0131 6)50 9948
Email: Lindsay.Scott@ed.ac.uk
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