Postgraduate Course: Contacts and Conflicts between East and West 600-900: the Pirenne Thesis Re-examined (PGHC11171)
Course Outline
| School | School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Postgraduate (History, Classics and Archaeology) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This postgraduate supervised reading course will changes which occurred in political, economic and cultural relations between the Eastern and Western areas of the Mediterranean world between the late sixth century and the late Carolingian period. Particular emphasis will be placed on differing scholarly views of the extent of these contacts since the time of Henri Pirenne and the consequences which various changes had for each area.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| The principal objective of this course is to provide students with specialist knowledge and understanding of a key topic in early medieval studies, the changing relations between the Eastern and Western parts of the Mediterranean world. Particular aims are to subject received assumptions and scholarly models to critical scrutiny and to maximize student handling of primary sources (read in translation) and material and archaeological evidence. Students will emerge from the course having developed a sufficient degree of expertise in the field to undertake a Master's dissertation. |
Assessment Information
| To be confirmed. |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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| Keywords | Contacts Conflicts East West Pirenne Thesis |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Tom Brown
Tel: (0131 6)50 3761
Email: T.S.Brown@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Lindsay Scott
Tel: (0131 6)50 9948
Email: Lindsay.Scott@ed.ac.uk |
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