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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of History, Classics and Archaeology : Archaeology

Undergraduate Course: Etruscan Italy 1000-300 BC (ARCA10023)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of History, Classics and Archaeology CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThe course examines the development of Etruscan society, one of the first urban civilisations in western Europe, from a formative stage in the Early Iron Age through the growth of the city state (7th-5th centuries BC), and the subsequent transformation associated with the expansion of Rome in the 4th century BC. A range of evidence is considered, primarily from archaeological sites, with an emphasis on funerary as well as residential contexts, inscriptions and 'art' (notably tomb paintings). Themes of particular interest include social organisation (using funerary data), state formation, trade and interaction (both within the Mediterranean and with central Europe).
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements Pre-requisites: Archaeology 2A and 2B or Honours entry to degrees in Classics, or equivalent.
Additional Costs None.
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesVisiting students should have at least 3 Archaeology courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses.
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 22, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 172 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 50 %, Coursework 50 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Feedback Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)2:00
Academic year 2014/15, Part-year visiting students only (VV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 22, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 172 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 50 %, Coursework 50 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
A knowledge and understanding of the nature of the evidence; different types of evidence (archaeolical, textual, numismatic, etc) and how they can be used to illuminate aspects of the period; controversies and hypothesis surrounding the processes of change during this period, with specific reference to the increasing complexity of funerary evidence, changes in settlement pattens and in the character of residential sites; the applicability of general theoretical models and methodologies in elucidating such questions as the formation of a state; the way in which different research traditions and approaches, past and preent, may impact on reconstruction; the place and significance of Etruscan civilisation within the broader setting of the western European Iron Age and the transition from 'prehistory' to 'history'.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Course URL http://www.arcl.ed.ac.uk/arch/degreecourse.html
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsEtruscan
Contacts
Course organiserDr Robert Leighton
Tel: (0131 6)50 8197
Email: Robert.Leighton@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Summer Wight
Tel:
Email: Summer.Wight@ed.ac.uk
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