Undergraduate Course: Bronze Age Civilisations of the Near East and Greece (ARCA10047)
Course Outline
| School | School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course deals with cross-cultural studies between the Middle East and Europe in the 2nd millennium BC. It builds on first and second year studies to consider the age of palace-based cosmopolitanism in the Egyptian, Canaanite, Hittite, Mycenaean and Minoan civilisations. It ensures students gain an understanding of different theoretical perspectives (eg world systems theory). It provides an insight into what archaeologists can say about the effects on society of such processes as: intensification of different forms of trade; social acceptance of technological innovation; the integration of one disparate economies; hyper-centralisation; culture contact; and environmental change. |
| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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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-requisites | Visiting 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
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| Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 22,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
172 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
60 %,
Coursework
40 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Coursework (essay): 40%, Examination (2 hour paper): 60%.
Visiting Student Variant Assessment (students in Edinburgh for Semester 1 only): Coursework essay 40%, In-house Examination 60% |
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| Exam Information |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
| A knowledge and understanding of the development of western attitudes to other cultures; the manner in which interdisciplinary studies can lead to much richer reconstructions; and early human developments in the Near East and Mediterranean regions.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Bronze Age |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Ulf-Dietrich Schoop
Tel: (0131 6)50 2503
Email: ulf.schoop@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Amanda Campbell
Tel: (0131 6)50 3782
Email: amanda.campbell@ed.ac.uk |
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