Undergraduate Course: British Society, 1650 - c.1880 (Social History 1.1) (ECSH08029)
Course Outline
| School | School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | British Society, 1650-c.1880 will cover the following main themes. Population and family; rural society; urban society; work; religion and belief; housing and living conditions; consumer behaviour; health and welfare; social relations and hierarchy; gender; childhood and old age. |
| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 176 |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 33,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
151 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
60 %,
Coursework
40 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
1 essay contributing 26% of the final mark; 1 short assignment contributing 14% of the final mark; 1 examination contributing 60% of the final mark.
Visiting Student Variant Assessment
One essay contributing 26% of the final mark, one assignment contributing 14% of the final mark, plus a takehome examination contibuting 60% of the final mark. |
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 1:30 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | Resit paper | 1:30 | |
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| Academic year 2014/15, Part-year visiting students only (VV1)
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Quota: 4 |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
(
Lecture Hours 33,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
Summative Assessment Hours 1.5,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
151 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
60 %,
Coursework
40 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
1 essay contributing 26% of the final mark; 1 short assignment contributing 14% of the final mark; 1 examination contributing 60% of the final mark.
Visiting Student Variant Assessment
One essay contributing 26% of the final mark, one assignment contributing 14% of the final mark, plus a takehome examination contibuting 60% of the final mark. |
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
The major aims of the course, besides investigating the nature of social change, are to put in an historical context aspects of society which are also studied in subjects like Social Policy, Sociology and Social Anthropology, and to provide a historical context for students interested in subjects like English and Scottish Literature, Art and Architecture. The popular representation of history through the media and museums is a topic of interest in many disciplines, and this will be examined in various ways.
At the end of the course, we hope you will have, in addition to a strong understanding of change in British society between 1650 and 1900:
a) an ability to employ evidence to answer questions in written formats and also verbally.
b) skills in the use of the library, library catalogues, and in the reading and interpretation of sometimes difficult texts.
c) an ability to organise your own work-load and meet deadlines.
d) an understanding of a range of alternative approaches to the past, text and quantitatively based, visual, architectural and object based.
Perhaps the most important aspect of the course is that we are constantly asking questions and challenging pre-conceived notions about the past. Historical facts are important not for their own sake, but in leading towards an understanding of social processes.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Additional Class Delivery Information |
Additional attendance of a weekly tutorial is required.
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| Keywords | SH1-1 |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Stana Nenadic
Tel: (0131 6)50 3839
Email: Stana.Nenadic@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Caroline Grevers
Tel: (0131 6 )51 1783
Email: Caroline.Grevers@ed.ac.uk |
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