Undergraduate Course: Venice c. 1400 - c. 1700 (HIST10283)
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 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
Summary | An exercise in 'total history' examining the environmental, economic, social, religious, political and cultural life of the Venetian Republic in the early modern period. |
Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | A pass in 40 credits of third level historical courses or equivalent.
Before enrolling students on this course, Personal Tutors are asked to contact the History Honours Admission Secretary to ensure that a place is available (Tel: 503783). |
Course Delivery Information
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Academic year 2014/15, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: 15 |
Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
400
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 44,
Summative Assessment Hours 4,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
344 )
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Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
67 %,
Coursework
33 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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Additional Information (Assessment) |
Two essays of about 3000 words each (one third of overall assessment); two two-hour examination papers (two-thirds of overall assessment). |
Feedback |
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Exam Information |
Exam Diet |
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Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | Paper 1 | 2:00 | | Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | Paper 2 | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course, students will be able to discuss the significance of Venice; its singularity - or
otherwise; the applicability of concepts such as 'decline'; the strengths and weaknesses of the methodology of 'total history'.
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Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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Keywords | Venice |
Contacts
Course organiser | Dr Stephen Bowd
Tel: (0131 6)50 3758
Email: Stephen.Bowd@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Annabel Stobie
Tel: (0131 6)50
Email: Annabel.Stobie@ed.ac.uk |
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