Postgraduate Course: The Fall of Rome (PGHC11055)
Course Outline
| School | School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The reading explores the causes and consequences of the fall of the Roman Empire in the West, and historiographical interpretations of the event. It may consider Late Roman society and government, the impact of Christianity, the causes and nature of Germanic and nomadic migrations, barbarian settlement, and the survival of Roman culture, law and traditions in successor kingdoms. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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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: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
174 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Students will be required to submit one individual essay of no less than 2500 words, and no more than 3500 words. The essay mark will count as 100% of the final grade. |
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Learning Outcomes
The principal objective of the course is to provide students with specialist knowledge and understanding of the causes and consequences of the fall of the Roman Empire in the West. Particular aims are to subject received assumptions and scholarly models to critical scrutiny, and to maximise student handling of primary evidence.
Students will emerge from the course having developed a sufficient degree of expertise in the subject to undertake a Masters dissertation.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | FallofRome Fall of Rome |
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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