Postgraduate Course: Theoretical Archaeology (PGHC11329)
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 | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The course explores, at an advanced level, the diverse and changing nature of archaeology, from its beginnings in the 19th century to the present day. It covers the emergence of archaeology as an independent discipline, the progress of archaeological ideas and the intellectual relationship of archaeology with cognate disciplines in natural and social sciences, and humanities. The course aims to strengthen the engagement with the discipline, to enhance the theoretical sophistication of students, and to facilitate an understanding of theories and methodologies developed since the 19th century. The course also aims to develop further skills of analysis and critical appreciation of archaeological problems. To that end it presents archaeological ideas against the background of cognate disciplines,
covering broad definitions as well as ¿important¿ and ¿influential¿ archaeological theories and their exponents. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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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 33,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
163 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Coursework equivalent to a 4000 word essay |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
- an understanding of the philosophical and theoretical viewpoints that underpin interpretative practices in contemporary archaeology; and of the relationship between the development of archaelogy and other disciplines within the social and historical sciences.
- an ability to develop arguments and coherent lines of reasoning on theoretical and philosophical issues within the discipline.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Special Arrangements |
Jointly taught with Theoretical Archaeology (ARCA10064) |
| Keywords | TheoArch |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Manuel Fernandez-Gotz
Tel: (0131 6)51 5223
Email: M.Fernandez-Gotz@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Gordon Littlejohn
Tel: (0131 6)50 3782
Email: Gordon.Littlejohn@ed.ac.uk |
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