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Undergraduate Course: South Asian Studies 2A (SAST08001)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Social and Political Science CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryCOLONIAL AND POSTCOLONIAL SOUTH ASIA: HISTORY, POLITICS AND PEOPLE
The first of two complementary half-courses designed to provide an introduction to South Asia, this course explores the history and politics of India and Pakistan. It will cover issues such as colonialism, nationalism, communalism, caste, gender and class, in order to give an overview of the development of social and political institutions in the region, the course will draw on historical, political, sociological and anthropological research by South Asian and foreign scholars as well as on literature and film.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  60
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 20, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 11, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 163 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 60 %, Coursework 40 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Each half-course will require students to complete one assessed essay of around 2500 words. At the end of the semester, students will take a degree examination consisting of one 2-hour paper. In assessing their overall mark the essay will carry a 40% weighting and the examination will be weighted 60%.
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Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)South Asian Studies 2A2:00
Resit Exam Diet (August)2:00
Learning Outcomes
Students will gain a broad appreciation of the rich traditions and cultural diversity of South Asia, as well as the social, political, religious and economic problems facing its inhabitants and nation-states. They will be in a position to assess media coverage and political debates on South Asian issues on a sound factual basis, and from the particular standpoints of a wide range of specialist disciplines. They will be aware of the contributions those disciplines have made to the understanding of South Asia, and the contributions they have the potential to make in future. Completion of the course will thus add further dimensions to their perspective on their own particular discipline, and thereby feed back into their curriculum as a whole.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Additional Class Delivery Information Two lectures plus one lecture/video plus one tutorial weekly.
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserProf Crispin Bates
Tel: (0131 6)50 3765
Email: Crispin.Bates@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMr Ewen Miller
Tel: (0131 6)50 3925
Email: Ewen.Miller@ed.ac.uk
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