Undergraduate Course: Gallia from the 3rd Century BC to Augustus (ARCA10027)
Course Outline
School | School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
Home subject area | Archaeology |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
Course description | This course enables students to study the archaeological evidence of a selected portion of the Iron Age record of the nearer continent and to consider it in relation to historical sources (dominantly Julius Caesar's de Bello Gallico in translation) and numismatic evidence. The period concerned is substantially protohistoric (ie the archaeology is 'text-aided') and is apparently one of relatively rapid change, and of increasing social, political, economic and cultural complexity. There are opportuinities to assess the physical evidence furnished by archaelological approaches in relation to current theoretical perspectives. The course also provides a relatively close-focus view on the diferent archaeological perpsectives prevalent in another European - primarly Francophone - culture (paraphrased as French, but including the southern Low Countries and Switzerland). |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | Pre-requisites: Archaeology 2A and 2B, or Honours entry to degrees in Classics, or equivalent. |
Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites | Visiting students should have at least 3 Archaeology courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses. |
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
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Course Start Date |
15/09/2014 |
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 22,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
174 )
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Additional Notes |
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Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
60 %,
Coursework
40 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
A sound knowledge and understanding of the principal sources of evidence and theoretical and methodological approaches relevent to the study of the developed Iron Age of Gallia. |
Assessment Information
Coursework (1 essay 30% and one minor collaborative piece of work 10%): 40%, Examination (2 hour paper): 60%. |
Special Arrangements
None |
Additional Information
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Syllabus |
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Reading list |
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Study Abroad |
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Keywords | Gallia |
Contacts
Course organiser | Prof Ian Ralston
Tel: (0131 6)50 2370
Email: Ian.Ralston@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Summer Wight
Tel:
Email: Summer.Wight@ed.ac.uk |
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