Postgraduate Course: Cultures of the Book (ENLI11094)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | English Literature |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The aim of this course is to introduce students to Book History as a concept and to provide a general overview of the key developments in the field, tracing the movement from scribal culture to hand printing, from industrialisation to new technologies. Seminars (which will run for 2 hours a week) will be taught by experts from the University and beyond, and will draw on a wide range of material from the University?s Special Collections. Assessment will be based on a course essay of 4000 words, selected from a range of prescribed topics, to be submitted by the end of Semester 1. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
15/09/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
176 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
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Assessment Information
| Assessment will be an essay of 4000 words, selected from a range of prescribed topics, to be submitted by the end of Semester 1, as sepecified in the programme handbook |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | CotB |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Thomas Mole
Tel: (0131 6)50 4283
Email: Tom.Mole@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Gordon Littlejohn
Tel: (0131 6)51 3988
Email: Gordon.Littlejohn@ed.ac.uk |
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