Postgraduate Course: Multiculturalism in Southern Italy and Sicily ca. 900 -1200 (HIST11008)
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 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | History |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The reading on this supervised reading course explores the relations between the various ethnic groups inhabiting Southern Italy and Sicily in the period ca. 900-1200, including Lombards, Arabs, Byzantines and Normans. It will consider political conflicts and tensions, the practice and patronage of divergent religions, economic relations and weaknesses, urban expansion and decline, and cultural and artistic interaction.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| The principal objective of the course is to provide students with specialist knowledge and understanding of a complex but culturally dynamic medieval society at the period of its greatest internal diversity and external influence. Students will emerge from the course having developed a sufficient degree of expertise in the subject to undertake a Master?s dissertation. |
Assessment Information
An essay of 2000-3000 words on an approved topic, counting as 100% of the final course mark.
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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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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