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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of History, Classics and Archaeology : Postgraduate (History, Classics and Archaeology)

Postgraduate Course: Economic and Social Theory for Historical Analysis (PGHC11041)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of History, Classics and Archaeology CollegeCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis aim of this core course is to introduce students to a range of important theoretical perspectives and issues from within both economic and social theory and heighten awareness of the diversity of approaches to the study of human behaviour within the social sciences.
Course description Awareness of the diversity of methods within the social sciences is promoted to encourage an open and interdisciplinary approach to historical research and to stimulate an interest in exploring different theories and traditions within students' own research themes. The theoretical areas for detailed examination are chosen because they highlight this diversity of approach and because some understanding is likely to be of relevance to a wide range of research themes. Topics vary from year to year but are likely to include approaches to economic growth and technological change; social class and social identity; anthropological approaches to material culture; the application of Malthusian ideas to historical demography; the new institutional economics; social capital.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Demonstrate an appreciation of the intellectual traditions which inform the discipline of economic and social history
  2. Demonstrate an understanding of some of the wide range of theoretic approaches currently employed within economic and social history
  3. Demonstrate an ability to apply these theoretical approaches to specific historical contexts
  4. Demonstrate the ability to write a sustained piece of analysis which demonstrates the application of theory to practice
  5. Demonstrate independence of mind and initiative; intellectual integrity and maturity; an ability to evaluate the work of others, including peers; and a considerable degree of autonomy
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsE&STHistAnalysis Economic Social Theory Historical Analysis
Contacts
Course organiserDr Felix Boecking
Tel:
Email: felix.boecking@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Cristina Roman
Tel: (0131 6)50 4577
Email: Cristina.Roman@ed.ac.uk
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