Postgraduate Course: Supervised Reading Course (E&SH) (PGHC11092)
Course Outline
School | School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
Summary | The course provides a structured programme of in-depth reading designed to prepare for and contextualize the student's dissertation work. It is organized on the basis of five seminars of 90 minutes. |
Course description |
The course focuses on historiographical and archival issues specific to the student's research topic. In addition, special attention will be paid to linking the reading programme to the theory and practice of other social sciences, such as economics, sociology, or social anthropology.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites | None |
High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate a detailed and critical command of the body of knowledge relevant to the intended dissertation topic
- Demonstrate an ability to analyse and reflect critically upon relevant scholarship concerning the dissertation topic
- Demonstrate an understanding of the theory and practice of social science approaches relevant to the dissertation topic
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Reading List
No core reading. |
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
Keywords | Supervised Reading E&SH |
Contacts
Course organiser | Prof Nuala Zahedieh
Tel: (0131 6)50 3836
Email: N.Zahedieh@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Cristina Roman
Tel: (0131 6)50 4577
Email: Cristina.Roman@ed.ac.uk |
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