Postgraduate Course: Economic and Social Theory for Historical Analysis (PGHC11041)
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 | This 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.
Content note: The study of History inevitably involves the study of difficult topics that we encourage students to approach in a respectful, scholarly, and sensitive manner. Nevertheless, we remain conscious that some students may wish to prepare themselves for the discussion of difficult topics. In particular, the course organiser has outlined that the following topics may be discussed in this course, whether in class or through required or recommended primary and secondary sources: colonialism, enslaved labour, forced labour, exploitation, and sexual violence. While this list indicates sensitive topics students are likely to encounter, it is not exhaustive because course organisers cannot entirely predict the directions discussions may take in tutorials or seminars, or through the wider reading that students may conduct for the course.
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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
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| Academic year 2024/25, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 15 |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
174 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Coursework:
4000-5000 words essay (100%) |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate an appreciation of the intellectual traditions which inform the discipline of economic and social history
- Demonstrate an understanding of some of the wide range of theoretic approaches currently employed within economic and social history
- Demonstrate an ability to apply these theoretical approaches to specific historical contexts
- Demonstrate the ability to write a sustained piece of analysis which demonstrates the application of theory to practice
- 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
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | E&STHistAnalysis Economic Social Theory Historical Analysis |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Felix Boecking
Tel:
Email: felix.boecking@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Ksenia Gorlatova
Tel: (0131 6)50 8349
Email: Ksenia.Gorlatova@ed.ac.uk |
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