? Credit Points : 40  ? SCQF Level : 10  ? Acronym : HCL-4-VEN

An exercise in 'total history' examining the environmental, economic, social, religious, political and cultural life of the Venetian Republic in the early modern period.

? This course is not available to visting students.

? Pre-requisites : A pass in a third level historical course or equivalent.

Home subject area

History, (School of History and Classics, Schedule E)

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Full Year (Blocks 1-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 22 weeks

First Class Information

Date Start End Room Area Additional Information 19/09/2006 14:00 15:00 Room 143 William Robertson Building

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area Lecture Tuesday 14:00 15:50 Central

On completion of the course, students will be able to discuss the significance of Venice; its singularity - or
otherwise; the applicability of concepts such as 'decline'; the strengths and weaknesses of the methodology of 'total history'.

Two essays of about 3000 words each (one third of overall assessment); two two-hour examination papers (two-thirds of overall assessment).

Exam times

Diet Diet Month Paper Code Paper Name Length 1ST May 1 Paper 1 2 hour(s) 1ST May 2 Paper 2 2 hour(s)

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Mrs Janet Ewan
Tel : (0131 6)50 3783
Email : Janet.Ewan@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Dr Stephen Bowd
Tel : (0131 6)50 3758
Email : Stephen.Bowd@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.shc.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/