Undergraduate Course: Venice c. 1400 - c. 1700 (HIST10283)
Course Outline
| School | School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 40 |
| Home subject area | History |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | An exercise in 'total history' examining the environmental, economic, social, religious, political and cultural life of the Venetian Republic in the early modern period. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | A pass in 40 credits of third level historical courses or equivalent.
Before enrolling students on this course, Directors are asked to contact the History Honours Admission Secretary to ensure that a place is available (Tel: 503783). |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
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'.
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Assessment Information
| Two essays of about 3000 words each (one third of overall assessment); two two-hour examination papers (two-thirds of overall assessment). |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Stephen Bowd
Tel: (0131 6)50 3758
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Course secretary | Ms Tamsin Welch
Tel: (0131 6)50 2306
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