Undergraduate Course: The French Revolution (HIST10338)
Course Outline
| School | School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | History |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The French Revolution (1789-1799) remains one of the most hotly contested and intellectually dynamic areas of historical inquiry. Insights derived from the study of the political, cultural and social history of France's revolutionary decade continue to drive historical research into other periods and places. This course offers students an opportunity to study some of the main features of one of the most significant events in world history. While its principal aim is to explore the nature and the political significance of the Revolution the course also provides opportunities to examine the social, cultural and intellectual causes and consequences of the revolutionary decade. Students will be encouraged to engage with the principal interpretative trends and theoretical debates within the substantial historiography of the French Revolution and will analyse primary sources in English translation. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | A pass or passes in 40 credits of first level historical courses or equivalent and a pass or passes in 40 credits of second 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).
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| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: 26 |
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Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Seminar | | 1-11 | | 14:00 - 15:50 | | | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| No Exam Information |
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| Delivery period: 2012/13 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: 26 |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Seminar | | 1-11 | | 11:10 - 13:00or 14:00 - 15:50 | | | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
After successful completion of this course students will:
&ˇ Be able, through seminar contributions and presentations, essays and exams, to demonstrate the ability to engage critically with a wide variety of primary and secondary source material and use this to develop and articulate a nuanced understanding of society, politics and culture during the French Revolution.
&ˇ Be able to navigate the vast and complex historiography of the Revolution to make cogent arguments in essays, exams and presentations and to evaluate different approaches to the study of the past.
&ˇ Be able to demonstrate the following transferable skills: independent gathering of relevant evidence and engagement with both primary and secondary sources; critical consideration of evidence in order to arrive at sound conclusions; evaluating the work of others, including peers; presenting evaluations and conclusions clearly in both written and oral form; independent management of personal timetable, workload and other priorities in order to meet established deadlines.
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Assessment Information
| Students will complete one essay of three thousand words and sit one two-hour Degree Examination. The final mark will be composed of the essay mark, weighted at one third of the final mark, and the exam mark, weighted at two thirds of the final mark. |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
1. Introduction: Ancien Régime France
2. The Big Picture: Class War or Culture Clash?
3. France Remade, 1789-1792
4. Clubs, Festivals and the Press: Making a New Political Culture
5. Religion and Revolution
6. The Failure of Monarchy
7. Civil War and Counter-Revolution
8. The Men, Machinery and Politics of Terror
9. The Terror as a Social and Cultural Programme
10. Thermidor and the Directory, 1794-1799
11. The Revolution and the World
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Gordon Pentland
Tel: (0131 6)50 8354
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Course secretary | Mrs Caroline Cullen
Tel: (0131 6)50 3781
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