Undergraduate Course: Human Origins (ARCA10003)
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 | Archaeology |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
http://www.arcl.ed.ac.uk/arch/degreecourse.html |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The course provides an overview of human biological and cultural evolution from the first hominids to the emergence of our own genus Homo, using evidence provided by archaeology, molecular biology, and biological and social anthropology. The overall aim of the course is to provide students with a greater awareness of where we came from and how we have developed physically and culturally over the past six million years. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should have at least 3 Archaeology courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses. |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
|
| Delivery period: 2012/13 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
|
Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | 09:00 - 10:50 | | | | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
|
|
| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | Hons | 2:00 | | |
|
| Delivery period: 2012/13 Semester 1, Part-year visiting students only (VV1)
|
Learn enabled: No |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | 09:00 - 10:50 | | | | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| A knowledge and understanding of the principal sources of evidence that can be used to reconstruct the early human past; the difficulties involved in interpreting that evidence, and the major areas of controversy; by the end of the course, they should also have acquired the ability to critically assess current hypotheses of the origins of bipedalism, toolmaking etc; and developed a critical awareness of how archaeological perceptions and approaches to research have historically influcenced interpretations of the evidence. |
Assessment Information
Coursework (essay) 40%, Examination (2 hour paper) 60%.
Visiting Student Variant Assessment
Coursework (essay) 40%, Take home examination 60%. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Clive Bonsall
Tel: (0131 6)50 2375
Email: Clive.Bonsall@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Alana Nesbitt
Tel: (0131 6)50 2501
Email: Alana.Nesbitt@ed.ac.uk |
|
© Copyright 2012 The University of Edinburgh - 31 August 2012 3:27 am
|
University Homepage