Postgraduate Course: Viking Studies (Level 11) (ELCS11007)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | European Languages & Cultures - Scandinavian Stud |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The aim of this course is to better understand the historical developments referred to collectively as the Viking Age, c 800-1066 AD. The intention is to investigate Scandinavian Iron Age society in an attempt to identify possible reasons for the Viking expansion, to survey the various forms expansion taken by it, and to explore the legacy it left behind. There will be a special focus on raids and settlement in Scotland and the North Atlantic. Emphasis throughout will be on the critical interpretation of the various sources available ¿ historical, archaeological, genetic, onomastic, literary ¿ as well as the ways in which different kinds of sources can be used to supplement one another. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
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Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | Seminar Room 2.11, Appleton Tower | 1-11 | 11:10 - 12:00 | | | | | | Central | Lecture | Seminar Room 2.11, Appleton Tower | 1-11 | | | 11:10 - 12:00 | | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Monday, 11:10 - 12:00, Zone: Central. Seminar Room 2.11, Appleton Tower, Monday 17th September 2012 |
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
¿ Develop an awareness of the nature and limits of the evidence for this field of study.
¿ Develop the ability to engage critically with received assumptions and scholarly models.
¿ Develop an advanced understanding of the Scandinavian impact on the North Atlantic.
¿ Demonstrate by way of essay and participation in class specialist knowledge and understanding of the political, social and economic behaviour of Viking Age Scandinavians abroad.
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Assessment Information
| 4000 Word Essay (100%) |
Special Arrangements
| PG Version |
Additional Information
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| Keywords | VS |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Alan Macniven
Tel: (0131 6)50 3279
Email: alan.macniven@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Sarah Harvey
Tel: (0131 6)51 1822
Email: Sarah.Harvey@ed.ac.uk |
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