Undergraduate Course: The Making of African Urban Spaces in the 19th and 20th Centuries: Order, Disorder and Urban Identities (HIST10172)
Course Outline
| School | School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The course aims to provide an understanding of the main themes within the 19th and 20th centuries' urban history of Africa. Moving between pre-colonial, colonial and contemporary times, it examines the making of different forms of urban spaces in the context of the variety of socio-economic, cultural and political systems in which African towns and cities developed. The course explores the human agents and variety of forces which not only defined spatial forms, but also contributed to the identities of towns themselves. Topics include urbanisation, migration, race relations, the making of urban working classes, prostitution, crime, leisure and politics. The course integrates the second year general course on Asia and Africa and complements both other history courses on similar themes and more specialist courses on African Studies. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | 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, Personal Tutors are asked to contact the History Honours Admission Secretary to ensure that a place is available (Tel: 503783). |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should have at least 3 History courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses. Applicants should note that, as with other popular courses, meeting the minimum does NOT guarantee admission.
** as numbers are limited, visiting students should contact the Visiting Student Office directly for admission to this course ** |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
| At the end of this course, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge of the relevant literature on African urban history, to show analytical and critical skills and to handle basic theory, both written an orally.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | African Urban Spaces |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Lawrence Dritsas
Tel: (0131 6)50 4011
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Course secretary | Ms Marie-Therese Rafferty
Tel: (0131 6)50 3160
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