Postgraduate Course: Supervised Reading Course (E&SH) (PGHC11092)
Course Outline
| School | School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The course is organized on the basis of five 1.5 hour lecture/seminar sessions. The course provides a structured programme of in-depth reading designed to prepare for and contextualize the student's dissertation work. It focuses on historiographical and archival issues specific to the student's research topic. In addition, especial attention will be paid to linking the reading programme to the theory and practice of other social sciences, such as economics, sociology, or social anthropology, in order to ensure an inter-disciplinary approach to the design and implementation of the the dissertation. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 8,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
188 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Check with RD |
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Learning Outcomes
The course seeks to develop:
- Additional knowledge of a specific topic in economic and social history.
- An awareness of historiographical and archival issues surrounding the chosen dissertation topic.
- An understanding of, and ability to deploy, appropriate theories and concepts from other disciplines.
- An ability to identify from a programme of structured reading some preliminary hypotheses around which a research thesis might be designed.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Supervised Reading E&SH |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Richard Rodger
Tel:
Email: |
Course secretary | Mrs Lindsay Scott
Tel: (0131 6)50 9948
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