Undergraduate Course: British Society, 1650-2000 (Social History 1) (ECSH08026)
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 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) | 
Credits | 40 | 
 
| Home subject area | Economic and Social History | 
Other subject area | None | 
   
| Course website | 
None | 
Taught in Gaelic? | No | 
 
| Course description | The social history of Britain from 1650 to the present day with a focus on developments in work, family, leisure, gender and other areas of social experience. | 
 
 
Information for Visiting Students 
| Pre-requisites | None | 
 
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14  Full Year, Available to all students (SV1) 
  
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Learn enabled:  No | 
Quota:  None | 
 
Web Timetable  | 
	
Web Timetable | 
	| Class Delivery Information | 
	Plus one tutorial per week. 
Venue for Lectures: 
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| Course Start Date | 
16/09/2013 | 
 
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) | 
 
 Total Hours:
400
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 Lecture Hours 66,
 Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22,
 Summative Assessment Hours 3,
 Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
301 )
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| Additional Notes | 
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) | 
 
  Written Exam
60 %,
Coursework
40 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Exam Information | 
 
    | Exam Diet | 
    Paper Name | 
    Hours:Minutes | 
    
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) |  | 3:00 |  |  |  | Resit Exam Diet (August) | Resit Paper | 3:00 |  |  |  
 
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes 
- Student-led seminars are intended to develop the presentation and verbal skills of participating students. 
- Written assignments are intended to develop the literary skills of students and their ability to construct coherent argument and analysis. | 
 
 
Assessment Information 
| Two essays worth 26% of final assessment and two short assignments worth 14% of final assessment.  One 3-hour examination in Semester 2 worth 60% of final assessment. |  
 
Special Arrangements 
| None |   
 
Additional Information 
| Academic description | 
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| Syllabus | 
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| Transferable skills | 
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| Reading list | 
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| Study Abroad | 
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| Study Pattern | 
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| Keywords | SH1 | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr Trevor Griffiths 
Tel: (0131 6)50 6897 
Email: Trevor.Griffiths@ed.ac.uk | 
Course secretary | Ms Rozanne Luty 
Tel: (0131 6)51 1783 
Email: Rozanne.Luty@ed.ac.uk | 
   
 
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