- Course Code
- KL 3050
- Credit Points
- 15
- Course Coordinator
- Mr D Paterson
Pre-requisites
30 credit points at Level 2 from Archaeology courses in the Scottish Archaeology or Scottish Cultural Studies programmes of courses.
Notes
This course is available in the first half-session of 2011/12 as KL 3050.
Overview
The course will develop an understanding of Scottish Archaeology as a social science. It will treat the impact upon archaeological scholarship of dominant theories within anthropology, history and philosophy and introduce students to the themes of cultural relativism, evolutionism and neo-evolutionism, environmental determinism, functionalism, structuralism and symbolic analysis. A comparative approach, making reference to World archaeological traditions and ethnographic parallels will broaden the students' appreciation of principles of social inter-action and cultural change as reflected in the archaeological record.
Structure
6 fortnightly classes of one-and-a-half-hours – times may vary. Private study with learning support materials.
Assessment
1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (60%) and in-course assessment (40%).
Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (60%) and in-course assessment (40%).