History of Dundee course

If you live in Scotland, there's a free to access course on the history of Dundee available from the University of Dundee:

The History of Dundee 1700-2000

Level 1
History - School of Humanities
Coursework 100%

Description

The aim of this module is to offer an introduction to the history of the city of Dundee. It introduces students to the periodisation of the city’s history. It contracts Dundee with other Scottish cities, primarily Edinburgh and Glasgow. It sets the history of Dundee in its global context. The aim is to enable students to understand specific architectural, social and economic features of the city in historical context. The following will be considered in class:

• Dundee as Renaissance City
• Trade and the growth of the city
• The maritime quarter and the rise of whaling
• The Victorian city and class
• Dundee and Modernism
• “City of Women”: The role of gender in civic development
• From Dundee to Tel Aviv and back again: Dundee in the history of urban planning

Convenor
Mr Andrew McDiarmid

Teaching
Structured learning will take place in a workshop format including lectures, seminar discussion, collaborative thinking and reflective learning.

Assessment
Course Journal (70%)
Source Interpretation (30%)

For further details visit https://www.dundee.ac.uk/cpd-upskilling/modulesandcourses/creativity/

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Chris

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