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ANCH325 New Kingdom Egypt

Updated: 21 March 2013
Credit Points 6
Offering Not offered in 2013
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites 12cp in ANCH or ARPA or ASST or ECON (units with a 4 or 5 as second digit [denoting ECON HIST] only) or HIST or RELS or candidature in a postgraduate award
Co-requisites None
Restrictions ANCH223 or ANCH225 or ANCH323 or ANCH425 or ANCH525
Notes None
Combined Units ANCH525 - New Kingdom Egypt
Coordinator(s) Lynda Garland (lgarland@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

A study of the history and civilisation of New Kingdom Egypt (1600-1000 BC). Emphasis will be placed on both documentary sources of information and material evidence in order to understand the political, social and cultural life of the New Kingdom. The expulsion of the invading Hyksos, the religious heresy of Akhenaten, the growth of an Egyptian empire, its conflicts and relationships with the Hittites, the society of New Kingdom Egypt, and Egypt of the Old Testament in this period, will be examined.
Materials Textbook information will be displayed approximately 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the teaching period. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment Assessment information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. undertake reading, analysis and understanding of the key ancient sources for this period, both written and archaeological, with an emphasis on the inscriptional evidence for Egyptian imperialism in the New Kingdom;
  2. understand the various factors which enabled the re-emergence of a single state in ancient Egypt after the foreign conquest by the Hyksos at the end of the Middle Kingdom, and of the processes by which the New Kingdom developed an empire, and the exact nature of that empire, in Syria-Palestine;
  3. demonstrate the ability to articulate in written form the main themes and intellectual problems involved in understanding the New Kingdom, and how its character differed from that of the Old and Middle Kingdom, and the historical forces and phenomena which caused the New Kingdom to be markedly different in its political outlook from previous periods of Egyptian history;
  4. demonstrate the ability to discuss the issues involved in this unit with other students on the bulletin board. This will largely be possible through the research conducted for the two (2) essays; and
  5. apply their skills to write in a clear and informed way at an undergraduate level about the key themes of the unit.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Knowledge of the ancient history discipline will be taught through lectures and tutorials. It will be assessed through online and written assessments. 		True True
2 Communication Skills
In this unit students learn to communicate their ideas through their assignment work. In their two (2) essays, students will communicate in well-organised and logical arguments the ideas they have developed in studying particular topics and historical problems. The assessment process will focus on the communication skills of the student and how well they articulate knowledge of the period and its particular historical problems. Students will also participate in the online Discussion board and so practise communicating their ideas with other students. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
A study of the ancient Egyptian world will broaden the world perspective of a student. The civilisation of ancient Egypt is arguably the most important historical legacy bequeathed to the modern world. The study of ancient Egypt leads to a critical appreciation of the cultural legacy of this ancient civilisation and enables students to empathise with and understand other cultures. 		True True True
4 Information Literacy
Students in this unit read a variety of literary material - both ancient and modern - as well as deal with the evidence of art and architecture, and learn how to 'process' this information. Students in their essays learn how to recognise relevant material and how to apply it to a particular problem as required in their essays. 		True True True
5 Life-Long Learning
The skills which students practise in this unit are ones which can be applied in a variety of contexts. The academic skills of research and learning which are taught and practised in the unit will be relevant in many situations. Students will study and learn independently. 		True True
6 Problem Solving
Every essay will centre around a particular historical problem. Students apply their skills of information literacy to develop a written argument about a particular issue. As individual essays elicit the student's own responses to a particular problem, students develop critical and creative thinking. Students seek to solve historical problems. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
The study of history should lead to a reflection on the past and (hopefully) the lessons history has for the present - and the future. 		True True True
8 Team Work
Team work is practised via the online Discussion board in which students communicate under designated headings concerning the topics taught in the unit. Students are taught this through the posing of questions on the online Discussion board by staff and encouragement of group activity in considering these questions. 		True True
   

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