Scottish Society 1745-1832 (ES0048)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : HCL-3-ScotSoc

This course is taught through 11 one-hour lectures and 9 one-hour student led tutorial sessions. The course is an exploration of the process of change and modernisation in a small, backward and mainly rural society on the periphery of a great commercial nation, from the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745 to the Great Reform Act of 1832. The context is set by the dynamics of planned economic modernisation, the British political background post 1707 Act of Union and the associated popular and intellectual debates associated with the Scottish Enlightenment. The approach is informed by the social sciences and in particular the theories and methods of sociology. Sources of evidence include contemporary commentaries, statistical sources, literary sources and visual materials. Themes include the demographic experience, population settlement and movement; work, community and identity; power and political management; changes in wealth and consumption; poverty and its resolution; urban society; order and control through spatial developments and architecture; Highland society and the myths of the Highlands; religion and enlightenment; popular protest and conflict in the face of change.

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Economic and Social History, (School of History and Classics, Schedule E)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	11:10	13:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

- At the end of the course, students should have a strong understanding of the historical evolution of Scottish society from the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745 to the Great Reform Act of 1832.
- This understanding will be informed by a social sciences approach to history, based particularly on the methods and theories of sociology.
- Students will gain an ability to develop detailed arguments within a broader historical framework.
- The course employs different types of evidence and develops a familiarity and confidence with such evidence and its use.
- 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.