Inter-Disciplinary Seminar in Scottish Studies (P00672)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : HCA-P-ISISS

This will be a multi- and interdisciplinary course, which will introduce students to the various disciplines involved in the field of Scottish Studies and the interaction between them. The students will be introduced to different research topics and methods, as well as to the practical application of research by both academic and archival/curatorial staff. Contributions to the seminars will be interdisciplinary; university staff and archive/library and museum staff will give papers as will the students, who will be expected to present papers based on their internship projects.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Admission is open to students with a good honours degree or equivalent in a relevant area of the Arts or Social Sciences or related field.

? Co-requisites : Sources for Scottish Studies (P00671) and the Archival Internships (P00673, P00877). Students will have to complete the core elements of the degree (Sources for Scottish Studies, Interdisciplinary seminar series in Scottish Studies and two archival internships) and also one 40-credit, or two 20-credit, background courses available from subject areas within the collaborating schools. A final dissertation is also required for students who progress to the MSc.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Postgraduate (School of History and Classics), (School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Schedule E)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	14:00	15:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

The students will gain some insight into both the work of, and relationship between, the academic and archival disciplines. The students will be able to develop a deeper understanding of the relationship between research methods and research topics both from the papers presented and also from working on their own research paper. They will develop critical listening and questioning skills and also develop further skills both in writing and presentation of papers.

Assessment Information

The students will be required to present a seminar paper for discussion with peers and contributing staff, which will be based on one of their internship projects. This will then be written up as a formal assignment in which the students will discuss a particular aspect of the research project (rather than the whole project, which will be covered in the internship report). The written assignment should include an outline of the sources and methodology that were used, but concentrate on the presentation and defence of a particular hypothesis or aspect of the project. The length of the written paper will normally be 3000 words, excluding any appendices, bibliography and footnotes.