Kingship in Early Medieval Scotland (P01852)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : HCA-P-P01852

This supervised reading course has as its focus the nature and extent of royal power in the kingdoms of early medieval northern Britain, and the role of kings and kingship in early medieval society.

Entry Requirements

none

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 : Not being delivered

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

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

The principal objective of the course is to provide students with specialist knowledge and understanding of the exercise of kingship in early medieval northern Britain. Students will emerge from the course having developed a sufficient degree of expertise in the subject to undertake a Masters dissertation.