Celtic Civilisation 1B (U01993)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 8 ? Acronym : LLC-1-U01993

Nowadays the Celts are big business. The contemporary world has seen a remarkable 'revival' in 'Celtic' arts and crafts, spirituality, music and literature – and of course a revitalisation of Celtic languages (there are even official translations of Harry Potter!). These developments have looked to the past for inspiration, but there is also a danger that they have confused, obscured or misunderstood the achievements of 'Celtic civilisation'.

Celtic Civilisation 1B is concerned with notable achievements of Celts past and present, in some of the key realms – like the arts – that are often linked with Celticity today. The course lectures take students through case studies in artistic, intellectual and political achievement from different periods of history. Fortnightly tutorials involve them in dealing with questions surrounding the power of present concerns to influence notions of Celticity in the past.

Visiting and 'outside-subject' students are most welcome on the course. COMPLETION OF CELTIC CIVILISATION 1A IS NOT A REQUIREMENT.

Entry Requirements

? Costs : Course materials, cost not to exceed £10

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Celtic, (School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, Schedule G)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 1st year

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

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

? Other Required Attendance : 1 hour(s) per week for 5 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
07/01/2008	14:00	14:50	Teviot Lecture Theatre, Medical School, Teviot	Med+Vet

All of the following classes

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

? Additional Class Information : Plus tutorial 1 hour, fortnightly

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the course it is intended that students will be able to:
* produce a sound and competent essay, in accordance with the common marking scale;
* demonstrate, by way of essay and examination, recognition of the potential and limitations of primary evidence in pursuing the study of Celtic societies;
* demonstrate, by way of essay and examination, recognition of the potential and limitations of modern scholarship in pursuing the study of Celtic societies;
* demonstrate, by way of essay and examination, insight into the concept of 'Celticity';
* demonstrate the following transferable skills: independent gathering of relevant evidence pertaining to a posed problem; critical consideration of evidence in order to arrive at sound conclusions; evaluating the work of others, including peers; presenting evaluations and conclusions clearly in both written and oral form; independent management of personal timetable, workload and other priorities in order to meet established deadlines.

Assessment Information

Two individual essays of 1500-2000 words, and a two-hour Degree Examination in the May diet. The essays together will count as 50% of the final grade; the exam as 50%. A substantial amount of essay-related guidance will be included in the course documentation available to all students.