Heritage in Britain since c.1750 (VS1) (U02277)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : HCA-3-VHeritage

This course is taught through eleven one-hour lectures and nine one-hour student led tutorial sessions. The course examines the development of a popular interest in historical and heritage issues in Britain, with a focus on the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, but also considering different manifestations of 'heritage' in popular narratives and places in contemporary Britain. The approach is based on case studies, many located in Scotland to facilitate site visits. Two of the student-led seminars take place in local museums. Themes include the impact of classicism; the Grand Tour and collecting; the romantic movement; the birth of the museum; country house visiting; the Gothic movement and the influence of medievalism; the past and nostalgia as escape from the present; the 'heritage industry' and the relationship with government policy since the Second World War in such areas as inner-city regeneration.

Entry Requirements

? This course is only available to part year visiting students.

? This course is a variant of the following course : ES0056

? Pre-requisites : Visiting students should normally have 3 to 4 History courses at grade B or above.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

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

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

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

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
20/09/2007	12:10	13:00	Room G13, Adam Ferguson Building	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	12:10	13:00	Central
Lecture	Thursday	12:10	13:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

- At the end of the course, students should have a strong understanding of the historical evolution in Britain of a popular interest in the past and in heritage concerns.
- This understanding will be informed by a social sciences approach to history, based particularly on the methods and theories of sociology and social anthropology.
- Students will gain an ability to develop detailed arguments within a broader historical framework.
- Museum and site visits are intended to develop the visual and interpretation skills of participating students.
- 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.
- An awareness of 'heritage' as a shifting and dynamic phenomenon that has evolved over several centuries in the modern era is intended to provide a deeper appreciation of the processes of history formation at a popular and formal level.

Assessment Information

One essay of 3000 words which will count as 25% of the final assessment.

One take home examination essay which will count as 75% of the final assessment.