Postgraduate Course: The Highland Community: Sources and Perspectives (SCET11012)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Scottish Ethnology |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
This course offers a case-study approach to Highland community life (social, economic, cultural, religious), drawing on a range of evidence including oral testimony (family history, township history, place-names, song), documentary, published and visual sources, much of it to be found in the School of Scottish Studies Archives and other collections. A series of communities is studied in depth and all the resources are readily accessible (including translations from Gaelic originals where relevant) in either original or electronic form. |
Entry Requirements
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students will gain:
Knowledge of the range of sources available for the study of Highland community life (social, cultural, religious, economic) and the context of these;
Skills in the critical evaluation of a variety of types of evidence (oral, written, visual) with wider application , including issues of memory, viewpoint, authenticity, sense of place, mapping and language;
Appreciation of the ways in which sources of evidence are generated from within or outwith a community;
Experience in undertaking project work in a case-study format, drawing upon on-line databases such as the Statistical Accounts of Scotland and other national surveys, and archive collections including those of the School of Scottish Studies and the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), and synthesis of evidence of several sorts in written presentation;
Understanding of the variety of experience as well as the common features of Highland community life and the unique sources for their study which come from Gaelic tradition. |
Assessment Information
One scoping paper (2,000 words) including oral presentation.
One report using primary materials (4,000 words). |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords |
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Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Margaret Mackay
Tel: (0131 6)50 4167
Email: Margaret.A.Mackay@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Christine Lennie
Tel: (0131 6)50 4167
Email: christine.lennie@ed.ac.uk |
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