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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Social and Political Science : Sociology

Undergraduate Course: Scotland: Social Structure and Social Change (SCIL10020)

Course Outline
School School of Social and Political Science College College of Humanities and Social Science
Course type Standard Availability Available to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken) SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) Credits 20
Home subject area Sociology Other subject area None
Course website None Taught in Gaelic? No
Course description Scotland has been an integral part of the United Kingdom, a highly centralised and unitary state, for nearly 300 years, yet has survived the Union of 1707 as a distinctive civil society. Scotland provides an important test case for the proposition that the quest for self-determination occurs in the context of major shifts in social and political arrangements at the global level. This course reviews the sociological concepts available to understand Scotland, examining issues such as social class and social mobility, economic development, heritage, the media, religion, identity and culture.
Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites Visiting students should have at least 3 Sociology or closely related courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses.
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
- Review the sociological concepts available to understand Scotland

- Examine and explain the features of economic development/capitalism in Scotland

- Discuss rural Scotland and the issues surrounding land tenure and reform

- Examine patterns of social mobility and class reproduction, with reference to social and educational ideologies

- Discuss religion, ethnicity and integration/exclusion

- Review issues of language and culture in Scotland

- Outline and account for the impact of the mass media in Scotland

- Assess the relationship between gender and Scottish identity

- Review the changing nature of social and national identity in Scotland

- Assess how Scotland is represented in cultural terms, with reference to heritage and tourism

The course thus meets most of the Programme Outcomes criteria set out in the Honours handbook in relation to sociological knowledge and understanding, general cognitive skills, discipline specific skills and key generic and transferable skills.
Assessment Information
Assessment will be by short paper (25%) and either exam or long essay (75%).
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Transferable skills Not entered
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Study Abroad Not entered
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Contacts
Course organiser Dr Michael Rosie
Tel: (0131 6)51 1651
Email: M.J.Rosie@ed.ac.uk
Course secretary Ms Sue Renton
Tel: (0131 6)50 6958
Email: Sue.Renton@ed.ac.uk
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