Postgraduate Course: The Lordship of the Isles: a political history (PGHC11226)
Course Outline
| School |
School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Postgraduate (School of History and Classics) |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
The course traces the development of the most powerful lordship in the Scottish west from the lifetime of John of Islay (c.1320-c.1390) to the forfeiture of the last lord of the Isles in 1493. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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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
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| The principal objective of the course is to provide students with specialist knowledge and understanding of the development of the Lordship of the Isles. Students will emerge from the course having developed a sufficient degree of expertise in the subject to undertake a Masters dissertation. |
Assessment Information
| An essay of 2000-3000 words on an approved topic, counting as 100% of the final course mark. |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Stephen Boardman
Tel: (0131 6)50 4035
Email: Steve.Boardman@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mr Nicholas Ovenden
Tel: (0131 6)50 9948
Email: Niko.Ovenden@ed.ac.uk |
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