Undergraduate Course: Scotland and America, 1603 - 1917 (SCHI10020)
Course Outline
| School |
School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
40 |
| Home subject area |
Scottish History |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
http://www.shc.ed.ac.uk/scothistory/undergraduate/ |
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| Course description |
This 40 credit special subject course has been developed out of a course previously offered as a one term option within a shorter chronology (latterly 1700-1830). It reflects work on a book by the course organiser in production with Palgrave Macmillan to be published under the same title as this course. A principal aim of the course is to enable students to evaluate current literature in the context of existing research and to analyse the literature currently available critically. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
A pass in 40 credits of third level historical courses or equivalent.
Before enrolling students on this course, Directors are asked to contact the History Honours Admission Secretary to ensure that a place is available (Tel: 503783).
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| Additional Costs |
None. |
Course Delivery Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| As the language of quality assurance has changed from aims and objectives to learning outcomes, there has been a change from perceiving the rationale for a course as separate from its objectives, to accepting that it is part of them. The course is designed to incorporate a survey of Scottish trade with and emigration to America from 1603-1914 with an examination of cultural relations between Scotland and America from a historical perspective. The intention is to encourage a reflective, proactive approach to learning in students. There will also be an emphasis on the use of primary sources in the course which will be reflected in course assessment. |
Assessment Information
Two 5000 word essays
Two two-hour exam papers |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Alexander Murdoch
Tel: (0131 6)50 4033
Email: Alex.Murdoch@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Miss Clare Guymer
Tel: (0131 6)50 4030
Email: clare.guymer@ed.ac.uk |
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