Undergraduate Course: Scottish History Dissertation (SCHI10026)
Course Outline
| School |
School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Dissertation |
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.shca.ed.ac.uk/scothistory/undergraduate/ |
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| Course description |
This module is intended to build on the skills developed in the Long Essay in Scottish History which is undertaken in third year. Students select a topic with the approval of the Scottish History subject area and work under the supervision of a member of staff to produce a 12,000 word dissertation. The dissertation will be largely based on primary source material. |
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
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Additional information |
There are no scheduled class hours, this is an independent study module. |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
The intended learning outcomes are:
- Independent research skills
- Identification of primary source material sifting, reading and analysis of primary sources
- Relating research in primary sources to relevant secondary literature
- The production of coherent analytical text based on independent primary research and secondary reading. |
Assessment Information
| 12,000 word dissertation |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Ewen Cameron
Tel: (0131 6)50 4031
Email: E.Cameron@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mr Colin Campbell
Tel: (0131 6)50 3843
Email: colin.j.campbell@ed.ac.uk |
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