Postgraduate Course: Universal Education as European Utopia (ELCC11012)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
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 | European Languages and Cultures - Common Courses |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This option addresses one of the European institutions par excellence, its role in the constitution of the European nation-states and the meaning of the pursuit of school-based excellence in a global system. A comparative analysis of the EU and USA models of higher education will highlight, in particular, the function and future of the humanities confronted to the growing demands for professionalization.
As a place for universal knowledge, University is as European as the invention of Utopia. How is Europe seen from Utopia? And how is Utopia seen from University? &«It is inhabited by people much like ourselves. It is a country in the Western world. Its climate resembles that of Southern California, though there is no other resemblance. It is a scientific, industrial democracy. It is rich and powerful. It is surrounded by enemy states. It is committed to the doctrine of education for all&ª (Hutchins 1953). In the seminars, students will discuss the place for educational utopias and their position in the process of economic globalization, throughout the rise and decline of modern European nationalism and the call for specialized knowledge in the humanities.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Learning outcomes
This course will enable students discuss the institutional agenda of their curricula in the humanities, and also to develop a critical understanding of their responsibility as prospective professionals, at a crucial point when their commitment to education is substantially associated with career-oriented interests.
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Assessment Information
| One 4,000 word essay to be submitted as stated in the programme handbook |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Davide Messina
Tel:
Email: D.Messina@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Catherine Mcdonald
Tel: (0131 6)51 1822
Email: Catherine.McDonald@ed.ac.uk |
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