Postgraduate Course: Inter-Disciplinary Seminar in Scottish Studies (PGHC11107)
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 |
http://www.celtscot.ed.ac.uk/mscscot-stud/seminar.htm |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This will be a multi- and interdisciplinary course, which will introduce students to the various disciplines involved in the field of Scottish Studies and the interaction between them. The students will be introduced to different research topics and methods, as well as to the practical application of research by both academic and archival/curatorial staff. Contributions to the seminars will be interdisciplinary; university staff and archive/library and museum staff will give papers as will the students, who will be expected to present papers based on their internship projects. |
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? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| The students will gain some insight into both the work of, and relationship between, the academic and archival disciplines. The students will be able to develop a deeper understanding of the relationship between research methods and research topics both from the papers presented and also from working on their own research paper. They will develop critical listening and questioning skills and also develop further skills both in writing and presentation of papers. |
Assessment Information
| The students will be required to present a seminar paper for discussion with peers and contributing staff, which will be based on one of their internship projects. This will then be written up as a formal assignment in which the students will discuss a particular aspect of the research project (rather than the whole project, which will be covered in the internship report). The written assignment should include an outline of the sources and methodology that were used, but concentrate on the presentation and defence of a particular hypothesis or aspect of the project. The length of the written paper will normally be 3000 words, excluding any appendices, bibliography and footnotes. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Ewen Cameron
Tel: (0131 6)50 4031
Email: E.Cameron@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Lindsay Scott
Tel: (0131 6)50 9948
Email: Lindsay.Scott@ed.ac.uk |
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