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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures : Scottish Ethnology

Postgraduate Course: The Highland Community: Sources and Perspectives (SCET11012)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Literatures, Languages and Cultures CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaScottish Ethnology Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThis course offers a case-study approach to Highland community life (social, economic, cultural, religious), drawing on a range of evidence including oral testimony (family history, township history, place-names, song), documentary, published and visual sources, much of it to be found in the School of Scottish Studies Archives and other collections. A series of communities is studied in depth and all the resources are readily accessible (including translations from Gaelic originals where relevant) in either original or electronic form.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students will gain:
Knowledge of the range of sources available for the study of Highland community life (social, cultural, religious, economic) and the context of these;
Skills in the critical evaluation of a variety of types of evidence (oral, written, visual) with wider application , including issues of memory, viewpoint, authenticity, sense of place, mapping and language;
Appreciation of the ways in which sources of evidence are generated from within or outwith a community;
Experience in undertaking project work in a case-study format, drawing upon on-line databases such as the Statistical Accounts of Scotland and other national surveys, and archive collections including those of the School of Scottish Studies and the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), and synthesis of evidence of several sorts in written presentation;
Understanding of the variety of experience as well as the common features of Highland community life and the unique sources for their study which come from Gaelic tradition.
Assessment Information
One scoping paper (2,000 words) including oral presentation.
One report using primary materials (4,000 words).
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
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Contacts
Course organiserDr Margaret Mackay
Tel: (0131 6)50 4167
Email: Margaret.A.Mackay@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Christine Lennie
Tel: (0131 6)50 4167
Email: christine.lennie@ed.ac.uk
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