Undergraduate Course: Scotland and the Idea of Britain, 1651-1763 (SCHI10067)
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 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Scottish History |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The object of the course is to encourage its students to interrogate the origins of the concept of 'Britain' as a political and economic entity, a process that arguably established what became the British empire in later centuries.
Students will be encouraged to reflect critically on the relationship of the Treaty of Union of 1707 to the periods of Scottish history that both preceded and followed it, both of which were 'British'. As the course relates to the course organiser's commissioned volume for the 'New' (originally published in the 1980s) History of Scotland, an important objective is to encourage students to reflect on how works of history are researched, written and published, and to reflect also on the critical dynamic central to historical scholarship founded on the use of external review before and after publication. Their own contributions to the work of the course will mirror this process through assessment of seminar presentations as well as feedback on course presentations and essay as well as, it is hoped, feedback from the course organiser on exam performance. Students will also be encouraged to include reflections on their experience of the course and its content in the feedback they in turn will be encouraged to submit after the taught element of the course has been completed.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | A pass or passes in 40 credits of first level historical courses or equivalent and a pass or passes in 40 credits of second 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). |
| Additional Costs | 0 |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should usually have at least 3 History courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this) for entry to this course. We will only consider University/College level courses. |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: 20 |
| Location |
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Friday |
| Central | Seminar | G14, School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Doorway 4, Teviot Place | 1-11 | | | | | 14:00 - 15:50 |
| First Class |
Week 1, Friday, 14:00 - 15:50, Zone: Central. G14, School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Doorway 4, Teviot Place |
| Exam Information |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | | |
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 1, Part-year visiting students only (VV1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: 5 |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Seminar | G14, School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Doorway 4, Teviot Place | 1-11 | | | | | 14:00 - 15:50 |
| First Class |
Week 1, Friday, 14:00 - 15:50, Zone: Central. G14, School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Doorway 4, Teviot Place |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
After successful completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate in assessed work:
1) An ability to think critically about early modern constructions of both Britain as an idea, and 'Scotland' as a kingdom that became assimilated into a new United Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707.
2) An ability to present critical and reflective ideas on historical issues relevant to the course both in a dynamic and interactive seminar environment and in writing in essay form. Assessment of presentations is intended to emphasise the significance of this learning outcome in the aims of the course.
3) Comprehension of the relationship of current historiography to the most important primary sources upon which the historiography for this period of British and Scottish History has been constructed.
4) Comprehension of the different perspectives of cultural, economic and political history in relation to the content of the course.
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Assessment Information
Degree Examination 60%
Essay 20%
Presentations 20%
The word length of the essay for the course will be 3000 words, and students will be able to meet with the course organiser to discuss their preparation for its submission. There will be two assessed presentations, each weighted at 10% of the final mark for the course. The course organsier's assessment will be based on criteria published in the course document and weighted at 50% of the mark for each presentation. The other 50% of the mark for each presentation will be based on text prepared by the student for their presentation in accordance with guidelines published in the course document. Students' texts for their presentation and the course organiser's assessment feedback will be made available to the external examiner responsible for the course along with essay and exam scripts.
Assessment will be altered from this structure if an adjustment schedule is received from the School Coordinator of Adjustments that indicates that this would be appropriate and be implemented in accordance with their guidance.
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
1. Introduction
2. Late Seventeenth Century Scotland
3. Scotland and Europe 1651-1763
4. The Cromwellian Union 1651-1660
5. The Scottish economy 1651-1707
6. The Scottish economy 1707-1763
7. Restoration Scotland 1660-1688
8. Revolution and Union 168801727
9. The transformation of Jacobitism 1688-1763
10. The limits of the union 1745-1763
11. Plenary seminar |
| Transferable skills |
1) The ability to present ideas verbally to peers and assessors and to respond constructively to comments received as feedback both verbally and in writing (assessed in terms of verbal presentation through seminar contribution and in terms of written expression through coursework essay and the degree exam).
2) The ability to express ideas clearly and concisely in text (assessed through the coursework essay and the degree exam).
3) The ability to respond constructively to the ideas of others as a critic of their work (assessed through seminar contribution as response to comments will form part of the course organiser's assessment).
4) The ability to prioritise commitments so that academic obligations are met effectively in their programme of study (assessed through seminar presentations and coursework submission).
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
The course will be organised as a seminar with some introductory lectures, reflecting the eight projected chapters for the book plus introductory and concluding seminars, and an additional seminar on economic history in recognition of the comments made by readers of the book proposal on which the course is based that this has been neglected in previous work on the period. If maximum numbers are enrolled on the course, additional teaching strategies will be employed to ensure that students have the opportunity to interact with each other as well as the course organiser, such as dividing seminars into smaller groups for part of the two hours in which the course will meet. |
| Keywords | 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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