Undergraduate Course: Scotland: Social Structure and Social Change (SCIL10020)
Course Outline
| School | School of Social and Political Science |
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 | Sociology |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Scotland has been an integral part of the United Kingdom, a highly centralised and unitary state, for nearly 300 years, yet has survived the Union of 1707 as a distinctive civil society. Scotland provides an important test case for the proposition that the quest for self-determination occurs in the context of major shifts in social and political arrangements at the global level. This course reviews the sociological concepts available to understand Scotland, examining issues such as social class and social mobility, economic development, heritage, the media, religion, identity and culture. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should have at least 3 Sociology or closely related courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses.
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| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | | 14:00 - 15:50 |
| First Class |
Week 18, Friday, 14:00 - 15:50, Zone: Central. Faculty Room South, David Hume Tower |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
- Review the sociological concepts available to understand Scotland
- Examine and explain the features of economic development/capitalism in Scotland
- Discuss rural Scotland and the issues surrounding land tenure and reform
- Examine patterns of social mobility and class reproduction, with reference to social and educational ideologies
- Discuss religion, ethnicity and integration/exclusion
- Review issues of language and culture in Scotland
- Outline and account for the impact of the mass media in Scotland
- Assess the relationship between gender and Scottish identity
- Review the changing nature of social and national identity in Scotland
- Assess how Scotland is represented in cultural terms, with reference to heritage and tourism
The course thus meets most of the Programme Outcomes criteria set out in the Honours handbook in relation to sociological knowledge and understanding, general cognitive skills, discipline specific skills and key generic and transferable skills. |
Assessment Information
| A combination of coursework and/or exams, details specified by Course Organiser at first class |
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 Michael Rosie
Tel: (0131 6)51 1651
Email: M.J.Rosie@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Sue Renton
Tel: (0131 6)50 6958
Email: Sue.Renton@ed.ac.uk |
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