Postgraduate Course: The Life and Works of Adomnan of Iona (PGHC11140)
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 (History, Classics and Archaeology) |
Other subject area | Celtic |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This supervised reading course has as its focus the works of Adomnán son of Ronán (d. 704), ninth abbot of Iona: his "De locis sanctis", his "Lex innocentium", and his "Vita sancti Columbae". Its particular emphasis is upon understanding the achievement represented by these works in terms of Adomnán's scholarship, and against the backdrop of his life and times. |
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
| Students will emerge from the course having developed a sufficient degree of expertise in the subject to undertake a related Masters dissertation. The principal objective of the course is to provide students with specialist knowledge of, and critical appreciation for, the scholarly and other achievements of Adomnán. Since that objective requires regular reflections on the political, social and intellectual currents of the age, such an examination of a single man's career will be found useful by many students whose particular interests may not be Insular. It's a key aim of the course to maximise student handling of Adomnán's works (read in translation). |
Assessment Information
| An individual essay of no less than 2500 words, and no more than 3500 words. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr James Fraser
Tel: (0131 6)50 4034
Email: james.e.fraser@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Lindsay Scott
Tel: (0131 6)50 9948
Email: Lindsay.Scott@ed.ac.uk |
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