Postgraduate Course: The Dal Riata (PGHC11139)
Course Outline
| School | School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This postgraduate supervised reading course has as its focus the subject of the Gaelic-speaking peoples of Early Christian northern Britain. Its particular emphasis is upon understanding the social and political structures of the Dal Riata, and understanding, on a number of levels, how these may be studied. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
Upon completion, it is intended that students will have:
* acquired specialist knowledge and understanding of the political, social and economic behaviour of the Dal Riata
* subjected received assumptions and scholarly models to critical scrutiny
* handled primary evidence, including literary sources, material and artefactual evidence, and a certain amount of linguistics
* developed a sufficient degree of expertise in the subject to undertake a Masters dissertation in it
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Dal Riata |
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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