Postgraduate Course: Saints Cults, Pilgrimage and Piety in Scotland (PGHC11224)
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 | Saints cults played an important part in the life of all members of late medieval European society and in the definition of political and social communities. The course examines the many functions fulfilled by saints cults in late medieval Scotland at both the national and local level. |
| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
174 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
An essay of 2000-3000 words on an approved topic, counting as 100% of the final course mark. |
| Feedback |
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
| The principal objective of the course is to provide students with specialist knowledge and understanding of the cult of saints in late medieval Scotland. Students will emerge from the course having developed a sufficient degree of expertise in the subject to undertake a Masters dissertation.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | SaintsCults Pilgrimage Piety Scotland |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Stephen Boardman
Tel: (0131 6)50 4035
Email: Steve.Boardman@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Lindsay Scott
Tel: (0131 6)50 9948
Email: Lindsay.Scott@ed.ac.uk |
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