Postgraduate Course: Traditional Song - Gaelic (SCET11015)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
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 | The course will focus on Gaelic song and its role in society. The approach will be thematic, and the areas to be addressed will include song and sense of place, religion, the emigrant experience, the role of the township bard, and community and labour. The overall aim will be to show how song interacts with the community. Performance will be emphasised, and the course will draw on recordings housed in the School of Scottish Studies Archives at the University of Edinburgh as well as on live sung examples.
This course is jointly taught with undergraduate students. PG students will receive at least one additional session of lecturer time in the form of a seminar or tutorial. |
| 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, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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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 20,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
176 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
One essay of approximately 4,000 words to be submitted as set out in the programme handbook. |
| Feedback |
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Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students should have:
- gained an enhanced view of the role of Gaelic song in the community
- explored case-studies of songs which are relevant to each of the themes presented in the semester
- gained an understanding of the ways in which Gaelic song has developed in response to community and individual needs
- engaged with a range of key texts which deal with the subject of Gaelic song
- become familiar with a range of relevant scholarship on the themes covered in the semester
- gained confidence in presenting the results of personal study and research in oral and written form.
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Additional Information
| Course URL |
http://www.celtscot.ed.ac.uk/ |
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Special Arrangements |
Jointly taught with undergraduate students (SCET10025). |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr William Lamb
Tel: (0131 6)50 3624
Email: wlamb@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Sarah Harvey
Tel: (0131 6)51 1822
Email: Sarah.Harvey@ed.ac.uk |
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