Postgraduate Course: Traditional Narrative: Comparisons and History (SCET11020)
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 the development of the storytelling traditions of Scotland through time, with special emphasis on the range and variety of theoretical approaches to the historical study of the folktale.
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. |
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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
By the end of the course, students will have
- an improved knowledge of storytelling traditions with an emphasis on Scotland
- an improved knowledge of the diachronic development of Scottish oral narrative traditions
- an awareness of the range and variety of theoretical approaches to the historical study of the folktale
- an understanding of useful and precise critical terminology
- developed strong generic skills in research, analysis and presentation.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Special Arrangements |
Jointly taught with undergraduate students (SCET10021). |
| 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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