Undergraduate Course: Contemporary Scotland (SCHI10010)
Course Outline
| School | School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course has been designed to complement 'Scotland in the 20th century'. It is designed to give students who have completed that course an opportunity to add depth to their knowledge of twentieth century Scotland and to examine contemporary issues in a historical context. |
| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | A pass or passes in 40 credits of first level historical courses or equivalent and a pass or passes in 40 credits of second level historical courses or equivalent.
Before enrolling students on this course, Directors are asked to contact the History Honours Admission Secretary to ensure that a place is available (Tel: 503783). |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should usually have at least 3 History courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this) for entry to this course. We will only consider University/College level courses.
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Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 26 |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
172 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
67 %,
Coursework
33 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
3000 word essay (one third)
Two hour exam paper (two thirds)
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| Feedback |
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| Exam Information |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
| Through completion of the course students will have gained knowledge and understanding of the this period of Scottish history and will have had some experience of the following skills: critical reading of primary and secondary sources; completion of independent research leading to seminar presentation and submission of written work to a required standard; participation in group seminar work and an appreciation of the responsibility to other members of the group.
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Ewen Cameron
Tel: (0131 6)50 4031
Email: E.Cameron@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Clare Guymer
Tel: (0131 6)50 4030
Email: clare.guymer@ed.ac.uk |
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