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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of History, Classics and Archaeology : Postgraduate (History, Classics and Archaeology)

Postgraduate Course: The Dal Riata (PGHC11139)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of History, Classics and Archaeology CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaPostgraduate (History, Classics and Archaeology) Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThis 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.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Summary of Intended 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
Assessment Information
Students will be required to submit one individual essay of no less than 4000 words, and no more than 5000 words, to be handed in on the last Monday of the semester in which the course is run. The essay mark will count as 100% of the final grade.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsDal Riata
Contacts
Course organiserDr James Fraser
Tel: (0131 6)50 4034
Email: james.e.fraser@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Lindsay Scott
Tel: (0131 6)50 9948
Email: Lindsay.Scott@ed.ac.uk
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