Undergraduate Course: Early Modern Scottish History (SCHI08014)
Course Outline
| School | School of History, Classics and Archaeology | 
College | College of Humanities and Social Science | 
 
| Course type | Standard | 
Availability | Available to all students | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) | 
Credits | 20 | 
 
| Home subject area | Scottish History | 
Other subject area | None | 
   
| Course website | 
http://www.shca.ed.ac.uk/scothistory/undergraduate/ | 
Taught in Gaelic? | No | 
 
| Course description | The course aims to provide students with an introduction to early modern Scottish history, between about 1500 and 1750. Lecturing focuses on five themes: Politics, Religion, Government, Economy & Society, and Culture. Weekly tutorials, which supplement the lectures, give opportunities to discuss primary documents and varied scholarly interpretations. The course has a strong comparative element, encouraging students to reflect on early modern Scotland's place in its British and European contexts. 
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
 Students MUST have passed:  
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Co-requisites |  | 
 
| Prohibited Combinations |  | 
Other requirements |  None | 
 
| Additional Costs |  None | 
 
 
Information for Visiting Students 
| Pre-requisites | None | 
 
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15  Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1) 
  
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Learn enabled:  Yes | 
Quota:  None | 
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Web Timetable  | 
	
Web Timetable | 
	| Class Delivery Information | 
	All students will attend a weekly tutorial group from Weeks 2 to 11 inclusive. | 
 
 
| Course Start Date | 
12/01/2015 | 
 
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) | 
 
 Total Hours:
200
(
 Lecture Hours 33,
 Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
 Summative Assessment Hours 2,
 Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
151 )
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| Additional Notes | 
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) | 
 
  Written Exam
50 %,
Coursework
50 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Exam Information | 
 
    | Exam Diet | 
    Paper Name | 
    Hours & Minutes | 
    
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) |  | 2:00 |  |  | Resit Exam Diet (August) |  | 2:00 |  |  
 
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes 
Upon completion of the course it is intended that students will be able to: 
- produce a sound and competent essay, in accordance with the common marking scale; 
- produce a sound and competent document/source analysis, in accordance with the common marking scale; 
- demonstrate, by way of essay and examination, understanding of key concepts in early modern Scottish history, and the potential and limitations of the evidence relating to it; 
- demonstrate the following transferable skills: independent gathering of relevant evidence pertaining to a posed problem; critical consideration of evidence in order to arrive at sound conclusions; evaluating the work of others, including peers; presenting evaluations and conclusions clearly in both written and oral form; independent management of personal timetable, workload and other priorities in order to meet established deadlines. 
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Assessment Information 
| 2 essays worth 50% of overall mark, plus a two-hour Degree Examination in the May diet. |  
 
Special Arrangements 
| None |   
 
Additional Information 
| Academic description | 
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| Syllabus | 
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| Transferable skills | 
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| Reading list | 
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| Study Abroad | 
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| Study Pattern | 
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| Keywords | Early Modern Scottish | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr Julian Goodare 
Tel: (0131 6)50 4021 
Email: J.Goodare@ed.ac.uk | 
Course secretary | Miss Clare Guymer 
Tel: (0131 6)50 4030 
Email: clare.guymer@ed.ac.uk | 
   
 
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