Undergraduate Course: Heritage in Britain since c.1750 (ECSH10031)

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	The course examines the development of a popular interest in historical and heritage issues in Britain, with a focus on the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, but also considering different manifestations of 'heritage' in popular narratives and places in contemporary Britain. The approach is based on case studies, many located in Scotland to facilitate site visits.
Course description	The course examines the development of a popular interest in historical and heritage issues in Britain, with a focus on the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, but also considering different manifestations of 'heritage' in popular narratives and places in contemporary Britain. The approach is based on case studies, many located in Scotland to facilitate site visits. Two of the student-led seminars of take place in local museums, which are intended to develop the visual and interpretation skills of participating students. The course advances an awareness of 'heritage' as a shifting and dynamic phenomenon that has evolved over several centuries in the modern era and is intended to provide a deeper appreciation of the processes of history formation at a popular and formal level. Themes include the impact of classicism; the Grand Tour and collecting; the romantic movement; the birth of the museum; country house visiting; the Gothic movement and the influence of medievalism; the past and nostalgia as escape from the present; the past in modern British film; the Celtic revival; the 'heritage industry' and the relationship with government policy since the Second World War.

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		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, Personal Tutors are asked to contact the History Honours Admission Administrator to ensure that a place is available (Tel: 503780).

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.
High Demand Course?	Yes

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2016/17, Available to all students (SV1)		Quota: 22
Course Start	Semester 1
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 172 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 75 %, Coursework 25 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	One essay of 3000 words which will count as 25% of the final assessment. One two-hour degree exam which will count as 75% of the final assessment. Visiting Student Variant Assessment One essay of 3000 words which will count as 25% of the final assessment. One take home examination which will count as 75% of the final assessment.
Feedback	Students will receive written feedback on their coursework, and will have the opportunity to discuss that feedback further with the Course Organiser during their published office hours or by appointment.
Exam Information
Exam Diet	Paper Name		Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)			2:00

Academic year 2016/17, Part-year visiting students only (VV1)		Quota: 3
Course Start	Semester 1
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 172 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 75 %, Coursework 25 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	One essay of 3000 words which will count as 25% of the final assessment. One two-hour degree exam which will count as 75% of the final assessment. Visiting Student Variant Assessment One essay of 3000 words which will count as 25% of the final assessment. One take home examination which will count as 75% of the final assessment.
Feedback	Students will receive written feedback on their coursework, and will have the opportunity to discuss that feedback further with the Course Organiser during their published office hours or by appointment.
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: demonstrate, by way of coursework and examination as required, command of the body of knowledge considered in the course; demonstrate, by way of coursework and examination as required, an ability to read, analyse and reflect critically upon relevant scholarship; demonstrate, by way of coursework and examination as required, an ability to understand, evaluate and utilise a variety of primary source material; demonstrate, by way of coursework and examination as required, the ability to develop and sustain scholarly arguments in oral and written form, by formulating appropriate questions and utilising relevant evidence; demonstrate independence of mind and initiative; intellectual integrity and maturity; an ability to evaluate the work of others, including peers.

Reading List
S. J. Alberti, Nature and Culture. Objects, Disciplines and the Manchester Museum, (Manchester, 2009). David Brett, The Construction of Heritage (1996) James Chapman, Past and Present. National Identity and the British Historical Film (2005). K. H. Grenier, Tourism and Identity in Scotland, 1770-1914: Creating Caledonia (2005). Eric Hobsbawm and Terence Ranger, eds.,The Invention of Tradition (1984). Peter H. Hoffenberg, An Empire on Display: English, Indian and Australian Exhibitions from the Crystal Palace to the Great War (2001). [Online via EUL] Ian Ousby, The Englishman's England: Taste, Travel and the Rise of Tourism (1990) J. Parker, Englands Darling: The Victorian Cult of Alfred the Great (2014). Emily Robinson, History, Heritage and Tradition in Contemporary British Politics: Past Politics and Present Histories (2012) Rosemary Sweet, Cities and the Grand Tour. The British in Italy c. 1690-1820 (2012)

Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills	Not entered
Keywords	Heritage

Contacts
Course organiser	Prof Stana Nenadic Tel: (0131 6)50 3839 Email: Stana.Nenadic@ed.ac.uk	Course secretary	Mrs Summer Wight Tel: (0131 6)50 4580 Email: Summer.Wight@ed.ac.uk