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Degree Programme Table: Scottish History (MA Hons) (UTSHSHUMAH)

Year 1, Academic year 2016/17, Starting month: September

  • Notes: All first-year students should make an appointment with their Personal Tutor during Induction Week. Please consider the following courses and take a draft plan to your meeting with your Personal Tutor.

    The credits for your courses should total 120 in each year.

    This information is correct for September 2016 entry. The curriculum for subsequent years is currently under review.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 2 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    HIST08032 The Historian's Toolkit As available 20
    HIST08036 The History of Edinburgh: From Din Eidyn to Festival City As available 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 2 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    CELT08015    Celtic Civilisation 1B   20  
    ECHS08004    History of Christianity as a World Religion 1B   20  
    ECHS08005    History of Christianity as a World Religion 1A   20  
    ECSH08029    British Society, 1650 - c.1880 (Social History 1.1)   20  
    ECSH08036    British Economic and Environmental History since 1900   20  
    CLGE08001    The Greek World 1A: Greece in the Making   20  
    CLGE08002    The Greek World 1B: Greece's New Horizons   20  
    CLGE08003    The Roman World 1A: The Rise of Rome   20  
    CLGE08004    The Roman World 1B: The Roman Empire   20  
    HIST08035    Medieval Worlds: A Journey through the Middle Ages   20  
    HIST08034    Early Modern History: A Connected World   20  
    HIST08033    Making of the Modern World   20  
    HIST08036    The History of Edinburgh: From Din Eidyn to Festival City   20  
    HIST08032    The Historian's Toolkit   20  

    Notes:The Historian's Toolkit and The History of Edinburgh are taken as compulsory courses in this degree.
     
    AND   

    Select exactly 40 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

    Notes:These should not be any of the history courses listed above.
     


    Year 2, Academic year 2016/17, Starting month: August

  • Notes: During Induction Week, please ensure you meet with either your Personal Tutor or a Student Support Officer to confirm your course choices and attendance.

    The credits for your courses should total 120 in each year.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 2 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    SCHI08011 Modern Scottish History Semester 1 20
    SCHI08012 Scottish History since 1914 Semester 2 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 2 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    ECSH08039    Economic History 2.2: The Global Economy Part 2   20  
    ECSH08040    Economic History 2.1: The Global Economy Part 1   20  
    SCHI08011    Modern Scottish History   20  
    SCHI08012    Scottish History since 1914   20  
    ECSH08041    Social History 2.2: The Making of the Modern Body   20  
    ANHI08014    Ancient History 2a: Past and Present in the Ancient World   20  
    ANHI08013    Ancient History 2b: Themes and Theories in Ancient History   20  
    HIST08027    Introduction to Medieval Europe 2B   20  
    HIST08028    Asia and Africa 2a: Societies, Cultures, and Empires, c. 1600-1880   20  
    HIST08029    Asia and Africa 2b: Nationalisms, Liberation Movements and the Legacies of Colonialism, c. 1880-Present Day   20  
    ECHS08009    Social Christianity in Britain, Germany and the United States, 1848-1930   20  
    ECHS08002    Popular Religion, Women and Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe   20  
    ECHS08010    Christianity in Formation 100-313   20  
    HIST08038    Modern United States History   20  
    HIST08037    The Making of the United States   20  

    Notes:Modern Scottish History and Scottish History since 1914 are taken as compulsory courses for this degree.
     

    Select exactly 40 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

    Notes:These should not be any of the history courses listed above
     


    Year 3, Academic year 2016/17, Starting month: August

  • Notes: Entry into Honours normally requires
    (i) passes in 240 credits of courses taken in the first two years,
    (ii) passes at 50% or above, achieved at the first attempt, in 60 credits of second year History courses including the compulsory Scottish History courses.

    The credits for your courses should total 120 in each year.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 2 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    CHCA10001 History in Practice Semester 2 20
    HIST10407 History in Theory As available 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 1 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 80 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    ECSH10016    Community and Society in Britain, 1560-1640   20  
    ECSH10084    Edinburgh since 1750   20  
    HIST10208    Immigration and Ethnicity in Modern Britain, 1850-1970   20  
    ECSH10004    Leisure and the Rise of Industrial Society in Britain C.1780-1880   20  
    ECSH10083    Madness and Society in Britain since c.1830   20  
    HIST10281    The Making of Modern Ireland, c.1798-1940: Politics and Society   20  
    ARCA10035    The Scottish Lowlands: Archaeology and Landscape before the Normans   20  
    CHCA10001    History in Practice   20  
    SCHI10012    Chivalry, Warfare and Society in Medieval Scotland   20  
    ECSH10069    Youth and Modernity, c.1780-1880   20  
    SCHI10072    Death and Taxes: Finance and Politics in Early Modern Scotland   20  
    HIST10200    'The Blessed Union' (James VI and I): The Uniting of the Kingdoms   20  
    HIST10379    Improving the Nation. Change and Modernisation in Scotland, 1660-1730   20  
    SCHI10043    Literature and Politics in Early-Modern Scotland   20  
    SCHI10074    The Swinging Sixties? Exploring Culture and Society in Britain, c. 1956-1974   20  
    ECHS10006    Creation of a Protestant Scotland, 1558-1638   20  
    ECHS10003    Religion, Liberalism and Nationalism in Britain and Ireland 1815-1850 3/4   20  
    SCHI10064    Scottish Politics since 1906   20  
    SCHI10073    Scotland and the Great War   20  
    HIST10389    Print Culture and the Enlightenment: Edinburgh and London, 1710-1814   20  
    ECSH10093    Earning a Living in the Scottish Town, 1400 to 1800: Occupational History and the Urban Environment   20  
    HIST10397    The peoples of Britain in the first millennium CE   20  
    HIST10398    Medicine and health in Anglo-Saxon England and its neighbours   20  
    HIST10407    History in Theory   20  

     


    Year 4, Academic year 2016/17, Starting month: August

  • Notes: The credits for your courses should total 120 in each year.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 2 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    SCHI10025 General Scottish History Paper As available 20
    HIST10309 History Dissertation Full Year 40
    Notes: The dissertation topic must be in Scottish history




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 2 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    HIST10083    Britain and the Second World War   40  
    HIST10305    Britain in an Age of Revolutions, 1783-1815   40  
    HIST10339    Enlightenment Scotland c.1690 - c.1800   40  
    SCHI10021    The European Witch-Hunt   40  
    SCHI10018    Highland Problems,1851 to 1953   40  
    SCHI10017    Clan Campbell and the Lordship of the Isles in the Later Middle Ages   40  
    SCHI10075    Atlantic Encounters. Scotland and the North Atlantic World in the Seventeenth Century   40  
    HIST10390    Culture and the Arts in Post-war Scotland   40  

     
    AND   

    Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    ECSH10016    Community and Society in Britain, 1560-1640   20  
    ECSH10084    Edinburgh since 1750   20  
    HIST10208    Immigration and Ethnicity in Modern Britain, 1850-1970   20  
    ECSH10004    Leisure and the Rise of Industrial Society in Britain C.1780-1880   20  
    ECSH10083    Madness and Society in Britain since c.1830   20  
    HIST10281    The Making of Modern Ireland, c.1798-1940: Politics and Society   20  
    ARCA10035    The Scottish Lowlands: Archaeology and Landscape before the Normans   20  
    CHCA10001    History in Practice   20  
    SCHI10012    Chivalry, Warfare and Society in Medieval Scotland   20  
    ECSH10069    Youth and Modernity, c.1780-1880   20  
    SCHI10072    Death and Taxes: Finance and Politics in Early Modern Scotland   20  
    HIST10200    'The Blessed Union' (James VI and I): The Uniting of the Kingdoms   20  
    HIST10379    Improving the Nation. Change and Modernisation in Scotland, 1660-1730   20  
    SCHI10043    Literature and Politics in Early-Modern Scotland   20  
    SCHI10074    The Swinging Sixties? Exploring Culture and Society in Britain, c. 1956-1974   20  
    ECHS10006    Creation of a Protestant Scotland, 1558-1638   20  
    ECHS10003    Religion, Liberalism and Nationalism in Britain and Ireland 1815-1850 3/4   20  
    SCHI10064    Scottish Politics since 1906   20  
    SCHI10073    Scotland and the Great War   20  
    HIST10389    Print Culture and the Enlightenment: Edinburgh and London, 1710-1814   20  
    ECSH10093    Earning a Living in the Scottish Town, 1400 to 1800: Occupational History and the Urban Environment   20  
    HIST10397    The peoples of Britain in the first millennium CE   20  
    HIST10398    Medicine and health in Anglo-Saxon England and its neighbours   20  
    HIST10407    History in Theory   20  

     


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