Undergraduate Course: From Covenanting Revolution to Jacobite Rebellion: Scottish Politics, 1638-1747 (SCHI10077)

Course Outline
School	School of History, Classics and Archaeology	College	College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
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 explores the revolutions, reforms and political upheavals of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Scotland. As well as examining the main events from the Covenanting revolution of 1638-41 to the Jacobite rising of 1745, the course pays particular attention to political culture and forms of popular participation in politics.
Course description	This course explores the turbulent events and important transformations in Scottish politics from the Covenanting revolution of 1638-41 to the Jacobite rising of 1745. Building on pre-honours courses in Scottish and British history, the course charts the main developments in political life, examining periods of rapid state-building and intense religious controversy, as well as such decisive turning points as the union of 1707. The course begins chronologically, discussing the period's successive revolutions and settlements. It then focuses on political culture and popular participation in politics, drawing on evidence from across the period to examine key themes.

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, PTs 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 must have 3 History courses at grade B or above. We will only consider University/College level courses. Enrolments for this course are managed by the CAHSS Visiting Student Office, in line with the quotas allocated by the department. All enquiries to enrol must be made through the CAHSS Visiting Student Office. It is not appropriate for students to contact the department directly to request additional spaces.
High Demand Course?	Yes

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2019/20, Available to all students (SV1)		Quota: 17
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 50 %, Coursework 50 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	1x 3000-word essay (50%) 1x exam of 2 hours (50%)
Feedback	Students will be encouraged to submit an essay plan to the course organiser to receive formative feedback. Feedback on essays will be both formative and summative, allowing students to apply the feedback in their preparation for the exam. Students 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 2019/20, Part-year visiting students only (VV1)		Quota: 4
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 50 %, Coursework 50 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	1x 3000-word essay (50%) 1x exam of 2 hours (50%)
Feedback	Students will be encouraged to submit an essay plan to the course organiser to receive formative feedback. Feedback on essays will be both formative and summative, allowing students to apply the feedback in their preparation for the exam. Students 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, a sound knowledge of Scottish politics in the period 1638-1747; 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
Adams, Sharon, and Julian Goodare (eds.), Scotland in the Age of Two Revolutions (Woodbridge, 2014) Braddick, Michael J. (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution (Oxford, 2015) Brown, Stewart J., and Christopher A. Whatley (eds.), The Union of 1707: New Dimensions (Edinburgh, 2008) Devine, T. M., and J. R. Young (eds.), Eighteenth-Century Scotland: New Perspectives (East Linton, 1999) Harris, Tim, Restoration: Charles II and his Kingdoms (London, 2005) Jackson, Clare, Restoration Scotland, 1660-1690: Royalist Politics, Religion and Ideas (Woodbridge, 2003) Macinnes, Allan I., The British Revolution, 1629-1660 (Basingstoke, 2005) Robertson, John (ed.), A Union for Empire: Political Thought and the British Union of 1707 (Cambridge, 1995) Shaw, John Stuart, The Political History of Eighteenth-Century Scotland (Basingstoke, 1999) Stevenson, David, The Scottish Revolution, 1637-1644: The Triumph of the Covenanters (Newton Abbot, 1973) Stewart, Laura A. M., Rethinking the Scottish Revolution: Covenanted Scotland, 1637-1651 (Oxford, 2016) Whatley, Christopher A., with Derek J. Patrick, The Scots and the Union (Edinburgh, 2006) [or 2nd edn (2014)]

Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills	ability to draw valid conclusions about the past ability to identify, define and analyse historical problems ability to select and apply a variety of critical approaches to problems informed by uneven evidence ability to exercise critical judgement in creating new understanding ability to extract key elements from complex information readiness and capacity to ask key questions and exercise rational enquiry ability critically to assess existing understanding and the limitations of knowledge and recognition of the need regularly to challenge/test knowledge ability to search for, evaluate and use information to develop knowledge and understanding possession of an informed respect for the principles, methods, standards, values and boundaries of the discipline(s), as well as the capacity to question these recognition of the importance of reflecting on one's learning experiences and being aware of one's own particular learning style openness to new ideas, methods and ways of thinking ability to identify processes and strategies for learning independence as a learner, with readiness to take responsibility for one's own learning, and commitment to continuous reflection, self-evaluation and self-improvement ability to make decisions on the basis of rigorous and independent thought. ability to test, modify and strengthen one's own views through collaboration and debate intellectual curiosity ability to sustain intellectual interest ability to make effective use of oral, written and visual means convey understanding of historical issues and one's interpretation of them. ability to marshal argument lucidly and coherently ability to collaborate and to relate to others readiness to seek and value open feedback to inform genuine self-awareness ability to articulate one's skills as identified through self-reflection ability to approach historical problems with academic rigour ability to manage and meet firm deadlines flexible, adaptable and proactive responsiveness to changing surroundings possession of the confidence to make decisions based on one's understanding and personal/intellectual autonomy ability to transfer knowledge, learning, skills and abilities flexibly from one context to another ability to work effectively with others, capitalising on diversities of thinking, experience and skills working with, managing, and leading others in ways that value their diversity and equality and that encourage their contribution
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Contacts
Course organiser	Dr Alasdair Raffe Tel: (0131 6)51 4269 Email: Alasdair.Raffe@ed.ac.uk	Course secretary	Miss Katherine Perry Tel: Email: kperry2@ed.ac.uk