Undergraduate Course: Scotland and Heritage (SCET10015)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
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 | The course seeks to examine, from an ethnological stance, the presentation and consumption of Scottish cultural tradition through an exploration of heritage as both concept and industry. Using a number of thematic case studies, students will be encouraged to critically deconstruct the term 'heritage' and consider its role in the creation and maintenance of local and national identities. A visit to one heritage organisation will be included. |
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Not entered
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students must have a background within the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- demonstrate engagement with scholarly literature relating to the concept of heritage;
- demonstrate an empirical familiarity with the historical development of the heritage industry within Scotland;
- demonstrate a critical awareness of the aims, objectives and practices of the key institutions within the Scottish heritage industry;
- demonstrate enhanced ethnological research skills through focused engagement with both exhibition- and web-based materials;
- show competence in transferable skills, e.g. critical evaluation of source material, independent reading, coherent and clearly structured writing, oral presentation, group discussion, time management.
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Gary West
Tel: (0131 6)50 4151
Email: Gary.West@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Anne Kelly
Tel: (0131 6)50 4167
Email: Annie.Kelly@ed.ac.uk |
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