Postgraduate Course: The Supernatural World (SCET11003)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The course examines magical belief and supernatural entities in Scotland. This complex and much-neglected aspect of our cultural heritage is explored through a combination of empirical data (provided by case studies and archive holdings) and theoretical contextualisation. A dominant theme will be the identification and interpretation of vestiges of supernatural belief still extant and deeply embedded in Scottish cultural life. Comparative material from other Celtic-language cultures and Scandinavia will also feature. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- demonstrate expertise in the interpretation and understanding of supernatural belief and supernatural entities in Scotland from the earliest sources to the modern period;
- demonstrate an awareness of the range and variety of approaches to studying the supernatural and knowledge of a substantial number of critical texts;
- demonstrate knowledge of linguistic, literary, cultural, psychological and socio-historical contexts in which supernatural belief is found and knowledge of useful and precise critical terminology;
- evaluate and apply different interdisciplinary approaches in order to appraise the subject-matter of the course;
- demonstrate competence in transferable skills, e.g. close engagement with texts, critical evaluation of source material, independent reading, coherent and clearly structured writing, oral presentation, group discussion, time management.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Special Arrangements |
Jointly taught with undergraduate students (SCET10019) |
| Keywords | SupWo |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Neill Martin
Tel: (0131 6)51 1981
Email: neill.martin@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Charlotte McLean
Tel: (0131 6)50 4114
Email: cmclean9@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
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