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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2022/2023
- ARCHIVE as at 1 September 2022

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Degree Programme Table: Celtic and Scottish History (MA Hons) (UTCEASHMAH)

Jump to: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4

Year 1 Academic year: 2022/23, Starting in: September

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
The Historian's Toolkit

Must be passed

HIST08032 20 credits
The History of Edinburgh: From Din Eidyn to Festival City

Must be passed

HIST08036 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Celtic_Year 1_Gaelic

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be passed
Gaelic 1A
CELT08004 40 credits
Gaelic 1B
CELT08005 40 credits
OR

Celtic_Year 1_Celtic Civ

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be passed
Celtic Civilisation 1A
CELT08014 20 credits
Celtic Civilisation 1B
CELT08015 20 credits
OR

Celtic_Year 1_IGLAC

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be passed
Celtic Civilisation 1B
CELT08015 20 credits
Introduction to Gaelic Language and Culture
CELT08017 20 credits
AND

Group B

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A-Q, T, W and Y

Select exactly 40 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A-Q, T, W and Y

Year 2 Academic year: 2022/23, Starting in: August

Notes:
Entry into Honours:
1. Students must normally achieve 50% or more in Themes in Scottish History since 1560 and Introduction to Historiography.
2. Students must normally achieve 50% or more in either Gaelic 2A or Gaelic 2B (for Modern Honours route) or in both Celtic Literature in Translation courses (for Medieval Honours route).

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Introduction to Historiography

Must be passed 1st time at 50%

HIST08044 20 credits
Themes in Scottish History since 1560

Must be passed 1st time at 50%

HIST08042 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Celtic_Year 2_Gaelic

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be passed at 50%
Gaelic 2A
CELT08006 40 credits
Gaelic 2B
CELT08007 40 credits
OR

Celtic_Year 2_Celtic Literature in Translation

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be passed at 50%
Heroes, Wonders, Saints and Sagas: Medieval Celtic Literature in Translation
CELT08022 20 credits
Songs, Swords, Rebels and Revivals: Modern Celtic Literature in Translation
CELT08023 20 credits
AND

Group C

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A-Q, T, W and Y

Select exactly 40 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A-Q, T, W and Y

Year 3 Academic year: 2022/23, Starting in: August

Notes:
Final Assessment:
One unit of assessment is allocated to every 20 credits and constitutes one 20-credit paper. The following are the twelve 20-credit papers on which the classification of the degree is based. (Papers that for the purposes of degree classification acquire a weighting of 40 credits are, therefore, listed twice.)
1. History Dissertation or Celtic Dissertation Part 1
2. History Dissertation or Celtic Dissertation Part 2
3. Honours option course in Scottish History
4. Honours option course in Scottish History
5. Honours option course in Scottish History
6. Honours option course in Scottish History
7. Honours option course in Scottish History
8. Honours option course in Celtic
9. Honours option course in Celtic
10. Honours option course in Celtic
11. Honours option course in Celtic
12. Honours option course in Celtic

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Scottish History Honours Electives

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be passed
The Demon Drink: producing, consuming and opposing alcohol in Britain and Ireland, c. 1760 to 1921
ECSH10107 20 credits
Improving the Nation. Change and Modernisation in Scotland, 1660-1730
HIST10379 20 credits
Print Culture and the Enlightenment: Edinburgh and London, 1710-1814
HIST10389 20 credits
The kings in the north: Scotland in the early Middle Ages
HIST10428 20 credits
The Swinging Sixties? Exploring Culture and Society in Britain, c. 1956-1974
SCHI10074 20 credits
From Covenanting Revolution to Jacobite Rebellion: Scottish Politics, 1638-1747
SCHI10077 20 credits
AND

History Honours Skills Courses for joint degrees

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Historical Skills & Methods II is strongly recommended if intending to take Dissertation in History.
Selected courses must be passed
Historical Skills and Methods II
HIST10425 20 credits
Historical Skills and Methods I
HIST10426 20 credits
AND

Group B

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Celtic Level 10 courses

Select exactly 40 credits from Celtic Level 10 courses
Notes:
Students who have not taken Gaelic language to Year 2 must select their Celtic Honours courses from the list of medieval options.
Selected courses must be passed
AND

Group C

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

Dissertation (Part 1)

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
If the dissertation is taken in Celtic, a 20-credit unit towards the dissertation will be taken in third year, and a 20-credit completion unit in fourth year.
Dissertation (Part 1)
CELT10036 20 credits
OR

Celtic Level 10 courses

Select exactly 20 credits from Celtic Level 10 courses
Notes:
Students who have not taken Gaelic language to Year 2 must select their Celtic Honours courses from the list of medieval options.

Year 4 Academic year: 2022/23, Starting in: August

Notes:
Final Assessment:
One unit of assessment is allocated to every 20 credits and constitutes one 20-credit paper. The following are the twelve 20-credit papers on which the classification of the degree is based. (Papers that for the purposes of degree classification acquire a weighting of 40 credits are, therefore, listed twice.)
1. History Dissertation or Celtic Dissertation Part 1
2. History Dissertation or Celtic Dissertation Part 2
3. Honours option course in Scottish History
4. Honours option course in Scottish History
5. Honours option course in Scottish History
6. Honours option course in Scottish History
7. Honours option course in Scottish History
8. Honours option course in Celtic
9. Honours option course in Celtic
10. Honours option course in Celtic
11. Honours option course in Celtic
12. Honours option course in Celtic

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

History Dissertation

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
If the dissertation in History is chosen, this topic must be in Scottish History.
History Dissertation
HIST10309 40 credits
OR

Dissertation (Part 2)

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Dissertation (Part 2)
CELT10037 20 credits
AND

Celtic Level 10 courses

Select exactly 20 credits from Celtic Level 10 courses
Notes:
Students who have not taken Gaelic language to Year 2 must select their Celtic Honours courses from the list of medieval options.
AND

Group B

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Scottish History Year 4 Special Subjects

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Cheap Print and Popular Culture in Britain, 1500-1800
ECSH10103 40 credits
Disease, Medicine and Society in Britain since 1750
ECSH10106 40 credits
Disunited kingdoms: why do union states fail?
HIST10430 40 credits
AND

Group C

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Celtic Level 10 courses

Select exactly 40 credits from Celtic Level 10 courses
Notes:
Students who have not taken Gaelic language to Year 2 must select their Celtic Honours courses from the list of medieval options.
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