Postgraduate Course: Scotland and Heritage (SCET11007)
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 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. |
Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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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 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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Additional Information
Course URL |
http://www.celtscot.ed.ac.uk |
Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
Special Arrangements |
Jointly taught with undergraduate students (SCET10015)
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Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
Course organiser | Prof Gary West
Tel: (0131 6)50 4151
Email: Gary.West@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Charlotte McLean
Tel: (0131 6)50 4114
Email: cmclean9@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
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