Scottish Towns, 1100-1700 (P00821)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : HCL-P-SCTOW

The course, which will be taught by two specialist urban historians, will study medieval and early modern Scottish topwns using a wide range of source material, including archaeological, cartographic and statistical. It aims to view the history of Scottish towns from various perspectives, including overseas and inland trade, medieval industry, town and country, civic ceremony and the burgh church. In its latter stages, the course will examine the new pressures imposed on the burgh community by the religious changes, outside political interference, population increase and price rise of the 16th and 17th centuries.

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Postgraduate (School of History and Classics), (School of History and Classics, Schedule E)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

? Other Required Attendance : 2 hour(s) per week for 2 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Through completion of this course students should not only have gained knowledge and understanding of this period of Scottish History but should have had some experience of the following skills:

Critical reading of primary and secondary sources
Completion of independent research leading to seminar presentation and submission of written work to a required standard.
Participation in group seminar work and an appreciation of the responsibility to other members of the group that such work entails.