Sources for Scottish History (PG) (P01067)

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

The course involves study of primary sources relating to most periods of Scottish history, from medieval times to the twentieth century. There are visits to archives and repositories where these sources can be examined.

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

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Wednesday	11:10	13:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

The course will aim to present students with a variety of teaching and learning situations which will encourage the development of independent study skills, the ability to work constructively in a group and the ability to communicate the results of their work critically in oral and written form. At the end of the course, students should be able to:
-demonstrate a grasp of historical analysis
-engage at high level with scholarly debate
-evaluate arguments critically
-express their ideas in oral and written form.
More specifically they should be able to:
-understand various types of primary sources for Scottish history
-relate this understanding to the current historiography of Scotland.

Assessment Information

The course will be assessed by two items of coursework, each worth 50% of the marks for the course, as follows.
Firstly, students will be required to submit one item of work, chosen from the following list of three items:
1. Critical source analysis (5000 words)
2. Historiographical analysis (5000 words)
3. Edition of a text (transcription, 8000 words; introduction, 2000 words)

2 essays of 2000 words