The Medieval Scottish Burgh (P01082)

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

The course aims to make students familiar with the key physical and institutional features of the medieval Scottish burgh. Areas covered include physical layout; the topography of the burgh; key landmarks; social and administrative organisation; the burgh guilds; the ritual year and the burgh community.

Entry Requirements

? Costs : 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 : 1 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

To familiarise students with the characteristics that distinguished medieval urban life in Scotland
To gain an understanding of the topography of the medieval town and how that affects subsequent development.
To appreciate the hierarchies that shaped and dominated medieval burgh life.