Postgraduate Course: Scotland: Social Structure and Social Change (PGSP11257)
Course Outline
| School | School of Social and Political Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Postgrad (School of Social and Political Studies) |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Scotland has been an integral part of the United Kingdom, a highly centralised and unitary state, for nearly 300 years. Yet Scotland has survived the Union of 1707, and indeed flourished, as a distinctive nation with a distinctive civil society. Scotland provides an important test case for the proposition that the quest for self-determination occurs in the context of major shifts in social and political arrangements at the global level. This course reviews the sociological concepts available to understand Scotland, examining issues such as social class and social mobility, economic development, heritage, the media, religion, identity and culture. The course also aims to move beyond any narrow conception of sociology to incorporate insights from other perspectives. This multidisciplinary approach will develop an understanding of Scotland's place in the contemporary world which takes into account appropriate historical, political and theoretical perspectives. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
|
Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
- Critically review and assess the sociological concepts available to understand contemporary Scotland
- Critically examine and explain the features of economic development/capitalism in Scotland
- Develop a critical appreciation of patterns of social mobility and class reproduction, with specific reference to social and educational ideologies
- Critically evaluate issue relating to Scottish identity, in particular gender, class, religion, ethnicity, language, culture and integration/exclusion
- Critically examine and explain the key features of, and controversies over, the mass media in Scotland
- Critically evaluate debates on how Scotland is represented in cultural terms, with reference to heritage and tourism
|
Assessment Information
| Essay 4,000 words |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Michael Rosie
Tel: (0131 6)51 1651
Email: |
Course secretary | Miss Cristyn King
Tel: (0131 6)51 3865
Email: |
|
|
University Homepage