Undergraduate Course: Europe and the Creation of Scotland, 1000-1300 (SCHI10059)
Course Outline
| School | School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Scottish History |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
http://www.shca.ed.ac.uk/scothistory/undergraduate/ |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | A unified kingdom of Scotland was created in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries by kings who actively took part in a programme of 'Europeanization'. The effect of this process was the emergence of a new Scottish identity which incorporated multiple ethnolinguistic groups and disparate regions. This course explores the dominant historiographical models that have been proposed over the last 50 years to explain this change, particularly those of Geoffrey Barrow, Rees Davies and Robert Bartlett. Students will then examine and engage with a wide variety of primary sources to gauge the effect of European influences on Scottish society in terms of church organization, personal piety and devotion, government administration, aristocrats and the exercise of power, free and unfree peasants, and merchants and trade. Finally, students will assess the changes to Scottish identity and society taking place by 1300. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | A pass or passes in 40 credits of first level historical courses or equivalent and a pass or passes in 40 credits of second level historical courses or equivalent.
Before enrolling students on this course, Directors are asked to contact the History Honours Admission Secretary to ensure that a place is available (Tel: 503783). |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should usually have at least 3 History courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this) for entry to this course. We will only consider University/College level courses. |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
After taking this course, students will be able to demonstrate the following skills through class participation, the essay and the exam:
1) engaging critically with primary sources, both textual and visual
2) placing Scotland within broader historiographical trends
3) forming an original, coherent argument encompassing primary and secondary sources
4) understanding the processes of Europeanization in the Scottish context
5) comprehending the nature of ethnic and national identities in the middles ages
Students will also exhibit these transferrable skills:
1) analysing and synthesising historical evidence
2) presenting conclusions orally and in writing
3) comparing a broad range of types of evidence
4) understanding the limitations of evidence inherent in the study of premodern societies
5) expressing ideas clearly and concisely
6) organising and managing their workload according to a timetable
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Assessment Information
One 3000 word essay, one third of overall assessment
One two-hour exam paper, two thirds of overall assessment
Visiting Student Variant Assessment
One 3000 word essay, one third of overall assessment
One take home examination, two thirds of overall assessment |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Matthew Hammond
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Course secretary | Miss Clare Guymer
Tel: (0131 6)50 4030
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