Undergraduate Course: Scotland and America 1603-1914 (SCHI10071)
Course Outline
| School | School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 40 |
| Home subject area | Scottish History |
Other subject area | History |
| Course website |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This 40 credit course reflects the course organisers's research for his book published with
Plagrave Macmillan in 2010 under the title Scotland
and America c1600-c1800, as well as current research
relating to this general area of enquiry by the course
organiser. Seminars on the less well researched
cultural and economic exchanges between Scotland
and America over the course of the ninettenth century
and into the early twentieth century will also be
included. Course context reflects the course
organiser's particular interest in Scottish emigration to
North America but also Scottish exchanges with the
British Caribbean involving both participation in the
chattel slave economy that evolved there and Scottish
contributions to the campaign for abolition of first the
slave trade in 1807 and later the abolition of slavery
itself in the British Caribbean. A particular feature of
the course is the use of emigrant correspondence as a
source for Scottish emigrant experience in North
America in its many manifestations. There will be an
emphasis on the use of primary sources in the contect
of the course which will be reflected in course assessment. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
An ability to think critically about existing literature relating to the history of Scottish contact with the western hemisphere in the modern period
An ability to present critical and reflective ideas on historical issues relevant to the course both in a dynamic and interactive seminar environment and in writing in essay form. Assessment of
presentations is intended to emphasise the significance of this learning outcome.
Comprehenstion of the relationship of current historiography to a variety of primary sources relevant to the subject |
Assessment Information
Degree examinations (two x 2 hour exam papers) 60%
Essay 20%
Presentations 20%
The word length of the essay for the course will be 3000 words,and students will be able to meet
with the course organiser to discuss their preparation for its submission. There will be two
assessed presentations, each weighted at 10% of the final mark for the course. The course
organiser&©s assessment will be based on criteria published in the course document and weighted
at 50% of the mark for each presentation. The other 50% of the mark for each presentation will be
based on text prepared by the student for their presentation in accordance with guidelines published in the course document. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Alexander Murdoch
Tel: (0131 6)50 4033
Email: |
Course secretary | Miss Clare Guymer
Tel: (0131 6)50 4030
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