Undergraduate Course: Scotland: from the Making of the Kingdom to Renaissance Monarchy (LLLE07009)
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 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Lifelong Learning (HCA) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This is a for-credit course offered by the Office of Lifelong Learning (OLL); only students registered with OLL should be enrolled.
From earliest times, through the making of the Stewart dynasty to the great Renaissance monarchs of the 15th century. Explore how Scotland became a nation state, won her medieval wars with England and established the Stewarts on the throne. This course takes place at the National Museum of Scotland.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Lifelong Learning - Session 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: No |
Quota: 16 |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
23/09/2013 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
100 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Assessment Methods
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students will:
¿ discuss the extent to which medieval Scotland was part of wider European Christendom, culturally, politically and religiously;
¿ exhibit some familiarity with the contemporary evidence for and current state of historical debate about medieval Scotland;
¿ evaluate medieval Scotland's relationship with England;
¿ discuss the importance of kingship in medieval Scotland, the sources from which their power derived, the limits of their power and the ways in which they exercised their authority;
¿ explain the process by which Scotland became a unified nation and the subsequent political, ecclesiastical and administrative development of the kingdom.
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Assessment Information
| The assessment is a 2000 word essay, worth 100% of the total mark. |
Special Arrangements
This is a for-credit course offered by the Office of Lifelong Learning (OLL); only students registered with OLL should be enrolled.
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Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Content of course
1. Scotland after the Romans: the early people of Scotland
2. The making of the kingdom
3. Scotland in the 11th and 12th centuries
4. Scotland before the Wars of Independence
5. The Wars of Independence: Edward I and William Wallace
6. The Wars of Independence: Robert the Bruce
7. The early Stewarts: Robert II to James III
8. Renaissance monarchy: James IV
9. Renaissance monarchy: James V
10. Culture and society in medieval Scotland
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| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Recommended reading:
Woolf, Alex, 2007. From Pictland to Alba, 789-1070. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
Oram, Richard, 2011. Domination and Lordship, Scotland 1070-1230. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
Brown, Michael, 2004. The Wars of Scotland, 1214-1371. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
Boardman, Steve, 2006. The First Stewart Dynasty, 1371-1488. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
Dawson, Jane, 2007. Scotland Re-formed, 1488-1587. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Miss Loura Brooks
Tel: (0131 6)51 3200
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Course secretary | Mrs Diane Mcmillan
Tel: (0131 6)50 6912
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