Postgraduate Course: Themes in Modern British and Irish Historiography (PGHC11159)
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 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Postgraduate (History, Classics and Archaeology) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course aims to heighten student awareness of some of the main debates and issues within modern British and Irish historiography. The course draws upon a range of expertise within the School, including British, Irish and Scots historians, and spans from the seventeenth century through to the twentieth. The course is also thematically diverse, focusing upon social and economic no less than political historiographical material. Inevitably, given the breadth of the subject, only an introduction and a series of case-studies can be provided. But it is expected that students will graduate from the course with an enhanced appreciation of the shape of modern British and Irish historiography. This, in turn, will help students to choose and advance any research topics with greater clarity and accuracy. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
15/09/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
174 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| Through examining the work of key individual scholars, together with wider themes, it is hoped that students will emerge with an enhanced understanding of some of the main debates and directions within modern British and Irish historiography. Through detailed analysis of secondary and printed primary materials, it is expected that students will develop their critical awareness of the influences over, and concerns of, a range of modern British and Irish historians. Students will also be able to develop their skills as discussants, and asked to write a sustained piece of analysis which demonstrates historiographical knowledge and awareness. |
Assessment Information
| The course is assessed through an extended essay of not more than 3000 words. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | ThemesinMB&I Themes Modern British Irish Historiography |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Alvin Jackson
Tel: (0131 6)51 3848
Email: |
Course secretary | Mrs Lindsay Scott
Tel: (0131 6)50 9948
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