Postgraduate Course: The Medieval Foundations of Modern Sovereignty (LAWS11331)

Course Outline
School	School of Law	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	20	ECTS Credits	10
Summary	This course offers an introduction to the manifold subject of sovereignty in its historical development. It will focus especially on the development of political authority in law, history and political thought, from the eleventh century to the sixteenth century.
Course description	The course covers the main aspects of sovereignty from the 11th to the 16th centuries, among which: the sovereignty of the emperor, his relation with both papacy and national kingdoms, the development of national sovereignty, the debates on consent and the problem of resistance, the limits of sovereignty and its abuse.

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: 25
Course Start	Semester 1
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 20, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 176 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	The course will be assessed by a final essay, counting for 100% of the exam. The maximum length of the essay will be of 5,000 words, excluding bibliography but including footnotes.
Feedback	Not entered
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: Knowledge and understanding Demonstrate and/or work with: - Knowledge that covers and integrates most of the principal areas, features, boundaries, terminology and conventions of a subject discipline. - A critical understanding of the principal theories, concepts and principles. - Detailed knowledge and understanding in one or more specialisms some of which is informed by or at the forefront of a subject/discipline. - Knowledge and understanding of the ways in which the subject/discipline is developed, including a range of established techniques of enquiry or research methodologies. Skills and abilities in Research and Enquiry: Critically identify, define, conceptualise, and analyse complex/professional level problems and issues. Offer professional level insights, interpretations and solutions to problems and issues. Critically review and consolidate knowledge, skills, practices and thinking in a subject/discipline. Skills and abilities in Personal and Intellectual Autonomy: Demonstrate some originality and creativity in dealing with professional level issues. Make judgments where data/information is limited or comes from a range of sources. Skills and abilities in Communication: Transferable cognitive skills, communication and ICT skills Skills and abilities in Personal Effectiveness: Knowledge and understanding as well as the practice of it, autonomy, accountability and the ability to work with others.