Undergraduate Course: Access Humanities 2 (AACE07002)
Course Outline
School | Centre for Open Learning |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
Summary | Access Humanities 2 is a supportive and intellectually challenging continuation of the work covered in Access Humanities 1. Building on the confidence and skills previously gained, students will be introduced to the skills of research and enquiry and will be encouraged to work as independent learners. The course will focus on three related themes: the Self; the Other; and Society. These themes will be studied via representative texts and artworks taken from Art History, History, the History of Ideas, Literature, and Philosophy. |
Course description |
1) Academic Description
This course is offered as part of the Access Programme (Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences). The Access Programme aims to prepare students for undergraduate study by introducing them to a range of essential skills and encouraging them to employ these
skills in a confident and flexible way.
Having established a strong foundation through semester 1 courses, semester 2 courses will adopt a more in-depth scholarly approach, preparing students for progression to undergraduate study.
This semester 2 course aims to build on the core skills covered in Access Humanities 1, further developing academic reading and writing and critical and evaluative skills. Additional skills will be promoted, including skills of research and enquiry, use of digital resources, and presenting and debating ideas.
2) Outline Content
A range of intermediate-level texts and journal articles from Art History, History, History of Ideas, Literature, and Philosophy will be employed with which to develop students' analytical and critical skills and to allow them to apply those skills gained earlier in the programme. Representative texts and artworks will be studied in the context of three themes: the Self, the Other, and Society.
Students will be encouraged to understand the scope for interdisciplinary and intertextual understanding, and to see how the three themes of the course relate to each other. The comparisons and contrasts which are evident in the various disciplines' approaches to these themes will also be investigated.
3) Student Learning Experience
Class work will be accompanied by independent study. Students will be introduced to the various resources - both digital and conventional - which are available, and will be encouraged to become independent learners, and to develop the skills of research and enquiry which are necessary for successful undergraduate study.
Research tasks will be followed by seminar work, in which students' ability to make and defend an argument, and to critically appraise the arguments of others, will be developed.
The course will include both formative and summative assessment components. Formative assessments will consist of essay plan/ referencing tasks and a mock exam. Summative assessment will consist of two essays and a final examination. Marks will be awarded for tutorial participation.
In addition to support and feedback at course level, all students on the Access Programme will engage via an online learning journal, where they will be prompted to reflect on their learning experience, feedback and progress and will receive personalised guidance and support from their Personal Tutor.
Students will also participate in a range of cultural and social engagement activities which are intended to complement their studies, increase cultural capital, encourage engagement with peers and communities, and build a sense of belonging.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Display knowledge of the contribution of the Humanities to our understanding of the themes of the Self, the Other, and Society;
- Make effective use of primary texts and artworks, and of associated secondary literature;
- Demonstrate critical, discursive and analytical skills associated with the Humanities;
- Demonstrate effective research skills, and related skills associated with use of digital technology;
- Exhibit effective skills of seminar presentation and participation.
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Reading List
This is an indicative reading list. A full reading list will be provided via Leganto prior to the course start.
- The Self
Andrews, C. ed., & O'Faulkner, R. (transl.), 1985. The Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead. London: British Museum Publications.
Boswell, J., 2010. London Journal 1762-1763. London: Penguin.
Descartes, R., 1993. Meditations on First Philosophy. London: Routledge.
Lloyd, S., 'Elegant and Graceful Attitudes: The Painter of the 'Skating Minister'', The Burlington Magazine, July 2005, Vol 147, No. 1228, 474-486
Montserrat, D., 1998. Changing Bodies, Changing Meanings: Studies on the Human Body in Antiquity. London & New York: Routledge.
- The Other
Conan Doyle, A., 2001. The Hound of the Baskervilles. London: Penguin.
Machay, C.S., 2009 [1487]. The Hammer of Witches: A Complete Translation of the Malleus Maleficarum. Cambridge & New York: Cambridge University Press.
Gikandi, S., 2003. 'Picasso, Africa and the Schemata of Difference', Modernism/Modernity, Vol. 10 No. 3, pp.455-480.
Goodare, J. ed., 2013. Scottish Witches and Witch Hunters. London: Palgrave Macmillian. Shakespeare, W., 1964. Macbeth. London: Routledge.
Wadley, N. ed., 1985 [1893-4]. Noa Noa: Gauguin's Tahiti. Oxford: Phaidon Press
- Society
Benjamin, W., 2008 [1935]. The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction. London: Penguin.
Bronowski, J., 1951. 1951 Exhibition of Science. (Catalogue-Guide). London: Museum of South Kensington.
Marinetti, F.T., 1909. 'The Futurist Manifesto' Available online: http://viola.informatik.unibremen.de/typo/fileadmin/media/lernen/Futurist_Manifesto.pdf
Obinger, H. & Schmitt, C., 2011. 'Guns and Butter? Regime Competition and the Welfare State during the Cold War' World Politics, Vol. 63, No. 2, pp.246-270.
Rendall, J., 1978. The Origins of the Scottish Enlightenment 1707- 1776. London: MacMillan Press.
Smiles, S. ed., 1912 [1883]. James Nasymth Engineer: An Autobiography. London: J. Murray.
Smith, A., 1976. The Theory of Moral Sentiments. Indianapolis: Liberty Fund.
Smith, A., 1981. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. Indianapolis: Liberty Fund.
Spark, M., 1965. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. London: Penguin
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Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Constructive feedback (both verbal and written) will be provided by the course tutor for all formative assignment and summative assessments. Students will be encouraged to consider feedback and to respond to this in future work.
Students will also be prompted to reflect on feedback via the online learning journal and will be provided with personalised guidance and support from their Personal Tutor. |
Keywords | Humanities,Art History,History,History of Ideas,Literature,Philosophy,Academic Skills,Research |
Contacts
Course organiser | Mr Douglas Dougan
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Course secretary | Ms Kameliya Skerleva
Tel: (0131 6)51 1855
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