Postgraduate Course: Material Culture in Scotland (SCET11022)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course explores the theme of the three-dimensional or physical manifestations of Scotland's traditional culture systems through a series of thematic case studies. Emphasis is placed upon the examination of material culture exchange and development in relation to such issues as status, ethnicity and identity. Within this framework, form and function, aesthetics and semiotics are explored from an ethnological stance. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- demonstrate a solid familiarity with material culture theory, including museology and collection theory;
- demonstrate an enhanced understanding of the concept of objects as evidence;
- produce critical texts on the concept of material culture, having developed experience through course work tasks;
- demonstrate a broad understanding of the empirical context of material culture within a Scottish cultural framework.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Special Arrangements |
Jointly taught with undergraduate students (SCET10031). |
| Keywords | MCiS |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Gary West
Tel: (0131 6)50 4151
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Course secretary | Miss Charlotte McLean
Tel: (0131 6)50 4114
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