Undergraduate Course: Scotland: from Reformation to Revolution, 1560-1690 (LLLE07002)
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 the Reformation in 1560 to the revolutions of the 17th century. Discover some of Scotland¿s best known and influential monarchs - Mary, Queen of Scots, James VI, Charles I - within the context of the social and political factors which influenced early modern Scotland.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Lifelong Learning - Session 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: No |
Quota: 0 |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
13/01/2014 |
| 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 the student should be able to:
¿ evaluate the impact and importance of the reformation in Scotland.
¿ discuss the conflicting theories of seventeenth-century kingship.
¿ account for the causes and consequences of the revolutions of 1637 and 1688-89.
¿ understand the significance of the Union of the Crowns, how Scotland was governed after 1603 and the changing nature of Scotland's foreign relations.
¿ understand what is meant by the term 'early-modern Scotland' and discuss the changes taking place in Scotland's political and social structures in this period.
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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 |
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| Syllabus |
Content of course
1. The Reformation in Scotland: the condition of the pre-Reformation church
2. The Reformation in Scotland: the Reformation of 1560 and the post-Reformation church
3. Mary Queen of Scots
4. James VI
5. Charles I: The National Covenant, Revolution and war
6. The Scottish Witch-Hunt
7. Restoration to Revolution
8. Social and Economic conditions in 17th century Scotland
9. Relations with England: the run up to union
10. Visit to National Museum of Scotland
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
Dawson, Jane, 2007. Scotland Re-formed, 1488-1587. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
Mason, Roger, 2008. Empire, Union and Reform: Scotland, 1587-1690. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
Landsman, Ned, 2008. Nation, State, Province, Empire: Scotland, 1690-1790. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Miss Loura Brooks
Tel: (0131 6)51 3200
Email: |
Course secretary | Mrs Diane Mcmillan
Tel: (0131 6)50 6912
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