ME1006 The Kingdom of the Scots, c.900-1707

Academic year

2024 to 2025 Semester 2

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

20

The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

SCQF level

SCQF level 7

The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) provides an indication of the complexity of award qualifications and associated learning and operates on an ascending numeric scale from Levels 1-12 with SCQF Level 10 equating to a Scottish undergraduate Honours degree.

Planned timetable

10.00 am Mon, Tue and Thu

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Module coordinator

Dr C A McGladdery

Dr C A McGladdery
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Module Staff

Prof Michael Brown; Dr Alex Woolf; Dr Christine McGladdery; Dr Amy Blakeway; Dr Jacqueline Rose; Dr Derek Patrick

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Module description

This module provides an introduction to Scotland’s long history as an independent kingdom between the tenth and the early eighteenth century. It examines the land and people as a way of considering broad themes in a specific and immediate setting. The central theme is Scotland’s development as a European state and society through the medieval and early modern periods and the parallel processes which witnessed the development of a sense of Scottish nationhood. Issues of cultural expression and change, and of religious reform and conflict will provide strands for discussion which stress the experience of this land in its wider context. The module places particular emphasis on the use of museum collections and built heritage as evidence for the unique history of this land.

Assessment pattern

100% coursework

Re-assessment

100% coursework

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

3 lectures (x11 weeks), 1 tutorial (x11 weeks), 1 office hour (x11 weeks)

Scheduled learning hours

44

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

154

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.

Intended learning outcomes

  • Students will be able to analyse patterns of change and continuity critically across a long period and interrogate assumptions about periodisation.
  • Engage with a wide range of primary sources and bring them into dialogue with one another.
  • Translate knowledge from academic literature into a format suitable for a public history setting.
  • Develop skills in working with non-textual sources.
  • Read understand and work with Scots language primary sources in printed or transcribed form.