BA (Hons) Scottish History
COURSE INFORMATION:
Place of Study: Shetland College UHI, Lerwick and selected Learning Centres
Mode of Study: Full time or Part time
Length of course:
Full-time: 1 year (Cert HE), 2 years (Dip HE), 3 years (BA), 4 years (BA Hons)
Part-time: It is possible to study part time or to take stand alone modules by arrangement, please contact Simon Clarke for more details
Start Date: Full time August 2011
Entry Requirements: 3 Highers at C or equivalent - 1 in English. Alternative qualifications, awards or appropriate access programmes also considered. Applications from individuals without these qualifications byt who demonstrate ability are welcomed.
COURSE SUMMARY:
This course explores Scottish history within a northern European and northern Atlantic perspective, focusing on the cultural, political, social and economic links between Scotland and these regions. At each level of study, specific modules which focus on the history of the distinctive Highlands and Islands region will also be offered to students.
COURSE CONTENT:
Each full-time year of study consists of eight study modules, each of which will take the student around 150 hours to complete during class time and private study. Students must study core modules but will be offered a range of additional optional modules to study from other UHI courses.
Level 1 - Cert HE modules: Introduction to Skills for History; Identity and Environment; Scottish History:
1603 to the 20th Century; Scottish History: 1066 – 1603; The Atlantic World c.1492 -1800: The Old
World Meets the New; Themes in Modern British History: c.1815 – 1939; Research Methods 1; Personal Effectiveness and Study Skills; Politics of the British Isles; History of Material Culture, and Introduction to Historic Landscapes.
Level 2 - Dip HE modules: Using Skills for History; Themes in Tradition and Modernity: 1800 – 2000;
The Scottish Highlands: 1851 – 2005; The Economic and Social Transformation of Scotland: 1870 – 2000; Popular Protest and the Modern State; Words Making History; Qualitative Research Methods of the Social Sciences; Images of Scotland; History of Political Ideas, and Scottish Politics
Level 3 – BA modules: History theory; Historiographical essay; Scottish Enlightenment and Highland Society; History of Scottish Identities; Scottish Military History; Scotland and Ireland: 1800 - 1939; Medieval and Early Modern Highlands and Islands; Church, Clans and Conflict; Gender in 19th and 20th Century Britain; History of the Early Modern Family; Landscape and Environment in Scotland: 1600 - 2000 and Perceptions of Heritage.
Level 4 – BA (Hons) modules: Dissertation; Social History of Work in Scotland: 1880-1979; Life, Death and Disease; Macbeth: Man and Myth; Scarcity, Dearth and Famine in Early and Modern Society: 1550-1850, and Emigration from the Highlands and Islands since 1750.
GOOD REASONS TO STUDY THIS COURSE:
- Access to highly qualified specialist staff from around the Highlands and Islands
- Students become familiar with advanced communication techniques which are themselves valuable transferable skills
- Because the course has a large amount of self directed study there is the flexibility to fit the course around existing work and family commitments
- The course allows you to move between full and part-time study according to your circumstances
- The course allows you to aim high - for an honours degree, but with the option of certificated interim exit points.
HOW WILL I STUDY?
Taught by video-conferencing (VC), virtual learning environment (VLE), CD ROMs, the Internet, email and conventional distance learning packs. There will be opportunities to study summer schools in Shetland and elsewhere around the UHI network.
STUDENT QUOTE:
"The course provided a good introduction to history in the Highlands and Islands. Great effort was made to provide interesting and pertinent material to illustrate the lectures, and the lecturers' extensive knowledge of the subject was impressive." Anon.
STAFF QUOTE:
"The course is focused on the history of Scotland without becoming parochial. There is always an attempt to place Scottish events into the context of the wider world and to develop skills in the student that are more widely applicable in the discipline". Dr Karen Cullen, Scottish History programme leader, North Highland College.
PROGRESSION:
Academic: From completion of the honours degree it is possible to progress to an MA History programme, or to a related MA such as Archaeological Practice.
Employment/Career: History graduates' skills are transferable to a wide range of careers, however the course would be particularly suited as a foundation for a teaching career or in historical archives.
