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Semester 1

Themes in Scottish History since 1560 (HIST08042)

Subject

History

College

CAHSS

Credits

20

Normal Year Taken

2

Delivery Session Year

2023/2024

Pre-requisites

Visiting students must have completed one introductory level History course at grade B or above for entry to this course. We will only consider University/College level courses. **Please see Additional Restrictions below**

Course Summary

This course introduces students to the study of Scottish history in the period from 1560 to the present. The programme of lectures and tutorials emphasises key themes of political, religious, economic, social and cultural change. The course encourages students to think about the multiple transitions between early modern and modern Scotland, and to consider the forces shaping contemporary politics and culture.

Course Description

Building on first-year courses in History, this course analyses the main political developments, social transitions and cultural shifts in Scotland since 1560. Beginning with the Reformation and the union of crowns of 1603, the course tracks the enormous political and religious changes in early modern Scotland. It then examines the Anglo-Scottish union of 1707 and post-union Scotland, including such themes as Jacobitism, the Scottish Enlightenment and imperial expansion. The course encompasses nineteenth-century industrialisation, political reform and social change, before turning to the radical political and cultural upheavals of the twentieth century.It culminates in the present day, addressing such topics as gender, the arts and the debate about devolution and independence.

Assessment Information

Written Exam 0%, Coursework 100%, Practical Exam 0%

Additional Restrictions

**Please note that spaces on History courses are limited and cannot be guaranteed for any students who are not nominated to study with us on a History exchange agreement.** Unless you are nominated on a History or HCA exchange agreement, visiting students are only permitted to enrol in two 1st/2nd year History courses each, per semester, before the start of the relevant semester’s welcome period – and spaces on each course are limited so cannot be guaranteed for any student. This includes courses in Economic History and Scottish History. Enrolment in a third course from this group will depend on whether there are still spaces available in the September Welcome Period, and cannot be guaranteed. It is NOT appropriate for students to contact staff within this subject area to ask for an exception to be made; all enquiries to enrol in these courses must be made through the CAHSS Visiting Student Office. This is due to the limited number of spaces available in this very popular subject area.

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