Programme content
The Programme has a fixed curriculum which offers a broad exposure to the archaeology, history, politics, literature, art and music of Scotland.
Topics include:
History and politics
- The Dark Ages
- The Wars of Independence
- The Stewart Monarchy
- The Reformation and Mary, Queen of Scots
- The Renaissance
- The Union
- The Jacobites
- The Enlightenment
- Highland Custom and Belief
- 19th and 20th Century Scotland
- Politics in Scotland Today
Art History
- Architectural Heritage of St Andrews
- Architecture of the Scottish House
- The Scottish Genre Tradition
- Victorian Art and Impressionism
- Scottish Art and Modernism
- Contemporary Scottish Art
- Scottish Photography
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Literary Studies
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Music
- Scottish Music
- Scottish Ballads
Classroom teaching is complemented by field trips to a number of sites of historical and cultural importance (see Excursions below)
Assessment for credit purposes is carried out in a variety of ways. These include short quizzes, work sheets and essays or short papers. Students receive an official transcript from the University of St Andrews to confirm their successful completion of the Programme.
Daily Schedule
Breakfast is available from 8:00 - 8:45a.m. and is followed typically, on weekdays, by two or three classroom sessions. Lunch is from 1:00 - 1:45 p.m. and the afternoon is usually given over to field trips to sites of relevance to the academic programme. Private study periods are also timetabled. There are also a number of whole day excursions. Dinner is from 6:00-7:00 p.m. and may be followed by talks of a more general nature, concerts, theatre visits or movies.
Excursions and additional activities
- Archaeological tour of Fife (Bronze Age, Iron Age, Roman and Pictish sites )
- Glamis Castle
- Fife fishing villages
- Falkland Palace
- Dunnottar Castle
- Hiking in the Angus Glens
- Dunkeld
- Edinburgh (City and Castle)
- Stirling (Castle, Wallace Monument, Bannockburn)
- Dundee (RSS Discovery, Verdant Works)
- Art Galleries
- Ceilidh (Highland Dancing)
On all excursions there is a minimum staff/student ratio of 1:10.
There is ample free time built into the Programme to allow students to make use of the extensive sports facilities, explore the town, shop, walk on the beautiful beaches and cliffs or simply to relax with friends.