MO3065 Crown and Nobility in early modern Scotland

Academic year

2023 to 2024 Semester 1

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

30

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 9

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

TBC

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Module Staff

TBC

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Module description

This module draws on a rich tradition of studies of individual nobles, aristocratic families and how the crown related to the nobility in early modern Scotland. We will explore the questions of crown power in sixteenth-century Scotland, how successfully individual monarchs managed relations with their nobility, formal structures and institutions and informal kin networks. The module is in two blocks, the first focusing on crown-noble relations under different monarchs, the second exploring aspects of political life. This balance allows us to interrogate a range of historiographical approaches, and to encounter a wide range of primary sources. Recurrent themes include centre and locality, formal and informal, the political roles of women, and what we mean by 'political history' itself.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

BEFORE TAKING THIS MODULE YOU MUST PASS 60 CREDITS FROM {MO1007, MO1008, MO2008, HI2001, MH2002}

Assessment pattern

70% Coursework 30% Examination

Re-assessment

Coursework = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

1 x 2-hour seminar, plus 1 office hour.

Scheduled learning hours

20

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

Guided independent study hours

280

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