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Scottish Ethnology and Scottish History

MA · University of Edinburgh · 4 years

Scottish Ethnology and Scottish History

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University of Edinburgh

AI IMPACT
MEDIAN PAY, 15 MOnot published
SATISFACTION78%
CONTINUATION94%
PROFESSIONAL JOBS81%
DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 42% of the work its graduates go into (High).

About this course

Scottish ethnology and Scottish history together make a distinctive and complementary pairing for anyone who wants to understand Scotland's culture, society, and past in real depth. Ethnology, as a discipline, is concerned with the study of traditional and vernacular culture, examining folklore, material culture, oral tradition, community customs, and everyday life as expressions of cultural identity and continuity. Scottish history, meanwhile, provides the chronological and analytical framework for understanding how Scotland developed as a nation, from its medieval origins through the Reformation, the Union, the Enlightenment, the Highland Clearances, industrialisation, and into the contemporary period. At the University of Edinburgh, which holds the Chair of Scottish Ethnology and is home to some of the most significant collections and expertise in this field in the world, this four-y

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