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This course will examine the history of the Christian faith in Scotland, from the mission of Columba to the crusade of Billy Graham and beyond to the present day.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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Beginning in the sixth century, when Columba arrived on Iona, this course will trace the history of Christianity in Scotland through four distinct periods. During the first Middle Ages era, the work of the first missionaries, the rise of Gaelic Christianity and the Medieval Period of the church in Scotland will be explored. In the Early Modern Period, the significant events of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, including the Scottish Reformation, the National Covenant and the Westminster Assembly will be examined. The Modern Period section of the course will cover the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Religious schisms and the Disruption, the rise of Evangelicalism and the Scottish Revival tradition will feature in this part of the module. In the final Late Modern Period, attention will turn to religion and society in the twentieth century, the Billy Graham crusade and the changing religious landscape of twenty first century Scotland.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Feedback will be provided online via MyAberdeen |
Word Count | 3000 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Analyse | By the end of this course, students will be able to analyse the effects of the Christian faith upon the political and social life in Scotland. |
| Conceptual | Apply | By the end of this course, students will be able to examine the roles exercised by the leading characters of Scottish Church History. |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | By the end of this course, students will be able to explain the main developments in the theology and practice of the Christian faith in Scotland over the last two thousand years. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Explain the effect of the wider historical context of time and place, including socio-economic, political and cultural trends upon the formation and development of Christianity in Scotland. |
| Factual | Remember | By the end of this course, students will be able to define the significant movements within the history of the Christian faith in Scotland. |
| Reflection | Create | By the end of this course, students will be able to appraise the influence of Christianity upon the history of Scotland. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 20 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
1000-word Primary Source Analysis. Feedback will be provided online via MyAberdeen |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Analyse | By the end of this course, students will be able to analyse the effects of the Christian faith upon the political and social life in Scotland. |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | By the end of this course, students will be able to explain the main developments in the theology and practice of the Christian faith in Scotland over the last two thousand years. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Explain the effect of the wider historical context of time and place, including socio-economic, political and cultural trends upon the formation and development of Christianity in Scotland. |
| Factual | Remember | By the end of this course, students will be able to define the significant movements within the history of the Christian faith in Scotland. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 20 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
1000-word Primary Source Analysis. Feedback will be provided online via MyAberdeen |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Analyse | By the end of this course, students will be able to analyse the effects of the Christian faith upon the political and social life in Scotland. |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | By the end of this course, students will be able to explain the main developments in the theology and practice of the Christian faith in Scotland over the last two thousand years. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Explain the effect of the wider historical context of time and place, including socio-economic, political and cultural trends upon the formation and development of Christianity in Scotland. |
| Factual | Remember | By the end of this course, students will be able to define the significant movements within the history of the Christian faith in Scotland. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
100 word limit for each contribution. Students may make as many as they choose. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Analyse | By the end of this course, students will be able to analyse the effects of the Christian faith upon the political and social life in Scotland. |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | By the end of this course, students will be able to explain the main developments in the theology and practice of the Christian faith in Scotland over the last two thousand years. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Explain the effect of the wider historical context of time and place, including socio-economic, political and cultural trends upon the formation and development of Christianity in Scotland. |
| Factual | Remember | By the end of this course, students will be able to define the significant movements within the history of the Christian faith in Scotland. |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | ||
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback | ||||
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Evaluate | By the end of this course, students will be able to explain the main developments in the theology and practice of the Christian faith in Scotland over the last two thousand years. |
| Reflection | Create | By the end of this course, students will be able to appraise the influence of Christianity upon the history of Scotland. |
| Conceptual | Analyse | By the end of this course, students will be able to analyse the effects of the Christian faith upon the political and social life in Scotland. |
| Conceptual | Apply | By the end of this course, students will be able to examine the roles exercised by the leading characters of Scottish Church History. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Explain the effect of the wider historical context of time and place, including socio-economic, political and cultural trends upon the formation and development of Christianity in Scotland. |
| Factual | Remember | By the end of this course, students will be able to define the significant movements within the history of the Christian faith in Scotland. |
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