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Making History is a practical and theoretical course which will explore debates about the value of creative arts in engaging with aspects of Scottish history. Focusing on recent theoretical perspectives on 'multiple relations with the past', the course will involve students making creative outputs on an aspect of Scottish history (either individually or in groups) and reflecting on their own practice.

The course is co-taught by staff from School of Culture and Creative Arts and the School of Humanities, thereby seeking to develop new ways of learning and teaching through an interdisciplinary approach.

1 x 1 hr lecture and 1 x 1 hr Practical Class per week (weeks 1-6);

1 x 2 hr Practical Class per week (weeks 8-11) as scheduled on Mycampus

Available to all students fulfilling requirements for Honours entry into History and/or Film & TV programmes, and by arrangement to visiting students or students of other Honours programmes who qualify under the University's 25% regulation.

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The standard assessments for this course are:

■ Presentation (5 minutes) - 15%

■ Creative Output (equivalent to 1000 words) - 25%

■ Critical Reflection (2500 words) - 60%

If required, for instance where a disability prevents a student from undertaking a specific method of assessment, the following alternatives are available:

■ Reduced audience or recorded presentation as adjustments or alternatives to the presentation.

■ There is no alternative to the output and reflection, but flexible deadlines can be offered as reasonable adjustments (students should follow the usual process for extensions)

Further reasonable adjustments may be provided where necessary. Students are encouraged to consult with the course convenor.

This course aims to:

■ Examine, through discussion and practise, the value of creative arts in engaging with aspects of Scottish history.

■ Recognise the variety of forms of recreating the recent and remote past in Scotland in different disciplines.

■ Critically evaluate the different ways in which the past is presented in history writing, digital history, and in a variety of art forms (for example in creative writing, performance, film or popular music/song) in relation to recent theoretical perspectives on 'multiple relations with the past'

■ Apply the approaches used by practice researchers in making and reflecting on their own creative outputs.

■ Introduce students to the academic benefits of creative research 

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ Articulate the value of creative arts in engaging with aspects of Scottish history.

■ Critically analyse a variety of forms of recreating the recent and remote past in Scotland in different disciplines.

■ Examine the different ways in which the past is presented in history and in a variety of art forms in light of recent theoretical perspectives on 'multiple relations with the past'.

■ Summarise the approaches used by practice researchers in making and reflecting on their own creative outputs.

■ Undertake independent critical analysis of and reflect on their own creative outputs, developing skills essential to future independent research projects.