MA Scottish Ethnology
Entry requirements
A level: ABB (required: no specific A level subjects required) IB: 34 points with 655 at HL
About this course
MA (Hons) in Scottish Ethnology, a Scottish Ethnology and Studies degree centred on the study of the culture and traditions of societies. Core topics include Fieldwork. Students work with materials in the School of Scottish Studies Archives and Scottish Studies Library. Year 1 establishes foundational knowledge through Conceptualising Scotland, Creating Scotland, heritage and literature. Year 2 explores culture through Scotland and Orality (Voicing Scotland) and Visualising Scotland alongside song and storytelling. Year 3 advances subject depth through Archives and Interpretation, Ethnological Fieldwork Methods, Traditional Narrative and Traditional Song (Gaelic and Scots options). Optional modules allow specialisation in areas such as Traditional Music, Traditional Drama, The Supernatural World and Material Culture in Scotland.
Modules
- Conceptualising Scotland
- Creating Scotland
- heritage
- literature
- folklore
- music and song
- visual art
- the popular media
- Celtic civilisation
- art and architectural history
- history, classics and archaeology
- business, economics and informatics
- politics, social policy, social anthropology and international relations
- linguistics and language sciences
- philosophy, divinity and law
- Scotland and Orality (Voicing Scotland)
- Visualising Scotland
- song
- storytelling
- instrumental music
- dance
- folklore
- performance
- transmission (passing down)
- orality and print
- UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage
- nationhood
- identity
- heritage
- tradition
- cultural difference
- Archives and Interpretation
- Ethnological Fieldwork Methods
- Traditional Narrative
- Traditional Song (Gaelic and Scots options)
- Traditional Music
- Traditional Drama
- Sustaining Scotland: Heritage, Tourism and Cultural Sustainability in a Global World
- Custom, Belief and Community
- Scottish Emigrant Traditions
- The Supernatural World
- Material Culture in Scotland
- Museums and Cultural Representation: Nine Conversations at the National Museum of Scotland