Overview
Located in the historic city of Edinburgh, students will embark on a scholarly adventure through a range of disciplines including literature, philosophy, history and art history. Students on this Pre-University - Humanities course at The University of Edinburgh will develop their academic skills and gain a fascinating insight into studying Humanities at university level.
Using a range of modern and contemporary texts and artworks from Scotland, students will be introduced to relevant concepts and perspectives used in the study of the Humanities.
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
- Demonstrate an appreciation of the Humanities and an ability to think intertextually.
- Identify research and critical thinking skills which are integral to studying the Humanities.
- Appraise the role and importance of the Humanities in Western culture.
- Examine some key concepts and perspectives employed in the Humanities.
- Demonstrate development of key academic skills required for study of the Humanities at undergraduate level.
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Course include:
- The Pre-University Humanities course is for students who are interested in the interpretation and understanding of philosophical texts, historical events, literary and artworks.
- Examples from Scottish philosophy, literature, history and art history will be used to examine concepts and perspectives that are used in the study of these disciplines.
- Through lectures and tutorials, students will develop their skills in comprehension and analysis within a Humanities context.
- Lectures will frame texts and artworks within the cultural and historical context of the West, and through class discussion and group work, students will learn to compare these works from a multidisciplinary perspective. Students will also reflect on the role of the Arts and Humanities in contemporary society.
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Duration
- Full-time
- 12 days
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Visit programme websiteAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
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Other requirements
General requirements
Students must be in penultimate year of high school and aged 16-18
- Applicants should meet the minimum English language requirements in order to fully benefit from, and engage with, Summer School courses.
- Your English language ability must be equivalent to, or above, 6.5 IELTS overall with 5.5 in each component.
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International
3995 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 3995 GBP for the full programme during 12 days. -
National
3995 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 3995 GBP for the full programme during 12 days.
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