British studies core course: British landscape
The British landscape: 4 credits
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IN THIS CROSS-DISCIPLINARY COURSE students study how the British landscape was formed and reformed by societies which successively conquered and settled in it, looking at the dialectic relationship between culture (the economic, social, intellectual, religious, and artistic aspects of each group) and landscape (the natural landscape and the human imprint on that landscape). The aim is to enable students to ‘read’ and understand a long settled landscape through a sound knowledge of British culture, past and present. |
"The lectures weren't talks based around an idea the professors wanted to ingrain in your head. They let me do the thinking and connect concepts; which in the long run is much more beneficial. I wasn't spoon fed the answers." "The approach was different in that we were expected to learn and absorb ideas and information for our own sakes instead of for a test. I really appreciate that different approach because it allows me to truly enjoy and grasp the lecture for its own value rather than for what I think I may be tested on." |
Academic credit options
The course is taught by specialists in each of SCIO’s major academic concentrations. Students may
receive credit in one of seven disciplines by submitting work in that discipline.
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Art history and the British landscape
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Musicology and the British landscape
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Philosophy and the British landscape
- Psychology and the British landscape
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Theology and the British landscape
Alternatively, students may have a free choice of case studies, in which case the course will appear on their transcript as:
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The British landscape
Second term students may take further studies in this course.
Credits: 4 semester credits
