University of Glasgow: Liberal Arts
Thankfully, the US university system is very close to the Scottish system, but there are some differences. In the Scottish system, a student takes courses in three different areas during his or her first two years at the university. During the student’s third and fourth years, he or she takes classes only in his or her specific area of study. These specialized courses are also referred to as “Honors,” or, as the Scottish say, “Honours.” Principia Consortium students will most likely focus on level 3 courses, while level 1 and 2 courses are also options.
In addition to this, there are some slight terminology discrepancies. What American universities call a “course” is analogous to what the Scottish call a “module.” At Glasgow, a course is made up of a series of modules. Consortium students are required to take the Scottish Enlightenment module as well as two to four additional modules in their major or minor, totaling 15-20 credit hours. For more information regarding terminology, please visit Glasgow’s Glossary at www.gla.ac.uk/ibls/US/glossary.pdf
Also, the credit system is a bit different at Glasgow. There, credits are measured in SCOTCATS. An easy way to convert SCOTCATS to credits is to divide the SCOTCATS by four. The maximum number of SCOTCATS that can be taken is 80, for a total of 20 semester hours, while the minimum that can be taken is 60 Scotcats, for a total of 15 credit hours. Most of their classes will be worth 10, 20, or 30 SCOTCATS, and the required class is worth 20.
In accessing the course descriptions on moodle, some additional information may be gathered by clicking on a course title. In some instances you may be prompted for an enrollment key or to log in. We do not have an enrollment key, so unfortunately we cannot access additional information for these courses through moodle; however, it is possible to log in as a guest. Just follow the prompts. Another source of additional information is the University of Glasgow home page (http://www.gla.ac.uk/). There is a search bar located at the top right hand corner of the page. Typing in the specific course name can sometimes yield great results.
1. Archaeology
Program description
Level 1
Level 2
Honors
Full List
2. Arts and Media
Program description
Levels 1 & 2
Level 3
Honors
Full list
3. Celtic
Program description
Level 1
Level 2
Gaelic
Levels 1-3
Honors
Honors description
4. Central and East European Studies
Program description
Level 1
Level 2
Honors
5. Classics
Program Description
Pre-Honors (Levels 1 and 2)
Classical Civilization
Greek
Latin
All Level 1
All Level 2
Honors (Levels 3 and 4)
Latin
Classics
All Honors
6. Educational Studies
Program description
Levels 1 & 2
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Music Education
7. BA in Childhood Practices
Level 2
8. English
English Language
Program description
Level 1
Level 2
Honors
English Literature
Program description
Level 1
Level 2
Honors
Levels 3 & 4 offerings for the fall ‘09:
Shakespeare
Literature 1510-1660 Renaissance
Literature 1640-1785 Augustan
Victorian Lit 1830-1914
20th Cent American Lit
9. History
Program description
General
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Honors
Fall
Spring
Special
Info
American History (Level 2)
10. History of Art
Program description
Level 1
Level 2
Junior Honors
Senior Honors
11. Modern Languages and Cultures
French
Program description
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Honors
Full list
German
Program description
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Honors
Full list
Hispanic Studies
Program description
Level 1 Spanish
Level 1 Portuguese
Level 2 Spanish
Level 3
Honors
Full list (Spanish)
Full list (Portuguese)
Italian
Program description
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Honors
Full list
Slavonic Studies
Program description
Slavonic –
Level 1 (Fall)
Level 1 (Spring)
Level 2 (Fall)
Level 2 (Spring)
Levels 3 & 4
Czech –
Level 1
Level 3
Honors
Polish –
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Honors
Russian –
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Honors
12. Philosophy
Program description
Levels 1 & 2
Junior & Senior Honors
13. Religious Education
Program description
Overview
Catholic Teaching
14. Scottish Literature
Program description
Level 1
Level 2
Full list
Honors
15. Sociology, Anthropology, and Applied Social Sciences
Program description
Level 1a
Level 1b
Level 2
Honors
Ethics
16. Theology and Religious Studies
Program description
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Or Levels 1, 2, & 3
Honors
Additional Information