Scottish Studies at Guelph


The Centre for Scottish Studies was established to co-ordinate graduate studies in the history, literature and culture of Scotland and Scottish settlements in Canada. Students interested in working in this field register in the department dealing with the discipline in which their particular interest lies, for instance English or History. Special emphasis is at present laid on Scottish history from the 14th to the early 20th century, Scottish migrations and settlement in Canada, and Scottish and Scottish-Canadian literature.

 

Faculty's research areas and areas of interest include:

  • medieval and early modern history

  • Scottish-Canadian and migrant literature

  • literature of Renaissance Scotland

  • economic and social history of the 18th to the early 20th century

  • women in medieval and modern Scotland

  • patterns of settlement in Canada, particularly Ontario

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Academic Information:

The core of the program lies in graduate-level education, normally undertaken as a MA or PhD in the relevant department, i.e. History or English. The MA degree may be taken as four courses with a thesis, six courses and a major paper, or a course degree with eight courses. The PhD and MA are offered in the Department of History, which is part of the Tri-University Graduate Program in History. Students wishing to pursue Scottish Studies should apply to the department in which their major interest lies e.g. History, English.

For details see one of our Associated Departments and Groups: 

  Undergraduate Courses:

Scottish Studies is a graduate program; however, several undergraduate courses in Scottish and British History and Literature are also offered. At present these include:

  • ENGL 3360 Scottish Formations (offered in even-numbered years)

  • HIST 2000 The British Isles 1066-1603

  • HIST 3030 Celtic Britain to 1066

  • HIST 3140 Witchcraft and Popular Culture (Distance Education course)

  • HIST 3530 Celtic Britain from 1603

  • HIST 4040/4050 Topics in Scottish History (check with History Department for specific offerings)

  • In addition, certain courses have strong Scottish content HIST 3130 Popular Culture and Punishment 1700-1900 HIST 4710 Topics in Medieval History (focuses on Scotland in some years)


Publications

The Centre for Scottish Studies publishes the Guelph Series in Scottish Studies. The first volume of the series is Ties of bluid, kin, and countrie was published in September 2009 and the second volume, The Shaping of Scottish Identities was released in September 2011.

The International Review of Scottish Studies is an annual journal published by the Centre for Scottish Studies. To submit an article or view current or archived copies of the International Review of Scottish Studies and Scottish Tradition, please visit its website: http://www.irss.uoguelph.ca.

 

 

Scottish Studies Office:

Thanks to the generosity of the Scottish Studies Foundation an office has been established:

Room 1008, MacKinnon Extension
tel 519-824-4120 ext 53209
email: scottish@uoguelph.ca

If you are in Guelph, you are welcome to visit, but please phone first as the office is not staffed full-time. There is a small Scottish library and a collection of the Scottish theses completed at Guelph available for consultation in the office.