Scotland: Culture, Literature, and History
Course Itinerary

ENGL 288I / 388I
Faculty member: Alison Goeller

Day 1 (Saturday) Students arrive at Rockview, St. Andrews at 1600
Day 2 (Sunday) St. Andrews (Rockview)
0900-1200 Tour of castle and environs
1200-1400 Lunch
1500-1800 Lecture on early Scottish literature
1800-1900 Dinner
1900-2000 Evening lecture on Scott's story, "The Two Drovers"
Day 3 (Monday) Bus tour to Lochleven and Dunfermline
0830 Departure by bus for Lochleven and its island castle
0900-1100 Boat ride and tour of Lochleven
1100-1230 Lunch
1300-1600 Dunfermline Abbey, palace, and park
1700-1800 Arrival at Avenue Hotel, Edinburgh
1800-1900 Dinner
1900-2130 Evening free for preparation of short stories/novels
Day 4 (Tuesday) In and around Edinburgh's Old Town
0900-1200 Guided tour of Edinburgh Castle
1200-1300 Lunch
1300-1500 Writers' Museum, St. Giles, Parliament, Canongate
1500-1700 Optional guided tour of Holyroodhouse Palace
1700-1930 Dinner; catch up on reading, etc.
2000-2200 Lecture on Ramsay, Fergusson, and Burns
Day 5 (Wednesday) Bus tour to Wallace Monument, Stirling, Linlithgow
0830 Depart from Avenue Hotel
1000-1130 Wallace Monument
1130-1400 Guided tour of Stirling Castle; lunch at castle
1400-1600 Guided tour of Linlinthgow Palace
1700-2000 Student-led discussion of three short stories
Day 6 (Thursday) In and around Edinburgh
0900-1300 Walking tour of Charlotte Square, New Town, Scottish Portrait Gallery
1300-1430 Lunch
1430-1700 Scott Monument and National Art Gallery
1730-1900 Dinner
1900-2100 Student-led discussion of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"
Day 7 (Friday) Bus trip to Abbotsford and abbeys (The Borders)
1000-1130 Guided tour of Abbotsford
1130-1300 Lunch
1300-1600 Tours of Melrose and Dryburgh Abbey
1600-1800 Return to hotel; dinner
1800-2000 Student-led discussion of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Day 8 (Saturday) Final exam; checkout by noon

Last updated: 31 October 2011