MO1008 Themes in Late Modern History (c. 1776 - 2001)

Academic year

2023 to 2024 Semester 2

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

20

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SCQF level

SCQF level 7

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Planned timetable

12.00 noon Mon, Tue and Thu

This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

Module description

This module provides a thematic coverage of major political and social developments in the Western world during the 19th and 20th centuries. By adopting a thematic rather than chronological structure, it highlights continuities and ruptures in modern European, American and Middle Eastern history, with an emphasis on comparative approaches to subjects like revolution, ideology and rapid social and cultural change that have shaped the modern world.

Assessment pattern

Coursework = 100%

Re-assessment

100% Coursework

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

3 hours x 11 weeks lectures; 1 x 11 weeks tutorials

Scheduled learning hours

44

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

156

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.