MO3217 Travel Cultures in Europe in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries

Academic year

2025 to 2026 Semester 1

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

30

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SCQF level

SCQF level 9

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Planned timetable

TBC

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Module coordinator

Prof B Struck

Prof B Struck
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Module Staff

Professor Bernhard Struck

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Module description

The time between roughly 1770 and 1850 was the classical age of travel and travel writing. What used to be an exclusive practice of nobles in the early modern period became less exclusive during the second half of the 18th century. Along with the emergence of the European bourgeoisie and the development of book markets, travelogues became a major - if not the main - source of information and knowledge within Europe around 1800. What is more, they constituted a main source for sciences such as geography, statistics as well as for images of national or regional characters. Thus, travelogues are an important source that allows analyzing how people perceived Europe (and the world), how travelers perceived space or described the crossing of borders.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

BEFORE TAKING THIS MODULE YOU MUST PASS AT LEAST 60 CREDITS FROM {MO1007, MO1008, MO2008, HI2001, MH2002}

Assessment pattern

Coursework = 100%

Re-assessment

4,000-word essay = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

1 x 2-hour seminar, plus 1 office hour.

Scheduled learning hours

22

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

Guided independent study hours

278

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