MO3038 War and the State in the Era of the Military Revolution (1550 - 1730)

Academic year

2024 to 2025 Semester 2

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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 G R Rowlands

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Module Staff

Professor G Rowlands

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Module description

The early modern period saw considerable changes in the shape of warfare and in the nature of armed forces and the state, a process some historians have described as a military revolution. Yet the increasing pressures of war brought about considerable social, economic and political breakdown, as rulers overburdened both their armed forces and their domestic subjects. This module will examine how western European states organised and conducted war between the late sixteenth and the early eighteenth century, and consider what effects this had on political stability. The focus will be not only on some of the great powers but also upon some minor states who punched above their weight on the international stage.

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

3-hour Written Examination = 60%, Coursework = 40%

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.