MO3081 The Ottoman Empire 1300 - 1700

Academic year

2024 to 2025 Semester 1

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

30

The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

SCQF level

SCQF level 9

The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) provides an indication of the complexity of award qualifications and associated learning and operates on an ascending numeric scale from Levels 1-12 with SCQF Level 10 equating to a Scottish undergraduate Honours degree.

Planned timetable

TBC

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Module Staff

TBC

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Module description

This module studies the development of the early modern Ottoman Empire from its rise and definitive establishment in the late Middle Ages until the end of the seventeenth century. In addition to knowledge of key events and institutions, the module aims to provide an introduction to the culture and social composition of the empire in the period under examination. Specific themes include Ottoman expansion in Europe and the Middle East; crisis and change; centralisation and its discontents; relations with neighbours, such as Safavid Iran, the Habsburg Empire, and the Portuguese in the Indian Ocean; and Ottoman attitudes toward the empire and wider world.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

BEFORE TAKING THIS MODULE YOU MUST PASS AT LEAST 60 CREDITS FROM {MO1007, MO1008, MO2008, HI2001, MH2002} OR PASS AT LEAST 60 CREDITS FROM {ME1003, ME1006, ME2003, HI2001, MH2002}

Assessment pattern

100% coursework

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

20

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

Guided independent study hours

280

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