MO4952 The Kennedy Years

Academic year

2024 to 2025 Full Year

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

60

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SCQF level

SCQF level 10

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.

Availability restrictions

Available only to students in the Second Year of the Honours Programme.

Planned timetable

TBC

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

Module coordinator

Dr G A M Mitchell

Dr G A M Mitchell
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Module Staff

Dr Gillian Mitchell

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Module description

This module explores the political, social and cultural history of the United States during the 1960s. While attention will be paid to the short but eventful presidency of John F. Kennedy and that of his successor Lyndon B. Johnson, as well as to the political career of his brother Robert, the module also covers many of the broader themes and issues from the period – including civil rights, youth culture and student politics, the women’s movement, the Vietnam War, conservatism, and the arts and culture. The module aims to assess both the significance of the Kennedy presidency and mystique during this period, and to evaluate the 1960s as a whole, considering whether the period deserves the high degree of attention and interest which it has received from scholars and from the wider public.

Relationship to other modules

Anti-requisites

YOU CANNOT TAKE THIS MODULE IF YOU TAKE MO3513

Assessment pattern

Coursework = 100%

Re-assessment

New Coursework: 1 x source exercise (2,500 words) and 1 x 5,000-word essay = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

1 x 3-hour seminar, plus 1 office hour.

Scheduled learning hours

66

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

Guided independent study hours

534

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