MO1007 The Early Modern Western World (c. 1450 - c. 1770)

Academic year

2025 to 2026 Semester 1

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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

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Module coordinator

Prof G R Rowlands

Prof G R Rowlands
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Module description

This module will look at continental European history in the early modern period, and the expansion of Europe. The British Isles will not be a major focus of this module, but British material will be touched upon as part of broader European comparative treatment of several themes. The module will be structured into two halves: New Worlds and The Struggle for Order: the first half will focus more (but not exclusively) on the period c.1450 - c.1600, the second half more on the period c.1600 - c.1770.

Assessment pattern

50% Coursework 50% Examination

Re-assessment

3-hour Written Examination = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

3 hours x 10 weeks lectures; 1 x 10 weeks tutorials

Scheduled learning hours

40

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

Guided independent study hours

160

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