Last modified: 12 Jul 2019 09:17
Set within the context of the Inter-American Cold War, this course addresses one of the seminal events of the twentieth century: the coup against Chile’s democratically-elected Socialist government led by Salvador Allende, as well as the nature of the counter-revolution and dictatorship which followed and their contemporary legacies within the politics and society of Chile.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 3 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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The course will follow a hybrid project-based learning format; that is to say that, as well as attending traditional lectures, students are also required to address a project-based learning problem in small groups throughout the semester.
The lecture series will set out Chile’s contemporary political history while introducing a number of theories from with the fields of Politics and International Relations, such as democratic transition, counter-insurgency, human rights, transitional justice and the politics of memory. These theoretical frameworks will be used by student research groups to address and tackle the project-based learning scenario set out at the beginning of the course.
The course will be assessed by group (50%) and individual (50%) components. The group assessment will provide students with an element in choice in terms of the way in which they would like to address the project-based learning scenario. In terms of assessment, the course thus contains individual and group work elements (50%).
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 34 | Feedback Weeks | 37 | |
| Feedback |
1000 word poster or 10 mins podcast. Written feedback to students. |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 20 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 30 | Feedback Weeks | 33 | |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 30 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 35 | Feedback Weeks | 38 | |
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Written feedback to students. |
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There are no assessments for this course.
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Factual | Remember | Recognise the principal political events and milestones in Chile since 1973. |
| Factual | Understand | Exemplify the way in which these political events and milestones impacted the nature and progress of Chilean democracy. |
| Conceptual | Apply | Implement a number of theoretical frameworks to political events and change. |
| Conceptual | Analyse | Analyse political events and changes in Chilean democracy using theoretical frameworks. |
| Procedural | Create | Produce a poster/report/podcast as a member of a research group which addresses the project-based learning scenario. |
| Reflection | Create | Produce a research diary in order to reflect upon the way in which you learned and the skills developed and acquired |
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