HI353T: IMPERIAL RUSSIA 1801-1914 (2020-2021)

Last modified: 05 Aug 2021 13:04

Course Overview

This course will examine key issues and events in Russian history during the period 1801-1914. The following themes will be central: Autocracy, opposition and alternatives; International affairs, military might and great-power status; Social problems and the inter-relation of sections of Russian society; Economic problems such as modernisation, industrialisation, finance, communications etc; and Problems of a vast contiguous Empire, containing many non-Russian groups, religions and cultures, in an age of imperial competition.

Course Details

Study Type	Undergraduate	Level	3
Term	Second Term	Credit Points	30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus	Aberdeen	Sustained Study	No
Co-ordinators	Professor Anthony Heywood

Qualification Prerequisites

Either Programme Level 3 or Programme Level 4

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

Any Undergraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

HI303T Imperial Russia 1801-1914 (Studied)
HI403T Imperial Russia 1801-1914 (Studied)
HI453T Imperial Russia 1801-1914 (Studied)

Are there a limited number of places available?

Course Description

This course will examine key issues and events in Russian history during the period 1801-1914. The following themes will be central:

Autocracy, opposition and alternatives;
International affairs, military might and great-power status;
Social problems and the inter-relation of sections of Russian society;
Economic problems such as modernisation, industrialisation, finance, communications etc;
Problems of a vast contiguous Empire, containing many non-Russian groups, religions and cultures, in an age of imperial competition.

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers

Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

3500 word essay 60%

2000 word annotated bibliography 40%

Resit; resubmission of failed elements

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome

Factual	Remember	ILO’s for this course are available in the course guide.