EUROPEAN CULTURAL STUDIES - KEY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Dr Deborah Simonton

Pre-requisites

None

Notes

This course is not available in 2003/2004.

Overview

The course provides an intensive introduction to the German language for students with no previous knowledge of German. It concentrates on grammar and vocabulary, and the acquisition of reading, writing and speaking skills.
Weekly seminars in addition to private study with learning support materials.
1 two-hour examination paper (70%) and continuous assessment (30%).

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Dr Deborah Simonton

Pre-requisites

None

Overview

Tutorials will be via the web, supplemented by private study.
1 two-hour examination (40%) and continuous assessment (60%).

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Dr Deborah Simonton

Pre-requisites

KL 10/15PB, or H or A Level Music or Grade V Theory of Music or equivalent.

Notes

This course is not available in session 2003/2004.

Overview

This course is concerned with the principles and practice of Harmony and Counterpoint in the eighteenth century. Examples of works by Baroque (J S Bach, Corelli, Telemann) and Classical (Haydn, Mozart) composers will be used as a basis for written submissions to be completed by the student.
Weekly seminars in addition to private study with learning support materials.
1 two-hour examination paper (60%) and at least 6 exercises equally weighted (40%).

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Dr Deborah Simonton

Pre-requisites

None, but the ability to read music would be advantageous.

Overview

History of major composers of the Baroque and Classical periods of music. Works by J S Bach, Handel, Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven will be studied. Development of musical style against the changing patterns of society in the age of Enlightenment and patronage will be considered. The ability to recognise and discuss musical extracts will be developed.
Weekly seminars in addition to private study with learning support materials.
1 two-hour examination paper (60%), 2 written assignments equally weighted (30%), oral presentation (10%).

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Dr Deborah Simonton

Pre-requisites

None, but the ability to read music would be advantageous.

Notes

This course is not available in session 2003/2004.

Overview

The course will cover the role of the musician in society and patterns of patronage, genres of vocal and instrumental music, an introduction to instruments and their use in the sixteenth century, the relation of sacred vocal music to the liturgy and the principle compositional techniques of the period. Attention will focus on selected composers. The ability to recognise and discuss musical extracts will be developed.
Weekly seminars in addition to private study with learning support materials.
1 two-hour examination paper (60%), 2 written assignments equally weighted (30%), oral presentation (10%).

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Dr Deborah Simonton

Pre-requisites

KL 10/15PB, or H or A level Music or Grade V Theory or equivalent.

Notes

This course is not available in session 2003/2004.

Overview

The way in which Variations and Concertos are structured will form the basis of this course. Variations - one of the oldest musical forms - on both melodies and basses - will be studied with examples from Renaissance Baroque, Classical and Romantic composers.
Weekly seminars in addition to private study with learning support materials.
1 two-hour examination paper (60%) and 2 written analyses equally weighted (40%).

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Dr Deborah Simonton

Pre-requisites

None, but basic knowledge of musical notation would be advantageous.

Notes

This course is not available in session 2003/2004.

Overview

The origins and development of new styles and techniques of composition in the 20th century will be considered through composer-based study. The influence of seminal figures - the composers Schoenberg, Stravinsky, Debussy and Bartok - will be assessed through focus on specific works.
Weekly seminars in addition to private study with learning support materials.
1 two-hour examination paper (60%), 2 written assignments equally weighted (30%), oral presentation (10%).

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Dr Deborah Simonton

Pre-requisites

Grade V Theory or H-grade Music, or KL 10/15PB, or equivalent.

Notes

This course is not available in session 2003/2004.

Overview

Through a series of practical assignments involving scoring, orchestration and arranging, students will enhance their understanding and working knowledge of music. A variety of historical periods and styles will be featured, ranging from Baroque/Classical to Twentieth Century and pop/rock. A repertoire of listening will act as the course material from which practical tasks evolve. Students will have the opportunity to realise their musical inspiration using computer programmes. Computer technology will be used but the technology itself will not be studied as part of the course.
Weekly seminars, with directed study based on a package of learning support material.
1 two-hour practical examination (40%) and continuous assessment (60%).

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Dr Deborah Simonton

Pre-requisites

None, but the ability to read music would be advantageous.

Notes

This course is not available in session 2003/2004.

Overview

This course will examine the "Revolutionary" changes taking place in music at the turn of the seventeenth century the parallel use of two distinct compositional styles by composers of the period, the early development of opera and the emergence of national styles. It will use selected works from some of the greatest composers of the day (including Monteverdi, Lully, Purcell) to develop an awareness of the rich variety of early Baroque music.
Weekly seminars in addition to private study with learning support materials.
1 two-hour examination paper (60%), 2 written assignments equally weighted (30%), oral presentation (10%).

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Dr Deborah Simonton

Pre-requisites

None

Notes

This course is not available in session 2003/2004.

Overview

Extensive collections of music at Castle Fraser, Drum Castle and Brodie Castle reveal a rich and diverse musical life at castles and country houses in the North East of Scotland during the 18th and 19th centuries. The story of the music of these collections will form the basis of the course, which will place such musical performance within a North East social context.
Fortnightly seminars in addition to private study with learning support materials.
1 two-hour examination paper (40%) and 2 essays equally weighted (60%).

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Dr Deborah Simonton

Pre-requisites

KL 10/15PB, or H or A level Music or Grade V Theory of Music or equivalent.

Notes

This course is not available in session 2003/2004.

Overview

This course will consider the establishment, growth and final flowering of Sonata and Symphonic first movement form in the Classical period. Symphonic poems and other freer structures of the Romantic period, will be studied using examples from Liszt and Debussy. In addition to the study of these works, students of the course will themselves produce analyses of further examples.
Weekly seminars in addition to private study with learning support materials.
1 two-hour examination paper (60%) and 2 wider analyses equally weighted (40%).

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Dr Deborah Simonton

Pre-requisites

None but basic knowledge of musical notation would be advantageous.

Notes

This course is not available in session 2003/2004.

Overview

The many radical developments of 20th Century music since the Second World War will be considered. The influence of seminal figures including Messiaen, Cage, Stockhausen and Berio will be assessed, in order to explain the pluralistic nature of music in the 1980s and 90s.
Weekly seminars in addition to private study with learning support materials.
1 two-hour examination paper (60%), 2 written assignments equally weighted (30%), oral presentation (10%).

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Dr Deborah Simonton

Pre-requisites

None

Notes

This course is not available in session 2003/2004.

Overview

This course provides a historical context for the study of women’s place in society today. It looks at women’s lives in and around the nineteenth century, when institutions like the church, education, law and parliament established controls which not only shaped women’s lives, but the very meaning of the word ‘woman’. The course encourages independent and flexible learning through the use of Information Technology.

Tutorials will be via the web, supplemented by private study.
Essay (30%), group project (10%), tutorial assessment mark (10%), examination (50%).

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Dr Deborah Simonton

Pre-requisites

None

Notes

This course is not available in 2003/2004.

Overview

This course provides an intensive introduction to the French language for students with no previous knowledge of French. It is also suitable for students who, at some time in the past, learnt a little French, either at school (e.g. O-grade or Standard grade), in an evening class or on holiday. It concentrates on the four basic language skills: reading, writing, speaking and listening.
Weekly evening tutorials, directed study and learning materials.
1 two-hour written examination (70%) and continuous assessment (30%).

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Dr Deborah Simonton

Pre-requisites

None

Notes

This course is not available in 2003/2004.

Overview

This course offers an overview of the history of western art music from plainsong to the present day. Topics include chant and the liturgy; late medieval and early renaissance composers (Machaut to Josquin); period classification: late Renaissance and early Baroque; early opera; Bach and Handel; the classical symphony; Beethoven and the Romantic movement; drawing room music; contemporary western art music.
Weekly evening tutorials and private study with learning support materials.
1 two-hour examination (60%), 2 submitted essays (30%), tutorial presentation (10%).

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Dr Deborah Simonton

Pre-requisites

Overview

This course provides an intensive introduction to the Spanish language for students with no previous knowledge of Spanish. It is also suitable for students who, at some time in the past, learnt a little Spanish, either at school (e.g. ‘O’-grade or Standard grade), in an evening class or on holiday. It concentrates on the four basic language skills: reading, writing, speaking and listening.
12 ninety minute tutorials.
1 two-hour written examination (70%) and continuous assessment (30%).

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Mr Donald Paterson

Pre-requisites

Notes

This course will not be available in 2003/2004.

Overview

The course falls into two main parts: Moral Problems and Ethical theory. The moral problems part of the course examines some specific moral questions which may include such issues as abortion, capital punishment, the treatment of animals, genetic engineering and responsibilities to the environment. The ethical theory part of the course examines contemporary versions of three moral theories that seek to provide a guide to morally right action.
10 two-hour lectures.
1 two-hour written exam (40%) and continuous assessment (60%).

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Mr Donald Paterson

Pre-requisites

Notes

This course will be available in 2003/2004 in the second half-session as KL 158E.

Overview

An introduction to some of the central philosophical questions concerning the human mind and personal identity, and to some of the relevant philosophical issues in the field of human personality and relationships.
10 two-hour lectures.
1 two-hour written exam (40%) and continuous assessment (60%).

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Mr Donald Paterson

Pre-requisites

Notes

This course will be available in 2003/2004 in the first half-session as KL 108F.

Overview

An introduction to some of the most important theories and ideas of four of the most influential philosophers in the history of Western philosophy: Plato, Aristotle, Descartes and Hume.
10 two-hour lectures.
1 two-hour written exam (40%) and continuous assessment (60%).

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Mr Donald Paterson

Pre-requisites

Notes

This course is not available in 2003/2004.

Overview

The course falls into two main parts: an introduction to some traditional metaphysical questions, such as freewill and determinism; and an introduction to some of the main issues in the theory of knowledge.
10 two-hour lectures.
1 two-hour written exam (40%) and continuous assessment (60%).

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Dr Deborah Simonton

Pre-requisites

KL 1024 or equivalent.

Notes

This course is not available in 2003/2004.

Overview

This course concentrates on improving grammar and vocabulary and the acquisition of reading, writing and speaking skills in German.
Weekly seminars in addition to private study with learning support materials.
1 two-hour examination paper (70%), continuous assessment (20%), oral examination (10%).

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Dr Deborah Simonton

Pre-requisites

KL106G Spanish for Beginners 1 or equivalent, or permission of the Manager of KEY.

Overview

This course is intended for students who have completed Spanish for Beginners 1. It concentrates on the acquisition reading, writing, speaking and listening skills.
12 ninety minute tutorials.
1 two-hour written examination (70%) and continuous assessment (30%).

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Dr Deborah Simonton

Pre-requisites

None

Notes

This course is not available in 2003/2004.

Overview

From a broad European perspective this survey course will be structured around chronological snapshots from Ancient Greece to the present. A major focus will be to examine the progress of European history and philosophical ideas in a holistic manner and to study the links from one era to another, not as separate developments, but as a continuum. It will also provide a preparation for further more intensive study.
Web-based evening seminars in addition to private study with learning support materials.
1 two-hour examination (40%) and 2 essays equally weighted (60%).

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Dr Deborah Simonton

Pre-requisites

KL 10/15PB, or H or A Level Music or Grade V Theory of Music or equivalent.

Notes

This course is not available in session 2003/2004.

Overview

The basic skills required to compose original music will be imparted to students on this course. Techniques of composing simple pieces for piano, string quartet and the writing of songs will be studied both through observation of examples by major composers and by the student's own writing.
Weekly seminars in addition to private study with learning support materials.
1 two-hour examination paper (60%) and at least 4 compositions (40%).

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Dr Deborah Simonton

Pre-requisites

KL 2060 / KL 2560 or KL 1063 / KL 1563 and KL 2062 / KL 2562.

Notes

This course is not available in session 2003/2004.

Overview

This course develops further skills which were the focus of Creative Composition 1, in enabling students to gain experience in composing for a variety of instrumental and vocal forces while evolving their own personal style.
Weekly seminars in addition to private study with learning support materials.
1 two-hour written examination (60%) and continuous assessment (40%).

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Dr Deborah Simonton

Pre-requisites

KL 1063/ KL 1563 or MU 1015 or equivalent.

Notes

This course is not available in session 2003/2004.

Overview

This course develops further the skills which were the focus of Counterpoint and Harmony 1, enabling students to acquire by exercises in pastiche composition advanced knowledge of the piano sonata, string quartet and trio sonata in the eighteenth century.
Weekly seminars in addition to private study with learning support materials.
1 two-hour examination paper (60%) and continuous assessment (40%).

Credit Points

30

Course Coordinator

Dr Deborah Simonton

Pre-requisites

Higher Music, A level, Grade V Theory, KL 10PB / KL 15PB, or equivalent.

Notes

This course is not available in session 2003/2004.

Overview

The study of history and repertoire of music from Schubert to Strauss will be combined with the working of harmony exercises in Romantic style. The course will examine the musical style of major composers of the period, and place their music in a broader cultural context.
Weekly evening seminars in addition to private study with learning support materials.
1 two-hour examination (40%), 2 essays (20%), portfolio of exercises (40%).

Credit Points

30

Course Coordinator

Dr Deborah Simonton

Pre-requisites

None

Notes

This course is not available in session 2003/2004.

Overview

This course surveys the rich and diverse culture of the eighteenth-century enlightenment through the study of primary and secondary source material and music. A major focus will be to examine how Europe developed during a century which included the Industrial Revolution, the Enlightenment, the Napoleonic Wars, the French Revolution and the appearance of cultural icons such as Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. Though introductory and selective, the course will make fresh and interesting studies of ideological, political, social, cultural and aesthetic movements. Topics will include ideologies, religion, gender, nationalism, the arts, including painting and music, amongst others.
Tutorials will be via the web, supplemented by private study.
1 two-hour examination (40%) and 2 essays equally weighted (60%).

Credit Points

Course Coordinator

Dr Deborah Simonton

Pre-requisites

None

Notes

This course is available in 2003/2004, in the first half-session as KL 2065.

Overview

This course surveys the interaction of industrial change and culture in nineteenth-century Europe through the study of primary and secondary source material, film and music. A major focus will be to examine how Europe developed against the backdrop of industrial development and the emergence of mass society. Though introductory and selective, the course will make fresh and interesting studies of ideological, political, social, cultural and aesthetic movements. Topics will include ideologies, religion, gender, nationalism, the arts, including painting and music, amongst others.
Weekly evening seminars in addition to private study with learning support materials.
1 two-hour examination (40%) and 2 essays equally weighted (60%).

Credit Points

30

Course Coordinator

Dr Deborah Simonton

Pre-requisites

None

Notes

This course is available in 2003/2004, in the second half-session as KL 2566.

Overview

Through the study of primary and secondary source material, film and music, the course will survey the rich and diverse culture of the twentieth century. It is European oriented and though selective it aims to study the impact of cultural change across the century. Exploring the challenges of modern society, the course will examine the impact of war, ideologies and scientific advances on the development of culture, and examine how people made sense of the world around them. It will also examine the issues of similarity and difference in terms of stereotypes and enemies. The course will make important connections between political, social, cultural and aesthetic movements.
Weekly evening seminars in addition to private study with learning support materials.
1 two-hour examination (40%) and 2 essays equally weighted (60%).

Credit Points

30

Course Coordinator

Dr Deborah Simonton

Pre-requisites

None

Notes

This course is not available in 2003/2004.

Overview

This course involves extensive study of the origins and the historical evolution of the European Union. It will look at its history, main objectives, structures and institutions, common market and monetary union, legal order and citizenship, common policies, external relations and the enlargement of the EU.
Web-based tutorials with private study and learning support materials.
1 two-hour examination (40%) and continuous assessment (60%).

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr Deborah Simonton

Pre-requisites

KL 1560 / GM 1501 or equivalent.

Notes

This course is not available in 2003/2004.

Overview

The course aims to improve students’ speaking, listening and writing skills. It will extend and reinforce students’ command of German grammar, vocabulary and syntactic structures and introduce various styles of written and spoken German, integrating language study with its social context. The course also introduces students to selected political, social, historical and cultural aspects of the contemporary German-speaking countries. Finally, the course introduces students to the study of selected aspects of modern German Literature, involving the critical analysis of twentieth century German texts.
Weekly seminars in addition to private study with learning support materials.
1 two-hour examination paper (50%), 2 language assignments equally weighted (20%), 1 essay (10%), oral examination (20%).

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr Deborah Simonton

Pre-requisites

KL 206A / KL 256A

Notes

This course is not available in 2003/2004.

Overview

The course aims to improve students’ speaking, listening and writing skills. It will extend and reinforce students’ command of German grammar, vocabulary and syntactic structures and introduce various styles of written and spoken German, integrating language study with its social context. The course also introduces students to selected political, social, historical and cultural aspects of the contemporary German-speaking countries. Finally, the course introduces students to the study of selected aspects of modern German Literature, involving the critical analysis of twentieth century German texts.
Weekly seminars in addition to private study with learning support materials.
1 two-hour examination paper (50%), 2 language assignments equally weighted (20%), 1 essay (10%), oral examination (20%).

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr Deborah Simonton

Pre-requisites

KL 2068 / KL 2568

Notes

This course is not available in 2003/2004.

Overview

The course aims to improve students’ speaking, listening and writing skills. It will extend and reinforce students’ command of German grammar, vocabulary and syntactic structures and introduce various styles of written and spoken German, integrating language study with its social context. The course also introduces students to selected political, social, historical and cultural aspects of the contemporary German-speaking countries. Finally, the course introduces students to the study of selected aspects of modern German Literature, involving the critical analysis of twentieth century German texts.
Weekly seminars in addition to private study with learning support materials.
1 two-hour examination paper (50%), 2 language assignments equally weighted (20%), 1 essay (10%), oral examination (20%).

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr Deborah Simonton

Pre-requisites

KL 2069 / KL 2569

Notes

This course is not available in 2003/2004.

Overview

The course aims to improve students’ speaking, listening and writing skills. It will extend and reinforce students’ command of German grammar, vocabulary and syntactic structures and introduce various styles of written and spoken German, integrating language study with its social context. The course also introduces students to selected political, social, historical and cultural aspects of the contemporary German-speaking countries. Finally, the course introduces students to the study of selected aspects of modern German Literature, involving the critical analysis of twentieth century German texts.
Weekly seminars in addition to private study with learning support materials.
1 two-hour examination paper (50%), 2 language assignments equally weighted (20%), 1 essay (10%), oral examination (20%).

Credit Points

30

Course Coordinator

Dr Deborah Simonton

Pre-requisites

Available only to students in Programme Year 2 or above, or at the discretion of the Head of School.

Notes

This course is available in 2003/2004, in the second half-session as KL 256C.

Overview

Language is a very important factor in the interdependence of European cultures. This course is a survey of European Languages. It deals with definition and functions of language. The characteristics and the history of European languages are presented briefly, focussing on the common features of European languages as a reflection of the European heritage from antiquity to the present day. European universal languages in the course of history are characterised with special emphasis on English, which is on the way to becoming a universal language. Different levels of language are explained and illustrated. European stereotypes as they are reflected in language are examined. EU language policy is outlined.
This course is taught by WebCT, including using weekly on-line tutorials of one-and-a-half-hours.
1 two-hour examination (40%) and continuous assessment (60%).

Credit Points

30

Course Coordinator

Dr Deborah Simonton

Pre-requisites

Available only to students in Programme Year 2 or above, unless by permission of the Head of Department.

Notes

This course is available in 2003/2004 in the first half-session as KL 2026D.

Overview

This inter-disciplinary course will challenge assumptions and myths surrounding men’s and women’s reaction to violence as spectacle, the reporting of sexual violence and women’s participation in violence. The course will begin with a cross-cultural overview, followed by an introduction to the range of methodologies that will be used to approach the course material. The course will also discuss the experience of researching and studying violence.
Teaching will be by WebCT and weekly online tutorials and resource based study.
1 two-hour written examination (50%), 1 essay (30%), group presentation (10%), tutorial assessment (10%).

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Mr Donald Paterson

Pre-requisites

Successful completion of at least 2 of the 4 level 1 core courses.

Overview

This course will involve the student in choosing an area of philosophical interest relevant to an aspect of professional life, researching it, and writing an extended essay on the basis of this research. All this will be done in consultation with, and with the help and guidance of a specially chosen supervisor from within the Department of Philosophy.

6 Fortnightly tutorials with specially assigned project supervisor.

One 3500 word extended essay (100%).

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Mr Donald Paterson

Pre-requisites

Successful completion of at least 2 of the 4 level 1 core courses

Overview

This course will involve the student in researching the content area of the Scottish Higher in Philosophy and completing materials for use in school classrooms on the basis of this research. All this will be done in consultation with, and with the help and guidance of, a specially chosen supervisor from within the Department of Philosophy.

Fortnightly tutorials with specially assigned project supervisor.

One 3500 word extended essay (100%).

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Mr Donald Paterson

Pre-requisites

Successful completion of at least 2 of the 4 level 1 core courses.

Overview

This course will involve the student in choosing an area of philosophical interest, researching it, and writing an extended essay on the basis of this research. All this will be done in consultation with, and with the help and guidance of a specially chosen supervisor from within the Department of Philosophy.

Fortnightly tutorials with specially assigned project supervisor.

One 3500 word extended essay (100%)

Credit Points

30

Course Coordinator

Dr Deborah Simonton

Pre-requisites

KL 2063 / KL 2563 or equivalent from another University.

Notes

This course is not available in 2003/2004.

Overview

This course will link two highly innovative periods of music history, the early Baroque and the early Twentieth Century. It will seek to establish the extent to which accepted traditions and compositional techniques were challenged. Parallels will be drawn between musical developments in the two eras. Aspects of contemporary culture, as well as contextual and comparative analysis will be included.
Weekly seminars in addition to private study with learning support materials.
1 two-hour examination (40%), 3 submitted essays (20%) and two compositions or analytical commentaries (40%) – one from each period.

Credit Points

30

Course Coordinator

Dr Deborah Simonton

Pre-requisites

At least 240 credit points.

Notes

This course is available in 2003/2004, in the first half-session as KL 3061.

Overview

The module examines the EU Policy process from the perspective of multi-level governance, contrasting it with inter-governmentalism. It focuses on the policy networks involved in different issues, explores several policy frameworks and networks in various issues, and examines how national and sub-national administrations operate within this policy making environment.
Web-based course with tutorials, private study and learning support materials.
1 three-hour examination (60%) and continuous assessment (40%).

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr Deborah Simonton

Pre-requisites

At least 240 credit points or by permission of the Manager of KEY.

Notes

This course is not available in 2003/2004.

Overview

The course will examine the discussion of love, marriage and adultery in German and Austrian literature of the 19th and 20th centuries. Emphasis will be placed on the social, cultural and economic context of love relationships and the ways in which the dominant value systems of society are reflected, criticised or subverted over the period. Particular issues to be addressed will include: the significance of reputation and honour, the generation conflict, strategies in self-preservation and surrender question of gender and identity.
1 one-hour seminar per week and 1 one-hour tutorial per fortnight.
1 two-hour written examination (80%) and continuous assessment (20%).

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr Deborah Simonton

Pre-requisites

At least 240 credit points or by permission of the Manager of KEY.

Notes

This course is not available in 2003/2004.

Overview

This course will analyse the portrayal of childhood in the German speaking countries during the first half of the 20th century. The source materials drawn on will include literature, autobiography, film and the expressive arts. Questions such as the child's perception of the historical process, the right to childhood, and the process of socialisation are examined in detail. Particular issues to be addressed include: the utopia of childhood, adolescence in the Third Reich, and children and the Holocaust.

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr Deborah Simonton

Pre-requisites

120 credits in European Cultural Studies, of which 60 credits must be at level 2 or above.

Overview

An intensive study of a limited European theme, topic, period or problem based on primary sources and other relevant material to allow students to pursue a programme of reading and analysis of with tutorial support, guidance and direction. It will be used to develop themes encountered in previous courses, but will also allow reading around a subject to foster linkages across taught courses. Precise themes will be determined annually by the department, in consultation with available staff and identified student interest.
The Summer School will be full-time for a week during the summer. Students will also be asked to prepare in advance and to produce work in the period following the study week.
Continuous assessment (100%).

Credit Points

30

Course Coordinator

Dr Deborah Simonton

Pre-requisites

At least 240 credit points.

Notes

This course is available in 2003/2004, in the second half-session as KL 4560.

Overview

This course will cover the period from early modern Europe to the present by examining a number of recurrent themes. These will include courtship, marriage, motherhood, work, power and status. Medical, artistic, cinematic and popular journalistic images of women will be explored, as will the interplay of general and women’s status in culture and society and the role of feminism and feminist theory. The course is taught from the perspective of women as actors in the past, studying the ways in which women have created their own culture in the face of a largely patriarchal European society.
Web-based tutorials with private study.
Continuous assessment: 2 essays (100%).

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr Deborah Simonton

Pre-requisites

At least 240 credit points or by permission of the Manager of KEY.

Notes

This course is not available in 2003/2004.

Overview

Since 1989 the nature of security and European security has led to a questioning of old assumptions. This module will re-examine from the perspective of the late 1990s the concepts of security and alliance. It will then examine the structures of the contemporary European security architecture, and the position of the United States, Russia, the UK, France, Federal Republic of Germany, Poland and Ireland, toward that structure.
Web-based course with tutorials, private study and learning support materials.
1 two-hour examination (67%) and continuous assessment (33%).

Credit Points

30

Course Coordinator

Dr Deborah Simonton

Pre-requisites

100 credit points in European Cultural Studies, of which 12 credits must be at level 2 or above.

Overview

An intensive study of a limited European theme, topic, period or problem based on primary sources and other relevant material to allow students to pursue a programme of reading and analysis of a specific subject area with the support, guidance and direction of an academic well-versed in the subject. It may be used to develop themes encountered in previous study, but will also allow wide reading around a subject, which may provide the focus for the dissertation. Precise subjects available will be determined annually by the department, in consultation with available staff and identified student interest.
Each student will be assigned a supervisor, who will make available regular consultation times.
Continuous assessment (100%).

Credit Points

30

Course Coordinator

Dr Deborah Simonton

Pre-requisites

100 credit points in European Cultural Studies, of which 60 credit points must be at level 2 or above.

Overview

An intensive study of a European theme, topic, period or problem based on primary sources and other relevant material. Students will produce a dissertation of 10,000 words on a topic to be agreed by the supervisor and the Programme co-ordinator.
Each student will be assigned a supervisor, who will make available regular consultation times.
Dissertation (100%).