EUROPEAN CULTURAL STUDIES - KEY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Dr Deborah Simonton

Pre-requisites

None

Notes

This course is available in 2004/2005.

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.

Structure

Weekly seminars in addition to private study with learning support materials.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour examination paper (70%) and continuous assessment (30%).

Resit: 1 two-hour examination paper (70%) and continuous assessment (30%).

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Dr Deborah Simonton

Pre-requisites

None

Notes

This course is available in 2004/2005 as KL 1061.

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.

Structure

Web-based evening seminars in addition to private study with learning support materials.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour examination (40%) and 2 essays equally weighted (60%).

Resit: 1 two-hour examination (40%) and 2 essays equally weighted (60%).

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Dr Deborah Simonton

Pre-requisites

None

Notes

This course is available in 2004/2005 as KL 1562.

Overview

Tutorials will be via the web, supplemented by private study.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour examination (40%) and continuous assessment (60%).

Resit: 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 available in session 2004/2005 as KL 1563.

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.

Structure

Weekly seminars in addition to private study with learning support materials.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour examination paper (60%) and at least 6 exercises equally weighted (40%).

Resit: 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.

Notes

This course is available in 2004/2005 as KL 1064.

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.

Structure

Weekly seminars in addition to private study with learning support materials.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour examination paper (60%), 2 written assignments equally weighted (30%), oral presentation (10%).

Resit: 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 2004/2005.

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.

Structure

Weekly seminars in addition to private study with learning support materials.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour examination paper (60%), 2 written assignments equally weighted (30%), oral presentation (10%).

Resit: 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 2004/2005.

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.

Structure

Weekly seminars in addition to private study with learning support materials.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour examination paper (60%) and 2 written analyses equally weighted (40%).

Resit: 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 2004/2005.

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.

Structure

Weekly seminars in addition to private study with learning support materials.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour examination paper (60%), 2 written assignments equally weighted (30%), oral presentation (10%).

Resit: 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 2004/2005.

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.

Structure

Weekly seminars, with directed study based on a package of learning support material.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour practical examination (40%) and continuous assessment (60%).

Resit: 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 2004/2005.

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.

Structure

Weekly seminars in addition to private study with learning support materials.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour examination paper (60%), 2 written assignments equally weighted (30%), oral presentation (10%).

Resit: 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 2004/2005.

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.

Structure

Fortnightly seminars in addition to private study with learning support materials.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour examination paper (40%) and 2 essays equally weighted (60%).

Resit: 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 2004/2005.

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.

Structure

Weekly seminars in addition to private study with learning support materials.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour examination paper (60%) and 2 wider analyses equally weighted (40%).

Resit: 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 2004/2005.

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.

Structure

Weekly seminars in addition to private study with learning support materials.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour examination paper (60%), 2 written assignments equally weighted (30%), oral presentation (10%).

Resit: 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 available in session 2004/2005 as KL 106D.

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.

Structure

Tutorials will be via the web, supplemented by private study.

Assessment

1st Attempt: Essay (30%), group project (10%), tutorial assessment mark (10%), examination (50%).

Resit: 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 2004/2005.

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 (eg 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.

Structure

Weekly evening tutorials, directed study and learning materials.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (70%) and continuous assessment (30%).

Resit: 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 2004/2005.

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.

Structure

Weekly evening tutorials and private study with learning support materials.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour examination (60%), 2 submitted essays (30%), tutorial presentation (10%).

Resit: 1 two-hour examination (60%), 2 submitted essays (30%), tutorial presentation (10%).

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Dr Deborah Simonton

Pre-requisites

None

Notes

This course is not available in 2004/2005.

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 (eg ‘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.

Structure

12 ninety minute tutorials.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (70%) and continuous assessment (30%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (70%) and continuous assessment (30%).

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Dr Deborah Simonton

Pre-requisites

KL 1060 or equivalent.

Notes

This course is available in 2004/2005.

Overview

This course concentrates on improving grammar and vocabulary and the acquisition of reading, writing and speaking skills in German.

Structure

Weekly seminars in addition to private study with learning support materials.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour examination paper (70%), continuous assessment (20%), oral examination (10%).

Resit: 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.

Notes

This course is not available in 2004/2005.

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.

Structure

12 ninety minute tutorials.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (70%) and continuous assessment (30%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (70%) and continuous assessment (30%).

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 2004/2005.

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.

Structure

Weekly seminars in addition to private study with learning support materials.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour examination paper (60%) and at least 4 compositions (40%).

Resit: 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 2004/2005.

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.

Structure

Weekly seminars in addition to private study with learning support materials.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (60%) and continuous assessment (40%).

Resit: 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 2004/2005.

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.

Structure

Weekly seminars in addition to private study with learning support materials.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour examination paper (60%) and continuous assessment (40%).

Resit: 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 2004/2005.

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.

Structure

Weekly evening seminars in addition to private study with learning support materials.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour examination (40%), 2 essays (20%), portfolio of exercises (40%).

Resit: 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 available in session 2004/2005 as KL 2064.

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.

Structure

Tutorials will be via the web, supplemented by private study.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour examination (40%) and 2 essays equally weighted (60%).

Resit: 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 2004/2005.

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.

Structure

Weekly evening seminars in addition to private study with learning support materials.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour examination (40%) and 2 essays equally weighted (60%).

Resit: 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 2004/2005.

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.

Structure

Weekly evening seminars in addition to private study with learning support materials.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour examination (40%) and 2 essays equally weighted (60%).

Resit: 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 2004/2005.

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.

Structure

Web-based tutorials with private study and learning support materials.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour examination (40%) and continuous assessment (60%).

Resit: 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 2004/2005.

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.

Structure

Weekly seminars in addition to private study with learning support materials.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour examination paper (50%), 2 language assignments equally weighted (20%), 1 essay (10%), oral examination (20%).

Resit: 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 2004/2005.

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.

Structure

Weekly seminars in addition to private study with learning support materials.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour examination paper (50%), 2 language assignments equally weighted (20%), 1 essay (10%), oral examination (20%).

Resit: 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 2004/2005.

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.

Structure

Weekly seminars in addition to private study with learning support materials.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour examination paper (50%), 2 language assignments equally weighted (20%), 1 essay (10%), oral examination (20%).

Resit: 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 2004/2005.

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.

Structure

Weekly seminars in addition to private study with learning support materials.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour examination paper (50%), 2 language assignments equally weighted (20%), 1 essay (10%), oral examination (20%).

Resit: 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 Manager of KEY.

Notes

This course is not available in 2004/2005.

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.

Structure

This course is taught by WebCT, including using weekly on-line tutorials of one-and-a-half-hours.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour examination (40%) and continuous assessment (60%).

Resit: 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 Manager of KEY.

Notes

This course is not available in 2004/2005.

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.

Structure

Teaching will be by WebCT and weekly online tutorials and resource based study.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (50%), 1 essay (30%), group presentation (10%), tutorial assessment (10%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (50%), 1 essay (30%), group presentation (10%), tutorial assessment (10%).

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr Deborah Simonton

Pre-requisites

KL 156F or at the discretion of the Head of French

Notes

This course is not available in 2004/2005.

Overview

The course will continue the study of written and spoken French language begun in KL 1003/1503 to a more advanced level. In addition, it will introduce a range of authentic French materials, including journalistic and literary texts, both as exercises in reading comprehension, and as an introduction to French society and culture.

Structure

2 tutorials of 1.5 hours by ICT and supported by additional teaching materials.

Assessment

1st Attempt: Written examination (60%), continuous assessment (20%) and oral exam (20%).

Resit: Written examination (60%), continuous assessment (20%) and oral exam (20%).

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr Deborah Simonton

Pre-requisites

Spanish for Beginners 2 or equivalent, or with the permission of the Manager of KEY.

Overview

This course is intended for students who have completed Spanish for Beginners 2. It concentrates on the acquisition of reading, writing, speaking and listening skills.

Structure

90 minute tutorials.

Assessment

1 final written assessment (40%) and continuous assessment of written (30%) and oral (30%) work.

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr Deborah Simonton

Pre-requisites

KL 206E (French Language and Society 1)

Notes

This course is not available in 2004/2005.

Overview

The course will build on the study of written and spoken French language from KL 206E, but at a still more advanced level. It will also continue with the study of authentic materials in French, extending students' reading comprehension skills, and their acquaintance with the societies and cultures of France and the French-speaking world.

Structure

2 tutorials of 1.5 hours by ICT and supported by additional teaching materials.

Assessment

1st Attempt: Written examination (60%), continuous assessment (20%) and oral exam (20%).

Resit: Written examination (60%), continuous assessment (20%) and oral exam (20%).

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr Deborah Simonton

Pre-requisites

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

Overview

This course is intended for students who have completed Spanish for Advanced Beginners 1. It concentrates on the acquisition of reading, writing, speaking and listening skills.

Structure

90 minute tutorials.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 final written assessment (40%) and continuous assessment of written (30%) and oral (30%) work.

Resit: 1 final written assessment (40%) and continuous assessment of written (30%) and oral (30%) work.

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 2004/2005.

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.

Structure

Weekly seminars in addition to private study with learning support materials.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour examination (40%), 3 submitted essays (20%) and two compositions or analytical commentaries (40%) – one from each period.

Resit: 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 the first half-session of 2004/2005 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.

Structure

Web-based course with tutorials, private study and learning support materials.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 three-hour examination (60%) and continuous assessment (40%).

Resit: 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 2004/2005.

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.

Structure

1 one-hour seminar per week and 1 one-hour tutorial per fortnight.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (80%) and continuous assessment (20%).

Resit: 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 2004/2005.

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.

Structure

1 one-hour seminar per week and 1 one-hour tutorial per fortnight.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (80%) and continuous assessment (20%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (80%) and continuous assessment (20%).

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.

Notes

This course is available in 2004/2005.

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 KEY, in consultation with available staff and identified student interest.

Structure

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.

Assessment

1st Attempt: Continuous assessment (100%).

Resit: Continuous assessment (100%).

Credit Points

30

Course Coordinator

Dr Deborah Simonton

Pre-requisites

At least 240 credit points.

Notes

This course is available in the second half-session of 2004/2005 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.

Structure

Web-based tutorials with private study.

Assessment

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 2004/2005.

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.

Structure

Web-based course with tutorials, private study and learning support materials.

Assessment

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 60 credit points must be at level 2 or above.

Notes

This course is available in 2004/2005.

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 KEY, in consultation with available staff and identified student interest.

Structure

Each student will be assigned a supervisor, who will make available regular consultation times.

Assessment

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.

Notes

This course is available in 2004/2005.

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.

Structure

Each student will be assigned a supervisor, who will make available regular consultation times.

Assessment

Dissertation (100%).