University of St Andrews

Key information

SCOTCAT credits : 30

ECTS credits : 15

Level : SCQF level 9

Semester: 2

Planned timetable: TBC

Language was the ideological and practical basis for the emergence of national movements in Central Europe in the 19th century, and for the subsequent creation of nation-states in the region during the following century. This is often acknowledged but rarely explored. This module will investigate the process of making ethnolinguistic nations and their polities, the ideological and political underpinnings of this process, and their social ramifications in a comparative and interdisciplinary framework, over the time-span running from the Napoleonic Wars to the breakup of Yugoslavia. The significance of ethnolinguistic nationalism for the current situation in the region and for the situation in present-day Belgium, Northern Ireland and Spain will also be discussed.

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact:

Scheduled learning hours: 33

Guided independent study hours: 267

Assessment pattern

As used by St Andrews:

As defined by QAA
Written examinations : 60%
Practical examinations : 13%
Coursework: 27%

Personnel