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MO5606   Perceptions of Central and Eastern Europe

Academic year(s): 2018-2019

Key information

SCOTCAT credits : 40

ECTS credits : 20

Level : SCQF level 11

Semester: Both

Planned timetable: To be arranged.

Perceptions of Central and Eastern Europe are as diverse as the ethic and cultural characteristics of the region itself, and have undergone significant transformation since the emergence of modern nationalism in the mid-nineteenth century. As the Mitteleuropa of German imperial aspirations gave way to the successor states of the Versailles settlement, then to Soviet-dominated Eastern Europe in a polarised Cold War continent, and, most recently, to the post-Communist return to Europe, the correspondingly evolving views from the periphery, from Germany and Russian, and from within the region itself offer a rich and challenging subject for advanced historical study.

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact: 2-hour seminars.

Assessment pattern

As used by St Andrews: Coursework = 100%


Re-assessment: New coursework: 6,000-word essay