University of St Andrews

Key information

SCOTCAT credits : 60

ECTS credits : 30

Level : SCQF level 10

Semester: Full Year

Availability restrictions: Available only to students on the second year of the Honours Programme.

Planned timetable: TBC

This module explores the history of twentieth-century Germany from the perspective of place and space. Centred on the key concept of Heimat (homeland), it examines German identities from the turn of the century to the 1980s in East and West Germany. It investigates a variety of different places and spaces in both their material and symbolic dimension. The module allows students to engage with a range of different primary sources, including films, maps, travel guidebooks and the built environment.

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact: 1 x 3-hour seminar, plus 1 office hour.

Scheduled learning hours: 66

Guided independent study hours: 534

Assessment pattern

As used by St Andrews: 1 x take-home Examination = 30%, Coursework = 70%

As defined by QAA
Written examinations : 30%
Practical examinations : 0%
Coursework: 70%

Re-assessment: New Coursework: 1 x source exercise (2,500 words) and 1 x 5,000-word essay = 100%

Personnel

Module coordinator: Professor R B F L Bavaj
Module teaching staff: Prof R Bavaj
Module coordinator email rbflb@st-andrews.ac.uk