University of St Andrews

Key information

SCOTCAT credits : 30

ECTS credits : 15

Level : SCQF level 11

Semester: 2

Planned timetable: 10.00 am - 12.00 noon Wed

The 100th anniversary of the First World War gives us a chance to reflect on how that conflict affected the domestic circumstances and the international system of both the contemporary period and since. International scholars often claim the world system fundamentally changed in 1914. This module will explore how that claim has been dealt with by international historians and by students of international order. It will therefore give an opportunity for students to reflect on the links between the history and political implications of a particular event as well as to look at how theorists of international order have built the Great War into their analyses. Students will be encouraged to examine both the War's contemporary (1914 - 1939) impact on international relations as well as the more recent debate on order and international society led by IR scholars from the 1990s and up till now, but also by international historians, looking in particular at the lasting impact of the war on issue areas like the Middle East, European Union and Great Power rivalry

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact: 1 x 1-hour lectur and 2 x 2-hour seminar.

Scheduled learning hours: 0

Guided independent study hours: 0

Assessment pattern

As used by St Andrews: Coursework = 100%

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

Re-assessment: re-sit and/or re-submission

Personnel