University of St Andrews

Key information

SCOTCAT credits : 30

ECTS credits : 15

Level : SCQF level 9

Semester: 2

Availability restrictions: The module will be capped as per the School of History policy (normally 12-14 students). Where modules are over-subscribed, places are allocated randomly by the Academic Support Officer.

Planned timetable: To be confirmed

Was the Indian Ocean World the first site of globalisation? And what was it like to live within this multicultural oceanic space? The Indian Ocean, one of the oldest "maritime highways" in human history, was pivotal to the eighteenth-century global economy and had a huge cultural influence on Europe. This module seeks to understand the reciprocal impact that people, objects and knowledge in the Indian Ocean World had on eighteenth-century European culture and vice versa. It draws from existing imperial and colonial histories of Asia but asks new questions emerging in global history, particularly concerning the roles played by commodities, culture and ideas in linking (or dividing) people. Focusing on connections with eighteenth-century France, the module uses a series of case-studies to consider how Indian Ocean society and culture changed as a result of global interaction, and to assess the ways in which the Indian Ocean World influenced French culture and society.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisite(s): Before taking this module you must pass MO1007 and pass MO1008 and pass MO2008 and pass HI2001 and pass MH2002

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact: 2 hour seminar (x11 weeks). Office hour (x11 weeks)

Scheduled learning hours: 22

Guided independent study hours: 278

Assessment pattern

As used by St Andrews: 60% Coursework, 40% Written Exam

As defined by QAA
Written examinations : 40%
Practical examinations : 10%
Coursework: 50%

Re-assessment: 4,000-word essay = 100%

Personnel

Module coordinator: Dr S Easterby-Smith
Module teaching staff: Dr Sarah Easterby-Smith