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MO3508 America and Vietnam

Academic year(s): 2016-2017

Key information

SCOTCAT credits : 30

ECTS credits : 15

Level : SCQF level 9

Semester: 2

Planned timetable: TBC

America's involvement in Vietnam will be examined in the widest possible sense. Topics will include the reasons for the intervention, the nature of the war, the effect on American Cold War foreign policy and the reasons for the American defeat. The course will also study the effects of the war on the culture of the 1960s and the enduring legacy of the Vietnam experience.

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact:

Scheduled learning hours: 22

Guided independent study hours: 278

Assessment pattern

As used by St Andrews:

As defined by QAA
Written examinations : 60%
Practical examinations : 0%
Coursework: 40%

Personnel

Module teaching staff: TBC