University of St Andrews

Key information

SCOTCAT credits : 30

ECTS credits : 15

Level : SCQF level 10

Semester: Both

Planned timetable: TBC

The Andes Mountains were home to some of the most original and sophisticated pre-capitalist states, notably the Inca empire. In this module the emergence and transformation of Andean civilisation is set in its wider context before and after the European invasion. The importance of past and present agencies in the construction of Andean identities requires ethnographic examination of memory of modern Andean communities. Mythohistorical accounts will be complemented by other disciplinary approaches that presuppose absolute chronology.

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 : 50%
Practical examinations : 0%
Coursework: 50%

Personnel