Undergraduate Course: Monarchy and the Enlightenment C.1740-1790: The Transformation of Political Culture? (HIST10075)
Course Outline
| School |
School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
History |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
This course examines the relationship between the European Enlightenment and the most common form of governement at the time, monarchical rule, in Britain and Continental Europe between about 1740 and 1790. In particular, the course will focus on the following questions: How effectively did Enlightenment thinkers question monarchical government in Europe and to what extent did they intend to do so? Were the Enlightenment and monarchical rule incompatible? How did monarchs react or adapt to the Enlightenment? |
Entry Requirements
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Co-requisites |
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Other requirements |
A pass or passes in 40 credits of first level historical courses or equivalent and a pass or passes in 40 credits of second level historical courses or equivalent.
Before enrolling students on this course, Directors are asked to contact the History Honours Admission Secretary to ensure that a place is available (Tel: 503783).
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
Visiting students should usually have at least 3 History courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this) for entry to this course. We will only consider University/College level courses.
Visiting Students must contact the Visiting Student Section for admission to this course. |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| A specific objective of the course is to develop the students' understanding of eighteenth-century debates about monarchical rule. But this course is also intended to lead to a broader understanding of the nature and the aims of the eighteenth-century Enlightenment and the emergence of an enlightened public in the eighteenth century. Students will be encouraged to question general interpretations of the Enlightenment and to examine the specific historical intellectual, political, social and cultural contexts of central debates and ideas of the Enlightenment. |
Assessment Information
| One essay of about 3000 words (one third of overall assessment); one two-hour examination paper (two-thirds of overall assessment). |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Thomas Ahnert
Tel: (0131 6)50 4397
Email: Thomas.Ahnert@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Tamsin Welch
Tel: (0131 6)50 3783
Email: twelch@staffmail.ed.ac.uk |
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