Module Information
Course Delivery
| Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
|---|---|
| Seminars / Tutorials | Individual 10-minute 'feedback tutorial' per written assignment submitted |
| Seminars / Tutorials | 15 x 2 hour sessions |
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | 1 x 1,500 word document analysis | 10% |
| Semester Assessment | Essay 1 - 1 x 2,500 word essay | 25% |
| Semester Assessment | Essay 2 - 1 x 2,500 word essay | 25% |
| Semester Exam | 2 Hours (1 x 2 hour exam) | 40% |
| Supplementary Assessment | 1 x 1,500 word supplementary (resit) document analysis | 10% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Essay 1 - 1 x 2,500 word supplementary (resit) essay | 25% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Essay 2 - 1 x 2,500 word supplementary (resit) essay | 25% |
| Supplementary Exam | 2 Hours 1 x 2 hour supplementary (resit) examination | 40% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
Display an understanding of the condition of German society on the eve of the Third Reich, of Nazi ideological goals and how the Nazis sought to implement them, and of how Germans responded.
Comprehend and assess the different historical debates and analyses evident in related texts.
Read, analyse and assess a range of different types of historical evidence, including the evidence of various forms of propaganda.
Express understanding and discuss related issues through writing in an academic context.
Work independently and as part of a group and take an active part in group discussions.
Aims
Special Subjects provide third-year students with an opportunity to study a particular period in great depth and partly on the basis of primary sources. They are intensively taught, and particularly high standards of precision, creativity and knowledge are expected from students. Together with the dissertation and the general historical problems module, they provide final-year students with an opportunity to demonstrate the maturation of their historical and other skills and of their intellectual sensitivity. The range of special subjects reflects the range of teaching and research interests on the part of departmental staff. As in other core courses, a wide choice of periods and approaches is made available.
Content
2. Nazism and the State
3. Antisemitism, 1933-38
4. The Holocaust
5. Nazism, 'Revolution' and Religion
6. The Working Class in the Third Reich
7. Women in Third Reich
8. Class – Generation – Religion: Old Division in the New 'People’s Community'?
9. Organised Resistance
10. Culture in the Third Reich
11. Propaganda
12. Terror and Compliance
13. Foreign Policy
14. The War on the Eastern Front
15. Conclusions
Brief description
The module begins with an appraisal of the circumstances under which the Third Reich came into being, and then considers the internal organisation and dynamics of Nazi rule. It takes the development of anti-Semitic policy as a first case-study, which serves simultaneously to highlight the centrality of racism to the Nazi state. The module then considers the impact of Nazi rule on German society at large, and explores the roles of regime propaganda and of terror in the pursuit of totalitarian goals.
Module Skills
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Application of Number | |
| Communication | Read a wide range of both primary and secondary texts; improve listening skills during the lectures, and consequently develop skills in note taking; demonstrate and develop the ability to communicate ideas in two essays; skills in oral presentation will be developed in seminars. |
| Improving own Learning and Performance | Show awareness of own learning styles, personal preferences and needs; devise and apply realistic learning and self management strategies; devise a personal action plan to include short and long-term goals and to develop personal awareness of how to improve on these. |
| Information Technology | Students will be encouraged to locate suitable material on the web and to access information on CD-Roms and to apply it appropriately to their own work. Students will also be encouraged to word-process their work. These skills will not be formally assessed. |
| Personal Development and Career planning | Develop awareness of personal skills, beliefs and qualities in relation to course in progression; plan and prepare for future course / career. |
| Problem solving | Identify problems and factors which might influence potential solutions; develop creative thinking approaches to problem solving; evaluate advantages and disadvantages of potential solutions |
| Research skills | Understand a range of research methods and plan and carry out research; produce academically appropriate pieces of written work. |
| Subject Specific Skills | Develop a knowledge of, and familiarity with, a range of different sources from the modern period, including unpublished and published documents; develop the ability to use appropriate historical research tools effectively. |
| Team work | Understand the concept of group dynamics; contribute to the setting of group goals; contribute effectively to the planning of group activities; play an active part in group activities (e.g. short group presentations in seminars); evaluate group activities and own contribution. |
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 6