Module Identifier IP35020  
Module Title WALES AND DEVOLUTION  
Academic Year 2000/2001  
Co-ordinator Dr Richard Jones  
Semester Semester 1  
Course delivery Lecture   14 Hours 14 x 1 hour  
  Seminar   10 Hours 5 x 2 hour  
Assessment Exam   2 Hours   50%  
  Essay   1 x 3,000 word essay   50%  

Aims
This module will survey the various attempts that have been made to secure some measure of self-government for Wales from the era of Cymru Fydd in the final years of the 19th Century to the present day. The module will analyse the details of the various plans which have been put forward (for example, the particular governmental arrangements suggested), as well as the nature of the political support enjoyed by them. Particular attention will be paid to the plans which were the focus of the referendums of 1979 and 1997.

Objectives
On completion of this module, students should be able to critically assess the following:

10 ECTS Credits

Reading Lists
Books
** Recommended Text
K O Morgan. Rebirth of a Nation: Wales 1880-1980.
B Taylor and K Thomson. Wales and Scotland: Nations Again?.