Module Identifier | IP33720 | ||
Module Title | EUROPEAN POLITICS + THE ORIGINS OF THE FIRST WORLD 1870-1914 | ||
Academic Year | 2002/2003 | ||
Co-ordinator | Dr Peter D Jackson | ||
Semester | Semester 2 | ||
Course delivery | Lecture | 12 Hours (12 x 1 hour) | |
Seminars / Tutorials | 8 Hours (8 x 1 hour) | ||
Assessment | Semester Exam | 2 Hours | 60% |
Semester Assessment | Essay: 1 x 2,500 words | 40% | |
Supplementary Exam | Students may, subject to Faculty approval, have the opportunity to resit this module, normally during the supplementary examination period. For further clarification please contact the Teaching Programme Administrator in the Department of International Politics. |
- identify and discuss the key historiographical debates concerning the origins of the First World War
- discuss the key features of the European states system and how they evolved during the period in question with particular reference to the ‘German problem’ and the 'Russian problem'
- discuss the politics of disarmament and armament and their role in relations between states before 1914
- analyse the impact of colonialism on the international system
- evaluate the role of international socialism in international relations during the period in question
- identify historiographical debates about the alleged 'mood of 1914' and its role in the coming of war in 1914
10 ECTS Credits