Module Identifier MW31120  
Module Title WALES IN THE WORLD: CONNECTIONS & INFLUENCES 1800-1945  
Academic Year 2002/2003  
Co-ordinator Professor Aled G Jones  
Semester Intended for use in future years  
Next year offered N/A  
Next semester offered N/A  
Pre-Requisite MW10120 , WH10220  
Mutually Exclusive WH31130  
Course delivery Lecture   18 Hours  
  Seminars / Tutorials   10 Hours Seminar.  
Assessment Semester Exam   2 Hours   60%  
  Semester Assessment   Essay: 2 x 2,500 word essays   40%  

Learning outcomes

On completion of this module, students should be able to:
a) Demonstrate familiarity with a substantial body of historical knowledge in the field of modern Welsh history, particularly in relation to events, processes and the development of ideologies on the European continent, the British Empire and the United States of America.
b) Engage in source criticism, discussion and understanding of political texts, contemporary analysis and more recent historical studies of the connections between Wales and developments in a variety of fields, especially the growth of nationalism.   
c) Demonstrate familiarity with a wide range of historical techniques relevant to historical demography, imperial and postcolonial studies, and the analysis of means of communication.
d) Gather and sift appropriate items of historical evidence from pamphlets, newspaper reports, census figures and other statistical sources.
e) Read, analyse and reflect critically on secondary and primary texts, in particular studies of ethnic mobilisation, colonialism and culture.
f) Explore the relationships between history and other disciplines, particularly political theory, sociology, literary criticism and cultural studies.
g) Develop the ability to evaluate strengths and weaknesses of particular historical arguments and where necessary challenge them.
h) Develop oral (not assessed) and written skills which will have been improved through seminar discussions and essays
i) Work both independently and collaboratively, and to participate in group discussions (not assessed).

Brief description

The aim of this option module is to introduce students to the international contexts of Welsh political thought and concepts of nationality from the beginning of the nineteenth century to the end of the Second World War. It will focus on connections between the work of key individuals (from William Price and the Welsh Chartists, through Hiraethog and O.M.Edwards to Ambrose Bebb and Saunders Lewis) and events, ideologies and political trends in Britain and Europe. The module will also familiarise students with the critical use of contemporary source material in Welsh and English, as appropriate.