HY30410 - GENERAL HISTORICAL PROBLEMS

Module Identifier

HY30410

Module Title

GENERAL HISTORICAL PROBLEMS

Academic Year

2005/2006

Co-ordinator

Professor Roger D Price

Semester

Semester 2

Pre-Requisite

HY30020 + 60 credits of HY or HA modules at Level 1

Co-Requisite

HY30130 , HY30230

Course delivery

Lecture

10 x 2 hours

Assessment

Assessment Type	Assessment Length/Details	Proportion
Semester Exam	Take away exam	100%

Learning outcomes

This a third-year lecture-based core module, the aim of which is to provide third year students with an opportunity to reflect more generally on their historical knowledge. On completion, students will:
a) have developed a comparative perspective on their own historical studies over the three years of their degree
b) have enhanced their awareness of the range of possible historical interpretations of events and processes
c) reflect critically on the use of primary sources in a range of different intellectual traditions
d) be able to employ their critical reflections in written work under take-away examination conditions.

Brief description

This module is designed as a valuable opportunity for Single Honours History students to consolidate their accumulated learning at the end of the final year. In it, students will explore the nature of historical development and change by drawing on the historical knowledge and understanding gained through their three years of graduate study.

Reading Lists

Books
** Recommended Text
J Tosh The Pursuit of History
J Keegan The Face of Battle
P Kennedy The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 6