Module Identifier | HY31620 | |||||||||||
Module Title | WAR & SOCIETY IN HISTORY | |||||||||||
Academic Year | 2007/2008 | |||||||||||
Co-ordinator | Dr Richard G Coopey | |||||||||||
Semester | Intended for use in future years | |||||||||||
Next year offered | N/A | |||||||||||
Next semester offered | N/A | |||||||||||
Other staff | Dr Bjorn K U Weiler, Dr Sian H Nicholas, Dr Robert G Hughes, Dr Jeffrey L Davies, Dr David Ceri Jones | |||||||||||
Course delivery | Seminars / Tutorials | (3 x 2 hour seminars offered and students choose 2 from 3 seminars) | ||||||||||
Lecture | ||||||||||||
Assessment |
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The meanings and impact of war
2. The ancient world.
3. The medieval and early modern world
4. The modern world
5. The contemporary world
The conduct of war.
6. The ancient world.
7. The medieval and early modern world
8. The modern world
9. The contemporary world
War and technological change.
10. The ancient world.
11. The medieval and early modern world
12. The modern world
13. The contemporary world
War and society.
14. The ancient world.
15. The medieval and early modern world
16. The modern world
17. The contemporary world
18. Conclusions
Seminars
1 War and Society in the ancient world
2 War and Society in the medieval and early modern world
3 War and Society in the modern and contemporary world
Problem solving | Students will be expected to identify and respond to historical problems and carry out appropriate research before the seminars and before writing essays. This will be assessed as part of the assessment of the essays | ||
Research skills | These skills will be developed through the research students are expected to carry out before the seminars and for the essays. This will be assessed as part of the assessment of the essays. | ||
Communication | This skill will be developed through the two essays and the seminar discussions. This will be assessed as part of the essay assessment. | ||
Improving own Learning and Performance | Essays will be returned in essay tutorials where advice will be given on improving students? research techniques and essay writing skills. | ||
Team work | Students will work together in seminar preparation and discussion | ||
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 assessed formally. | ||
Application of Number | Students will be presented with some statistical data during the lectures and the appropriate use of such statistics will form part of the assessment of the essays. | ||
Personal Development and Career planning | This module will help develop written and oral skills. Other activities, including research, assessment of information and writing in a critical and clear manner, will further develop useful skills of analysis and presentation. | ||
Subject Specific Skills | Critical historical skills |
This module is at CQFW Level 6