| Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 18 x 50 minute lectures |
| Seminars / Tutorials | 5 x 50 minute seminars 1 x 10 minute essay tutorial |
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | 1 X 2,500 WORD ESSAY | 30% |
| Semester Exam | 2 Hours 1 X 2-HOUR WRITTEN EXAMINATION | 70% |
| Supplementary Assessment | 2 Hours 2-HOUR EXAM & ANY MISSING WRITTEN WORK | 100% |
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
Demonstrate an understanding of a body of historical knowledge and sources relating to this period.
Critically assess the major political, economic, social and cultural developments in Russia during this period.
Express understanding, in written (assessed) and oral forms (unassessed), within an academic context.
Work independently and collaboratively, and take part in group discussions (not formally assessed).
This module aims to cover the enormous changes experienced by Russia in the twentieth century as it moved from being an autocratic state to communism and then to democracy. It will cover all of the important political, economic, social and cultural developments: the Russian Revolution; the civil war; Stalinism; the Second World War; the Cold War; stagnation under Brezhnev; Gorbachev's reforms; and, finally, the transition to democracy after 1991. Students will be encouraged to utilize a wide range of original documents to inform their discussion and their work.
This module introduces students to Russia's political, economic, social and cultural history in the twentieth century. It aims to provide a strong foundation for the study of Russian history in subsequent years and will also broaden the provision of modern European history available to students.
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Communication | Improve their listening skills during the lectures, and consequently develop skills in note taking; demonstrate and develop the ability to communicate ideas in the written work; skills in oral presentation will be developed in seminars. |
| Improving own Learning and Performance | Show awareness of own learning styles, personal preferences and needs; devise and apply realistic learning and self management strategies; devise a personal action plan to include short and long-term goals and to develop personal awareness of how to improve on these. |
| 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 formally assessed. |
| Personal Development and Career planning | Develop awareness of personal skills, beliefs and qualities in relation to course in progression; plan and prepare for future course / career. |
| Problem solving | Identify problems and factors which might influence potential solutions; develop creative thinking approaches to problem solving; evaluate advantages and disadvantages of potential solutions. |
| Research skills | Read a wide range of both primary and secondary texts; understand a range of research methods and plan and carry out research; produce academically appropriate pieces of written work. |
| Subject Specific Skills | |
| Team work | Understand the concept of group dynamics; contribute to the setting of group goals; contribute effectively to the planning of group activities; play an active part in group activities (e.g. short group presentations in seminars); exercise negotiation and persuasion skills; evaluate group activities and own contribution. |
This module is at CQFW Level 4