| Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 15 Hours. 15 lectures x 1 hour |
| Other | Extended visits to the National Library of Wales, the Ceredigion Record Office and the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales |
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | main project 3,500 words | 90% |
| Semester Assessment | project proposal | 10% |
At the end of this module, students should have an understanding of:
The last twenty-five years has witnessed an enormous growth of interest in local history in Wales as elsewhere and an increase in the range and format of materials that are now available for those pursuing the history and development of a particular community or a particular local theme. More emphasis than ever before is placed on "local studies" within the National Curriculum and the growth of Heritage Centres and specialist Museums of various kinds in Wales in recent years has focussed greater attention on this area of study. Welsh family history societies have been particularly successful since 1980. All this is reflected in the increased demands for local materials in libraries and record offices and in the proliferation of publications of a local nature in both Welsh and English.
This module is at CQFW Level 7