Module Identifier HY30410  
Module Title GENERAL HISTORICAL PROBLEMS  
Academic Year 2000/2001  
Co-ordinator Dr Jeffrey Davies  
Semester Semester 2  
Pre-Requisite HY30020 + 60 credits of HY or HA modules at Level 1  
Co-Requisite HY30130 , HY30230  
Course delivery Lecture   20 Hours 10 x 2 hours  
Assessment Exam   Take away exam   100%  

Module 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.

Learning outcomes
Students will have:
- learned to draw on the body of historical knowledge that they acquired in the course of their degree in order to address historical problems of a general nature.
- acquired an ability to develop and sustain historical arguments.
- learned how to gather and sift appropriate items of historical evidence
- an ability to work both independently and collaboratively, and to participate in group discussions.
- command over comparative skills

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.