Problem solving |
Demonstrating an understanding of the nature of comparative history, and how this approach can be applied to the histories of Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Assessed through the essays. |
Research skills |
Mainly concerns the location of secondary material. Assessed through the essays. |
Communication |
Seminar discussion and essay writing. The latter is formally assessed. |
Improving own Learning and Performance |
Seminar and tutorial discussion; tutors’ feedback. |
Team work |
Seminar work |
Information Technology |
Locating some journal articles electronically. Surveying the historiography of the subject using various search tools. Essay-writing and presentation |
Personal Development and Career planning |
Studying the module puts students in direct contact with librarians at the National Library and elsewhere in the course of researching essays and the development of the historiography |
Subject Specific Skills |
Develop a knowledge of, and familiarity with, the comparative approach to historical problems. |