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Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
History
Module Catalogue
Study Abroad Students
Semester Two
2017/2018
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HS1010A
British History Introductory Module: English History 1272-1500
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Level 4
Module Description:
This module establishes the nature of late medieval England and examines its development
over two hundred years that are punctuated with major crisis: in international relations
(the Hundred Years' War) in domestic politics (the violent deaths of five kings); the Church
(the rise of Lollardy); and the economy and society (the Black Death). It ends with the
beginnings of recovery - political, economic and social - in the two centuries after the Black
Death.
Specific to:
Ancient, Classical and Medieval Studies
American Studies and History
Education Studies and History
English Literature and History
Global History and Politics
History and Archaeology
History and the Modern World
History
History and the Medieval World
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17/18
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HS1057
British Introductory Module: Uniting The Kingdom? Britain, 1660-1837
15
1
Level 4
Gordon Mckelvie
Module Description:
Between the restoration of the Stuart monarchy and the accession of Queen Victoria,
Britain was united in by Union in 1707, threatened by internal rebellion in 1715 and 1745,
lost a chunk of empire in 1776, and went to war with European rivals five times in this
period. Yet this is also the period in which Britain’s economy began to industrialise, its
constitution was transformed, and its culture and science flourished. The population
increased and became more mobile and more literate and – significantly – less deferential.
In this module we explore how modern Britain was shaped by this dramatic period.
Throughout, as we explore aspects of British political, economic, social and cultural history,
we consider the ways in which a global perspective informs an understanding of domestic
life in Britain.
Specific to:
Ancient, Classical and Medieval Studies
American Studies and History
Education Studies and History
English Literature and History
Global History and Politics
History and Archaeology
History and the Modern World
History
History and the Medieval World
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Occ.
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17/18
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S2
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HS1060
International Introductory Module: Europe In The High Middle Ages
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(C.800 – C.1200)
Module Credits: 15
No. of Periods: 1
Level:
Level 4
Module Tutor: Robert Houghton
Module Description:
This module provides an introduction to the high middle ages (c.800-c.1200). The central
middle ages were a period of momentous change and form the foundation of modern
Europe. At the start of the period Europe and the Mediterranean were dominated by the
Carolingian, Byzantine and Abbasid empires. By the end of the period these empires had
fractured and been replaced by numerous smaller kingdoms, many of which exist in some
form today. This module examines the causes and consequences of the fundamental social,
political, religious, military and economic changes which characterised this period. It also
addresses the impact of these changes on later periods.
Specific to:
Ancient, Classical and Medieval Studies
American Studies and History
Classical Studies
Education Studies and History
English Literature and History
Global History and Politics
History and Archaeology
History and the Modern World
History
History and the Medieval World
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Occ.
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17/18
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S2
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HS1063
International Introductory Module: Barbarians, Byzantines, And Beyond
Module Name:
(400-814Ce)
Module Credits: 15
No. of Periods: 1
Level:
Level 4
Module Tutor: Carey Fleiner
Module Description:
This module considers the general trends and historical framework of the period c. A.D.
400 to A.D. 814, a tumultuous time in European history. This survey looks at the later
Western Roman Empire; the rise of the Byzantine, or Eastern Roman Empire; the
establishment of the Germanic kingdoms in the West; the rise of the Christian Church, the
Papacy, and monasticism in the West; the origins of Islam and its relationship with Western
Europe; and the beginnings of the Carolingian dynasties. Themes covered include political
and military, social and economic, literary and art history, and the types of historical
sources available for this period. This module links the Classical period to the early Middle
Ages and lays the foundation for understanding the continuity from Antiquity into the
medieval period and the influence of the Romans, the Christian Church, and Germanic
culture and institution on medieval culture, politics, and institutions.
Specific to:
Ancient, Classical and Medieval Studies
American Studies and History
Classical Studies
Education Studies and History
English Literature and History
Global History and Politics
History and Archaeology
History and the Modern World
History
History and the Medieval World
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17/18
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S2
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HS1065
International Introductory Module: Europe And The Americas (1763Module Name:
1914) - Change And Interchange
Module Credits: 15
No. of Periods: 1
Level:
Level 4
Module Tutor: Graciela Iglesias Rogers
Module Description:
This module introduces students to main concepts and developments in the history of the
Old and the New worlds at a period marked by both rupture and increasing
interconnection. This is achieved by exploring a wide variety of topics ranging from
demographic trends and social structures to revolutions, wars of liberation, nationalism
and imperialism, with an emphasis upon the significance of mobility and exchange – in
goods, ideas and people – and upon supra-regional phenomena, including religions,
patterns of consumption, environmental stresses and the impact of scientific and technical
knowledge.
Specific to:
Ancient, Classical and Medieval Studies
American Studies and History
Education Studies and History
English Literature and History
Global History and Politics
History and Archaeology
History and the Modern World
History
History and the Medieval World
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17/18
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HS2302
Option A: The World Of Alexander The Great
15
1
Level 5
Eoghan Moloney
Module Description:
This module will provide an introduction to the major issues, historical sources and
methods involved in studying the political, social and cultural history of the ancient Hellenic
states at the end of the Classical period, and will review how the great age of the polis,
supposedly, came to an end, and how the Macedonian kingdom rose to prominence. It
continues, too, to consider the careers of the great Argead monarchs and how Philip II and
Alexander the Great transformed the world even beyond Greece and ushered in the
Hellenistic Age. Critical scrutiny of literary sources (including authors such as Xenophon,
Diodorus, Arrian, and Plutarch) and material remains, as well as thoughtful analysis of
scholarship, will also be undertaken.
Specific to:
Ancient, Classical and Medieval Studies
Classical Studies
Education Studies and History
English Literature and History
Global History and Politics
History and Archaeology
History, Civilisations and Beliefs
History
History Joint
History and the Medieval World
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17/18
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HS2304
Option A: Culture And Society In Republican Rome 506-44 B.C.
15
1
Level 5
Carey Fleiner
Module Description:
This module examines primarily the political, economic, social, and cultural life of the era of
the Roman Republic from 506-44 B. C., although the influence of the regnal period (8thC B.
C.) as well as consequences of Caesar’s assassination on subsequent civil strife (and
settlement) will be considered. During this era the Romans developed a system of
government overseen by men elected to public life by the citizen body: the module will
explore how the Romans defined themselves as Roman while at the same time assimilating
those cultures and civilisations they encountered. It will look at the development of
political institutions such as the cursus honorum as well as the evolution of the Roman
army and the acquisition of an empire. Cultural developments such as history writing, the
effects of Hellenisation, and Roman daily life (the household, slavery, entertainment) and
others may also be included. The impact and reception of Republican institutions and key
figures on later eras, such as the Renaissance, early America, and modern popular media
may also be considered. Critical scrutiny of literary sources (including authors such as
Cicero, Caesar, and Plautus) and material remains as well as thoughtful analysis of
scholarship will also be undertaken.
Specific to:
Ancient, Classical and Medieval Studies
Classical Studies
Education Studies and History
English Literature and History
Global History and Politics
History and Archaeology
History, Civilisations and Beliefs
History
History and the Medieval World
Assessments:
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002:
Critical Commentary (1,000 Words)
Examination (2 Hours)
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Occ.
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HS2310
Option A: The First English Empire: C. 1100 To C. 1350
15
1
Level 5
Gordon Mckelvie
Module Description:
Throughout the middle ages the king of England’s lands were not confined to the area that
constitutes modern-day England, as English successive kings claimed overlordship over the
rest of the British Isles. This concept reached its zenith during the reign of Edward I (12721307). Yet, Edward I’s reign was part of a much longer story that stretched back at least
two centuries. English dominance, in various political, cultural, linguistic and military forms,
over the rest of the British Isles has led some historians to suggest that, long before there
was worldwide British Empire, there was a medieval English Empire. This module examines
the nature of England’s relationships with Scotland, Ireland and Wales as well as the effect
that relations with England, in turn, had on the histories of Scotland, Ireland and Wales
between the twelfth and fourteenth centuries. The French and Papal contexts of these
relations are also considered.
Specific to:
Ancient, Classical and Medieval Studies
Education Studies and History
English Literature and History
History and Archaeology
History, Civilisations and Beliefs
History
History and the Medieval World
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HS2312
Option A: Culture And Society In Late Medieval England
15
1
Level 5
Rebecca Oakes
Module Description:
This module considers the changing society of England between c.1250 and 1540: a period
riven by such crises as the Hundred Years War, the Black Death, and the Rise of Lollardy. It
considers the Church in all its facets, the lives and cultures of the aristocracy, townsmen
and peasants, opportunities for self-advancement and expression, and examines such
positive developments as the rise of literacy, schooling and the professions.
Specific to:
Ancient, Classical and Medieval Studies
Education Studies and History
English Literature and History
History and Archaeology
History, Civilisations and Beliefs
History
History and the Medieval World
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Occ.
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17/18
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HS2401
Option A: Golden Age Of Spain
15
1
Level 5
Ellie Woodacre
Module Description:
Following the unification of four Iberian kingdoms 1469-92, Spain became the dominant
superpower throughout the 16th and much of the 17th century. Spanish monarchs ruled at
various times much of northern Europe, Italy and the Americas. Spaniards were at the
forefront of discovery, of the battles against the Turks and Protestants, and of the Catholic
Reformation. The Golden Age was accompanied by great achievements in spirituality,
literature, and the visual arts. Underpinning all this was the wealth of the Americas, but in
other ways Spain became impoverished, its industry collapsed and its once invincible
armies were defeated. Spain's meteoric rise and spectacular decline continues to be a
source of fascination and debate among historians, making this era an excellent case study
for European and indeed global history in this period.
Specific to:
American Studies and History
Education Studies and History
English Literature and History
History and Archaeology
History, Civilisations and Beliefs
History and the Modern World
History
History and the Medieval World
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Occ.
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17/18
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S2
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HS2602
Option A: War As A Life Experience (18Th-20Th Centuries)
15
1
Level 5
Graciela Iglesias Rogers
Module Description:
This module studies war as a personal experience rather than from the perspective of
military theory and strategy. Students will be able to appreciate at close range the 'shock
and awe' of warfare as felt by both combatants and civilians from the eighteenth to the
twentieth century. This will be achieved by following the personal journeys of soldiers and
communities affected by various conflicts around the globe. Topics to be studied may
include the social and cultural consequences of conscription, the practice and reasons
behind war volunteering both at home and abroad, motivations for irregular warfare,
desertion and draft-dodging, and the reactions of authorities, medical experts and
communities to cases of what today would be considered as 'post-dramatic stress
syndrome'. There will be also a chance to look at the impact of war on socio-economics and
on the development of visual arts, music and drama.
Specific to:
American Studies and History
Education Studies and History
English Literature and History
Global History and Politics
History and Archaeology
History, Civilisations and Beliefs
History and the Modern World
History
Assessments:
001:
002:
Critical Commentary (1,000 Words)
Examination (2 Hours)
Availability:
Occ.
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Year
17/18
Semester
S2
50%
50%
Module Code:
HS2606
Option A: The British Raj, From The 'Indian Mutiny' To Gandhi - 1857Module Name:
1947
Module Credits: 15
No. of Periods: 1
Level:
Level 5
Module Tutor: Xavier Guegan
Module Description:
This module focuses on a period - the second-half of the nineteenth century / first half of
the twentieth century - which saw the formation of a strong colonial and imperial society in
India: the British Raj, and we will examine the interaction between the British and the
Indian societies in detail: How, through the Indian Mutiny, which put an end to the East
Indian Company, the British increased their presence in India; the implications of their
presence in the subcontinent (both for people living in India and people living in Great
Britain); the meanings of 'imperialism' and 'orientalism'; the participants in the creation of
the Raj - politicians, writers, artists, etc. and how reaction to the British Empire became an
aspiration to independence. The second focus aims to provide a broad survey of modern
Indian social, cultural and political history, particularly in the period 1880-1947. It explores
the development of modern South Asian politics in the twentieth century by analysing the
growth of a mass-based nationalist movement and assessing the terms on which different
social groups participated in it. The process of decolonisation is analysed as a response to
mounting political pressure from the anti-colonial movement and the failure of British
efforts to contain it through repression and limited political devolution. Important themes
which will be covered include: the contribution of Gandhian concepts of non-violent
struggle to mass mobilisation; the participation of different social and religious groups such as peasants, tribal groups, Hindus and Muslims, and women - in the nationalist
movement.
Specific to:
American Studies and History
Assessments:
001:
002:
Critical Commentary (1,000 Words)
Examination (2 Hours)
Availability:
Occ.
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17/18
Semester
S2
50%
50%
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HS2609
Option A: Revolutionary Russia, 1900-1924
15
1
Level 5
Natalya Chernyshova
Module Description:
This module invites students to examine the revolutionary transformations that shook
Russia in 1917 and changed the course of European history. Some of the key questions to
be addressed concern the balance between ideological and incidental factors in the
revolutionary dynamics, the role of various individuals, as well as that played by Russia's
economic, political and cultural idiosyncrasies. Students will have an opportunity to engage
with the rich historiography on the subject and assess various interpretations of the
revolution, as well as examine primary sources.
Specific to:
American Studies and History
Education Studies and History
English Literature and History
Global History and Politics
History and Archaeology
History, Civilisations and Beliefs
History and the Modern World
History
Assessments:
001:
002:
Critical Commentary (1,000 Words)
Examination (2 Hours)
Availability:
Occ.
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17/18
Semester
S2
50%
50%
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HS2610
Option A: Nazism And The Holocaust
15
1
Level 5
Emiliano Perra
Module Description:
This module explores life and death under the Third Reich in Germany and in Nazi occupied
Europe, with particular reference to the extermination of the Jews. It will investigate the
nature of the Third Rech and the society that it tried to create as well as the process and
progress of the Holocaust. Themes explored in the module might include the rhetoric and
reality of the National Socialist People's Community, Nazi racial utopia and how far it relied
on the consent of the German people, the decision-making process leading up to the
extermination of the Jews of Europe, and the place of the Holocaust within Nazi genocidal
plans.
Specific to:
American Studies and History
Education Studies and History
English Literature and History
Global History and Politics
History and Archaeology
History, Civilisations and Beliefs
History and the Modern World
History
Assessments:
001:
002:
Critical Commentary (1,000 Words)
Examination (2 Hours)
Availability:
Occ.
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17/18
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50%
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HS2703
Option B: Classical World On Film
15
1
Level 5
Eoghan Moloney
Module Description:
Often both popular and academic perceptions of the Classical World are shaped by films
and television programmes form 1964's Cleopatra to 2006's 300. Such films also tell us
about the era in which they were filmed - from the 1950s warring he-men of Fall of the
Roman Empire to the sensitive family man of 1999's Gladiator - and also act as social satire
and commentary of modern times despite their contemporary themes: 1979's Life of Brian,
for example. This module will reflect on the relationship between popular culture,
academic input (if any), and influences of contemporary trends, politically and socially, on
films set in antiquiity. Categories of film may include the big 'cast of 1000s' blockbusters,
sword 'n' sandal adventures, religious themes, and comedies as a study of films set in
Ancient Greece and Rome not only reflect how classical reception is shaped on the silver
and small screens in the 20th and 21st centuries, but may also be reveal much in terms of
political, social, and religious themes shaping our own current culture.
Specific to:
Ancient, Classical and Medieval Studies
Classical Studies
Education Studies and History
English Literature and History
History and Archaeology
History, Civilisations and Beliefs
History
History and the Medieval World
Assessments:
002:
Assignment I: Individual Oral
Presentation
Assignment Ii: Essay (2,000 Words)
Availability:
Occ.
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17/18
001:
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HS2704
Option B: The Age Of The Vikings
15
1
Level 5
Ryan Lavelle
Module Description:
The Viking Age is popularly marked by the violent outburst of attacks upon monastic sites
in western Europe at the end of the eighth century and by the death of a major Norwegian
king in 1066. This module addresses the extent to which Scandinavian influence in Europe
during the ‘Viking Age’ can be characterised by the violence of such activities. Areas
affected by Viking influence and settlement are addressed in terms of both the shock of the
Viking raids and the resultant accommodation to social and political change. The modules
addresses such issues as the reasons for the origins of Viking activities, the responses to
those activities, interactions between communities and the longer-term changes as new
societies emerged in the areas settled by the Vikings.
Specific to:
Ancient, Classical and Medieval Studies
Education Studies and History
English Literature and History
History and Archaeology
History, Civilisations and Beliefs
History
History and the Medieval World
Assessments:
002:
Assignment I: Individual Oral
Presentation
Assignment Ii: Essay (2,000 Words)
Availability:
Occ.
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17/18
001:
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HS2804
Option B: Gender In Europe And North America, C.1500-1914
15
1
Level 5
Simon Sandall
Module Description:
The module will explore gender roles and ideologies in Europe and North America between
the sixteenth- and twentieth-centuries. From an introductory exploration of medieval ideas
of gender and the body, we examine the impact of religious reformation, developments in
warfare, settlement of the New World, Enlightenement, revolution, radicalism, agrarian
change, industrialisation literature and urbanisation on the ways that men and women
understood their world and their place in it.
Specific to:
American Studies and History
Education Studies and History
English Literature and History
English Language Studies Single Honours
Global History and Politics
History and Archaeology
History, Civilisations and Beliefs
History and the Modern World
History
History and the Medieval World
Assessments:
002:
Assignment I: Individual Oral
Presentation
Assignment Ii: Essay (2,000 Words)
Availability:
Occ.
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HS2902
Option B: The Rise Of High Speed Society (18Th-20Th Centuries)
15
1
Level 5
Graciela Iglesias Rogers
Module Description:
Speed has been described as the hallmark of modernity. In this course, students will have a
chance to explore how, as the pace of life quickened through a series of technological
innovations (i.e. the railways, the telegraph) a desire for greater accuracy in timekeeping
and for shared time conventions, increased accordingly. We shall trace the forging of a
global ‘high-speed society’ for which concepts such as express delivery, fast food and news
on the hour require little explanation. Particular attention will be placed on the
development of intellectual movements that either resisted or embraced these notions and
on factors that transformed what people ate, thought and wore from the eighteenth to the
twentieth centuries. There will be also a chance to look into the way people reconfigured
ideas about maturity and different stages of life such as childhood and youth.
Specific to:
American Studies and History
Education Studies and History
English Literature and History
Global History and Politics
History and Archaeology
History, Civilisations and Beliefs
History and the Modern World
History
Assessments:
002:
Assignment I: Individual Oral
Presentation
Assignment Ii: Essay (2,000 Words)
Availability:
Occ.
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001:
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HS2903
Option B: American Slavery
15
1
Level 5
Neil Curtin
Module Description:
This module focuses upon the institution of slavery from its origins in the colonial South to
its collapse during the American Civil War. It explores the growth of the plantation system,
the changing nature of the master-slave relationship, and the emergence of a distinctive
African American culture. The module aims to provide a detailed understanding of the
slave experience adn of the impact of slavery on the society and culture of the Old South as
well as an appreciation of the continuing sensitivity surrounding the legacy of the South's
'peculiar institution'.
Specific to:
American Studies and History
Education Studies and History
English Literature and History
English Language Studies Single Honours
Global History and Politics
History and Archaeology
History, Civilisations and Beliefs
History and the Modern World
History
Assessments:
002:
Assignment I: Individual Oral
Presentation
Assignment Ii: Essay (2,000 Words)
Availability:
Occ.
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Year
17/18
001:
Semester
S2
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60%