 Academic Year: | 2017/8 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies |
| Credits: | 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 120 |
| Level: | Honours (FHEQ level 6) |
| Period: |
- Semester 1
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| Assessment Summary: | CW 33%, ES 67% |
| Assessment Detail: |
- Essay (ES 67%)
- Coursework (CW 33%)
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| Supplementary Assessment: |
- Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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| Requisites: |
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| Description:
| Aims:
The 'In Search of Europe' course as a whole aims to provide an appropriate theoretical, conceptual and empirical framework of reference to enable students to explore continuities and changes in the concept of Europe since World War II. In Semester 1, the unit focuses on the implications of Soviet-American rivalries during the Cold War for both halves of Europe, and the causes and nature of the Cold War's demise in 1989.
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the unit students should be able to:
* demonstrate understanding of the different impacts of the Cold War on Western and Eastern Europe, and on different countries within these regions;
* explain the eventual collapse of Soviet-type systems in Europe.
Skills:
Skills in critical analysis, conceptual thinking, precision in the use of written and spoken language, exercise of independent judgement, reasoned argument and the planning/conduct/reporting of non-quantitative research are developed and assessed in this unit.
Content:
The Cold War; strengths and weaknesses of the Soviet bloc before 1989; Cold War and dètente in Western Europe (1960s-1980s); 1989 and the collapse of Cold War era political systems.
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| Programme availability: |
PL30294 is Optional on the following programmes:
Department of Economics
- UHES-AFB01 : BSc(Hons) Economics and Politics (Year 3)
- UHES-AAB01 : BSc(Hons) Economics and Politics with Study year abroad (Year 4)
- UHES-AKB01 : BSc(Hons) Economics and Politics with Year long work placement (Year 4)
- UHES-ACB01 : BSc(Hons) Economics and Politics with Combined Placement and Study Abroad (Year 4)
Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies
- UHPL-AYB13 : BA(Hons) French and Politics with Year Abroad (Year 4)
- UHPL-AYB12 : BA(Hons) German and Politics with Year Abroad (Year 4)
- UHPL-AYB16 : BA(Hons) Italian ab initio and Politics with Year Abroad (Year 4)
- UHPL-AYB14 : BA(Hons) Italian and Politics with Year Abroad (Year 4)
- UHPL-AYB08 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (French and ab initio Italian) with Year Abroad (Year 4)
- UHPL-AYB09 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (French and ab initio Russian) with Year Abroad (Year 4)
- UHPL-AYB05 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (French and German) with Year Abroad (Year 4)
- UHPL-AYB04 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (French and Italian) with Year Abroad (Year 4)
- UHPL-AYB18 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (French and Spanish) with Year Abroad (Year 4)
- UHPL-AYB06 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (German and ab initio Italian) with Year Abroad (Year 4)
- UHPL-AYB07 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (German and ab initio Russian) with Year Abroad (Year 4)
- UHPL-AYB02 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (German and Italian) with Year Abroad (Year 4)
- UHPL-AYB23 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (German and Spanish) with Year Abroad (Year 4)
- UHPL-AYB20 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (Spanish and ab initio Italian) with Year Abroad (Year 4)
- UHPL-AYB22 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (Spanish and ab initio Russian) with Year Abroad (Year 4)
- UHPL-AYB19 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (Spanish and Italian) with Year Abroad (Year 4)
- UHPL-AFB30 : BSc(Hons) Politics and International Relations (Year 3)
- UHPL-AAB30 : BSc(Hons) Politics and International Relations with Study year abroad (Year 4)
- UHPL-AKB30 : BSc(Hons) Politics and International Relations with Year long work placement (Year 4)
- UHPL-AFB10 : BSc(Hons) Politics with Economics (Year 3)
- UHPL-AAB10 : BSc(Hons) Politics with Economics with Study year abroad (Year 4)
- UHPL-AKB10 : BSc(Hons) Politics with Economics with Year long work placement (Year 4)
- UHPL-AYB15 : BA(Hons) Russian ab initio and Politics with Year Abroad (Year 4)
- UHPL-AYB17 : BA(Hons) Spanish and Politics with Year Abroad (Year 4)
Department of Social & Policy Sciences
- UHSP-AFB16 : BSc(Hons) Social Policy (Year 3)
- UHSP-AKB16 : BSc(Hons) Social Policy with Year long work placement (Year 4)
- UHSP-AFB05 : BSc(Hons) Social Sciences (Year 3)
- UHSP-AKB05 : BSc(Hons) Social Sciences with Year long work placement (Year 4)
- UHSP-AFB04 : BSc(Hons) Sociology (Year 3)
- UHSP-AKB04 : BSc(Hons) Sociology with Year long work placement (Year 4)
- UHSP-AFB10 : BSc(Hons) Sociology and Social Policy (Year 3)
- UHSP-AKB10 : BSc(Hons) Sociology and Social Policy with Year long work placement (Year 4)
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