 Academic Year:
| 2015/6 |
| Owning Department/School:
| Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies |
| Credits:
| 6 |
| Level:
| Certificate (FHEQ level 4) |
| Period: |
Semester 1
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| Assessment Summary:
| CW 33%, ES 67% |
| Assessment Detail: |
- Seminar presentation (CW 33%)
- Essay (ES 67%)
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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 first aim of the unit is to begin an exploration of the historical and cultural identity of Europe and of the socio-economic, political and cultural factors which have shaped it since ancient times and more specifically in the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century. The second aim is to help first-year students develop university-level skills in active learning and communication, including note-taking, seminar participation, oral presentations, teamwork and essay-writing.
Learning Outcomes:
A student who completes the unit successfully will:
* have begun to think about the question of European identity and the issues which unite and divide Europeans;
* be familiar with the main contours of European history since the French Revolution and the social, cultural geopolitical and ideological divisions which characterised the continent in the first half of the 20th century;
* have been introduced to some basic concepts and techniques of political and cultural analysis and applied them in a European historical and cultural context;
* have developed important basic skills in oral and written communication.
Skills:
Skills in critical analysis, conceptual thinking, precision in the use of written and spoken language, exercise of independent judgement, reasoned argument, teamwork and the planning/conduct/reporting of non-quantitative research are taught and assessed in this unit. Skills in effective learning are developed in this unit.
Content:
Defining Europe - history, languages and culture; industry, nations and empires in 19th Century Europe; the First World War; communism and fascism in interwar Europe; the Second World War; studying European culture; images of war in 20th Century Europe.
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| Programme availability: |
PL10103 is Compulsory on the following programmes:
Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies
- UHPL-AYB08 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (French and ab initio Italian) with Year Abroad (Year 1)
- UHPL-AYB09 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (French and ab initio Russian) with Year Abroad (Year 1)
- UHPL-AYB05 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (French and German) with Year Abroad (Year 1)
- UHPL-AYB04 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (French and Italian) with Year Abroad (Year 1)
- UHPL-AYB18 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (French and Spanish) with Year Abroad (Year 1)
- UHPL-AYB06 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (German and ab initio Italian) with Year Abroad (Year 1)
- UHPL-AYB07 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (German and ab initio Russian) with Year Abroad (Year 1)
- UHPL-AYB02 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (German and Italian) with Year Abroad (Year 1)
- UHPL-AYB23 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (German and Spanish) with Year Abroad (Year 1)
- UHPL-AYB20 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (Spanish and ab initio Italian) with Year Abroad (Year 1)
- UHPL-AYB22 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (Spanish and ab initio Russian) with Year Abroad (Year 1)
- UHPL-AYB19 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (Spanish and Italian) with Year Abroad (Year 1)
PL10103 is Optional on the following programmes:
Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies
- UHPL-AYB13 : BA(Hons) French and Politics with Year Abroad (Year 1)
- UHPL-AYB12 : BA(Hons) German and Politics with Year Abroad (Year 1)
- UHPL-AYB16 : BA(Hons) Italian ab inito and Politics with Year Abroad (Year 1)
- UHPL-AYB14 : BA(Hons) Italian and Politics with Year Abroad (Year 1)
- UHPL-AFB30 : BSc(Hons) Politics and International Relations (Year 1)
- UHPL-AAB30 : BSc(Hons) Politics and International Relations with Study year abroad (Year 1)
- UHPL-AKB30 : BSc(Hons) Politics and International Relations with Year long work placement (Year 1)
- UHPL-AFB10 : BSc(Hons) Politics with Economics (Year 1)
- UHPL-AAB10 : BSc(Hons) Politics with Economics with Study year abroad (Year 1)
- UHPL-AKB10 : BSc(Hons) Politics with Economics with Year long work placement (Year 1)
- UHPL-AYB15 : BA(Hons) Russian ab inito and Politics with Year Abroad (Year 1)
- UHPL-AYB17 : BA(Hons) Spanish and Politics with Year Abroad (Year 1)
Department of Social & Policy Sciences
- UHSP-AFB16 : BSc(Hons) Social Policy (Year 1)
- UHSP-AKB16 : BSc(Hons) Social Policy with Year long work placement (Year 1)
- UHSP-AFB05 : BSc(Hons) Social Sciences (Year 1)
- UHSP-AKB05 : BSc(Hons) Social Sciences with Year long work placement (Year 1)
- UHSP-AFB04 : BSc(Hons) Sociology (Year 1)
- UHSP-AKB04 : BSc(Hons) Sociology with Year long work placement (Year 1)
- UHSP-AFB10 : BSc(Hons) Sociology and Social Policy (Year 1)
- UHSP-AKB10 : BSc(Hons) Sociology and Social Policy with Year long work placement (Year 1)
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