Module HIST56530: Economy and Empire: the British Dimension II

Department: History

HIST56530: Economy and Empire: the British Dimension II

Pre-requisites

Corequisites

Excluded Combinations

Aims

• To enable students to study a further advanced level, aspects of the economic history of the British Empire, extending work undertaken in The Economic History of the British Empire I normally leading to a dissertation in this field, which will enable students to acquire specific learning outcomes of the programme as whole including:
• a specialist knowledge of imperial history
• bibliographic skills
• an understanding of historical debates
• advanced skills in writing history
• general skills of the historian

Content

• The module will address additional selected aspects of The Economic History of the British Empire reflecting current debate on the subject, and the particular interests of the student. The speciality of this module will be the relationship between the City of London and the British Empire covering not only finance and commerce but also the existence of gentlemanly elites whose connection were imperial in scope.

Learning Outcomes

• Students should build up further critical understanding of the history of this aspect of imperial rule and should become aware of the boundaries of current knowledge relating the subject.
• Students should acquire detailed knowledge and critical understanding of one topic chosen in conjuction with the supervisor.

• Students should be able to undertake a programme of intensive reading directed at a number of topics.
• Students should be able to participate in regular discussion of issues arising from the reading with their supervisor.
• Students should then be able to produce an extensive piece of writing on this agreed topic.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment

Discussion of work in progress. Written or oral comments on any other agreed written assignment, such as a book review or exploratory essay. In addition, supervisors will normally read and provide written comments on not more than one draft of work being prepared for summative assessment.