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Programme and Module Handbook

Postgraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2007-2008 (archived)

Module HIST57830: Britain and Ireland since 1798 II

Department: History

HIST57830: Britain and Ireland since 1798 II

Type Tied Level 4 Credits 30 Availability Available in 2007/08
Tied to

Prerequisites

  • None

Corequisites

  • HIST50130

Excluded Combination of Modules

  • None.

Aims

  • Further advanced study of aspects of the inter-relationship between Britain and Ireland, from the period of the 1789 rebellion to the present.

Content

  • The module will address problems in Ireland, and the British response to them (where appropriate), reflecting current debate on the subject and the particular interests of the student. Major topics can include aspects of the political, social and religious history of the two countries, but the module could, alternatively, concentrate on the micro-history of a particular Irish region, covering several aspects simultaneously.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:
    Subject-specific Skills:
      Key Skills:

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

        • Objectives are to be met through a programme of intensive directed reading, regular discussion of issues arising from the reading, and the production of an extensive piece of writing on an agreed subject.

        Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

        Activity Number Frequency Duration Total/Hours
        Tutorials 5 Fortnightly 1.5 7.5
        Preparation & Reading 290
        Other: Unscheduled meetings as requested by the student. Variable Variable Variable 2.5
        Total 300

        Summative Assessment

        Component: Essay Component Weighting: 100%
        Element Length / duration Element Weighting Resit Opportunity
        Essay 5000 words 100%

        Formative Assessment:

        Discussion of work in progress.

        ■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University