Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- The ways in which historical understanding is informed both by different interpretations of source materials, political perspectives, and by different and changing methodological approaches to the study of the past
- The key features of the history of the Crimean War
- Selected historiographical debates related to the study of war, politics, diplomacy, society and culture in this period
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Share your thoughts about your reading in writing, constructing arguments based on evidence
- Think analytically about the material you have located and read
- Manage your own learning and your time effectively, meeting deadlines
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Interpret, analyse and evaluate historical arguments and source materials
- Identify and describe the key characteristics of debates about the Crimean War
- Engage with a range of approaches to understanding an historical problem
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Wider reading or practice | 26 |
Seminar | 12 |
Lecture | 12 |
Preparation for scheduled sessions | 50 |
Completion of assessment task | 50 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
General Resources
Resources. The Hartley Library, including the Archives and Special Collections, offers a rich resource to support this course. Further materials (images, films, etc) will be made available through a dedicated class website (Blackboard).
Textbooks
D. Wetzel (1985). The Crimean War: a diplomatic history.
M.S. Anderson (1966). The Eastern Question, 1774-1923.
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Written assignment | 40% |
Written assignment | 60% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Resubmit assessments | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Written assignment | 40% |
Written assignment | 60% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External