Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Engage with a range of approaches to understanding an historical problem
- Identify and describe the key characteristics of debates about the Crimean War
- Interpret, analyse and evaluate historical arguments and source materials
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- Selected historiographical debates related to the study of war, politics, diplomacy, society and culture in this period
- 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
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Think analytically about the material you have located and read
- Manage your own learning and your time effectively, meeting deadlines
- Share your thoughts about your reading in writing, constructing arguments based on evidence
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Lecture | 12 |
Completion of assessment task | 50 |
Preparation for scheduled sessions | 50 |
Seminar | 12 |
Wider reading or practice | 26 |
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
M.S. Anderson (1966). The Eastern Question, 1774-1923.
D. Wetzel (1985). The Crimean War: a diplomatic history.
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