Introduction to British Identity and Nationhood

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• the interrelationships of different parts of Britain
• underlying social tendencies to separate one’s own group from other groups
• the way British culture shapes other aspects of personal identity, such as class, race and gender
• the different implications of Britishness for English, Scottish, Welsh and Northern Ireland populations, as well as recent migrant groups to Britain.

Subject Specific Practical Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• show greater appreciation of prevailing attitudes to National Identity by benefiting from an informed opinion;
• access a range of critical materials;
• awareness of the differences assumed by British people when interacting with people from different groups.

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• present ideas in a structured, coherent manner.
• demonstrate understanding of elements of social theory which can be applied to the study of other societies.
• work effectively in different modes: carrying out individual research, collaborating with partners, exchanging ideas, presenting findings, and engaging in self- evaluation;

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• appreciate critically key notions of identity and relationships;
• engage with theory in analysing the interaction of social groups
• organise and present information in an academic way.
• reflect on the influence of social stereotypes in forming ideas of identity;

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.