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Semester 2

Themes in Modern European History (HIST08043)

Subject

History

College

CAHSS

Credits

20

Normal Year Taken

2

Delivery Session Year

2023/2024

Pre-requisites

Visiting students must have completed one introductory level History course at grade B or above for entry to this course. We will only consider University/College level courses. **Please see Additional Restrictions below**

Course Summary

This course provides an introduction to the history of the modern Europe (c.1780-the present). Students will examine the history of the continent from both a thematic and chronological perspective.

Course Description

This course offers a wide-ranging survey of European History from the late eighteenth century to the present. The course has a dual function. It provides a basic grounding in Modern European History as a preparation for students who are intending to do Honours History courses. It also seeks to provide a self-contained survey of Modern European History that is both stimulating and informative for students taking the course as an outside subject or as part of an M.A. degree. Its prime purpose is to demonstrate how European society has evolved as a result of the interplay of major economic, social, political and cultural developments of the period c.1780 the present. A course with such a wide chronological and geographical span has to be rigorously selective, and in consequence the lecturers confine their attentions to those general developments that had a far-reaching influence on a major part of the European population. This courses contextualises modern European history by providing a framework in which major historical processes can be understood. It moves back to a Eurocentric position from the thematic approach taken in the first year global history course Introduction to the Modern World. Although the structure of the course is broadly chronological, processes and themes will also be covered. Tutorials will be organised according to the weekly themes outlined below: Weekly themes: (subject to change) Week 1 - Introduction: From Early Modern to Modern; Week 2 - The Age of Revolution; Week 3 - Mass Society; Week 4 - Fin de siècle Europe; Week 5 - The Great War; Week 6 - Revolutions & Peace Treaties; Week 7 - The Interwar Years; Week 8 - The Second World War; Week 9 - Cold War and Reconstruction; Week 10 - Postwar Europe; Week 11 - Contemporary European History

Assessment Information

Written Exam 0%, Coursework 100%, Practical Exam 0%

Additional Restrictions

**Please note that spaces on History courses are limited and cannot be guaranteed for any students who are not nominated to study with us on a History exchange agreement.** Unless you are nominated on a History or HCA exchange agreement, visiting students are only permitted to enrol in two 1st/2nd year History courses each, per semester, before the start of the relevant semester’s welcome period – and spaces on each course are limited so cannot be guaranteed for any student. This includes courses in Economic History and Scottish History. Enrolment in a third course from this group will depend on whether there are still spaces available in the January Welcome Period, and cannot be guaranteed. It is NOT appropriate for students to contact staff within this subject area to ask for an exception to be made; all enquiries to enrol in these courses must be made through the CAHSS Visiting Student Office. This is due to the limited number of spaces available in this very popular subject area.

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