HIS42790 Auschwitz Study Trip

Academic Year 2023/2024

This module involves a field trip to Auschwitz. The purpose of the module is to reflect on where and how the Holocaust happened and how it has been commemorated.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this module, students should have:
1) a knowledge of the place of Auschwitz in the Holocaust;
2) an understanding of life, death, and murder in Auschwitz;
3) an understanding of the commemorative culture in and around Auschwitz.

Indicative Module Content:

The development of the extermination camp
The people who lived and were killed at Auschwitz
The role of camps in the implementation of the Holocaust
The commemorative culture associated with Auschwitz

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Autonomous Student Learning

40
Seminar (or Webinar)

10
Field Trip/External Visits

50
Total

100
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
The module will centre on a field trip to Auschwitz. Before and after the field trip, students will come together to prepare and reflect on Auschwitz and their experiences of visiting the extermination camp. 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Essay: Students will write a short essay, considering teaching strategies based on the study visit to Auschwitz. Coursework (End of Trimester) n/a Graded No

30
Assignment: Students will keep a reflective diary of their visit to Auschwitz. Throughout the Trimester n/a Graded No

70

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Summer No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Students will receive feedback during the study trip and end of semester feedback on their essays.

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
 

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