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On completion of this module, students should be able to:
1. Demonstrate detailed knowledge of the events, actors and processes through which Britain changed in this period.
2. Critically engage with a variety of primary and secondary material.
3. Evaluate conflicting interpretations of how and why British society fundamentally changed after 1945.
4. Write scholarly essays to the standard of a level 2 student of history.
5. Assess and analyse key themes, readings, sources, and debates in class discussions.
The module will cover the following main areas: Week One: Introduction and Overview. Week Two: the Second World War. Week Three: the Welfare State. Week Four: Sex, class, and society. Week Five: Decolonisation and immigration. Week Six: Into Europe. Week Seven: Thatcherism. Week Eight: Violence and Terror. Week Nine: Social change. Week Ten: 'Cool Britannia.' Week Eleven: Where next? Brexit and course review.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Seminar (or Webinar) | 20 |
Specified Learning Activities | 100 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 100 |
Total | 220 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Essay: End of semester essay of 3000 words | Week 12 | n/a | Graded | No | 60 |
Assignment: Each student must write a 1500-word analysis of any of the primary sources studied on the module | Unspecified | n/a | Graded | No | 30 |
Continuous Assessment: Student participation and contribution in seminars will be assessed on a weekly basis. | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 10 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
Feedback on the mid-term assignment is given in writing on the returned assignment. Feedback on the end-of-semester essay is given by appointment in one-to-one meetings.