Module Information
Course Delivery
| Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
|---|---|
| Seminar | 10 x 2 Hour Seminars |
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | 3,000 word essay | 50% |
| Semester Assessment | 3,000 word essay | 50% |
| Supplementary Assessment | 3,000 word essay | 50% |
| Supplementary Assessment | 3,000 word essay | 50% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
Demonstrate a critical understanding of relevant themes and approaches in the history and historiography of the Cold War
Marshal and understand the use of appropriate evidence in formulating historical arguments regarding the history of the Cold War.
Analyse a range of primary documents as they relate to the history of the Cold War and consider their strengths and weaknesses as historical sources and the challenges they present to historians.
Demonstrate through written work an ability to integrate methodological themes into their own research.
Brief description
This module will provide an understanding of the origins and contexts of the Cold War. It will familiarise students with key themes in the conflict and in the historiography surrounding it.
Content
1. What was the Cold War?
2. Origins I: 1920s/1930s
3. Origins II: The Grand Alliance
4. Onset: The 1940s
5. Contexts: East vs. West
6. Contexts: Global Cold War
7. Decolonisation and Displacement
8. Culture and Consumption
9. Arms and Espionage
10. Conclusions
Module Skills
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Application of Number | |
| Communication | Through seminar discussion and essay writing. |
| Improving own Learning and Performance | By guided reflection during seminars and feedback sessions following submission of written work. |
| Information Technology | Students will be encouraged and supported in making use of IT in their research and preparation of assessed work. |
| Personal Development and Career planning | Students will deepen their understanding of the subject matter and its broader implications for the modern world. |
| Problem solving | By understanding how historians of the Cold War employ a variety of different methodological approaches towards understanding problems within their field. |
| Research skills | By undertaking research for essays and seminar discussion. |
| Subject Specific Skills | By enhancing understanding of the Cold War and key historiographical debates. |
| Team work | Through seminar work, which may involve team exercises. |
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 7