HR121-4-SP-CO:
From Disunity to Unity? An Introduction to the History of Europe in the 20th Century
2015/16
History
Colchester Campus
Spring
Undergraduate: Level 4
Current
15
11 February 2013
Requisites for this module
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1. Introduction: defining Europe
2. Europe up to the First World War
3. The Post-World War I Settlement in Europe
4. Fascism, Nazism and the Idea of Europe
5. The post-World War II Settlement in Europe and the Emergence of the Bipolar World
6. The Beginnings of Co-operation and Integration in Western Europe
7. Western Europe: from European Community to Single European Act
8. Europe reshaped: The Fall of the Berlin Wall and the End of the Division of Europe
9. From Maastricht to Lisbon: towards a wider and deeper European Union
10. The crisis in the "Eurozone" and the future of European integration
The module is an introductory module which aims to provide a foundation for students of History, Government, Sociology, European Studies and related disciplines for more specialist study. It will give an overview over twentieth-century European history focussing on the factors that divided Europe over much of this century, the various attempts to overcome these divisions, and the obstacles that needed to be removed to achieve this to some extent since 1945. The main emphasis of the module, in particular in the post-World War II section, will be on Western Europe.
The module will enable students to understand the course of (Western) European integration since the end of the Second World War and the political and economic factors that shaped its specific course. It will also provide them with the knowledge to discuss and appreciate the historical development of the political institutions, legal order and social dimension of the European Union and the state of the wider Europe of today. The module will conclude with a discussion of the current crisis in the Eurozone and its implications for the future of European integration.
The lectures will give an overview and address key historical issues and different approaches to the subject matter, and the seminars will discuss specific questions based on assigned readings.
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One hour lecture and one hour seminar per week.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
HR121 Essay (3000 words) |
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100% |
| Exam |
Main exam: 120 minutes during Summer (Main Period)
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Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Mrs Belinda Waterman, Undergraduate Administrator, Phone: 01206 872313
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Dr Stefan Goebel
The University of Kent
Senior Lecturer
Available via Moodle
No lecture recording information available for this module.
History
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