Course Details in 2025/26 Session

Module Title	LC The Making of the Modern World, 1500-1800.
School	History and Cultures
Department	History
Module Code	09 33723
Module Lead	Dr Margaret Small
Level	Certificate Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 1
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Lecture-20 hours Seminar-10 hours Guided independent study-170 hours Total: 200 hours
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Description	This module will introduce students to a broad range of topics from the Early Modern period (c.1500-1800). It will examine many aspects of the early-modern world, including its social, economic, military, political, intellectual, religious and cultural history, some of which will be framed within a global context. Drawing on particular areas of staff expertise in social, economic, religious, gender, cultural history and material culture, the module will discuss the important changes that took place during this period and expose students to the ways these can be studied. The module will include introductions to topics taught as modules in Yr 2 and 3. Students will be taught through lectures and analysis of relevant primary and secondary source material, including visual and material culture, online resources and accessible locations, to gain first-hand experience of some of the issues involved in the scholarly study of this period.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Explain and analyse key events and historical processes relevant to the subject under scrutiny; Examine effectively appropriate historical evidence and show recognition of the issues concerned with its interpretation; Work with an appropriate degree of learner independence to explain and analyse the material under scrutiny; Communicate explanation and analysis of the subject clearly and effectively in writing.
Assessment	33723-01 : Portfolio : Coursework (100%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: 1 x 3,000 word assignment (100%) Reassessment: Resubmission of failed component(s)
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