Course Details in 2023/24 Session

Module Title	LC Unity, Diversity and the Re-shaping of the New World: Latin America since 1800
School	Lan, Cult, Art Hist & Music
Department	Modern Languages
Module Code	09 34907
Module Lead	Antonio Sánchez
Level	Certificate Level
Credits	10
Semester	Semester 1
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Co-requisites
Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Lecture-10 hours Seminar-5 hours Guided independent study-85 hours Total: 100 hours
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Description	The module will develop the students’ historical understanding of processes of decolonisation and nation-formation through exploration of selected historical material related to the processes of independence and nation-building in Latin America throughout the nineteenth century until the outbreak of the Mexican Revolution.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: show a sound understanding of post-independence Latin American countries and in particular the social structures and historical processes which shaped them; explain the main theoretical perspectives that underpin historical processes of decolonisation and independence and apply them to the Latin American case; analyse and assess contextually a wide variety of historical issues facing nineteenth-century Latin America as well as make informed reasoned arguments about them.
Assessment	34907-01 : Essay (2,000 words) in English : Coursework (70%) 34907-02 : 10 minute video presentation : Presentation (30%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: Essay (2,000 words) in English (70%); Video presentation (10 minutes) in English on Canvas (30%). Reassessment: Resubmission of failed element(s) in the Supplementary session
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