Course Details in 2025/26 Session

Module Title	LH Special Subject: Global Cities and Urban Lives, 1690-1914 A
School	History and Cultures
Department	History
Module Code	09 37122
Module Lead	Dr Kate Smith
Level	Honours Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 1
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites	LH Special Subject: Global Cities and Urban Lives, 1690-1914 B - (09 37123)
Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Seminar-30 hours Guided independent study-170 hours Total: 200 hours
Exclusions
Description	This module (and its co-requisite) will allow students to study a historical theme or area in great depth drawing on both secondary sources (i.e. books and articles) and primary sources (documents, newspapers etc), both published and unpublished. The module will allow students to study an aspect of history in detail and gain a fuller understanding of how different types of source material inform the historical process. Module Summary: In this module we reflect on how ‘modern’ cities came to be. The module will explore how the bustle, lights and spectacle of city life emerged in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and how imperial and global forces shaped these phenomena. The module primarily focuses on the imperial city of London, but also looks to Calcutta, Paris and New York to better understand the processes that created ‘modern’ cities.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: analyse and appraise key events and historical processes relevant to the subject under scrutiny; analyse and evaluate a wide range of relevant primary source material; critically evaluate the historiographical context and trends of the subject under exploration; summarise and evaluate the subject material with clarity and confidence, in writing.
Assessment	37122-01 : Take Home Paper : Exam (School Arranged) - Written Unseen (100%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: 1 x 2,000-word essay (50%) and 1 x 10-minute individual presentations (50%) Reassessment: Resubmission of failed component(s)
Other
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