Undergraduate Course: Wars and Revolutions: the Making of Britain and the British Empire 1660-1860 (LLLE07022)
Course Outline
| School | School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Lifelong Learning (HCA) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This is a for-credit course offered by the Office of Lifelong Learning (OLL); only students registered with OLL should be enrolled.
This course will build a clear picture of how Britain grew from relative insignificance at the end of the 17th century, to ruling an Empire where the sun never set. The impact on politics, culture and society worldwide and in Great Britain itself will be addressed.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Lifelong Learning - Session 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: No |
Quota: 0 |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
13/01/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
100 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Assessment Methods
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
¿ demonstrate knowledge of key themes and events in British domestic and imperial history from 1660-1860;
¿ evaluate the impact of the Empire on the politics, society and culture of Britain;
¿ evaluate the various types of primary and secondary source which informs knowledge of this period.
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Assessment Information
| The assessment is a 2000 word essay, worth 100% of the total mark. |
Special Arrangements
This is a for-credit course offered by the Office of Lifelong Learning (OLL); only students registered with OLL should be enrolled.
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Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
Content of course
1. Introduction
2. Unfulfilled Potential: 1660-1668
3. Britain becomes a great power: 1689-1714
4. The British Empire is born: 1714-1760
5. Troubles at home and abroad: 1760-1788
6. The Fight for Survival: 1789-1815
7. The Workshop of the World: 1815-1851
8. The ¿Indian Mutiny¿ and the end of the liberal Empire: 1851-1860
9. The Zenith of Empire: 1860-1900
10. Course conclusions and review
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
Recommended
Blanning, Tim, 2007. The Pursuit of Empire: Europe 1648-1815. London: Allen Lane.
O¿Gorman, Frank, 1997. The Long Eighteenth Century. London: Arnold.
Ferguson, Niall, 2007. Empire: How Britain made the World. London: Penguin.
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Miss Loura Brooks
Tel: (0131 6)51 3200
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Course secretary | Mrs Diane Mcmillan
Tel: (0131 6)50 6912
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