Humanities: War, Conflict and Modernity
Bachelor's degree
In Brighton And Hove
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Brighton and hove
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Duration
3 Years
Suitable for: If you want to understand the origins of contemporary war and terror, as well as the resolution of conflicts, then this degree is the one for you.
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About this course
A-levels:
BCC (typically translates to 260 points in the UCAS tariff with additional qualifications.) Applicants with only 2 full A-levels or a double award will be considered on an individual basis.
ND/C (Level 3):
International Baccalaureate:
28 points.
QAA-approved access course:
individual assessment.
GCSE (minimum grade C):
a good profile.
For non-native speakers of English:
IELTS 6.0 overall and 6.0 in writing.
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Course programme
Humanities: War, Conflict and Modernity critically investigates forms of violent conflict - most notably war, genocide, state violence and terrorism - as well as conflict resolution in the modern world. It explores the origins of violence and the consequences for those involved directly. It studies too how conflict is represented, memorialised and imagined, after the conflict has ended.
Course structure
You are encouraged to develop a critical and independent attitude through small group teaching, individual tutorials, lectures and project work. Your academic work is supported by workshops to develop academic and independent research skills and a collaborative and supportive atmosphere.
Areas of study
In year 1 you are taught the political, historical, cultural and philosophical skills central to an exploration of war, conflict and terror, through lectures and in seminar groups.
In year 2 Critical Traditions deepens your knowledge of the historical, cultural and theoretical origins of the global world, contemporary war and the war on terror. You will question the history and politics of the West, challenge dominant ideas, and examine the enlightenment, feminism, postmodernism and Marxism. You will also select an route to follow for the rest of your degree:
War, Terror and Democracy explores key concepts in the study of war and violent political conflict in relation to current and recent historical conflicts. Themes include: the war on terror; Nazism and the Holocaust; war and genocide in Rwanda and Armenia; political violence; humanitarian war; justifications for war.
Culture and Conflict explores the cultural representations of modern experiences of war and political conflict. Themes include: novels, testimonies and life histories; poetic and photographic records of war; state repression, resistance, political transition ; ideology and conflict; the Northern Irish Troubles; the displacement and representation of Australian aboriginal peoples ; apartheid and post-apartheid South Africa.
In the final year you select a special study which completes your option work, and complete your own research project. The project is a key part of your degree. Here all of your skills, the knowledge, and research come together. You develop your own critical response to a chosen topic, challenge received opinions, and write an extended persuasive argument.
Career and progression opportunities
The degree is relevant to careers in the public sector, teaching, the caring professions, journalism, management and personnel, as well as to vocational training, postgraduate study and research. Graduates may also seek work in charities, NGOs, international activist organisations, and potentially at the European Union or at the United Nations.
Mode of Attendance : Full - time
Humanities: War, Conflict and Modernity