BA (Hons) History and War Studies

Module: 4HS002

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module provides an introduction to the social, cultural and economic foundation of early modern England, focusing upon the key issues, theories and methodologies underpinning the development of the Tudor and early Stuart State. Particular attention will be drawn to the main historical approaches regarding elite and popular culture, gender, religious practice, trade, poverty, social insurrection and war.

Module: 4HS003

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module examines the foundations of modern British society through a focus on the broad period of industrial development and social change c1700-c1819 (the year the Monarchy was presented with an heir apparent). Especial emphasis will be given to the impact of industrialisation, British imperialism and urbanisation on the world of work, politics, culture and the household.

Module: 4HS001

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

The module introduces you to the study and practice of history (and if you are studying for a degree in a cognate field, the practice of academic work). Different approaches to the subject, historiographical and methodological issues will be studied in order to familiarise you with the pathway learning outcomes, derived from the QAA History benchmarking statement, which will underpin your studies. A key focus of the module will be the development of subject and key skills that will enable you to cope with more advanced work in the subject.

Module: 4WR002

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module introduces students to key issues and debates concerning the origins, nature, and conduct of war. The contributions of political philosophers such as Machiavelli, Hobbes and Kant are discussed, as is the concept of 'Just War', which is applied to recent conflicts. Other contemporary issues in how war is waged such as the growing use of private security companies and humanitarian intervention in conflict environments are also covered. This module provides an ideal opportunity to develop your thinking about the causes, conduct, and nature of war.

Module: 4WR003

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

The module provides the foundation for the War Studies programme by examining key issues such as strategic thought, definitions of war, and trends and themes in global conflict in the modern era. Particular attention is given to the rise of western styles of warfare and its interaction with differing cultural approaches to war. The importance of analytical skills and the type and nature of source material is also strongly emphasised.

Module: 4HS004

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Optional

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module surveys the history of Europe and the Americas between 1789 and 1914 by exploring major areas of intersection and interdependence in the historical development of both continents. It examines similarities in the use of forced labour, the complex web of economic relations between the continents, and illuminates the flow of population and ideas across the Atlantic. In addition the module also considers the consequences that nation-building and imperialism in Europe and the Americas had for ethnic minorities and indigenous peoples.

Module: 4WR004

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Optional

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

The Holocaust stands as a watershed event for western civilization, calling into question the moral and ethical foundations of the West. This module sets the historical exploration of the events of the Holocaust within the wider context of political, religious and legal issues.

Module: 5HS003

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

The module aims to examine the key themes of family, gender and sexuality in Britain in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The module focuses upon urban and public culture using a variety of online and documentary sources to examine both ‘normative’ and ‘transgressive’ behaviour within British society.

Module: 5WR008

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module examines a core, controversial element of modern British national identity: the Empire at its height in especially the Victorian era. It will examine the so-called 'Pax' from the Battle of Waterloo and Peace of Paris in 1815 to the peak of British interventionism under Palmerston, the subsequent period of 'Splendid Isolation', and the outbreak of the First World War in 1914. Conflicts such as the Crimean War (1853-6) will be discussed in the context of the pursuit of a 'Balance of Power' and the breakdown of the 'Concert of Europe', as well as colonial struggles worldwide including the Indian 'Mutiny' of 1857-8, the 'Opium' Wars against China (1839-42 and 1856-60), the Ashanti Wars (1823-31, 1863-4 and 1873-4), the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879, and the Boer Wars of 1880-1 and 1899-1902. Further study will also be made of the complicated nature of peace and 'gunboat diplomacy' in this period, from various Anglo-American crises including the American Civil War (1861-5), periodic 'invasion scares' of France, and the 'Great Game' with Imperial Russia over Central Asia and beyond.

Module: 5WR006

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module will provide an analysis of the Second World War in Europe between 1939 and 1945. Emphasis is placed on: causes of war; military and strategic conduct; politics and diplomacy; impact of war on societies; and appraisal of the eventual outcome.

Module: 5HS006

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

The module aims to provide students with an understanding of significant themes in the history of the working class in British society from the late-Victorian period to the politics of Thatcherism in the 1980s. The module explores the rise of the trade unions and the labour party, migration, the changing nature of work and everyday life, popular culture, and depictions of the working class in film and television.

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