BA (Hons) History with Secondary Education (QTS)

Module: 4PO005

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

The module aims to explore some of the ways in which women in the past have challenged their subordination, both by demanding& nbsp;their inclusion in public, political and professional life and& nbsp;through involvement in movements for wider social and political reform. The module will include case study material from Britain and across the British Empire& nbsp;-& nbsp;including India and the Caribbean - to showcase historic campaigns& nbsp;including women& #39;s opposition to slavery, the struggle for women& #39;s higher education,& nbsp;the reform of sexual conduct& nbsp;and the fight for women& #39;s suffrage.

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: 4HS004

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

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: 4SE001

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Walsall Campus

The purpose of this module is to provide an introduction to the teaching of your specialist subject in the secondary school curriculum. You will consider educational policies and the impact of these on your own education. The module will draw upon subject specific reading to identify what you consider to be the rationale that justifies and underpins the teaching of your specialist subject. You will begin to identify and express learning objectives appropriate to a range of different learners. You will be introduced to a range of pedagogical approaches and strategies to deliver lesson objectives.

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: 5SE002

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Walsall Campus

The purpose of this module is to provide a framework that will enable you to build your capacity to teach your specialist subject. You will be required to meet those essential professional standards identified in the module as fundamental to the beginning teacher. You will be able to identify and express learning objectives appropriate to a range of different learners and be able to assess the learning outcomes. You will engage with a range of pedagogical approaches appropriate to your specialist subject. You will be supported to identify your professional identity as a beginning teacher. The module will support your development as a reflective practitioner in a variety of learning contexts. This will include university-based sessions and experience within school-based environments, supported by university-based and school-based tutors. You will make effective use of current theories and practices in education. Reading, observation, personal practice and discussion will inform your professional development. Your capacity for reflection is expected to impact on your classroom practice. You are expected to build professional relationships with pupils, teachers and other professionals.

Module: 5SE001

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Walsall Campus

The purpose of this module is to provide a framework that will enable you to build your capacity to teach your specialist subject. You will be able to identify and express learning objectives appropriate to a range of different learners. You will be aware of a range of pedagogical approaches available in your specialist subject and know how to select approaches and strategies to meet and assess learning objectives. The module will also support your development as a reflective practitioner with an emphasis on understanding the ways in which theories of learning, teaching and assessment can inform your practice. You will develop an ability to learn from experience by engaging in learning conversations with university-based and school-based tutors, so that together you can agree well-focussed targets for your subject-specific development. Although a significant proportion of the training associated with this module is delivered through university -based sessions, the major part will take place in school, supported by university-based tutors and school-based tutors.

Module: 5HS010

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module examines the Great War from the variety of vantage points offered by the different sub-disciplines of historical research. It includes traditional military history, but also embraces social, gender and cultural historical approaches to explore its causes and prosecution, its social consequences, and the manner in which it has been commemorated. Students taking the module will develop an understanding of these central components to the history of the war, and of the experience of soldiers and civilians in these years, along with an awareness of the many histories of the war that can be written, and the different aims and methodologies that inform historical work in this field.

Module: 5HS001

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module explores the impact of the Cold War on US foreign and domestic policy between 1945 and 1974. The module traces the course of US foreign policy from the end of Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration, through periods of crisis and detente, to the end of the Nixon administration in 1974. At the same time, the module explores the evolving ramifications of the Cold War upon domestic politics and society across these decades.

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