Module: Late Habsburg Europe

Module Specifications.

Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title	Late Habsburg Europe
Module Code	HIS1062 (ITS) / HIS1062 (Banner)
Faculty	Humanities & Social Sciences	School	History & Geography
Module Co-ordinator	Neville Scarlett
Module Teachers	-
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	10
Pre-requisite	Not Available
Co-requisite	Not Available
Compatibles	Not Available
Incompatibles	Not Available

Repeat examination

Description

This module will provide students with a broad understanding of the history of the Habsburg Empire 1848-1918. The course will also cover modernisation in East Central Europe, theories and history of nationalism, and the culture of the late Habsburg Empire. It will pay particular attention to the histories of Austria, Bohemia and Moravia, Hungary, Poland and to the Jews of the Empire.

Learning Outcomes

1. Demonstrate a broad understanding of Habsburg history 1848-1918
2. Understand theories of cultural and separatist nationalist movements
3. Demonstrate a broad understanding of Czech, Hungarian, Polish, Austro-German and Jewish history
4. Understand the cultural history of the late Empire and of Vienna

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Total Workload: 0

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	40%	Examination Weight	60%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown
Essay	2000 word essay	20%	n/a
Essay	2x 750-word primary source analyses	10%	n/a
In Class Test	2 in-class quizzes	10%	n/a

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories: Resit category 1: A resit is available for both* components of the module. Resit category 2: No resit is available for a 100% continuous assessment module. Resit category 3: No resit is available for the continuous assessment component where there is a continuous assessment and examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a Continuous Assessment/Examination split; where the module is 100% continuous assessment, there will also be a resit of the assessment
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

Richard J Evans: 2016, The Pursuit of Power: Europe 1815-1914, First, London,
John Mason: 1997, The Dissolution of the Habsburg Monarchy, Second, London,
Robin Okey: 2001, The Habsburg Monarchy 1765-1918, Second, London,
Alan Sked: 2001, The Decline and Fall of the Habsburg Monarchy, Second, London,
Catherine Horel: 2023, Multicultural Cities of the Habsburg Empire 1880-1914, First, Budapest,
Bideleux and Jeffries: 2001, A History of Eastern Europe, First, London,
Piotr Wandycz: 1993, The Price of Freedom: A History of East Central Europe, First, London,

Other Resources

None