Module: Postwar Europe

Module Specifications.

Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title	Postwar Europe
Module Code	HY404 (ITS) / HIS1049 (Banner)
Faculty	Humanities & Social Sciences	School	History & Geography
Module Co-ordinator	Neville Scarlett
Module Teachers	Gránia Shanahan, Sparky Booker
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
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 postwar European history covering the period of the Cold War and European integration. It will discuss both Eastern and Western Europe, looking at political, economic and social developments. Particular attention will be paid to the Sovietisation of Eastern Europe, to the European Social Model, and to the reintegration of East and West.

Learning Outcomes

1. Demonstrate a broad understanding of European history after 1945
2. To understand the economic transformation of both Eastern and Western Europe
3. To discuss European integration and the European Social Model
4. To discuss social and cultural change in three stages from 1945-2007

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Lecture	24	Lectures and seminars
Assignment Completion	101	Reading and completing assignments
Total Workload: 125

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

Module resources will be added to Loop

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	40%	Examination Weight	60%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown
Essay	2000 word essay	40%	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

Tony Judt: 2007, Postwar,
Ian Kershaw: 2018, Rollercoaster Europe 1950-2017,
Konrad Jarausch: 2015, Out of Ashes,
Philip Thody: 2000, Europe Since 1945,

Other Resources

63994, website, 0, Cold War documents, https://alphahistory.com/coldwar/cold-war-documents, 63995, website, 0, European documents, https://eudocs.lib.byu.edu/index.php/Main_Page,