Module: The Making of Contemporary Europe

Module Specifications.

Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title	The Making of Contemporary Europe
Module Code	LC208 (ITS) / HIS1000 (Banner)
Faculty	Humanities & Social Sciences	School	SALIS
Module Co-ordinator	Tamara Kolaric
Module Teachers	Agnes Maillot
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	Not Available
Co-requisite	Not Available
Compatibles	Not Available
Incompatibles	Not Available

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Description

The purpose of this module is to introduce students to the 20th-century historical foundations of the present political and cultural situation in Europe and in Ireland. Major economic, political, ideological and cultural phenomena such as World Wars 1 and 2, totalitarianism, European intergration, the collapse of communism and postmodernism will be surveyed chronologically. Students will study a selection of textual and visual documents illustrating these movements.

Learning Outcomes

1. recognise the 20th century roots of current political and cultural developments in Europe and in Ireland.
2. describe the historical circumstances that have shaped Europe in the 20th century
3. assess critically current political and cultural developments in Europe
4. Have a good understanding of the foundations of the European project

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Lecture	24	Lectures will cover the main events of European history, looking at their representation in text, films and other supports
Independent Study	101	No Description
Total Workload: 125

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Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Indicative Syllabus
The lectures will survey in chronological order ideological, political and cultural developments in Europe from 1900 to the present. A variety of texts and media will be presented and discussed in order to illustrate the period and theme under scrutiny and deepen the insights gained. Excerpts will be chosen from written texts, audio texts and film, ranging from philosophical essays, political speeches, as well as documentary and feature films.

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown

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

N. Davies: 1996, Europe, A History, OUP, Oxford,
T Judt: 2005, Postwar - A History of Europe since 1945, Penguin, London,
H James: 2003, Europe Reborn, A History, 1914 –2000, Pearson, Harlow,

Other Resources

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