Module: Empires and Globalisation

Latest Module Specifications

Current Academic Year 2025 - 2026

Module Title	Empires and Globalisation
Module Code	HIS1046 (ITS: HY349)
Faculty	Humanities & Social Sciences	School	History & Geography
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5

Description

This module looks at empire by considering its impact not on the imperial powers, but on the colonised. It examines the European disregard for others in the early years of colonial expansion, before considering the damage done by extraction and warfare. It examines the ways in which colonies gained independence and the post-colonial violence that followed. It will also consider the ways in which modernity and globalisation have allowed certain actors and states to continue similar exploitative practices.

Learning Outcomes

1. LO1 Demonstrate an understanding of the economic, political and socio-cultural developments in the history of European empires from the fifteenth to the nineteenth century on a global scale.
2. Assess critically with historical material on the history of modern empires and demonstrate their skills in researching historical subjects and communicating their knowledge and ideas.
3. Identify and explain the minor and significant causative factors and consequences of European expansion.
4. Engage critically with various historical sources and pursue independent inquiry at an advanced level.
5. Evaluate the impact of empire-making, European culture and conquest on the wider world during our study period.

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full time hours per semester
Independent Study	103	No Description
Lecture	22	No Description
Total Workload: 125

Section Breakdown
CRN	20544	Part of Term	Semester 2
Coursework	40%	Examination Weight	60%
Grade Scale	40PASS	Pass Both Elements	N
Resit Category	RC1	Best Mark	N
Module Co-ordinator	James Akpu	Module Teacher

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Assessment Breakdown
Participation	Class participation and contribution to discussion on set themes.	10%	n/a
Essay	Written assessments	30%	n/a
Formal Examination	n/a	60%	End-of-Semester

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; RC1: A resit is available for both^* components of the module. RC2: No resit is available for a 100% coursework module. RC3: No resit is available for the coursework component where there is a coursework and summative examination element. ^* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a coursework/summative examination split; where the module is 100% coursework, there will also be a resit of the assessment

Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

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

Indicative Reading List

Books:

Denoon, Donald; Wyndham, Marivic; Mein Smith, Philippa: 2000, A history of Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific, Oxford,
Bayly, C. A.,: 2004, The birth of the modern world, 1780-1914: global connections and comparisons, Malden, Mass: Oxford,,
Lovejoy, Paul E.,: 2011, Transformations in slavery: A history of slavery in Africa, Cambridge,
Suraiya N. Faroqhi and Kate Fleet (eds): 2013, The Cambridge history of Turkey volume 2: the Ottoman empire as a world power 1453-1603, Cambridge,
Joseph M. Fradera: 2021, The Imperial Nation: Citizens and subjects of the British, French, Spanish and American Empires, Princeton,

Articles:
None

Other Resources

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