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Current Academic Year 2025 - 2026

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Module Code
Faculty		School
NFQ level		Credit Rating

Description

This module will introduce students to the changes which take place in politics and society in Modern Europe. Covering a broad range of topics from political, social and cultural history, this module will help students engage with primary and secondary sources, as well as historiographical approaches on these themes. The module aims to help students understand how the interactions between various factors and actors shaped Modern Europe. Through a combination of lectures and seminars, this module will also give the students the opportunity to assess historical works themselves in a critical fashion, as well as engage in group discussions and exchanges.

Learning Outcomes

1. Understand some of the important ideas and actors that shaped Modern European history.
2. Demonstrate an understanding of the ways in which evidence from primary sources can be used to build historical narratives
3. Apply analytical skills required to assess primary source material critically
4. Develop historical consciousness and understanding of the nature of historical change
5. Interrogate the work of historians with a critical understanding of the specific chronological, political, intellectual and social context in which they produced that work

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full time hours per semester
Lecture	48	Weekly lectures and seminars
Independent Study	202	No Description
Total Workload: 250

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Assessment Breakdown
Essay	Written assessments	100%	n/a

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

Lectures and seminars will cover themes such as historical skills and the analysis of primary sources; historiography an

Indicative Reading List

Books:
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Articles:
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Other Resources

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