AD3007 - Explorations in War and Conflict 1

You will learn on the module through a stimulating range of lectures and seminars. Your learning will be supported by the excellent library facilities, and by resources made available to you through the e-learning portal. Each week you will be given a preparatory activity (e.g. set reading, a source search) which will form the basis of your explorations in class for that week. Sessions will be delivered by the module team to ensure you benefit from their particular expertise across a range of disciplines.

By attending the lectures and seminars and undertaking the assignments you will be supported to achieve the module learning outcomes. As you explore war and conflict you will develop foundational knowledge in research skills, time management, IT skills, critical thinking and evaluation as well as academic communication skills.

In addition to learning during contact hours with the module tutors, you will undertake the directed learning of the preparatory activities as well as independent learning. Independent learning generally will take the form of further reading and research, the consolidation of session materials and the completion of the assessment.

The module handbook provides details of sessions, reading lists and assessment criteria; lecture PowerPoint slides are made available on the e-learning portal. The module tutors will be available in taught sessions, as well as in feedback and consultation hours and on email/phone, to discuss any queries or concerns you have about how to fulfil your academic potential on the module. Moreover, feedback on formative work and the first summative assessments will also serve as ‘feed forward’, giving guidance on how to improve during the module. In addition, you have a designated Personal Guidance Tutor throughout the entire duration of your programme. The academic side of the Personal Guidance Tutor’s role includes:
• monitoring your ongoing academic progress
• helping you to develop self-reflection skills necessary for continuous academic development
• directing you to further available services which can help them with their academic skills (e.g. Library’s Skills Plus)

You are advised to see your Personal Guidance Tutor at least twice each semester to review your academic progress.

All modules at Northumbria include a range of reading materials that students are expected to engage with. The reading list for this module can be found at: http://readinglists.northumbria.ac.uk
(Reading List service online guide for academic staff this containing contact details for the Reading List team – http://library.northumbria.ac.uk/readinglists)

Knowledge & Understanding:
1. demonstrate a capacity to understand, analyse and evaluate competing arguments.
2. development of your knowledge about conflict.

Intellectual / Professional skills & abilities:
3 demonstrate skills in structuring and presenting a cogent argument.
4 demonstrate a capacity to evaluate primary and secondary sources including material objects and digital media.

Personal Values Attributes (Global / Cultural awareness, Ethics, Curiosity) (PVA):
5 demonstrate an awareness of the importance of clear academic writing and accurate citation.

Formative:
Essay Plan:
You will write a 500-word plan outlining which essay question you will address, the argument and structure of your essay, and an overview of secondary research materials.
(MLO 1-5)


Summative:
Presentation:
You will give a team-based presentation focusing on one topical aspect covered on the module, to be confirmed by your tutor.
(MLO 1-5)

Essay:
You will write a 1500 word essay on a topic chosen from a list supplied by your tutor. (MLO 1-5)

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This module invites you to explore the themes of war and conflict across the Humanities, and how war has been written about by both historians and writers over time. You will engage with a wide range of literary and historical sources documenting international war and conflict, from the English Civil Wars to the Second World War and the Shoah. You will engage with historiographical interpretations of the causes, effects, and justifications for these wars. You will analyse textual and visual representations of war and conflict, and analyse examples of wartime speeches and propaganda.