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HI4015: SPECIAL SUBJECT (2014-2015)

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Course Overview

The Special Subject is the central final year History course, and each Special Subject deals in depth with a specific historical topic. Substantial emphasis is placed on the analysis of primary sources. Students typically have a choice of around a dozen different topics (of which they choose one), and the seminar-based learning environment is enhanced through the small group setup with normally no more than 12 students in each Special Subject.

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 4
Session First Sub Session Credit Points 30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus None. Sustained Study No
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What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

None.

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

An intensive study of a limited historical theme, problem or period on the basis of prescribed primary sources and other materials. Precise details of the subjects available reflecting current research interests of staff, will be announced to Honours candidates during the preceding session. Topics covered in previous years include: Vikings c800-1200; Canon Law and Lawyers in the Middle Ages; Scotland, England and Ireland 1286-1329; The Anglo-Scottish Frontier in the Later Middle Ages; The Revival of Millenariansism in Post-Reformation Britain, Europe & America; Irish Political Thought; Scotland, England and The Acts of Union, 1707; The American Revolution; The French Revolution; The Scot in Canada; The Indian Mutiny, 1857; Women, Work and Welfare in Europe c1918-39; The USA in the 1920s; Politics and Culture during the Wilson Years: Britain c1956-76.-further information on course selection under this Course Code can be viewed:  https://www.abdn.ac.uk/registry/courses/course/hi4015

The codes for these courses are:
HI4015A:  Peacemaking and Bloodfeud
HI4015B:  Irish Troubles
HI4015D:  Imperial Impacts: The Empire & Edwardian Britain 1899-1914
HI4015F:  The Thirty Years' War
HI4015G:  Scots in Canada
HI4015H:  The Russian Revolution: Aspects of British-Russian Relations 1917-c.1924
HI4015I:  Roaring Shanghai: The Paris of the East in the 1920s
HI4015J:  The Indian Mutiny
HI4015K:  The French Revolution
HI4015M:  Trolls, Druids and the Walking Dead

Further Information & Notes

Students are not permitted to register for this course after the end of week 2 of teaching.

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 31 August 2023 for 1st half-session courses and 22 December 2023 for 2nd half-session courses.

Summative Assessments

1st Attempt: 1 three-hour written examination (100%).

Formative Assessment

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Course Learning Outcomes

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