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Undergraduate GRF-HSY315-2022
A History of War
Scour the history books to see how war is narrated and what it says about recording history. Delve into the ethical questions about war. Pursue a greater understanding of how it has shaped our world. Be on the lookout for war analysis’ recurring themes.
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Duration
13 weeks
Study method
100% Online
Available loans
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Assessments
100% online
Prior study
Not required
Start dates
- 18 Jul 2022
QS RANKING 2022
17
Times Higher Education Ranking 2022
13
Subject details
At the completion of this subject you will be able to:
- identify central themes in the history of war;
- understand the place of war in world historical context;
- recognise and compare the different ways in which war is narrated historically;
- employ analytical thinking skills and reflect critically and ethically on the above issues;
- apply ways of thinking about war to thinking about world history;
- employ analytical thinking skills and reflect critically and ethically on the above issues;
- analyse, evaluate and synthesise a range of historical images and texts;
- develop sustained, logical and informed arguments;
- appreciate and evaluate the variety of approaches to the history of war;
- draw on a knowledge of ideas and texts to understand the complexities and dynamics of war throughout human history.
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- War, Gender, and the Body
- Heroism and Atrocity
- Pax Imperatoria? Conquest, Empires, and Order
- The 'Just War’ Tradition and the Ethics of War
- Empire and Colonial War in the 18th and 19th Centuries
- War Since 1945
Others
Note: Level 3 subjects normally assume a moderate level of prior knowledge in this area, eg from studying related Level 1 and 2 subjects or other relevant experience.
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
For millennia humans have waged war and come to understand themselves and others through the experience of war. This subject explores the different ways that we can understand what war means – how it has changed across time, what are the rights and wrongs of war, who are its victims, and how it has shaped the modern world. Understanding this history enables us to think more clearly about how war has shaped the modern world, and how the changing nature of war remains central to humanity's hopes for the future.
- Short Essay (30%)
- Long Essay (50%)
- Online Content Modules (20%)
Current study term: 17 Jul 22 to 14 Oct 22
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