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2007/08 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

HIST3270 The Third Reich, 1933-1945

40 creditsClass Size: 16

Module manager: Dr LL Waddington
Email: l.l.waddington@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2007/08

This module is not approved as an Elective

Objectives

On completion of this module, students should be able to:

1) Show a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the domestic issues within Nazi Germany.
2) Display an analytical understanding of the determinants of German foreign policy under the National Socialist regime.
3) Display knowledge and understanding of the role of Nazi ideology in both domestic and foreign issues.
4) Display advanced historical skills of interpretation and argument.

Skills outcomes
Further enhances Common Skills listed below:

High-level skills in oral and written communication of complex ideas.
Independence of mind and self-discipline and self-direction to work effectively under own initiative.
Ability to locate, handle and synthesize large amounts of information.
Capacity to employ analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Ability to engage constructively with the ideas of their peers, tutors and published sources.
Empathy and active engagement with alternative cultural contexts.
Plus:
Skills in interpretation and analysis of complex documentary-based material.

Syllabus

In this module students will examine the domestic and foreign policies of the Third Reich between 1933 and 1945. Central topics will include the formative years of the NSDAP and the development of its ideology; Hitler's accession to and consolidation of power; terror, repression and resistance; the escalation and radicalisation of racial and eugenics policies; the determinants and course of Nazi foreign policy; the 'New Order' - Nazi Germany's war of racial conquest in Eastern Europe and the 'Final Solution'; the defeat and collapse of the Third Reich.

Students will have the opportunity to engage with and evaluate a wide range of primary sources which will be made available in translation. In their assessed essays and dissertation they will be able to explore in greater detail aspects of the Third Reich which particularly interest them. No knowledge of German is required.

This module is also available to BA-International History and Politics students.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Seminar	22	2.00	44.00
Private study hours			356.00
Total Contact hours			44.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			400.00

Private study

Exam preparation; researching, preparing, and writing assignments; undertaking set reading; and self-directed reading around the topic. 356 hours.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Contributions to class discussions, two assessed exercises, an exercise or exercises worth 10% of module marks.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Oral Presentation	Class paper in semester 1 and 5 gobbets (via NB in semester 2)	10.00
Essay	1 x 3,000 word written exercise or equivalent to be submitted by 12noon on Friday of the second week of the January examination period.	20.00
Essay	1 x 3,000 word written exercise or equivalent to be submitted by 12noon on Monday of the May revision week.	20.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		50.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Exams

Exam type	Exam duration	% of formal assessment
Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc)	3 hr	50.00
Total percentage (Assessment Exams)		50.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 09/01/2008

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