2022/23 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
HIST3710 Nazism, Stalinism and the Rise of the Total State
20 creditsClass Size: 28
Module manager: Dr JR Harris
Email: j.r.harris@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2022/23
This module is approved as a discovery module
Module summary
.Objectives
In the course of this module students should further develop their skills of historical enquiry, interpretation and synthesis.By the end of the module a student should show:
- knowledge of key issues in the social, political and economic history of inter-war Europe;
- an awareness of the varieties of authoritarian and totalitarian regimes;
- an understanding of the sources of social support for and resistance to these dictatorships, and the nature of every-day life under them.
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.
Syllabus
- Knowledge of key issues in the social, political and economic history of inter-war Europe.
- An awareness of the varieties of authoritarian and totalitarian regimes.
- An understanding of the sources of social support for and resistance to these dictatorships, and the nature of every-day life under them.
Teaching methods
Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
e-Lecture | 11 | 1.00 | 11.00 |
Tutorial | 11 | 1.00 | 11.00 |
Private study hours | 178.00 | ||
Total Contact hours | 22.00 | ||
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200.00 |
Private study
- Exam preparation;- researching, preparing, and writing assignments;
- undertaking set reading; and
- self-directed reading around the topic.
Opportunities for Formative Feedback
- Contributions to class discussions,- an assessed exercise or exercises worth 10% of module marks,
- an assessed essay.
Methods of assessment
Coursework
Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
Assignment | 5x400 word VLE postings to be submitted to the relevant seminar | 40.00 |
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 40.00 |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Exams
Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
Online Time-Limited assessment | 48 hr 00 mins | 60.00 |
Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 60.00 |
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 websiteLast updated: 09/05/2022 15:23:55
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