Module manager: Dr Lorna Waddington
Email: l.l.waddington@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2025/26
This module is not approved as a discovery module
This innovative research-based module introduces you to specific areas of interest that have arisen in twentieth and twenty-first century international history.
The module aims to support your research on a specific aspect of International History. It aims to support your development of research knowledge and skills, including in historical analytical capability, in individual and group learning, and the selection and operationalisation of communication methods.
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following learning outcomes relevant to the subject:
1. Evaluate selected historical event/events and the historiographical debates surrounding it/them.
2. Investigate and assess the nature, practical problems, and issues posed by historical research.
3. Critically analyse methods by which that research may be disseminated.
Skills Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following skills learning outcomes:
4. Create and synthesize large amounts of information on a range of historical contexts and apply analytical and problem-solving skills.
5. Communicate effectively complex ideas about the past.
6. Collaborate with others to design, develop and co-produce an output for an academic audience.
Details of the syllabus will be provided on the Minerva organisation (or equivalent) for the module
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mini Conference | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Lecture | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Practical | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Seminar | 10 | 1.5 | 15 |
| Private study hours | 181 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 19 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200 | ||
You complete a 5 minute presentation in class and receive written feedback and have the opportunity to talk through this feedback with the tutor. The exercise helps develop your capacity to critically engage with scholarly literature and effectively communicate your ideas (LO3, 4, 6). These skills then feed into both summative assessments for the module.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | Political briefing paper, online exhibition, or podcast | 40 |
| Coursework | End of semester conference. Group presentation | 60 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
The resit for the group presentation will be a 2,000-word essay.
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 29/04/2025
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