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Curricular information is subject to change
On completion of this module students:
1. will be able to critique texts on war drawing on the methods used by historians, sociologists, and political scientists, among others;
2. understand the major historical changes in the nature and context of war since the earliest times of human history;
3. will appreciate a variety of analytic techniques used by researchers investigating human conflict;
4. will have improved their academic writing skills.
Lecture 1: Introduction
Lecture 2: Warfare in Ancient Greece: From Citizen Soldiers to Hellenistic
Kingdoms
Lecture 3: The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire
Lecture 4: War in the Medieval World
Lecture 5: The Wars of Religion and the Military Revolution
Lecture 6: Napoleonic Warfare: Change and Continuities
Lecture 7: ‘Savage Warfare’: The Colonial Context of Counterinsurgency
Lecture 8: From Cabinet War to Total War, 1870-1945
Lecture 9: What Makes a Civil War?
Lecture 10: Why Soldiers Fight: Cohesion and Combat Motivation since the
Second World War
There will be a reading week in each semester.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 22 |
Specified Learning Activities | 45 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 45 |
Total | 112 |
Not applicable to this module.
Remediation Type | Remediation Timing |
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Repeat | Within Two Trimesters |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
Individual feedback is offered by email or in person throughout the semester and after the research essay.
Name | Role |
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Dr Martin Brady | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Dr Chiara Tedaldi | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |