ATS2590 Twentieth-century Britain: Rule Britannia to cool Britannia

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

1. 1

   Have a good understanding of the history of twentieth century Britain

2. 2

   Have an understanding of the importance of social movements to processes of political change

3. 3

   Have an understanding of the importance of economic issues to processes of political, social and cultural change

4. 4

   Have an understanding of the importance of culture - including popular culture - to historical research

5. 5

   Be familiar with the research skills and methods of social, cultural and economic historians

6. 6

   Have experience in working with a range of textual, visual and material historical resources

7. 7

   Have further developed their oral and written communication skills, including skills in writing for non-specialist audiences

8. 8

   In addition to the above, students undertaking the unit at level three will have demonstrated the ability to conceive and complete an independent historical research project