Economic & Social History 2A: Britain 1770-1914 ESH2001

  • Academic Session: 2024-25
  • School: School of Social and Political Sciences
  • Credits: 20
  • Level: Level 2 (SCQF level 8)
  • Typically Offered: Semester 1
  • Available to Visiting Students: Yes
  • Collaborative Online International Learning: No

Short Description

In this course we will explore the important economic and social developments that characterised industrialisation and its aftermath in Britain and Ireland from the mid-eighteenth century until the First World War. In lectures and the weekly, small-group seminars, we will emphasise the importance of discussion, debates and interpretation of events, and encourage the growth of the skills and techniques associated with historical and social science investigation.

Timetable

Lectures: Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday at 3pm.

Seminars: weekly, including one lab session on the quantitative primary source project.

Requirements of Entry

20 credits at D or above in one Level 1 course in Economic & Social History, History (Arts), or Economics

Excluded Courses


None

Assessment

One essay of 2000 words (35%)

One Quantitative Source Project of 1500 words (35%)

One Source-Based Assignment of 1000 words (30%)

Course Aims

The course aims to introduce students to key debates about and trends in social and economic change in industrialising Britain and Ireland, and relationships with global developments between 1770 and 1914, highlighting the diversity of experiences across England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales and in different demographic groups. The course aims to provide students with experience of using a range of relevant historical literature and quantitative and qualitative primary sources and the opportunity to develop academic writing, analysis and communication skills.

Intended Learning Outcomes of Course

By the end of this course students will be able to:

 

■ Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of economic and social change in Britain and Ireland over the period 1770 to 1914;

■ Evidence critical understanding of key concepts, theories and terminologies in economic and social history as related to Britain and Ireland and their relationship with global change.

■ Demonstrate an understanding of relationships of power and inequality with reference to gender, race, social class and sexuality.

■ Interrogate quantitative primary source data to develop an understanding of its value in the process of historical explanation

■ Demonstrate critical and analytical skills in the deployment of primary and secondary sources to support clear and reasoned arguments in writing and discussion.

Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components of the course's summative assessment.