Courses / Module

• • have a critical understanding of the economic, social and political history of Northern Ireland during this period.
• • assess the causes of conflict and the process of moving towards peace.
• • engage with the defining social and cultural elements of unionist and nationalist identities during the Troubles.
• • analyse and interpret primary source material and historiography relating to the Troubles.
• • reflect upon the difficulties of ‘writing history’ in a contested society.

• 24 lectures hours

• Module Graded (numeric value) or Ungraded (Pass/Not Passed): Graded

• Pass standard: 40%
• Could the result of this module be capped? No
• Penalties: The expectation is for full attendance by students

• Are supplemental/resit registrations permitted? Yes
• Two-hour examination
• University scheduled written examination (Autumn): 120 minutes, On-campus

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