SEHI6011 History of Modern Germany 1815-1990

Summative Assessment

Coursework Essay 2500 words (12.5%)

Coursework Essay 2500 words (12.5%)

3 Hour Examination (75%)

Formative Assessment

Submission of an essay plan with written feedback in term 1

Module Outline

This course will provide a survey of German history in the 19^th and 20^th century. In particular, it is intended to enable students to understand major causes of the turning points in Germany's history. Students will be introduced to the complexity of historical structures and events in their political, social and economic aspects and foundations. Furthermore, some exemplary controversies of the historiography on Germany will be discussed. Additionally, study skills will be taught (some of which are transferable skills), such as the use of libraries and bibliographies, the preparation of oral and written accounts, the discussion of primary sources and statistical material. It is not the least aim of the course to encourage students to read independently, to think critically, and to develop their own points of view.

Indicative Texts

• Berghahn, Volker R., Modern Germany: society, economy, and politics in the twentieth century, Cambridge; New York; Melbourne: Cambridge University Press, 1987.

• Craig, Gordon A., Germany, 1866-1945, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1978.

• Blackbourn, David, History of Germany 1780-1918: The long nineteenth century. 2nd ed., Oxford: Balckwell, 2003.

• Fulbrook, Mary and Breuilly, John, eds., German History Since 1800, New York/ London: Edward Arnold, 1997.

• Mommsen, Hans, The rise and fall of Weimar democracy, Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 1996.

• Mommsen, Wolfgang J., Imperial Germany 1867-1918: politics, culture, and society in an authoritarian state, London; New York: Arnold, 1995.

• Nipperdey, Thomas, Germany from Napoleon to Bismarck, 1800-1866 Dublin: Gill and Macmillan, 1996.

• Sheehan, James J., German History, 1770-1866. Oxford: Oxford UP, 1989.

• Wehler, Hans-Ulrich, The German Empire 1871-1918 (translated by Kim Traynor), Leamington Spa: Berg, 1985.

Please note: This outline is accurate at the time of publication. Minor amendments may be made prior to the start of the academic year.