Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Spring 2024 - HIST 215 D100

The Making of the British Isles (3)

Class Number: 4659

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Mon, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

    Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Mon, 4:30–5:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Apr 15, 2024
    Mon, 8:30–11:30 a.m.
    Burnaby

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

A broad survey of some of the central developments that have shaped the history of the British Isles from Roman antiquity to the present. Breadth-Humanities.

COURSE DETAILS:

This introductory course is designed to provide students with a broad survey of some of the central developments that have shaped the history of the British Isles from Roman Britain to the early decades of the twenty-first century. Anglocentric and thematic, this course provides a foundation for the more specialised offerings in English, and Irish history offered at the 300 and 400 levels. This course is a requirement for the concentration in British and Irish history

Grading

  • Tutorial work 20%
  • Two short essays 30%
  • Final examination 50%

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

John Keegan, The Face of Battle (Penguin, 1976, any edition)
Robert Tombs, The English and their History (Vintage, 2016)
All other readings and documents available through Canvas.


REQUIRED READING NOTES:

Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

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