WAR AND SOCIETY SINGLETON PARK CAMPUS
War has always been a violent catalyst for change, inflicting terrible suffering yet also inspiring courage and providing opportunities for innovation. It can change the way we think about others, shape prejudices or right injustices. You will explore how wars start, how they are fought, how they have changed, how they end, and how they shape society.
Foundation Year available Global Opportunities available Welsh Scholarships/Bursaries available Full details available on the Course Reference Grid (page 134)
The degree takes war as a social activity as its starting point and explores the connections between war, history, politics, international relations, morality and ethics, and cultural representation. You will develop your understanding of war and its connection to society by considering how the experience
AREAS STUDIED TYPICALLY INCLUDE: Year 1 • Medieval Europe: An Introduction • Rome from Village to Empire: An Introduction to Roman History • Theories of War • War and Society in the Modern Age • War and Peace in the Nuclear Age Year 2 • Ancient and Historic Places (Study-Trip/Field project: History) • Contemporary Wars and Conflicts • Conflict & Memory: Europe in the Twentieth Century • The Crusades and the Making of Latin Christendom, 1050-1300 • The First World War: Politics, Society, and Culture in Europe 1870-1933 Year 3 • Aftermaths of War • Overlord: war, societies and the Battle for Normandy 1944 • Research Portfolio; Dissertation
TYPICAL OFFER: BBB
Detailed entry requirements and course features available on the Course Reference Grid (page 134)
BA Single Honours ▲ War and Society ♦ War and Society
of war has shaped cultures. This is an inter-disciplinary
(with Year Abroad)
♦ War and Society
(with Foundation Year)
programme giving you access to a wide range of modules offered across the College of Arts and Humanities, so you have the scope and flexibility to shape your own degree.
▲ 3 YEAR ♦ 4 YEAR For individual UCAS course codes please visit the course web page
FUTURE CAREERS: • Armed Forces
• Civil and Intelligence Services • Journalism and Public Relations • Local and National Government • Management and Finance • Teaching and Education
• Russian Civil War • Spanish Civil War
For more detailed course content, including a full module list, visit: swansea.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses
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