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ENG2515 - Britain since 1945

Facts about this course: Credits: 10 Level: Advanced course at bachelor's level Teaching semester: Autumn 2012 Taught every second year. Examination semester: Autumn 2012 Language of instruction: English Administrated by: Department of Literature, Area Studies and European Languages

Detailed course information - Current and previous semesters: Autumn 2012 Autumn 2010 Autumn 2007 Autumn 2006

Course content

In this course, the political, economic, and social aspects of contemporary British society will be studied in the light of developments since 1945. Britain’s relations with Europe and the rest of the world before, during and after the Thatcher period will be examined and discussed, with a particular focus on the question of Britain’s role in the world, post-Empire. Emphasis will also be placed on the political and constitutional changes that have taken place since the first ‘New’ Labour government took office in 1997

Learning outcomes

After completing this course you will have:

• gained a deeper understanding of and insight into British postwar history and society;
• gained an insight into the development of politics in Britain since the second world war, with a particular focus on the period since Mrs Thatcher gained office in 1979.

Admission

Students at UiO must apply for courses in StudentWeb.

International applicants, if you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures for international applicants.

The examination in this course is not available for external candidates. Only students admitted to the course may sit for the examination.

Prerequisites

Recommended prior knowledge

It is strongly recommended that students take the survey course ENG1505 - British Civilisation, an introduction, an introduction before they begin their study of Britain since 1945.

Overlap

10 credits against ENG4515 - Britain since 1945.

Teaching

Seminar, two hours per week, for ten weeks, 20 hours in all.

Students must turn in an essay of 5 standard pages by a stated deadline during the semester. Feedback will be given.

Attendance is an obligatory class requirement (80%).

Teaching takes place throughout the semester.

Exam information

Portfolio-evaluation consisting of an essay of five standard pages, and a two-hour written classroom exam.

All assignments handed in for evaluation must be accompanied by an obligatory statement concerning cheating: http://www.uio.no/studier/emner/hf/ilos/Oblig-statement-cheating.rtf.

Previous exams: http://www.uio.no/studier/emner/hf/ilos/ENG2515/Eksamensoppgaver/Eksamensoppgaver.xml

Exam resources

English-English dicitionary

No special exam resources are allowed.

Language of examination

English

Assessment and grading

Marks will be published on Studentweb no later than three weeks after the exam.

Course grades are awarded on a descending scale using alphabetic grades from A to E for passes and F for fail. Read more about the grading system .

An external auditor regularly evaluates the academic quality of the course, including the form of exam used on the course.

Explanations and appeals

Students can request an explanation of their grades, and can also appeal against their grades or make a complaint about formal examination errors. Read more about explanations and appeals

Possibility of make-up exams and re-takes

You can usually resit an exam, but the conditions depend on whether you had a valid reason for absence from the regular exam. Read more about resitting an exam .

Withdrawing from exams and limits on re-takes

A student can sit for this exam up to 3 times. If a student wishes to withdraw from the exam, s/he must do this in StudentWeb at least two weeks prior to the first day of the exam. Failure to do so will be counted as one of the three opportunities to sit for the exam.

Exam options for students with special needs

Students may apply for access to alternative exam resources or exam forms on the basis of chronic illness and/or special needs that create a marked disadvantage to other students in the exam situation. Mothers who are breastfeeding may apply for extra time to complete the exam.

Evaluation of this course

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