Program Overview

Europe's First World War

Key Information

• Faculty: Faculty of Social and Historical Sciences
• Teaching department: History
• Credit value: 15
• Restrictions: Priority for places on this module is given to final year undergraduate students registered in the History Department. This module is not open to any first year or second year students.

Alternative Credit Options

There are no alternative credit options available for this module.

Description

This module explores the European experience of the First World War. Drawing upon the historiographical idea of a 'Great War Era' that lasted from the 1911 Italian invasion of Libya, until the Treaty of Lausanne, and Ruhr occupation, in 1923, it examines the war experience in Western, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, and relationships between the First World War and European colonialism, interrogating:

• Why the First World War is described as a 'total war';
• How the war impacted upon civilians, with particular focus upon gender, genocide, humanitarianism and refugee themes;
• How Empire framed European attitudes to the conflict.

Module Deliveries for 2026/27 Academic Year

Intended Teaching Term: Term 1, Undergraduate (FHEQ Level 6)

Teaching and Assessment

• Mode of study: In person
• Methods of assessment: 100% Coursework
• Mark scheme: Numeric Marks

Other Information

• Number of students on module in previous year: 0
• Module leader: Dr Heather Jones

Intended Teaching Term: Term 2, Undergraduate (FHEQ Level 6)

Teaching and Assessment

• Mode of study: In person
• Methods of assessment: 100% Coursework
• Mark scheme: Numeric Marks

Other Information

• Number of students on module in previous year: 0
• Module leader: Dr Heather Jones

Last Updated

This module description was last updated on 10th March 2026.