Guías Académicas

MODERN INTERNATIONAL HISTORY I

MODERN INTERNATIONAL HISTORY I

Estudios Globales / Global Studies

Curso 2023/2024

1. Subject Information

(Date last modified: 10-10-23 9:04)
Code
140501
Plan
405
ECTS
6.00
Type
Basic
Year
1
Duration
First semester
Language
ENGLISH
Area
HISTORIA CONTEMPORÁNEA
Departament
Hª Medieval, Moderna y Contemporánea
Virtual platform

Campus Virtual de la Universidad de Salamanca

Professor Information

Profesor/Profesora
Raúl Moreno Almendral
Group/s
Único
Centre
Fac. Geografía e Historia
Office
Facultad de Geografía e Historia, nametagged
Office hours
To be disclosed at the beginning of the course
Web address
https://usal.academia.edu/RaulMorenoAlmendral
E-mail
ramoal@usal.es
Phone
670820182 (Department)

2. Association of the subject matter within the study plan

Curricular area to which the subject matter pertains.

Basic modules. History (“materia”: International Relations and International Law”).

Purpose of the subject within the curricular area and study plan.

-Provides minimal background for other modules.

-Offers the student a different point view from the Political Science, Law, Sociology and Economics ones, which are dominant in the degree.

Professional profile.

Diplomats, international consultants, and the other careers pointed out in the degree report.

3. Prerequisites

Students with some History background will be better equipped for this module. No previous International Relations knowledge is required.

4. Learning objectives

At the end of the semester, the student is expected to have:

-A basic but solid knowledge of the History of International Relations up until the outbreak of the First World War.

-The ability to understand the importance of History for grasping current global affairs and the foundational role it has in the education of Global Studies professionals.

-Appreciating that human phenomena happen over time and thus they are shot through an inherent historicity which underlies every social science problem.

-The ability to locate the evolution of International Relations within a context of general Modern History and History of Globalization.

5. Contents

Theory.

The module intends to offer an introduction to Modern History and to the evolution of the modern international system, from its inception until the First World War outbreak in 1914. The module will provide some Modern History foundations and will cover, among other topics, the origins of the modern international system, liberal revolutions and the Napoleonic Wars, the Concert of Europe, globalization, warfare and the military, imperialism and colonialism, the Bismarckian systems and the origins of the First World War.

Practice.

Practice classes will consist in seminars where we will analyse historical sources related to the module’s contents. Students are expected to have read and reflected on seminar materials beforehand, and actively participate in the discussion.

6. Competences acquired

Basic / General.

CB1, CB2, CB3, CB4, CB5, CG1

Specific.

CE2, CE3, CE4, CE5, CE6, CE13, CE17, CE18, CE19, CE20

7. Teaching methods

Lectures and discussion classes.

Practice classes (seminars).

Examinations.

Tutorials.

8. Anticipated distribution of the use of the different teaching methods

9. Resources

Reference books.

  • BAYLIS, John et al. (2016) (eds.): The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • BEST, Anthony et al. (2014): International History of the Twentieth Century and Beyond. London-New York: Routledge.
  • BUZAN, Barry and George LAWSON (2015): The Global Transformation. History, Modernity and the Making of International Relations. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • CLARK, Christopher (2014): Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914. New York: Harper.
  • KISSINGER, Henry (1994): Diplomacy. New York: Simon & Schuster.
  • MALCHOW, Howard L. (2015): History and International Relations: From the Ancient World to the 21st Century. London: Bloomsbury Academic.
  • MARTEL, Gordon (2007) (ed.): A Companion to International History, 1900-2001. Malden: Blackwell.
  • MAZOWER, Mark (2012): Governing the World: The History of an Idea. London: Penguin.
  • MCNEILL, J. R. and William H. MCNEILL (2003): The Human Web: A Bird’s-Eye View of World History. New York: W. W. Norton & Company.
  • OLSTEIN, Diego (2021): A Brief History of Now: The Past and Present of Global Power. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan.
  • OSTERHAMMEL, Jürgen and Niels P. PETERSSSON (2009): Globalization. A Short History. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
  • WATSON, Adam (1992): The Evolution of the International Society. A Comparative Historical Analysis. London-New York: Routledge.

10. Assessment

General considerations.

Grades will be delivered according to the Spanish system: 0-10; 5 or more = pass

Assessment criteria.

Formal and content issues will be considered. Synthesis and analysis skills will be valued, as well as clarity, concision, correction and effective structure. Students will find more detailed criteria, adjusted to the different assessment instruments, in the module site at Studium

Assessment tools.

Final examination (70%)

Practice test (30%)

Assessment recommendations.

Attend all your contact hours and use the tutorials if necessary.

Use the bibliography; the lectures are intended to explain only the essentials.

Read and study all your compulsory materials. They are as important as the lectures’ contents.

Review all the module units for the final examination.

Guidelines in the case of failing the subject.

Attend the review of marks session.

The standards and requirements for both rounds are the same. The practical assignment will not be repeated for the second round.

11. Weekly teaching organization