Undergraduate Course: The Holocaust (HIST10164)
Course Outline
| School |
School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
History |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
This course will examine the murder of 6 million Jews and several million non-Jews by Nazi Germany. It will assess the progression from the stigmatisation, definition, expropriation and forced expulsion of Germany's Jews to the wartime policies of directed deportation and then murder of Jews and other 'racial enemies' across the European continent. Among the themes which may be considered are:
- The nature and roots of Nazi antisemitism
- The development of the 'Hitler state'
- The development of anti-Jewish policy between 1933 and 1939
- German plans to reorganise eastern Europe along 'racial' lines, 1939-41
- The 'euthanasia' programme in Germany
- Wartime radicalisation accompanying the invasion of the USSR in 1941
- The beginning and expansion of the process of mass murder, from mass shootings through the development of the extermination centres
- The motivation of the killers
- The responses of the victims
- Attitudes in other European countries and in the 'free world' |
Entry Requirements
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
A pass or passes in 40 credits of first level historical courses or equivalent and a pass or passes in 40 credits of second level historical courses or equivalent.
Before enrolling students on this course, Directors are asked to contact the History Honours Admission Secretary to ensure that a place is available (Tel: 503783).
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| This course will help students to develop their skills in research, and writing, the presentation of papers; and to increase their organisational, critical and communication skills. |
Assessment Information
| One essay of about 3000 words (one third of overall assessment); one two-hour examination paper (two-thirds of overall assessment). |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords |
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Contacts
| Course organiser |
Prof Donald Bloxham
Tel: (0131 6)50 3757
Email: donald.bloxham@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Tamsin Welch
Tel: (0131 6)50 3783
Email: twelch@staffmail.ed.ac.uk |
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