Courses Handbook 2006 - [Archived]

3413 (v.5) History 312 - History of the First Industrial Revolution - The British Experience


Area:

Department of Social Sciences

Credits:

50.0

Contact Hours:

3.0
 
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
 

Lecture:

1 x 3 Hours Weekly

Anti Requisite(s):

2488 (v.5) History 212 - History of the First Industrial Revolution - The British Experience
 

Syllabus:

The first industrial revolution - debates over the causes of the industrial revolution, the uniqueness of the British experience, industrialisation and class structure. Democracy - the fear of revolution, the Reform Acts, public education. Urbanisation -poverty and the poor law, public health, social reform movements. Professionalisation and the administrative revolution. Secularisation - anti-clericalism, science and religion, the churches and the working class, new ideologies and world views, plus a major research paper.
 
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
 

Field of Education:

090305 History

Funding Cluster:

03 - Humanities

SOLT (Online) Definitions*:

Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

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