Introduction to British Identity and Nationhood

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• the way British culture shapes other aspects of personal identity, such as class, race and gender
• underlying social tendencies to separate one’s own group from other groups
• the interrelationships of different parts of Britain
• the different implications of Britishness for English, Scottish, Welsh and Northern Ireland populations, as well as recent migrant groups to Britain.

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• demonstrate understanding of elements of social theory which can be applied to the study of other societies.
• work effectively in different modes: carrying out individual research, collaborating with partners, exchanging ideas, presenting findings, and engaging in self- evaluation;
• present ideas in a structured, coherent manner.

Subject Specific Practical Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• show greater appreciation of prevailing attitudes to National Identity by benefiting from an informed opinion;
• awareness of the differences assumed by British people when interacting with people from different groups.
• access a range of critical materials;

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• reflect on the influence of social stereotypes in forming ideas of identity;
• organise and present information in an academic way.
• engage with theory in analysing the interaction of social groups
• appreciate critically key notions of identity and relationships;

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.