Course Features
Duration
2 weeks
Delivery Method
Online
Available on
Lifetime Access
Accessibility
Mobile, Desktop
Language
English
Subtitles
English
Level
Beginner
Effort
2 hours per week
Teaching Type
Self Paced
Course Description
Course Overview
Alumni Network
International Faculty
Post Course Interactions
Instructor-Moderated Discussions
Skills You Will Gain
What You Will Learn
Assess WW1 posters and interpret the message that each poster would have given to those signing up during the war years
Curate an exhibition of paintings of WW1 heroes and heroines to help reflect on the way ideas about heroism has changed from 1914 onward
Discuss how WW1 and heroism are represented in films produced or co-produced in Germany in the last few years
Evaluate a film, book or TV programme which focuses on the men and women who lived through WW1 and consider how they are portrayed in contemporary culture
Explore art from WW1 and discuss thoughts with other students
Explore how heroism is represented in post-WW2 German culture
Reflect on how the First World War affected the heroic ideals of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries
Research and discuss thoughts with fellow learners
Target Students
This course is part of the Going to University collection which has been specifically designed for students at schools and colleges They provide a taster of undergraduate study at the University of Leeds and help students to decide which subject t
Course Content