The module examines conflict, power and identity in Ireland, Europe and the wider world in the early modern and modern periods. Its purpose is to examine power and conflict in past societies, and the impact violence and unrest had for men and women, families, localities, states and continents. The module will introduce students to key concepts including gender, representations of power and identity.

representations and realities of power: men and women; exercising power: religions, monarchies, dictatorships and institutions; violence; war and conflict; dynastic rivalry and conflict; local and agrarian unrest; the 'mob'; statecraft; diplomacy; heresy and censorship; ideology; subversion and non-violence; sexual politics and sectarianism.

On successful completion of this survey module students should have the ability to: - recognise the key issues and themes that determined power relationships in the early modern and modern periods, - outline the basic principles that produced conflict in Ireland, Europe and the wider world, - consider the impact, intended and unintended, of conflict and power relationships for men, women, families, localities, states and beyond, - demonstrate a clear grasp of the primary source material for studying Irish, European and world history, - identify how power was represented and affected identity, and - contrast the processes that informed power and conflict in Ireland, on the one hand, and Europe and the world on the other.

On successful completion of this survey module students should have the ability to: - demonstrate the skills involved in the research, writing and presenting of history, and - show the complexity of Ireland, Europe and the world.

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Understanding the complexity of societies in the past involves a number of skills that students master. Lectures and tutorials form a single part of the process of historical understanding alongside reading and research. Lectures are designed to introduce a student to a number of themes and events but will never provide all of the information necessary for achieving the objectives of the module. Through personal reading and research students will be better able to comprehend the dynamics that underpinned power and conflict in the early modern and modern periods. The learner will become: - knowledgeable of the key themes of Irish, European and world history, through reading, writing and listening - proactive by participating in lectures and tutorials - creative through an active engagement with the assessment instruments - responsible by exploring and understanding why decisions were made and their impact on people and places - collaborative by working together both formally and informally on assessments and in class, and - articulate by conveying ideas through written and verbal means throughout the module.