Programme Specification
BA(Hons) History
Academic Year: 2017/18
This specification provides a concise summary of the main features of the programme and the learning outcomes that a typical student might reasonably be expected to achieve and demonstrate if full advantage is taken of the learning opportunities that are provided.
This specification applies to delivery of the programme in the Academic Year indicated above. Prospective students reviewing this information for a later year of study should be aware that these details are subject to change as outlined in our .
This specification should be read in conjunction with:
- Reg. XX (Undergraduate Awards) (see
- Module Specifications
- Summary
- Aims
- Learning outcomes
- Structure
- Progression & weighting
Programme summary
| Awarding body/institution | 天堂视频 |
| Teaching institution (if different) | |
| Owning school/department | Department of Politics, History and International Relations - pre 2018 |
| Details of accreditation by a professional/statutory body | |
| Final award | BA(Hons)/BA(Hons)+ DPS/DIntS |
| Programme title | History |
| Programme code | EUUB09 |
| Length of programme | The duration of the Programme is 6 Semesters (three-year Programme) or 6 Semesters plus one academic year (four-year thick sandwich Programme). The three-year Programme allows, at Part B (Semester Two) for a course of study to be taught in English at a foreign University |
| UCAS code | V100/V101 |
| Admissions criteria | http://www.lboro.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/departments/phir/history/
|
| Date at which the programme specification was published | Mon, 18 Dec 2017 16:18:11 GMT |
1. Programme Aims
· To equip students with knowledge, understanding and skills in Modern History.
· To develop an understanding of the value of history both as an area of study and a tool for analysing the contemporary world by fostering critical, creative and independent thinking and a sensitive and disciplined approach to the subject
· To stimulate students' enthusiasm for history through the deployment of cutting-edge teaching technologies and pedagogies designed to encourage student engagement.
· To foster, enhance and advance students' personal development through a range of individual and team based learning activities.
· To develop competence and practical skills which are transferable to a wide range of professions and careers as well as life experiences.
2. Relevant subject benchmark statements and other external reference points used to inform programme outcomes:
- QAA Subject Benchmarking Statement – History
- Framework for Higher Education Qualifications
- Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services, Careers Education Benchmark Statement
- University Learning and Teaching Strategy
3. Programme Learning Outcomes
3.1 Knowledge and Understanding
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
1. the idea of academic disciplines as dynamic, plural and contested; developed within the broader framework of the social sciences and humanities;
2. the potential applications of concepts within a broader critical framework;
3. the main methodologies used in the analysis and interpretation of texts, other sources and data;
4. past societies and historical processes over a chronological and geographical range, encompassing the modern history of Britain, Europe, and the World;
5. the use of primary evidence in historical argument;
6. History as an academic discipline, its schools of interpretations, and the variety of methodological approaches and theoretical foundations.
3.2 Skills and other attributes
a. Subject-specific cognitive skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
1. demonstrate knowledge of cultural, political and social difference, through the analysis of the past;
2. abstract and synthesise information in order to discuss changes in ways of thinking, cultural practices and behaviours over time;
3. assess the merits of contrasting theories, explanations and arguments;
4. critically evaluate and interpret a range of evidence, including texts, oral histories, visual materials other virtual sources and data;
5. critically assess the construction of history as a political, cultural and social practice;
6. appreciate the complexities and diversity of past events and mentalities;
7. show a critical awareness of the problems inherent in historical sources and in interpreting the past.
b. Subject-specific practical skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
1. locate and retrieve information using a variety of research methods;
2. select, combine, and interpret different types of source material;
3. recognise and critically debate moral and ethical issues underpinning particular debates or enquiries;
4. deploy bibliographic skills, including accuracy in the citation of sources and the use of proper conventions in the presentation of scholarly work
5. present cogent and persuasive arguments in oral, written and practical form;
6. undertake independent learning and research.
c. Key transferable skills:
1. undertake problem-solving and decision-making;
2. develop a reasoned argument;
3. solve problems with imagination and creativity;
4. communicate effectively in speech and writing;
5. work individually and in collaboration with others, demonstrating initiative and self-management;
6. use information and communication technologies for the retrieval and presentation of information.
4. Programme structure
4.1
Modules with a total modular weight of 100 must be studied in each Academic Year (Parts A, B and C) from History. Candidates may take 20 credits of elective modules in each Part. Candidates choose modules derived from a list provided by the Department of Politics, History and International Relations, depending on the candidates' previous qualifications. Due to timetabling constraints, not all option combinations may be available.
4.2 Content
(1) Part A – Introductory Modules
Students must be registered for a minimum of 50 credits and a maximum of 70 credits in each Semester
(i) COMPULSORY MODULES (total modular weight 100 credits)
|
Code |
Title |
Semester |
Modular Weight |
|
EUA001 |
Introduction to Academic Studies |
1 |
10 |
|
EUA701 |
Modern Europe: From the Enlightenment to the Present |
1 |
20 |
|
EUA705 |
The Atlantic World: The Americas, Europe and Africa since the 15th Century |
1 |
20 |
|
EUA703 |
Modern World History: New Perspectives |
2 |
20 |
|
EUA704 |
What is History? |
2 |
10 |
|
EUA706 |
History Fieldtrip |
2 |
20 |
(ii) OPTIONAL MODULES (total modular weight 20 credits)
Candidates must choose 20 credits from one elective subject group which must be followed through Part A from:
|
Code |
Title |
Semester |
Modular Weight |
|
Economics |
|
|
|
|
ECA001 |
Principles of Macroeconomics |
1 & 2 |
20 |
|
English |
|
|
|
|
EAA777 |
Narrative Forms and Fiction |
1 |
20 |
|
French |
|
|
|
|
A 10 credit module from each Semester from a list produced by the Department of Politics, History and International Relations, depending on candidates’ previous qualifications. |
1 & 2 |
20 |
|
|
German |
|
|
|
|
A 10 credit module from each Semester from a list produced by the Department of Politics, History and International Relations, depending on candidates’ previous qualifications. |
1 & 2 |
20 |
|
|
Geography |
|
|
|
|
GYA004 |
Geographies of Global Economic Change |
1 |
10 |
|
GYA104 |
Geographies of Identity |
2 |
10 |
|
International Relations |
|
|
|
|
EUA620 |
The Contemporary World Arena (10 Credits) |
1 |
10 |
|
EUA617 |
Approaches to International Relations |
2 |
10 |
|
Business |
|
|
|
|
BSA505 |
Organisational Behaviour |
1 |
10 |
|
BSA506 |
Management of Human Resources |
2 |
10 |
|
Mandarin Chinese |
|
|
|
|
A 10 credit module from each Semester from a list produced by the Department of Politics, History and International Relations, depending on candidates’ previous qualifications. |
1 & 2 |
20 |
|
|
Politics |
|
|
|
|
EUA607 |
Introduction to Democratic Government |
1 |
10 |
|
EUA614 |
Political ideologies (10 Credit) |
2 |
10 |
|
Social Sciences |
|
|
|
|
SSA001 |
Introduction to Sociology: Identities and Inequalities |
1 |
10 |
|
SSA002 |
Introduction to Sociology: Global, Social and Cultural Change |
2 |
10 |
|
SSA201 |
Introduction to Criminology & Social Policy A |
1 |
10 |
|
SSA202 |
Introduction to Criminology & Social Policy B |
2 |
10 |
|
SSA301 |
Introduction to Communication and Media Studies: Contemporary Trends and Issues |
1 |
10 |
|
SSA302 |
Introduction to Communication and Media Studies: Historical Debates and Perspectives |
2 |
10 |
|
Spanish |
|
|
|
|
A 10 credit module from each Semester from a list produced by the Department of Politics, History and International Relations, depending on candidates’ previous qualifications. |
1 & 2 |
20 |
|
(2) PART B – Degree Modules
EITHER –
(a) STANDARD ROUTE
Students must be registered for a minimum of 50 credits and a maximum of 70 credits in each Semester
Semesters 1 and 2
(i) COMPULSORY MODULE (total modular weight 10 credits)
|
Code |
Title |
Semester |
Modular Weight |
|
EUB708 |
Crafting a Dissertation |
2 |
10 |
(ii) OPTIONAL MODULES (total modular weight 110 credits)
In addition to the compulsory module EUB708, candidates may choose a modular weight of 90 credits in Group 1 modules over Semesters 1 and 2, and the remaining 20 credits from Groups 1 or 2.
Group 1
|
Code |
Title |
Semester |
Modular Weight |
|
EUB706 |
20th Century Britain (20 Credit) |
1 |
20 |
|
EUB707 |
20th Century Britain (10 Credit) |
1 |
10 |
|
EUB714 |
Modern China in a Global Perspective (20 Credit) |
1 |
20 |
|
EUB715 |
Modern China in a Global Perspective (10 Credit) |
1 |
10 |
|
EUB724 |
Slavery in Global History (20 Credit) |
1 |
20 |
|
EUB728 |
Victorian Values: Sex, Race, Religion and Deviance in 19th Century Britain (20 Credit) |
1 |
20 |
|
EUB729 |
Victorian Values: Sex, Race, Religion and Deviance in 19th Century Britain (10 Credit) |
1 |
10 |
|
EUB633 |
Enterprise, Employability and Personal Development |
2 |
10 |
|
EUB702 |
Cold War Europe (20 Credit) |
2 |
20 |
|
EUB703 |
Cold War Europe (10 Credit) |
2 |
10 |
|
EUB712 |
Modern Germany: From Racial Dictatorship to Recivilization (20 Credit) |
2 |
20 |
|
EUB713 |
Modern Germany: From Racial Dictatorship to Recivilization (10 Credit) |
2 |
10 |
|
EUB732 |
Modern Russia from Emancipation to Revolution (20 Credit) |
2 |
20 |
|
EUB733 |
Modern Russia from Emancipation to Revolution (10 Credit) |
2 |
10 |
Group 2
|
Code |
Title |
Semester |
Modular Weight |
|
Business |
|
|
|
|
BSB530 |
Accounting for Business |
1 |
10 |
|
BSB555 |
Organisation Studies |
1 |
10 |
|
BSB560 |
Principles of Marketing |
1 |
10 |
|
BSB580 |
Operations Management |
1 |
10 |
|
BSB532 |
Accounting for Managers |
2 |
10 |
|
BSB562 |
The Marketing Mix |
2 |
10 |
|
BSB590 |
The Contemporary Business Environment |
2 |
10 |
|
Economics |
|
|
|
|
ECB037 |
Microeconomics |
1 & 2 |
20 |
|
English |
|
|
|
|
EAB008 |
Victorian Literature |
1 |
20 |
|
EAB039 |
Nineteenth-Century American Literature |
1 |
20 |
|
EAB113 |
Introduction to Linguistics |
1 |
20 |
|
EAB710 |
Renaissance Writings |
1 |
20 |
|
EAB012 |
African American Culture |
2 |
20 |
|
EAB110 |
Introduction to Multimodality |
2 |
20 |
|
EAB114 |
Elephants and Engines: An Introduction to Creative Writing |
2 |
20 |
|
EAB711 |
Eighteenth Century Literature |
2 |
20 |
|
French |
|
|
|
|
A 10 credit module from each Semester from a list produced by the Department of Politics, History and International Relations, depending on candidates’ previous qualifications. |
1 & 2 |
20 |
|
|
German |
|
|
|
|
A 10 credit module from each Semester from a list produced by the Department of Politics, History and International Relations, depending on candidates’ previous qualifications. |
1 & 2 |
20 |
|
|
Geography |
|
|
|
|
GYB210 |
Globalization |
1 & 2 |
20 |
|
GYB220 |
Geographies of Social Difference |
1 & 2 |
20 |
|
GYB211 |
Globalization |
1 |
10 |
|
GYB222 |
Geographies of Social Difference |
1 |
10 |
|
GYB110 |
Sustainable Urban Geographies |
2 |
10 |
|
GYB113 |
Geographies of Culture, Media and Representation |
2 |
10 |
|
GYB320 |
Global Migration |
2 |
10 |
|
International Relations |
|
|
|
|
EUB619 |
Security Studies |
1 |
20 |
|
EUB632 |
Third World Politics |
1 |
20 |
|
EUB634 |
The American Century: US Politics and Society in the 20th Century |
1 |
20 |
|
EUB612 |
Foreign Policy Analysis |
2 |
20 |
|
EUB615 |
Challenges to International Governance |
2 |
20 |
|
Mandarin Chinese |
|
|
|
|
A 10 credit module from each Semester from a list produced by the Department of Politics, History and International Relations, depending on candidates’ previous qualifications. |
1 & 2 |
20 |
|
|
Politics |
|
|
|
|
EUB628 |
History of Political Thought |
1 |
20 |
|
EUB630 |
British Politics |
1 |
20 |
|
EUB604 |
Comparative European Politics |
2 |
20 |
|
EUB631 |
Protest and Resistance |
2 |
20 |
|
Social Sciences |
|
|
|
|
SSB034 |
Surveillance Society |
1 |
10 |
|
SSB216 |
Women and Crime: Victims, Offenders and Survivors |
1 |
10 |
|
SSB360 |
The Media in Global Context |
1 |
10 |
|
SSB023 |
Religion and Society |
2 |
10 |
|
SSB234 |
Media, Culture and Crime |
2 |
10 |
|
SSB239 |
Drugs: Society, Politics and Policy |
2 |
10 |
|
Spanish |
|
|
|
|
A 10 credit module from each Semester from a list produced by the Department of Politics, History and International Relations, depending on candidates’ previous qualifications. |
1 & 2 |
20 |
|
OR –
(b) INTERNATIONAL SEMESTER ROUTE
Candidates may replace the modules required for Part B Semester Two with an approved course of study taught in English at a foreign University. Candidates will undertake assessed work equivalent to 50 credits, as required by the Department of Politics, History and International Relations, along with a Distance Learning Research Design module. Candidates who opt for this route must ensure that they have taken a total of 60 credits in Semester One.
(i) COMPULSORY MODULES (total modular weight 60 credits)
|
Code |
Title |
Semester |
Module Weight |
|
EUB001 |
International Semester |
2 |
50 |
|
EUB709 |
Crafting a Dissertation (Distance learning) |
2 |
10 |
(ii) OPTIONAL MODULES (total modular weight 60 credits)
Candidates should choose 50 credits from Group 1 and 10 Credits from Groups 1 or 2
Group 1
|
Code |
Title |
Semester |
Modular Weight |
|
EUB634 |
The American Century: US Politics and Society in the 20th Century |
1 |
20 |
|
EUB706 |
20th Century Britain (20 Credit) |
1 |
20 |
|
EUB707 |
20th Century Britain (10 Credit) |
1 |
10 |
|
EUB714 |
Modern China in a Global Perspective (20 Credit) |
1 |
20 |
|
EUB715 |
Modern China in a Global Perspective (10 Credit) |
1 |
10 |
|
EUB724 |
Slavery in Global History (20 Credit) |
1 |
20 |
|
EUB728 |
Victorian Values: Sex, Race, Religion and Deviance in 19th Century Britain (20 Credit) |
1 |
20 |
|
EUB729 |
Victorian Values: Sex, Race, Religion and Deviance in 19th Century Britain (10 Credit) |
1 |
10 |
Group 2
|
Code |
Title |
Semester |
Modular Weight |
|
Business |
|
|
|
|
BSB530 |
Accounting for Business |
1 |
10 |
|
BSB555 |
Organisation Studies |
1 |
10 |
|
BSB560 |
Principles of Marketing |
1 |
10 |
|
BSB580 |
Operations Management |
1 |
10 |
|
French |
|
|
|
|
A 10 credit module from Semester 1 from a list produced by the Department of Politics, History and International Relations, depending on candidates’ previous qualifications. |
1 |
10 |
|
|
German |
|
|
|
|
A 10 credit module from Semester 1 from a list produced by the Department of Politics, History and International Relations, depending on candidates’ previous qualifications. |
1 |
10 |
|
|
Geography |
|
|
|
|
GYB211 |
Globalization |
1 |
10 |
|
GYB222 |
Geographies of Social Difference |
1 |
10 |
|
Mandarin Chinese |
|
|
|
|
A 10 credit module from Semester 1 from a list produced by the Department of Politics, History and International Relations, depending on candidates’ previous qualifications. |
1 |
10 |
|
|
Social Sciences |
|
|
|
|
SSB034 |
Surveillance Society |
1 |
10 |
|
SSB216 |
Women and Crime: Victims, Offenders and Survivors |
1 |
10 |
|
SSB360 |
The Media in Global Context |
1 |
10 |
|
Spanish |
|
|
|
|
A 10 credit module from Semester 1 from a list produced by the Department of Politics, History and International Relations, depending on candidates’ previous qualifications. |
1 |
10 |
|
(3) Part I
Candidates following the four-year programme are required to undertake an academic year abroad (Part I) which occurs between Part B and Part C at a French-, German- or Spanish-speaking university, following an approved course of study leading to the Diploma in International Studies in accordance with Senate Regulation XI. Candidates may also follow an approved course of study at a foreign university where teaching is in English leading to the Diploma in International Studies in accordance with Senate Regulation XI.
Candidates following the four-year thick sandwich programme are required to spend the third academic year (Part I) EITHER undertaking an approved Assistantship at a school or other approved placement in a French-, German- or Spanish-speaking country, leading to the Diploma in International Studies in accordance with Senate Regulation XI, OR undertaking an approved placement in the UK or abroad leading to the Diploma in Professional Studies in accordance with Senate Regulation XI. Participation in study abroad or a placement is subject to Departmental approval and satisfactory academic performance during parts A and B.
(4) Part C – Degree Modules
Students must be registered for a minimum of 50 credits and a maximum of 70 credits in each Semester. Credits from the Dissertation in History module must be split equally (20:20) across both Semesters
(i) COMPULSORY MODULES (total modular weight 40 credits)
|
Code |
Title |
Semester |
Module Weight |
|
EUC701 |
Dissertation in History |
1 & 2 |
40 |
(ii) OPTIONAL MODULES (total modular weight 80 credits)
In addition to the compulsory module EUC701, candidates must choose a minimum modular weight of 60 from Group 1 modules over semesters 1 and 2. The remaining 20 credits may be chosen from Groups 1 or 2. Choices of modules from Part 2 will be subject to satisfying any prerequisites set out in individual module specifications.
Group 1
|
Code |
Title |
Semester |
Module Weight |
|
EUC715 |
Fear of East Asia and the Global Order |
1 |
20 |
|
EUC716 |
Empire, War and Popular Culture in Britain c.1880-1930 |
1 |
20 |
|
EUC718 |
Soviet Visual Culture |
1 |
20 |
|
EUC655 |
Post-War British Politics: The Start of the Decline |
2 |
20 |
|
EUD681 |
Small Wars |
2 |
20 |
|
EUC703 |
Revolution in the Head: The Beatles and Sixties Britain |
2 |
20 |
|
EUC705 |
The Rise of the Nazis |
2 |
20 |
|
EUC713 |
Jim Crow, Bootleggers and Okies: American Cultural History 1890-1930 |
2 |
20 |
Group 2
|
Code |
Title |
Semester |
Module Weight |
|
Business |
|
|
|
|
BSC520 |
Business Systems |
1 |
10 |
|
BSC522 |
Entrepreneurship and Innovation |
1 |
10 |
|
BSC524 |
Entrepreneurship and Small Business Planning |
2 |
10 |
|
BSC575 |
Leadership and Interpersonal Skills |
2 |
10 |
|
Economics |
|
|
|
|
ECC012 |
Introduction to Finance |
1 & 2 |
20 |
|
ECC013 |
International Economic Relations |
1 & 2 |
20 |
|
ECC014 |
Economics of the Financial System |
1 & 2 |
20 |
|
ECC017 |
Economics of the Welfare State |
2 |
20 |
|
English |
|
|
|
|
EAC002 |
The Return of the King, Literature 1660-1714 |
1 |
20 |
|
EAC016 |
Cruel and Unusual |
1 |
20 |
|
EAC314 |
Maps and Motors |
1 |
20 |
|
EAC440 |
The Modern Poet |
1 |
20 |
|
EAC024 |
Writings of Intimacy |
2 |
20 |
|
EAC001 |
Radicals and Reactionaries: Writing Women in the 1890s |
2 |
20 |
|
EAC109 |
Romantic Writings |
2 |
20 |
|
EAC300 |
Rare Shakespeare |
2 |
20 |
|
EAC701 |
Global America |
2 |
20 |
|
French |
|
|
|
|
A 10 credit module from each Semester from a list produced by the Department of Politics, History and International Relations, depending on candidates’ previous qualifications. |
|
|
|
|
Geography |
|
|
|
|
GYC212 |
Globalised Urbanisation |
1 |
20 |
|
GYC226 |
Geographies of Work and Life |
1 |
10 |
|
GYC309 |
Feminist Geographies of Home |
1 |
10 |
|
GYC107 |
Regional Worlds | 2 | 20 |
|
GYC214 |
Geographies of Children and Youth |
2 |
10 |
|
GYC325 |
Geographies of Transnational Mobility and Diaspora |
2 |
20 |
|
German |
|
|
|
|
A 10 credit module from each Semester from a list produced by the Department of Politics, History and International Relations, depending on candidates’ previous qualifications. |
|
|
|
|
International Relations/Politics |
|
|
|
|
EUC602 |
Nationalism: Blood, soil and war |
1 |
20 |
|
EUC604 |
State Violence and Terrorism |
1 |
20 |
|
EUC628 |
The Asia Pacific in Global Politics |
1 |
20 |
|
EUC660 |
Contemporary Political Philosophy |
1 |
20 |
|
EUC666 |
Gender and Politics |
1 |
20 |
|
EUC658 |
Art, Politics and Society |
2 |
20 |
|
EUC665 |
Post-War British Politics: The Start of the Decline |
2 |
20 |
|
EUC677 |
Britain and the European Union |
2 |
20 |
|
EUC678 |
No Gods! No Masters! Anarchism Past and Present |
2 |
20 |
|
EUC680 |
The Populist Challenge to Western Democracies |
2 |
20 |
|
EUC681 |
Small Wars |
2 |
20 |
|
Mandarin Chinese |
|
|
|
|
A 10 credit module from each Semester from a list produced by the Department of Politics, History and International Relations, depending on candidates’ previous qualifications. |
|
|
|
|
Social Sciences |
|
|
|
|
SSC024 |
Gender, Sex and Society |
1 |
20 |
|
SSC031 |
History of Ideas: Stereotyping the ‘Other’ |
1 |
20 |
|
SSC130 |
The Social Psychology of Everyday Life |
1 |
20 |
|
SSC138 |
Forensic Psychology |
1 |
20 |
|
SSC238 |
Youth Justice |
1 |
20 |
|
SSC357 |
Producing the News |
1 |
20 |
|
SSC022 |
The Body, Health and the Digital |
2 |
20 |
|
SSC239 |
Green Criminology |
2 |
20 |
|
SSC237 |
Sex Work and Sex Industries |
2 |
20 |
|
SSC316 |
Media, Memory and History |
2 |
20 |
|
Spanish |
|
|
|
|
A 10 credit module from each Semester from a list produced by the Department of Politics, History and International Relations, depending on candidates’ previous qualifications. |
|
|
|
5. Criteria for Progression and Degree Award
5.1 In order to progress from Part A to Part B, from Part B to C, and to be eligible for the award of an Honours degree, candidates must not only satisfy the minimum credit requirements set out in Regulation XX but also achieve a module mark of at least 30% in all modules in each Part.
5.2 Provision will be made in accordance with Regulation XX for candidates who have the right of reassessment in any Part of the programme to undergo re-assessment in the University's special assessment period.
6. Relative Weighting of Parts of the Programme for the Purposes of Final Degree Classification
Candidates' final degree classification will be determined on the basis of their performance in degree level Module Assessments in Parts B and C. The percentage mark for each Part will be combined in the ratio Part B 40%, Part C 60% to determine the final programme percentage mark.
