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B.A. History and Philosophy Full-time
Year: 3
2026/27 Session
The University Regulations permit students registered to Joint degrees to vary their credit weighting in their second and final year. A minimum of 40 credits and a maximum of 80 credits must be taken in each discipline in both years (subject to a total number of 120 credits in each year). Students who undertake less than 160 credits in one of their disciplines will graduate with a major/minor degree.
Students must choose ONE of the following independent study modules:
Students taking 80 credits in History and 40 credits in Philosophy History: Students choose TWO co-requisite Special Subject modules to the value of 40 credits (20 credits in each semester) PLUS the 40-credit Dissertation Philosophy: Students choose 40 credits of options (20 in each semester)
OR
History: Students choose ONE 20-credit option in Semester 1 AND ONE 20-credit option in Semester 2 PLUS the 40-credit Dissertation Philosophy: Students choose 40 credits of options (20 in each semester)
Students taking 60 credits in History and 60 credits in Philosophy History: Students choose ONE 20-credit option in Semester 1 plus the 40-credit Dissertation Philosophy: Students choose ONE 20-credit option in Semester 1 and TWO 20-credit options in Semester 2
OR
History: Students choose ONE 20-credit option in Semester 2 PLUS the 40-credit Dissertation Philosophy: Students choose TWO 20-credit options in Semester 1 and ONE 20-credit option in Semester 2
OR
History: Students choose two co-requisite Special Subject Modules to the value of 40 credits (20 credits in each semester) AND ONE 20-credit option in Semester 2. Philosophy: Students choose ONE 20-credit option in Semester 1 PLUS the 40-credit Philosophical Project
OR
History: Students choose two co-requisite Special Subject Modules to the value of 40 credits (20 credits in each semester) AND ONE 20-credit option in Semester 1. Philosophy: Students choose ONE 20-credit option in Semester 2 PLUS the 40-credit Philosophical Project
Students taking 40 credits in History and 80 credits in Philosophy History: Students choose two co-requisite Special Subject Modules to the value of 40 credits (20 credits in each semester) Philosophy: Students choose 40 credits of options (20 in each semester) plus the 40-credit Philosophical Project
Students taking 40 credits in History must choose TWO co-requisite Specials Subjects to the value of 40 credits (20 credits in each semester)
Students taking 60-80 credits in History may choose TWO co-requisite Specials Subjects to the value of 40 credits (20 credits in each semester)
This list is indicative; not all modules will run each year depending on staff availability.
History Advanced Options. Students taking 60-80 credits in History may choose ONE 20-credit option in Semester 1 and/or ONE 20-credit option in Semester 2. The following options will be grouped into List A (Semester 1) and List B (Semester 2) This list is indicative; not all modules will run each year depending on staff availability.
Students taking 60-80 credits in History may choose ONE 20-credit option in Semester 1 from List A AND/OR ONE 20-credit option in Semester 2 from List B.
This list is indicative; not all modules will run each year depending on staff availability.
With the approval of the programme lead students may also take 20 credits of approved modules offered by a School or Department other than History in place of one of the Options on Lists A AND/OR B. Other Departmental options: Credits must still be evenly balanced across semesters.
Theology and Religion Department optional modules available to History students:
