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Programme Requirements for 2026/27 Session


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B.A. History and Politics with Year Abroad Full-time

Year: 4
2026/27 Session

Students must choose ONE 40-credit Independent Study module.

Students choosing to do an 80:40 split in one particular department must take the relevant independent study module.

Students taking 40 credits in History must choose TWO co-requisite Specials Subjects to the value of 40 credits (20 credits in each semester).

All optional lists are indicative; not all modules will run year depending on staff availability.

Credits must be evenly balanced across semesters.

Students taking 80 credits in History and 40 credits in Politics
History: Students choose TWO co-requisite Special Subject Modules to the value of 40 credits (20 credits in each semester) PLUS the 40-credit History Dissertation.

Politics: Students choose 40-credits of options (20 in each Semester).

OR

History: Students choose 40-credits of options (20 in each Semester PLUS the 40-credit History Dissertation.

Politics: Students choose 40-credits of options (20 in each Semester).

Students taking 60 credits in History and 60 credits in Politics
History: Students choose ONE 20-credit option in Semester 1 PLUS the 40-credit History dissertation.

Politics: 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 History dissertation.

Politics: 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.

Politics: Students choose ONE 20-credit option in Semester 1 PLUS the 40-credit Politics dissertation.



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.

Politics: Students choose ONE 20-credit option in Semester 2 PLUS the 40-credit Politics dissertation.

Students taking 40 credits in History and 80 credits in Politics
History: Students choose two co-requisite Special Subject Modules to the value of 40 credits (20 credits in each semester)

Politics: Students choose 40-credits of options (20 in each Semester PLUS the 40-credit Politics Dissertation.

Students must choose one of the following Independent Study modules:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
Dissertation 09 23512 40 Full Term
LH Dissertation 08 20905 40 Full Term

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 Special Subjects (A) in Semester 1:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LH Special Subject: 1066, 1099: Chronicling Conquest on the Frontiers of Medieval Europe: A 09 36066 20 Semester 1
LH Special Subject: A History of the Tudors in 100 Objects A 09 32131 20 Semester 1
LH Special Subject: After Hitler: Politics and Society in (West) Germany during the Adenauer Era, 1945-1965 A 09 30957 20 Semester 1
LH Special Subject: Beauty, Blood, Sweat and Tears: The Body in Britain, c1680-1820: A 09 35001 20 Semester 1
LH Special Subject: Britain and the First World War A 09 37867 20 Semester 1
LH Special Subject: British Women and Internationalism since 1850 A 09 30931 20 Semester 1
LH Special Subject: Conflict, nationalism and genocide in East Central Europe, ca. 1880 – 1953 A 09 32127 20 Semester 1
LH Special Subject: Dossers: Homelessness in Modern Britain, 1900 to Present A 09 30932 20 Semester 1
LH Special Subject: Egypt in Revolution. Modernity, Masculinity and Revolution in 20th Century Egypt A 09 37120 20 Semester 1
LH Special Subject: Facing the Fuhrer, the Duce and the Emperor: British Foreign and Defence Policies, 1931-1942 A 09 30956 20 Semester 1
LH Special Subject: Games without Thrones? North Atlantic Societies in the wake of the Vikings, c.800-c.1200 A 09 37112 20 Semester 1
LH Special Subject: Global Cities and Urban Lives, 1690-1914 A 09 37122 20 Semester 1
LH Special Subject: Gross Indecency to Gay Marriage? Gender and Sexual Minorities in the British World A 09 37124 20 Semester 1
LH Special Subject: Gunpowder, Treason and Plot: England under Elizabeth I and James I A 09 37956 20 Semester 1
LH Special Subject: People of the Aftermath: British Culture in the 1920s and 1930s A 09 30955 20 Semester 1
LH Special Subject: Terrorising History: Terrorist Motivations, Methods, and Mayhem A 09 30960 20 Semester 1
LH Special Subject: The Revolting Right: Conservative Activism in Post-war Britain A 09 30958 20 Semester 1
LH Special Subject: The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich A 09 31842 20 Semester 1
LH Special Subject: Where There Is Discord: Making Thatcher’s Britain A 09 30959 20 Semester 1
LH Special Subject: Women and Social Movements in Brazil: A 09 35005 20 Semester 1
LH Special Subject: Empire comes home: India in the making of Britain: A 09 38883 20 Semester 1
LH Special Subject: Fighting Over Freedom: American Political Ideas from Revolution to Civil War A 09 38880 20 Semester 1

History Special Subjects (B) in Semester 2:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LH Special Subject: 1066, 1099: Chronicling Conquest on the Frontiers of Medieval Europe: B 09 36067 20 Semester 2
LH Special Subject: A History of the Tudors in 100 Objects B 09 32129 20 Semester 2
LH Special Subject: After Hitler: Politics and Society in (West) Germany during the Adenauer Era, 1945-1965 B 09 31114 20 Semester 2
LH Special Subject: Beauty, Blood, Sweat and Tears: The Body in Britain, c1680-1820: B 09 35002 20 Semester 2
LH Special Subject: Britain and the First World War B 09 37868 20 Semester 2
LH Special Subject: British Women and Internationalism since 1850 B 09 31109 20 Semester 2
LH Special Subject: Conflict, nationalism and genocide in East Central Europe, ca. 1880 – 1953 B 09 32125 20 Semester 2
LH Special Subject: Dossers: Homelessness in Modern Britain, 1900 to Present B 09 31110 20 Semester 2
LH Special Subject: Egypt in Revolution. Modernity, Masculinity and Revolution in 20th Century Egypt B 09 37121 20 Semester 2
LH Special Subject: Facing the Fuhrer, the Duce and the Emperor: British Foreign and Defence Policies, 1931-1942 B 09 31113 20 Semester 2
LH Special Subject: Games without Thrones? North Atlantic Societies in the wake of the Vikings, c.800-c.1200 B 09 37116 20 Semester 2
LH Special Subject: Global Cities and Urban Lives, 1690-1914 B 09 37123 20 Semester 2
LH Special Subject: Gross Indecency to Gay Marriage? Gender and Sexual Minorities in the British World B 09 37125 20 Semester 2
LH Special Subject: Gunpowder, Treason and Plot: England under Elizabeth I and James I B 09 37958 20 Semester 2
LH Special Subject: People of the Aftermath: British Culture in the 1920s and 1930s B 09 31112 20 Semester 2
LH Special Subject: Terrorising History: Terrorist Motivations, Methods, and Mayhem B 09 31117 20 Semester 2
LH Special Subject: The Revolting Right: Conservative Activism in Post-war Britain B 09 31115 20 Semester 2
LH Special Subject: The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich B 09 31840 20 Semester 2
LH Special Subject: Where There Is Discord: Making Thatcher’s Britain B 09 31116 20 Semester 2
LH Special Subject: Women and Social Movements in Brazil: B 09 35006 20 Semester 2
LH Special Subject: Empire comes home: India in the making of Britain: B 09 38884 20 Semester 2
LH Special Subject: Fighting Over Freedom: American Political Ideas from Revolution to Civil War B 09 38879 20 Semester 2

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.

List A (Semester 1)

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.

List B (Semester 2).

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 or 40 credits of approved module or modules offered by a School or Department other than History in place of one or two of the Options from Lists A and/or B.

Credits must still be evenly balanced across semesters.

Theology and Religion Department optional modules available to History students. This list is indicative; not all modules will run each year depending on staff availability:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
Atlantic Slavery: West Africa and the Caribbean 09 22696 20 Semester 2
LH Anthropology of Migration 09 31404 20 Semester 1
LH Anticolonial, Postcolonial, Decolonial 09 37917 20 Semester 1
LH Development in Africa 09 37919 20 Semester 2
LH Ethnographies of the Marginalised 09 29673 20 Semester 2
LH From Colony to Nation: Ghana 1874-1966 09 28015 20 Semester 1
LH Gender and Colonialism in African History 09 37921 20 Semester 1
LH Kinship, Gender and Sexuality 09 29604 20 Semester 1
LH Machine Learning and Intelligent Data Analysis 06 30437 20 Semester 1
LH Political Anthropology 09 35014 20 Semester 2
LH Religion and Ritual 09 28072 20 Semester 2
LH The Anthropology of Tomorrow 09 38811 20 Semester 2
LH Urban Anthropology 09 31887 20 Semester 2
The Social Life of the Economy 09 24821 20 Semester 1

POLSIS Options. Students choose between 40-60 credits of optional modules:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LH Advanced Modern Asia 08 19471 20 Semester 1
LH Contemporary International Political Economy 08 20911 20 Semester 1
LH Controversies in Contemporary Democracies 08 22555 20 Semester 1
LH International Negotiation 08 37821 20 Semester 1
LH Regionalism and the Global South 08 37823 20 Semester 2
LH Social Justice and Politics 08 37824 20 Semester 1
LH Statelessness and Citizenship 08 37825 20 Semester 1
LH The Politics of Protest and Dissent 08 37822 20 Semester 1
LH Topics in British Politics 08 20912 20 Semester 1