Students choose 100 credits of optional modules: credits must be evenly balanced across semesters.
All students must take ONE 20-credit History option in Semester 1 from List A in addition to the compulsory LI module Topics in History in Semester 2.
Students taking 60 or 80 credits in either department may replace 20 credits with ONE 20 credit Professional or Future Skills module. All students must do at least 40 credits in each department.
All optional lists are indicative; not all modules will run each year depending on staff availability.
Credits must be evenly balanced across semesters.
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 taking 80 credits in History and 40 credits in philosophy History: Students will choose ONE 20-credit option in Semester 1 from History List A PLUS EITHER History in Theory in Practice OR a Skills module in Semester 1 and ONE 20-credit Research Methods option in Semester 2 from List C. You will also take the compulsory 20-credit Topics in History module in Semester 2. Philosophy: Students choose 40 credits of optional modules
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History: Students will choose ONE 20-credit option from List A and EITHER History in Theory in Practice OR a Skills module in Semester 1. Students choose ONE 20-credit option from List B in Semester 2. You will also take the compulsory 20-credit Topics in History module in Semester 2. Philosophy: Philosophy: Students choose 40 credits of optional modules (20 in each Semester)
Students taking 60 credits in History and 60 credits in Philosophy
History: Students will choose ONE 20-credit option in Semester 1 from History List A AND History in Theory and Practice. You will also take the compulsory 20-credit Topics in History module in Semester 2. Philosophy: Students choose ONE 20-credit option in Semester 1 AND TWO 20-credit options in Semester 2, which may include ONE 20-credit Skills module in either Semester.
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History: Students will choose ONE 20-credit option in Semester 1 from History List A AND ONE 20-credit skills module in Semester 1. You will also take the compulsory 20- credit Topics in History module in Semester 2. Philosophy: Students choose ONE 20-credit option in Semester 1 AND TWO 20-credit options in Semester 2.
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History: Students will choose ONE 20-credit option in Semester 1 from History List A and ONE 20-credit Research Methods option in Semester 2 from History List C. You will also take the compulsory 20-credit Topics in History module Philosophy: Students choose TWO 20-credit options in Semester 1 AND ONE 20-credit option in Semester 2, which may include ONE 20-credit Skills module in either Semester.
Students taking 40 credits in History and 80 credits in Philosophy History: Students must choose ONE 20 credit option in Semester 1 from History List A. You will also take the compulsory 20-credit Topics in History module in Semester 2.
Philosophy: Students choose TWO 20-credit options in each Semester, which may include ONE 20-credit Skills module.
All students choose ONE 20-credit option in Semester 1 from list A. Students taking 60-80 credits in History may also choose ONE 20-credit option in Semester 2 from list B.
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.
With the approval of the programme leader students may also take up to 40 credits of approved modules offered by a School or Department other than History in place of one or two Options on Lists A and/or B. Other Departmental options: Credits must still be evenly balanced across semesters.
Theology and Religion Department optional module available to History students.
DASA Department optional modules available to History students. This list is indicative; not all modules will run each year depending on staff availability:
Philosophy options. Students choose between 40 and 80 credits. This list is indicative; not all modules will run each year depending on staff availability.
Students taking 60 or 80 credits in History may also choose the 20 credit LI History in Theory and Practice module Semester 1 module below OR ONE 20-credit Skills module in Semester 1. OR Students taking 60-80 credits in Philosophy may choose ONE 20-credit skills module in either Semester.
OR Students may also apply to undertake a Professional Skills module at level I. If successful this will be taken in place Skills module at level I. If successful this will be taken in of 20 credits of taught modules. The credits to be dropped will be discussed with the programme convenor. The placement can be taken either during the summer vacation (part-time or full-time) or during semester 1 (part-time only). The placement must be completed prior to the Christmas vacation. Students undertaking a Professional Skills module at level I will not be able to undertake a Professional Skills module at level H.
