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Programme Requirements for 2026/27 Session


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B.A. History with Year Abroad Full-time

Year: 4
2026/27 Session

The following must be taken:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
Dissertation 09 23512 40 Full Term

CAHA Special Subjects A:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
09 37467 0  

Students must choose two co-requisite Special Subject modules 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.

Special Subjects (A) Semester 1:

CAHA Special Subjects A:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LH Special Subject: 1066, 1099: Chronicling Conquest on the Frontiers of Medieval Europe: A 09 37469 20 Semester 1

Students must choose two co-requisite Special Subject modules 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.

Special Subjects (A) Semester 1:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LH Special Subject: A History of the Tudors in 100 Objects A 09 37456 20 Semester 1

Students must choose two co-requisite Special Subject modules 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.

Special Subjects (A) Semester 1:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LH Special Subject: After Hitler: Politics and Society in (West) Germany during the Adenauer Era, 1945-1965 A 09 37369 20 Semester 1

Students must choose two co-requisite Special Subject modules 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.

Special Subjects (A) Semester 1:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LH Special Subject: Beauty, Blood, Sweat and Tears: The Body in Britain, c1680-1820: A 09 37807 20 Semester 1

Students must choose two co-requisite Special Subject modules 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.

Special Subjects (A) Semester 1:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LH Special Subject: Britain and the First World War A 09 37473 20 Semester 1

Students must choose two co-requisite Special Subject modules 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.

Special Subjects (A) Semester 1:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LH Special Subject: British Women and Internationalism since 1850 A 09 37453 20 Semester 1

Students must choose two co-requisite Special Subject modules 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.

Special Subjects (A) Semester 1:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LH Special Subject: Conflict, nationalism and genocide in East Central Europe, ca. 1880 – 1953 A 09 37455 20 Semester 1
Module Title Code Credits Semester
LH Special Subject: Dossers: Homelessness in Modern Britain, 1900 to Present A 09 37368 20 Semester 1

Students must choose two co-requisite Special Subject modules 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.

Special Subjects (A) Semester 1:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LH Special Subject: Egypt in Revolution. Modernity, Masculinity and Revolution in 20th Century Egypt A 09 37459 20 Semester 1

Students must choose two co-requisite Special Subject modules 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.

Special Subjects (A) Semester 1:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LH Special Subject: Facing the Fuhrer, the Duce and the Emperor: British Foreign and Defence Policies, 1931-1942 A 09 37475 20 Semester 1

Students must choose two co-requisite Special Subject modules 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.

Special Subjects (A) Semester 1:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LH Special Subject: Games without Thrones? North Atlantic Societies in the wake of the Vikings, c.800-c.1200 A 09 37465 20 Semester 1

Students must choose two co-requisite Special Subject modules 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.

Special Subjects (A) Semester 1:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LH Special Subject: Global Cities and Urban Lives, 1690-1914 A 09 37371 20 Semester 1

Students must choose two co-requisite Special Subject modules 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.

Special Subjects (A) Semester 1:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LH Special Subject: Gross Indecency to Gay Marriage? Gender and Sexual Minorities in the British World A 09 37808 20 Semester 1

Students must choose two co-requisite Special Subject modules 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.

Special Subjects (A) Semester 1:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LH Special Subject: Gunpowder, Treason and Plot: England under Elizabeth I and James I A 09 37463 20 Semester 1

Students must choose two co-requisite Special Subject modules 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.

Special Subjects (A) Semester 1:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LH Special Subject: People of the Aftermath: British Culture in the 1920s and 1930s A 09 37470 20 Semester 1

Students must choose two co-requisite Special Subject modules 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.

Special Subjects (A) Semester 1:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
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 37457 20 Semester 1

Students must choose two co-requisite Special Subject modules 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.

Special Subjects (A) Semester 1:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LH Special Subject: The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich A 09 27256 20 Semester 1

Students must choose two co-requisite Special Subject modules 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.

Special Subjects (A) Semester 1:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LH Special Subject: Where There Is Discord: Making Thatcher’s Britain A 09 32026 20 Semester 1

Students must choose two co-requisite Special Subject modules 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.

Special Subjects (A) Semester 1:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
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

Students must choose two co-requisite Special Subject modules 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.

Special Subjects (A) Semester 1:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LH Special Subject: Fighting Over Freedom: American Political Ideas from Revolution to Civil War A 09 38880 20 Semester 1

Special Subjects (B) Sem 2:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LH Special Subject: 1066, 1099: Chronicling Conquest on the Frontiers of Medieval Europe: B 09 23536 20 Semester 2

Special Subjects (B) Sem 2:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LH Special Subject: A History of the Tudors in 100 Objects B 09 28093 20 Semester 2

Special Subjects (B) Sem 2:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LH Special Subject: After Hitler: Politics and Society in (West) Germany during the Adenauer Era, 1945-1965 B 09 22891 20 Semester 2

Special Subjects (B) Sem 2:

LH Special Subject: Beauty, Blood, Sweat and Tears: The Body in Britain, c1680-1820: B 09 38790 20 Semester 2

Special Subjects (B) Sem 2:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LH Special Subject: Britain and the First World War B 09 38791 20 Semester 2

Special Subjects (B) Sem 2:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LH Special Subject: British Women and Internationalism since 1850 B 09 38813 20 Semester 2

Special Subjects (B) Sem 2:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LH Special Subject: Conflict, nationalism and genocide in East Central Europe, ca. 1880 – 1953 B 09 38814 20 Semester 2

Special Subjects (B) Sem 2:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LH Special Subject: Dossers: Homelessness in Modern Britain, 1900 to Present B 09 34715 20 Semester 2

Special Subjects (B) Sem 2:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LH Special Subject: Egypt in Revolution. Modernity, Masculinity and Revolution in 20th Century Egypt B 09 34716 20 Semester 2

Special Subjects (B) Sem 2:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LH Special Subject: Facing the Fuhrer, the Duce and the Emperor: British Foreign and Defence Policies, 1931-1942 B 09 38849 20 Semester 2

Special Subjects (B) Sem 2:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
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
Module Title Code Credits Semester
LH Special Subject: Global Cities and Urban Lives, 1690-1914 B 09 37123 20 Semester 2
Module Title Code Credits Semester
LH Special Subject: Gross Indecency to Gay Marriage? Gender and Sexual Minorities in the British World B 09 37125 20 Semester 2
Module Title Code Credits Semester
LH Special Subject: Gunpowder, Treason and Plot: England under Elizabeth I and James I B 09 37958 20 Semester 2

Students may also apply to undertake a Professional Skills module at level H. If successful this will be taken in place of one of their semester 1 taught modules. 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 who undertook a Professional Skills module at level I will not be able to undertake a Professional Skills module at level H.

Special Subjects (B) Sem 2:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
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

LH Advanced Options:

Students must choose ONE 20-credit option in Semester 1. This list is indicative; not all modules will run each year depending on staff availability.

List A (Semester 1) :

LH Advanced Options:

Students must choose ONE 20-credit option in Semester 2.

This list is indicative; not all modules will run each year depending on staff availability. List B (Semester 2):

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 based on staff availability:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LH Historical and Contemporary Debates on the Holocaust 09 37066 20 Semester 1

DASA Department optional modules available to History students.

This list is indicative; not all modules will run each year based 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