The University’s Enhanced Curriculum Framework permits 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 complete less than 160 credits in one of their disciplines will graduate with a major/minor degree.
Students choose 80-credits of optional modules.
Students must take a minimum of 40-credits in History and a minimum of 40-credits in English Language.
Students may take a Professional Skills Module in place of 20-credits of English Language optional modules in semester 1.
Students must take at least one option in the discipline in which they are completing independent study.
Students must take 40-credits of optional modules in each semester.
All optional lists are indicative; not all modules will run each year depending on staff availability.
Students taking 80 credits in English Language and 40 credits in History
English Language: 40 credit English Language Dissertation, one semester 1 option and one semester 2 option
History: Students choose two co-requisite Special Subject Modules to the value of 40 credits (20 credits in each semester)
Students taking 60 credits in English Language and 60 credits in History:
English Language: 40 credit English Language Dissertation and one semester 1 option
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.
OR
English Language: 40 credit English Language Dissertation and one semester 2 option
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.
OR
English Language: two semester 1 options and one semester 2 option
History: Students choose ONE 20-credit optional module in Semester 2 PLUS the 40-credit Dissertation
OR
English Language: one semester 1 option and two semester 2 options
History: Students choose ONE 20-credit optional module in Semester 1 plus the 40-credit Dissertation
Students taking 40 credits in English Language and 80 credits in History:
English Language: one semester 1 option and one semester 2 option
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.
OR
English Language: one semester 1 option and one semester 2 option
History: Students choose ONE 20-credit option in Semester 1 and ONE 20-credit option in Semester 2 plus the 40-credit History Dissertation.
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.
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 or B.
Credits must still be evenly balanced across semesters.
Theology and Religion Department optional modules available to History students:
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.
