Programme Specification
BA(Hons) History
Academic Year: 2014/15
This specification provides a concise summary of the main features of the programme and the learning outcomes that a typical student might reasonably be expected to achieve and demonstrate if full advantage is taken of the learning opportunities that are provided.
This specification applies to delivery of the programme in the Academic Year indicated above. Prospective students reviewing this information for a later year of study should be aware that these details are subject to change as outlined in our Terms and Conditions of Study.
This specification should be read in conjunction with:
- Reg. XX (Undergraduate Awards) (see University Regulations)
- Module Specifications
- Summary
- Aims
- Learning outcomes
- Structure
- Progression & weighting
Programme summary
Awarding body/institution | Loughborough University |
Teaching institution (if different) | |
Owning school/department | Department of Politics, History and International Relations - pre 2018 |
Details of accreditation by a professional/statutory body | |
Final award | BA(Hons)/BA(Hons)+ DPS/DIntS |
Programme title | History |
Programme code | EUUB09 |
Length of programme | The duration of the Programme is 6 Semesters (three-year Programme) or 6 Semesters plus one academic year (four-year thick sandwich Programme). The three-year Programme allows, at Part B (Semester Two) for a course of study to be taught in English at a foreign University |
UCAS code | |
Admissions criteria | http://www.lboro.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/departments/phir/history/
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Date at which the programme specification was published | Tue, 09 Sep 2014 09:43:31 BST |
1. Programme Aims
· To equip students with knowledge, understanding and skills in Modern History.
· To develop an understanding of the value of history both as an area of study and a tool for analysing the contemporary world by fostering critical, creative and independent thinking and a sensitive and disciplined approach to the subject
· To stimulate students' enthusiasm for history through the deployment of cutting-edge teaching technologies and pedagogies designed to encourage student engagement.
· To foster, enhance and advance students' personal development through a range of individual and team based learning activities.
· To develop competence and practical skills which are transferable to a wide range of professions and careers as well as life experiences.
2. Relevant subject benchmark statements and other external reference points used to inform programme outcomes:
- QAA Subject Benchmarking Statement – History
- Framework for Higher Education Qualifications
- Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services, Careers Education Benchmark Statement
- University Learning and Teaching Strategy
3. Programme Learning Outcomes
3.1 Knowledge and Understanding
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
1. the idea of academic disciplines as dynamic, plural and contested; developed within the broader framework of the social sciences and humanities;
2. the potential applications of concepts within a broader critical framework;
3. the main methodologies used in the analysis and interpretation of texts, other sources and data;
4. past societies and historical processes over a chronological and geographical range, encompassing the modern history of Britain, Europe, and the World;
5. the use of primary evidence in historical argument;
6. History as an academic discipline, its schools of interpretations, and the variety of methodological approaches and theoretical foundations.
3.2 Skills and other attributes
a. Subject-specific cognitive skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
1. demonstrate knowledge of cultural, political and social difference, through the analysis of the past;
2. abstract and synthesise information in order to discuss changes in ways of thinking, cultural practices and behaviours over time;
3. assess the merits of contrasting theories, explanations and arguments;
4. critically evaluate and interpret a range of evidence, including texts, oral histories, visual materials other virtual sources and data;
5. critically assess the construction of history as a political, cultural and social practice;
6. appreciate the complexities and diversity of past events and mentalities;
7. show a critical awareness of the problems inherent in historical sources and in interpreting the past.
b. Subject-specific practical skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
1. locate and retrieve information using a variety of research methods;
2. select, combine, and interpret different types of source material;
3. recognise and critically debate moral and ethical issues underpinning particular debates or enquiries;
4. deploy bibliographic skills, including accuracy in the citation of sources and the use of proper conventions in the presentation of scholarly work
5. present cogent and persuasive arguments in oral, written and practical form;
6. undertake independent learning and research.
c. Key transferable skills:
1. undertake problem-solving and decision-making;
2. develop a reasoned argument;
3. solve problems with imagination and creativity;
4. communicate effectively in speech and writing;
5. work individually and in collaboration with others, demonstrating initiative and self-management;
6. use information and communication technologies for the retrieval and presentation of information.
4. Programme structure
Candidates following the four-year programme are required to undertake an academic year abroad (Part I) which occurs between Part B and Part C at a French-, German- or Spanish-speaking university, following an approved course of study leading to the Diploma in International Studies in accordance with Senate Regulation XI. Candidates may also follow an approved course of study at a foreign university where teaching is in English leading to the Diploma in International Studies in accordance with Senate Regulation XI.
Candidates following the four-year thick sandwich programme are required to spend the third academic year (Part I) EITHER undertaking an approved Assistantship at a school or other approved placement in a French-, German- or Spanish-speaking country, leading to the Diploma in International Studies in accordance with Senate Regulation XI, OR undertaking an approved placement in the UK or abroad leading to the Diploma in Professional Studies in accordance with Senate Regulation XI. Participation in study abroad or a placement is subject to Departmental approval and satisfactory academic performance during Parts A and B.
4.1 Content
Part A – Introductory Modules
Semester 1
(i) COMPULSORY MODULES (total modular weight 50)
Code |
Title |
Modular Weight |
EUA001 |
Introduction to Academic Studies |
10 |
EUA701 |
Modern Europe: From the Enlightenment to the Present |
20 |
EUA705 |
The Atlantic World: The Americas, Europe, and Africa since the 15th century |
20 |
(ii) ELECTIVE MODULES (total modular weight 10)
Candidates choose one elective subject group, which must be followed throughout Part A from:
Communications and Media Studies: SSA301
Criminology and Social Policy: SSA201
Economics: ECA001
English: EAA101
French: 10 credit module from a list produced by the Department of Politics, History and International Relations, depending on candidates’ previous qualifications
German: 10 credit module from a list produced by the Department of Politics, History and International Relations, depending on candidates’ previous qualifications
Geography: GYA004
International Relations: EUA620
Business: BSA505
Mandarin Chinese: EUL401
Politics: EUA620
Social Psychology: SSA102
Sociology: SSA001
Spanish: 10 credit module from a list produced by the Department of Politics, History and International Relations, depending on candidates’ previous qualifications
Semester 2
(i) COMPULSORY MODULES (total modular weight 50)
Code |
Title |
Modular Weight |
EUA703 |
Modern World History: New Perspectives |
20 |
EUA704 |
What is History? |
10 |
EUA706 |
History Fieldtrip |
20 |
(ii) ELECTIVE MODULES (total modular weight 10)
Communication and Media Studies: SSA302
Criminology and Social Policy: SSA202
Economics: ECA001
English: EAA201
French: 10 credit module from a list produced by the Department of Politics, History and International Relations, depending on candidates’ previous qualifications
Geography: GYA104
German: 10 credit module from a list produced by the Department of Politics, History and International Relations, depending on candidates’ previous qualifications
International Relations: EUA617
Business: BSA506
Mandarin Chinese: EUL422
Politics: EUA607
Social Psychology: SSA101
Sociology: SSA002
Spanish: 10 credit module from a list produced by the Department of Politics, History and International Relations, depending on students’ previous qualifications and experience.
Part B – Degree Modules
EITHER – STANDARD ROUTE
Semester 1
(i) COMPULSORY MODULES
None
(ii) OPTIONAL MODULES (total modular weight 50)
Module Code |
Module Title |
Module Weight |
EUB702 |
Cold War Europe (20 credit)
|
20 |
EUB703 |
Cold War Europe (10 credit)
|
10 |
EUB704 |
Modern South Asia: Politics, Society & Culture (20 credit) |
20 |
EUB705 |
Modern South Asia: Politics, Society & Culture (10 credit) |
10 |
EUB706 |
Twentieth-Century Britain (20 credit)
|
20 |
EUB707 |
Twentieth-Century Britain (10 credit)
|
10 |
EUB722 |
Modern France: A History of Conflict? (20 credit) |
20 |
EUB723 |
Modern France: A History of Conflict? (10 credit) |
10 |
EUB724 |
Slavery In Global History (20 credit)
|
20 |
EUB725 |
Slavery in Global History (10 credit)
|
10 |
(iii) ELECTIVE MODULES (total modular weight 10)
Candidates must choose 10 credits from one of the subject groups listed in section 4.1, Part A, Semester 1 (ii) of these Programme specifications. Lists of available modules will be published each year by the Department of Politics, History and International Relations. Choices of elective subject modules will be subject to satisfying any prerequisites set out in individual module specifications. As a result of options choices, students may not be registered for more than 70 credits or fewer than 50 credits in any one Semester.
Semester 2
(i) COMPULSORY MODULES (total modular weight 10)
Code |
Title |
Modular Weight |
EUB708 |
Crafting a Dissertation |
10 |
(ii) OPTIONAL MODULES (total modular weight 40)
Code |
Title |
Modular Weight |
EUB712 |
Modern Germany: From Racial Dictatorship to Recivilization (20 credits) |
20 |
EUB713 |
Modern Germany: From Racial Dictatorship to Recivilization (10 credits) |
10 |
EUB714 |
Modern China in a Global Perspective (20 credits) |
20 |
EUB715 |
Modern China in a Global Perspective (10 credits) |
10 |
EUB720 |
The Soviet Union in World Politics (20 credits) |
20 |
EUB721 |
The Soviet Union in World Politics (10 credits) |
10 |
EUB726 |
British Social History, 1918-1979: Other Worlds of Labour (20 credits) |
20 |
EUB727 |
British Social History, 1918-1979: Other Worlds of Labour (10 credits) |
10 |
EUB633 |
Enterprise, Employability and Personal Development |
10 |
(iii) ELECTIVE MODULES (total modular weight 10)
Candidates must choose 10 credits from one of the subject groups listed in section 4.1, Part A, Semester 1 (ii) of these Programme specifications. Lists of available modules will be published each year by the Department of Politics, History and International Relations. Choices of elective subject modules will be subject to satisfying any prerequisites set out in individual module specifications. As a result of options choices, students may not be registered for more than 70 credits or fewer than 50 credits in any one Semester.
OR – INTERNATIONAL SEMESTER ROUTE
Candidates may replace the modules required for Part B Semester Two with an approved course of study taught in English at a foreign University. In Semester Two, candidates will undertake assessed work equivalent to 60 credits as follows:
(i) COMPULSORY MODULES (total modular weight 10)
Code |
Title |
Modular Weight |
EUB001 |
International Semester |
50 |
EUB709 |
Crafting a Dissertation (Distance Learning) |
10 |
Part C – Degree Modules
Semesters 1 and 2
In choosing optional and elective subjects, candidates must ensure that they study a minimum of 50 credits in each Semester, including the Dissertation in History which runs across the year and constitutes 20 credits per semester.
(i) COMPULSORY MODULES (total modular weight 40)
Code |
Title |
Modular Weight |
EUC701 |
Dissertation in History |
40 |
(ii) OPTIONAL MODULES (total modular weight 60)
Candidates choose a modular weight of 60 over Semesters 1 and 2.
Module Code
|
Module Title |
Module Weight |
Semester |
EUC702 |
Muslim Lives: Autobiography, History and Identity |
20 |
1 |
EUC703 |
The Beatles and the 1960
|
20 |
1 |
EUC711 |
The Boxer War in China, 1898-1900: A Clash of Civilizations? |
20 |
1 |
EUC705 |
The Rise of the Nazis |
20
|
2 |
EUC713
|
From Prohibition to the ‘Swinging Sixties’: The United States 1918-1969 |
20 |
2 |
EUC714
|
The Soviet Security State |
20 |
2 |
(iii) ELECTIVE MODULES (total modular weight 20)
Semesters 1 and 2
Candidates must choose 20 credits from one of the subject groups listed in section 4.1, Part A, Semester 1 (ii) of these Programme specifications. Lists of available modules will be published each year by the Department of Politics, History and International Relations. Choices of elective subject modules will be subject to satisfying any prerequisites set out in individual module specifications.
5. Criteria for Progression and Degree Award
In order to progress from Part A to Part B, from Part B to C, and to be eligible for the award of an Honours degree, candidates must not only satisfy the minimum credit requirements set out in Regulation XX but also achieve a module mark of at least 30% in all modules in each Part.
Provision will be made in accordance with Regulation XX for candidates who have the right of reassessment in any Part of the programme to undergo re-assessment in the University’s special assessment period.
6. Relative Weighting of Parts of the Programme for the Purposes of Final Degree Classification
Candidates' final degree classification will be determined on the basis of their performance in degree level Module Assessments in Parts B and C. The percentage mark for each Part will be combined in the ratio Part B 40%, Part C 60% to determine the final programme percentage mark.