History and Archaeology BA

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In Exeter

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Course programme

Programme structure

The modules we outline here provide examples of what you can expect to learn on this degree course based on recent academic teaching. The precise modules available to you in future years may vary depending on staff availability and research interests, new topics of study, timetabling and student demand.

The History and Archaeology degree programme is made up of compulsory (core) and optional modules, which are worth 15 or 30 credits each. Full-time undergraduate students need to complete modules worth a total of 120 credits each year.

Depending on your programme you can take up to 30 credits each year in another subject, for instance a language or business module, to develop career-related skills or just widen your intellectual horizons.

Year 1

The first year gives you a foundational knowledge of historical and archaeological theory and concepts. You will also gain important analytical techniques that will be useful across a range of subjects and research tasks.

Compulsory modules CodeModuleCredits HIH1400Making History 15 Choose either HIH1410 or HIH1420 HIH1410Understanding the Medieval and Early-Modern World30 HIH1420Understanding the Modern World30 ARC1010 Themes in World Archaeology 15 ARC1020 Essential Archaeological Methods 15 Optional modules

You will also study one of the History Sources and Skills modules in Term 2. These modules are designed to give you grounding in some of the main themes and methodologies of History as a subject. They also offer an overview across a broad span of time so that you can decide whether you wish to pursue particular subjects or periods in greater depth in Year 2 or maintain a broader perspective.

CodeModuleCredits History (Sources and Skills) HIH1402Britain, America, and the Global Order, 1846-194615 HIH1406The Opium War: Britain and the Birth of Modern China, 1839-184215 HIH1505The First Crusade15 HIH1535British Naval Power in the Age of Nelson15 HIH1542Magic and Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe15 HIH1543The Norman Conquest15 HIH1553The Supernatural in Early Modern England15 HIH1585Ladies of the Night: Prostitution in the Victorian World15 HIH1596The Good War? The United States in World War II15 HIH1606The Two Island Empires: Anglo-Japanese Encounters 1600-2000 15 HIH1609The Habsburg Monarchy of Austria-Hungary 1867-191815 HIH1610The Rise and Demise of the Raj: India 1857-1947 15 Archaeology ARC1030 Investigating British Archaeology 15 ARC1040 Artefacts and Materials 15 ARC1050 Objects: Contexts and Display 15 ARC1060 Ancient Civilisations of the Mediterranean and Near East 15 ARC1070 Practical Skills in Archaeology 30 Year 2

In the second year you will advance your grasp of historical and archaeological knowledge and methods through a set of compulsory modules. Optional modules enable you to develop specialist knowledge on a range of topics.

Students take one of four possible pathways. Students planning a History Dissertation at stage 3 must take Pathways C or D (including HIH2001 Doing History).

Pathway A: Take two History Level 2 optional modules - one each term.

Pathway B: Take one optional History module (Term 1) and HIH2002 Uses of the Past.

Pathway C: Take HIH2001 Doing History and one optional History module (Term 2).

Pathway D: Take HIH2001 Doing History and HIH2002 Uses of the Past.

Compulsory modules CodeModuleCredits Depending on pathway, take HIH2001 and/or HIH2002 HIH2001Doing History: Perspectives on Sources)30 HIH2002Uses of the Past30 Select one of the fieldwork modules: ARC2003Archaeological Fieldwork Project30 ARC2004Archaeological Field School30 Optional modules

All pathways should take 30 credits of Archaeology Level 2 optional modules. CodeModuleCredits History HIH2092AEurope in the Tenth Century: Continuity and Change30 HIH2108AStuart England30 HIH2179AThe American Empire30 HIH2180AThe Making of Modern China: War, Revolution, and Reform30 HIH2181AThe Witchcraze in Europe and its Colonies c.1300-180030 HIH2182AThe Re-Birth of Europe? Renaissance and Renewal in the Long Twelfth Century30 HIH2183AThe History of the British Conservative Party in the 20th Century30 HIH2184AFrom Conquest to Communism: Central Asia under the Russian and Soviet Empires, 1730-194530 HIH2202ASexuality in C19th and C20th Britain30 HIH2203ACrime and Society in England, 1500-180030 HIH2206ABritish Naval Power 1660-1815: Ideology and Conflict30 HIH2208AMedieval Paris30 HIH2221ABritain, the Mandates and the Modern Middle East30 HIH2229ACulture, Class and Gender30 Archaeology ARC2111North American Prehistory: A Survey15 ARC2114Bronze Age Britain in its European Context15 ARC2118Lords to Lepers: Medieval Social Worlds15 ARC2119Art of the Metal Smith: Cultural Archaeologies of Technical Achievement15 ARC2126Trading Places, Towns, Royal Palaces and Fortifications: Early Medieval Centres in Europe (400-1100AD)15 ARC2127Human Origins15 ARC2128Pyramids and Elephants: The Kingdom of Kush15 ARC2404Romanization: Interaction, Conquest and Change in Late Roman and Iron Age Dacia15 ARC2504Zooarchaeology15 ARC2506AReading Stone Tools15 ARC2512Palaeobotany15 ARC2514Forensic Anthropology15 ARC2601Perspectives in Archaeology15 Year 3

The centre-point of the final year is the dissertation. This provides you with the opportunity to explore an area of interest and to demonstrate what you have learned over the previous years of your degree in either History or Archaeology. You will also take up to three other specialist modules to create a programme of work fully reflecting your interests.

Compulsory modules

Students are only permitted to write one dissertation. Please note, you should only opt for HIH3005 if you have taken HIH2001 Doing History in your second year.

CodeModuleCredits Students to select one of the following: HIH3005General Third-Year Dissertation30 ARC3000Archaeological Dissertation30 ARC3001Joint History and Archaeology Dissertation30 Optional modules

If you have chosen to take ARC3000, select 30 credits of Archaeology Level 3 optional modules and 60 credits of History (Special Subjects) options - one "Sources" module and the corresponding "Context" module.

If you have chosen to take HIH3005, select 30 credits of History (Comparative Histories) Level 3 optional modules and 60 credits of Archaeology options.

CodeModuleCredits History (Special Subjects) HIH3132The Body in Early Modern England: Sources30 HIH3133The Body in Early Modern England: Context30 HIH3180The Spanish Civil War: Sources30 HIH3181The Spanish Civil War: Context30 HIH3206A New Jerusalem? Being Protestant in Post-Reformation England: Sources30 HIH3207A New Jerusalem? Being Protestant in Post-Reformation England: Context30 HIH3208Child Soldiers - War, Society and Humanitarianism in Africa: Sources30 HIH3209Child Soldiers - War, Society and Humanitarianism in Africa: Context30 HIH3257The Russian Revolution: Sources30 HIH3258The Russian Revolution: Context30 HIH3266Magic in the Middle Ages: Sources30 HIH3267Magic in the Middle Ages: Context30 HIH3283Nazism on Trial: Sources30 HIH3284Nazism on Trial: Context30 HIH3296Street Protest and Social Movements in the Modern Era: Sources30 HIH3297Street Protest and Social Movements in the Modern Era: Context30 HIH3298Law, Politics and Society across the British Empire, 1750-1960: Sources30 HIH3299Law, Politics and Society across the British Empire, 1750-1960: Context30 HIH3410The Great War: A Comparative History: Sources30 HIH3411The Great War: A Comparative History: Context30 History (Comparative Histories) HIH3618Power Elites: Ruling Groups across Space and Time30 HIH3619Sexualities30 HIH3626Heroes: Conceptions, Constructions & Representations30 HIH3628Civil Wars30 HIH3629Disease30 HIH3631Empires30 Archaeology ARC3003Professional Placement30 ARC3006Advanced Fieldwork Project15 ARC3111North American Prehistory: A Survey15 ARC3114Bronze Age Britain in its European Context15 ARC3118Lords to Lepers: Medieval Social Worlds15 ARC3119Art of the Metal Smith: Cultural Archaeologies of Technical Achievement15 ARC3126Trading Places, Towns, Royal Palaces and Fortifications: Early Medieval Centres in Europe (400-1100AD)15 ARC3127Human Origins15 ARC3128Pyramids and Elephants: The Kingdom of Kush15 ARC3404Romanization: Interaction, Conquest and Change in Late Roman and Iron Age Dacia15 ARC3506AReading Stone Tools15 ARC3512Palaeobotany15 ARC3601Perspectives in Archaeology15 ARC3611Funerary Osteoarchaeology15 Full module descriptions

For full module descriptions please visit the History website.

History and Archaeology BA

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