History BA

Course

In Uxbridge

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Location

    Uxbridge

  • Duration

    3 Years

  • Start date

    September

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Location

Start date

Uxbridge (Middlesex)
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Kingston Lane, UB8 3PH

Start date

SeptemberEnrolment now open

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Subjects

  • History Politics
  • Foreign Policy
  • Writing Skills
  • Media
  • Governance
  • American Politics
  • Cinema
  • Writing
  • Conflict
  • Politics

Course programme

Course Content

You can choose from a wide selection of modules each of which may have a discrete emphasis on social, economic, political, intellectual or cultural history, or may weave one or more of these perspectives together.

The BA consists of both compulsory and optional modules, a typical selection can be found below. Modules can vary from year to year, but these offer a good idea of what we teach.

Level 1

Compulsory

Revolution, Liberty and the Origins of American Democracy

What is History?

Capital, Labour and Power: Britain 1707-1939

History, Memory and Culture in Europe since 1789

The Making of the Modern World

Migration and the Settler World, 1600-1914

Level 2

Compulsory

Historians and their Craft

Optional

Choose 5 from the following:

US Foreign Policy from World War 2 to the end of the Cold War

Issues in American Politics

Slavery and Abolition in the Atlantic World

The First World War - Causes, Course, Consequences

Australia and The Modern World

Themes in the History of Modern Africa

The State and Revolution

The History of Political Cinema

History of the Women’s Movement in the West, c. 1790-1930

Level 3

Compulsory

Dissertation

Optional

Psychogeography

The Arab-Israeli Conflict

Monstrosity in Political Thought and Literature, 1500-1900

Globalisation and Governance

Empire, Imperialism and Hegemony

Media, Politics and Power in America

Marx and Marxism

Intelligence and National Security

Fascism

The Second World War

The History and Politics of Heritage

The British Maritime World, 1660-1815

Crisis and Critique

Final Dissertation

Students produce a 12,000 word dissertation on a subject of their choice. This major piece of work, undertaken with the support of a dissertation tutor, will give you the valuable opportunity to demonstrate research and writing skills. It is written on a subject relevant to your particular course of study and may well relate to your future career plans.

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Additional information

Special Features

  • Ranked third for History in The Guardian University Guide 2014, with only Cambridge and St. Andrews ahead of Brunel in this subject area.
  • You will have the opportunity to study a range of history from Britain, Europe and the wider world.
  • You will have plenty of opportunities to shape your degree programme to meet your own interests and aptitudes.
  • There is a work placement module available.
  • You will receive expert teaching from lecturers who are recognised in their fields.
  • Students have easy access to multiple  resources in London, such as  national and international museums, galleries, libraries (including the British Newspaper Library) and the Public Records Office which contains a wealth of information on social and economic history in Britain and Europe.
  • The Department has been a long-standing member of the Erasmus exchange scheme and students have the opportunity to spend part of their degree at the National University of Ireland (Maynooth) and the University of Cyprus.

History BA

Price on request