History

• Work experience opportunities. Placements are available in archives, libraries and heritage centres.
• Visit aristocratic houses and other sites of historical interest.
• Develop your research, analysis, interpretation, communication and presentation skills.
• Analyse primary documents from the past.
• Study local, national and international history.
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The first year introduces students to a range of traditional class-based modules, from the Roman era through to nineteenth century crime and culture. The aim in year one is to develop historical skills of analysis through primary and secondary source evaluation.

• Introducing Historical Research
• The Roman Empire
• Personal, Professional and Academic Skills
• Crime and Popular Culture in Victorian Britain
• National Identity in Europe 1860-1945

Year Two provides students with the opportunity to study early modern and modern history and develop further the skills learnt in Year 1. Field trips add a practical element and a placement module provides essential experience of the workplace.

• The British in America, 1607-1783
• Life in Tudor England and Wales
• The Georgian Age
• Culture and Belief in Renaissance Europe
• Research Methods in Humanities
• History in the Workplace

Year 3 complements the early modern and modern history of the previous year, with a specific emphasis on British and Welsh history. Students also have the opportunity to undertake a major project of their choice. As with other years, field trips add a practical element to class-room theory.

• Rise of a New Society
• Nineteenth Century Wales
• Revolution and Readjustment in England and Wales 1625-1690
• American Frontiers in the Nineteenth Century
• Dissertation

The information listed in this section is an overview of the academic content of the programme that will take the form of either core or option modules. Modules are designated as core or option in accordance with professional body requirements and internal academic framework review, so may be subject to change.