History and History of Art BA

Please note: You will take 120 credits of modules in each year of study. The modules listed on the website for this programme are regularly reviewed to ensure they are up-to-date and informed by the latest research and teaching methods. Unless indicated otherwise, the modules listed for this programme are for students starting in 2020. On rare occasions, we may need to make unexpected changes to compulsory modules; in this event we will contact offer holders as soon as possible to inform or consult them as appropriate.

Every degree programme at the University is divided into 120 credits of study for each year of the programme. In the first year of a Joint Honours programme, you will study 60 credits in each subject as you learn the core elements of the disciplines. We recognise that students on Joint Honours programmes might come to favour one subject slightly more than another. To account for this, we have added more flexibility into the second and final years of our programmes. In the second year, you can stick with the 60-60 split between the two subjects or shift to a 80-40 credit weighting, effectively a major/ minor combination. You can either go back to 60-60 in the final year, maintain the same 80-40 split or reverse the major and the minor and go to a 40-80 weighting.

History compulsory modules:

• Practising History (A): Skills in History (10)
• Practising History (B): Approaches in History (10)
• Discovering the Middle Ages (20) OR The Making of the Modern World 1500-1800 (20)
• Living in the Middle Ages (20) OR The Making of the Contemporary World: Modern History c.1800 to the Present (20) OR War and Society (20) OR United States History 1865-2000 (20)

Detailed descriptions of Year 1 History compulsory modules

History of Art compulsory modules

• Historical Concepts in the History of Art (20)
• Debates and Methods in the History of Art (20)
• Writing Art's Histories 1 (10)
• Writing Art's Histories 2 (10)

Detailed descriptions of Year 1 History of Art compulsory modules

History compulsory modules

• 80 credits - Group Research; History Option A and B; choose from either History in Theory and Practice, Research Methods OR Professional Skills
• 60 credits - Group Research; History Option; choose from either History in Theory and Practice, Research Methods OR Professional Skills
• 40 credits - Group Research; History Option

Detailed descriptions of Year 2 compulsory modules

You will also make up your remaining History credits with optional modules

History of Art compulsory modules

• 80 credits - Art History in the Field (10); Research Techniques in History of Art (10)
• 60 credits - Art History in the Field (10); Research Techniques in History of Art (10)
• 40 credits - No compulsory modules, you will spend your History of Art credits in optional modules

Detailed descriptions of Year 2 compulsory modules

You will also make up your remaining History of Art credits with optional modules

You can apply to study abroad for a year in an approved university around the world. If you achieve a grade of 2.1 or above in your first year then you will be invited to apply for a Year Abroad in your second year. If your application is successful, you will go abroad in your third year and return to us for your final year. Find out more.

History compulsory modules

• 80 credits - either Special Subject A and B OR History Dissertation; History Advanced Option A and B
• 60 credits - either Special Subject A and B OR History Dissertation; History Advanced Option
• 40 credits - either Special Subject A and B OR History Dissertation

Detailed description of History Final Year modules

You will also make up your remaining History credits with optional modules

History of Art compulsory module

• 80 credits - Dissertation (40 or 20 - if not taking in History)
• 60 credits - Dissertation (40 or 20 - if not taking in History)
• 40 credits - No compulsory modules, you will spend your History of Art credits in optional modules

Detailed descriptions of History of Art Final Year compulsory modules

You will also make up your remaining History of Art credits with optional modules