History and Philosophy BA
Bachelor's degree
In Birmingham
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Birmingham
Philosophy helps you to acquire the philosophical skills and background knowledge to enable you to engage with some of the deepest questions human beings have ever asked and History can enable you to understand them through past events.
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Subjects
- History of Philosophy
- Joint
- Philosophy
Course programme
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.
Joint Honours flexibilityEvery 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.
First year History compulsory modules- Practising History A: Skills in History (10 credits)
- Practising History B: Approaches to History (10 credits)
Choose one of these two modules:
- Discovering the Middle Ages (20 credits)
- The Making of the Modern World 1500-1800 (20 credits)
Choose one of the following modules:
- Living in the Middle Ages (20 credits)
- The Making of the Contemporary World: Modern History c.1800 to the Present (20 credits)
- War and Society* (20 credits)
- United States History 1865-2000 (20 credits)*
*please note numbers on these modules may be capped
Descriptions of History Joint Honours first year modules
Philosophy compulsory modules- Problems of Philosophy (20 credits)
- The Philosopher's Toolkit (20 credits)
Descriptions of Philosophy Joint Honours first year compulsory modules
You will also take 20 credits of optional modules
Second year History- 80 credits - Group Research; History Option A and B; choose from either History in Theory and Practice, Research Methods or *Professional Skills *please note: places on this module are limited
- 60 credits - Group Research; History Option; choose from either History in Theory and Practice, Research Methods or *Professional Skills *please note: places on this module are limited
- 40 credits - Group Research; History Option
Descriptions of History Joint Honours second year modules
Philosophy- 80 credits - No compulsory modules, only optional modules
- 60 credits - No compulsory modules, only optional modules
- 40 credits - No compulsory modules, only 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.
Final year History- 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
Joint Honours students taking a Special Subject can substitute an Advanced Option for a Joint Honours History Dissertation (20 credits)
Descriptions of History Joint Honours final year modules
Philosophy compulsory modules- 80 credits - Philosophical Project (20 or 40)
- 60 credits - Philosophical Project (20 or 40)
- 40 credits - No compulsory modules, only optional modules
Detailed descriptions of Philosophy Final Year compulsory modules
You will also take your remaining Philosophy credits in optional modules
History and Philosophy BA