History and Sociology BA

University of Sheffield

Bachelor's degree

In Sheffield

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Sheffield

  • Duration

    3 Years

  • Start date

    Different dates available

By studying both history and sociology, you'll develop an understanding of past societies and patterns of social change.

History modules cover past societies from the late Roman through to the modern period, addressing political, social and cultural themes in history. You'll learn to exercise independent judgement, to be critical of accepted opinion and to present your arguments effectively.

Sociology modules cover the fundamentals of sociological analysis. Subjects include crime and deviance, religion and belief, migration, surveillance, race and racism and new genetics. You will also learn research and information retrieval techniques.

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Sheffield (South Yorkshire)
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Western Bank, S10 2TN

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About this course

History graduates are highly skilled and readily employable. Our students become history teachers, accountants and consultants, civil servants, lawyers, museum curators, archivists and journalists. Many also continue to masters or doctorate level.

Companies that have employed our graduates include Accenture, Ernst and Young, PricewaterhouseCoopers and DLA Piper. You'll also find our graduates in organisations ranging from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, to the Imperial War Museum and the National Archives, to BBC online and The Guardian.

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2018

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Subjects

  • Surveillance
  • Sociology
  • Media
  • Social Change
  • Transformation
  • Sociological Theory
  • Analysis
  • Digital Media
  • Multiculturalism
  • Dissertation
  • Modern History

Course programme

First year

Core modules:
  • History Workshop
  • Classical Sociological Theory
  • Exploring Classical Social Thought Seminars
  • Introduction to Social Research
  • The Sociological Imagination Seminar
  • The Sociology of Everyday Life
Optional modules:
  • Empire: From the Ancient World to the Middle Ages
  • Paths from Antiquity to Modernity
  • The Disenchantment of the European World
  • The Making of the Twentieth Century
  • The Transformation of Britain, 1800 to the Present
  • Gender, Sexuality and Society
  • Globalisation and World Cultures
  • Introducing Criminology
  • Understanding Inequality
  • Welfare Politics and the State
Second year

Core modules:
  • Historians and History
  • Sociological Theory and Analysis
Optional modules:
  • A Protestant Nation? Religion, Politics and Culture in England 1560-1640
  • Becoming America, 1690-1763
  • Coercion and Consent in the Third Reich
  • Crime, Justice and Social Policy
  • Culture in Early Modern Europe
  • Digital Media and Social Change
  • Dynamics of Social Change and Policy
  • European Fascism
  • Gender and Sexuality on Modern Britain, 1850 to the Present
  • Gender, Culture and Society: Britain 1689 - 1837
  • Global Lives: South Asian Travel and Migration in the Age of Empire
  • Imperial Germany, 1871-1918
  • Match of the Day: The Nika Riot of 532
  • Murder in the cathedral: the Becket Affair
  • Power and Protest in Late Medieval England, 1348-1509
  • Race, Immigration & Multiculturalism
  • Religion in an Age of Terror: Ancient Texts and the Making of Modern Israel.
  • Social Problems: Policy and Practice
  • Sociology of the Family
  • Sociology of the Media
  • Tenochtitlan, City of Blood and Flowers: Aztec society in the early sixteenth century
  • The Ancient Greek Economy
  • The Archaeology of Anglo-Saxon England
  • The Battle for China's Future, 1839-1949
  • The Celtic West: from the fall of Rome to the Viking Age
  • The Family in Late Antiquity: Romans, Barbarians and Christians
  • The History of American Foreign Relations
  • The Making of Modern India, 1780-1965
  • The Myth of Venice
  • The Northern Ireland 'Troubles' and Peace Process
  • The Rise of Rome and its Empire (c.500-90 BCE)
  • The Sociology of Crime and Deviance
  • The Ten Commandments
  • The Welfare State in Britain, 1900-2015.
  • Tolerance and Dissent in Europe (12th - 16th Centuries)
  • Writing History
Third year

Optional modules:
  • Dissertation
  • A Comparative History of Revolution
  • Anarchy in the UK? Radicals, Democrats & Revolutionaries, 1830-86
  • Anarchy in the UK? Radicals, Democrats & Revolutionaries, 1830-86
  • Breaking up (in) the Carolingian Empire
  • Breaking up (in) the Carolingian Empire
  • Cannibals and Christians: Mexico and Spain, c.1492-1600
  • Cannibals and Christians: Mexico and Spain, c.1492-1600
  • Children and Youth within Developing Societies
  • Cities
  • Cultural Encounters
  • Emotions and identity in twentieth-century Britain: from stiff upper lip to Facebook
  • Emotions and identity in twentieth-century Britain: from stiff upper lip to Facebook
  • Ending the Cold War
  • Ending the Cold War
  • Extended Essay in Sociology
  • Extended Essay in Sociology
  • Fascism and Anti-Fascism in Britain, 1923-1945 I
  • Fascism and Anti-Fascism in Britain, 1923-1945 II
  • Forced into Being: How Involuntary Migration Created Ancient Israel
  • Forced into Being: How Involuntary Migration Created Ancient Israel
  • From Julius Caesar to Augustus: Rome's Revolution (89 BC-14 AD)
  • From Julius Caesar to Augustus: Rome's Revolution (89 BC-14 AD)
  • Half Slave and Half Free: The Origins of the U.S. Civil War
  • Half Slave and Half Free: The Origins of the U.S. Civil War
  • How the World Gets Made
  • How to lie with statistics
  • Humour and Laughter in Eighteenth-Century Britain
  • Humour and Laughter in Eighteenth-Century Britain
  • Intimacy and Personal Relationships
  • Merchants, Mariners and Migrants: The English Overseas, 1570-1624
  • Merchants, Mariners and Migrants: The English Overseas, 1570-1624
  • Protest, Movements and Social Change
  • Resistance & Liberation in South Africa: Gandhi to Mandela
  • Resistance & Liberation in South Africa: Gandhi to Mandela
  • Short Dissertation
  • Social Media, Data and Society
  • Sociology of Evil
  • Sociology of Health, Illness and Medicine
  • Solidarity, Sabotage, Students: Protest in Europe from 1968 to 1989
  • Solidarity, Sabotage, Students: Protest in Europe from 1968 to 1989
  • Stalinism and De-Stalinisation, 1929-1961 I
  • Stalinism and De-Stalinisation, 1929-1961 II
  • The American War in Vietnam, 1945-1975
  • The American War in Vietnam, 1945-1975
  • The Holocaust: The Destruction of European Jewry I
  • The Holocaust: The Destruction of European Jewry II
  • The Paris Commune I
  • The Paris Commune II
  • The Road to Civil War: England 1621-1642 I
  • The Road to Civil War: England 1621-1642 II
  • The Sociology of Organised Crime
  • The Sociology of Surveillance
  • The Spanish Civil War I
  • The Spanish Civil War II
  • The United States and the Cold War, 1945-1975
  • The United States and the Cold War, 1945-1975
  • The Uses of History
  • The Value of Sociology
  • The Wars of the Roses: Empire in Crisis, c.1440-1509
  • The Wars of the Roses: Empire in Crisis, c.1440-1509
  • Tools of Empire? Medicine, Science and Colonialism, 1800-1950
  • Tools of Empire? Medicine, Science and Colonialism, 1800-1950
  • What it means to be human
  • Whiteness, Power and Privilege
The content of our courses is reviewed annually to make sure it's up-to-date and relevant. Individual modules are occasionally updated or withdrawn. This is in response to discoveries through our world-leading research; funding changes; professional accreditation requirements; student or employer feedback; outcomes of reviews; and variations in staff or student numbers.

In the event of any change we'll consult and inform students in good time and take reasonable steps to minimise disruption.

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