Description

Type

Bachelor's degree
Location

Telford

Duration

3 Years

The History and War Studies degree provides graduates with the knowledge of the issues, themes, debates and developments related to the analysis of history and war. Our graduates are equipped to develop and sustain debates on the strategic, ethical and philosophical uses of war as well as understanding the full historical contexts within which conflict arises. Alongside subject-specific knowledge, you will develop a wide range of key transferable skills including enhanced communication, analytical and technological proficiency. The degree encourages you to become digitally literate and intellectually curious, with the capacity to work both independently and as part of a wider team to understand, develop and apply solutions to both theoretical and practical problems. These skills equip our graduates to use their knowledge in enterprising and profitable ways in their chosen careers and develop their roles within the wider community.

Facilities

Telford (Shropshire)

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Level 3 Southwater One, Southwater Sqare, Southwater Way, TF3 4JG

Start date

On request

About this course

Course objectives

At the completion of the course you will:

Have an awareness and critical understanding of the problematic nature of interpreting the past and the strategic, ethical and philosophical theories underpinning the subject;
Have an understanding of the varieties of approaches to analysing historical events, the concept of war and war’s implications;
Be familiar with a variety of historical and war-related case studies;
Be able to address historical and contemporary problems in depth using primary and secondary sources;
Be able to use appropriate technologies in digitally literate and enterprising ways to support research, process data and produce written work and presentational material to a variety of audiences;
Have a greater understanding of the value of civic responsibility in your outlook toward and relationships with others in a global context.

Requirements

2019 Entry

‘A’ levels at grades BBC - CCC
BTEC QCF Extended Diploma grade MMM, BTEC QCF Diploma grade DD
Access to HE Diploma full award (Pass of 60 credits - of which a minimum of 45 credits must be at level 3 including 18 at Merit or Distinction).
If you've got other qualifications or relevant experience, please contact The Gateway for further advice before applying.
International student language requirements and application guidance can be found at
Successful completion of the International Foundation Year in Social Sciences guarantees entry on to this course

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Course programme

Semester 1 Starters:

UNDERGRADUATE

Year 1

4WR003 War and the Modern World (20 Credits)

4HS001 The Pursuit of History (20 Credits)

4WR002 Thinking about War and Peace (20 Credits)

4HS003 The Making of Modern Britain, c1700 - c1819 (20 Credits)

4GK006 Success in Higher Education or 4PO005 Campaigning and Citizenship: Women in Britain and its Empire from 1800 to 1950 or 4WL002 Basic Language or 4WL003 Elementary Language (20 Credits)

4PO006 Contemporary Capitalism or 4SL011 Volunteering in the Community or 4GK006 Success in Higher Education or 4WR004 The Holocaust or 4WL003 Elementary Language or 4WL002 Basic Language (20 Credits)

Year 2

5HS002 Revolutionary Ireland 1798-1940 or 5HS006 The Social History of Victorian Britain c1850-c1901 or 5HS008 Migrant Journeys, Migrant Stories. Itinerants, Migrants and Refugees c1800- 1950 or 5HS010 The Great War 1914-1918 (20 Credits)

5WR006 War in Europe 1939-1945 or 5WR007 Political Violence (20 Credits)

5PO006 Contemporary Britain or 5WL001 Basic Language or 5WL002 Elementary Language (20 Credits)

5HS001 The Cold War or 5HS003 Sex and the City: Sexuality in the Long Eighteenth Century or 5HS007 Preserving the Past: Heritage, History and Identity (20 Credits)

5WR004 Terrorism or 5WR002 The Battle for Normandy 1944 or 5WR005 Virtual Warriors: The Evolution of War Gaming (20 Credits)

5SL008 Volunteering in Action or 5WL001 Basic Language or 5WL002 Elementary Language (20 Credits)

Year 3

6HS003 Consumption and the World of Goods: Drink, Drugs and Shopping in Britain, c. 1650-c.1830 or 6HS011 From Reich to Republic. German Society 1871-1924 or 6HS013 Work Placement in the Community or 6HS015 Doing Good? Histories of Charity in Modern Britain and Beyond (20 Credits)

6WR004 Trial by Fire: The American Civil War or 6WR007 Dreadnought to Enterprise: Maritime Warfare c.1900 to the Present Day or 6PO001 Democracy and Terrorism: Conflict Resolution in Northern Ireland (20 Credits)

6HS004 Independent Study in History or 6WR006 War Studies Project or 6HU001 Humanities Business and Community Link or 6WL001 Intermediate/Advanced Language (20 Credits)

6HS001 America: The Rise of a Superpower, 1890-1945 or 6HS006 Youth Culture and Popular Music in Twentieth Century Britain or 6HS010 Germany 1919-1945. From Weimar to Auschwitz. or 6HS013 Work Placement in the Community or 6HS014 The Family in Britain, 1830-1939 (20 Credits)

6WR001 Conflict Resolution in the Modern World or 6WR005 The Barbarization of Warfare or 6PO002 The Politics of the Middle East (20 Credits)

6HS004 Independent Study in History or 6WR006 War Studies Project or 6HU001 Humanities Business and Community Link or 6WL001 Intermediate/Advanced Language (20 Credits)

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