Philosophy and History BA

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In Exeter

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Course programme

Programme structure

The modules we outline here provide examples of what you can expect to learn on this degree course based on recent academic teaching. The precise modules available to you in future years may vary depending on staff availability and research interests, new topics of study, timetabling and student demand.

The Philosophy and History degree programme is made up of compulsory (core) and optional modules, which are worth 15 or 30 credits each. Full-time undergraduate students need to complete modules worth a total of 120 credits each year.

Depending on your programme you can take up to 30 credits each year in another subject, for instance a language or business module, to develop career-related skills or just widen your intellectual horizons.

Year 1

The first year gives you a foundational knowledge of philosophical theory and concepts, plus a broad foundation in historical subjects and methods. You will also gain important analytical techniques that will be useful across a range of subjects and research tasks.

You will take 60 credits of Philosophy modules and 60 credits of History modules.

Compulsory modules CodeModuleCredits PHL1002AKnowledge and Reality 1 15 PHL1005AEvidence and Argument 115 PHL1006Introduction to Philosophical Analysis15 Choose either HIH1410 or HIH1420 HIH1410Understanding the Medieval and Early-Modern World30 HIH1420Understanding the Modern World30 HIH1400Making History 15 Optional modules

Select 15 credits of Philosophy Level 1 optional modules.

Select 15 credits of History Level 1 optional modules.

CodeModuleCredits Philosophy PHL1002BKnowledge and Reality 2 15 PHL1007Philosophical Reading 115 PHL1008Philosophical Reading 215 PHL1013Philosophy of Morality 15 PHL1036Foucault-Discipline and Punish15 PHL1112Philosophy of Film 15 History (Sources and Skills) HIH1402Britain, America, and the Global Order, 1846-194615 HIH1406The Opium War: Britain and the Birth of Modern China, 1839-184215 HIH1505The First Crusade15 HIH1535British Naval Power in the Age of Nelson15 HIH1542Magic and Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe15 HIH1543The Norman Conquest15 HIH1553The Supernatural in Early Modern England15 HIH1585Ladies of the Night: Prostitution in the Victorian World15 HIH1596The Good War? The United States in World War II15 HIH1606The Two Island Empires: Anglo-Japanese Encounters 1600-2000 15 HIH1609The Habsburg Monarchy of Austria-Hungary 1867-191815 HIH1610The Rise and Demise of the Raj: India 1857-1947 15 Year 2

In the second year you will advance your grasp of philosophical and historical knowledge and methods. Optional modules enable you to develop specialist knowledge on a range of topics.

Compulsory modules CodeModuleCredits HIH2001Doing History: Perspectives on Sources 30 Optional modules

Select 45 credits of Philosophy Level 2 optional modules and 15 credits of Philosophy Level 3 options.

Select 30 credits of History Level 2 optional modules.

CodeModuleCredits Philosophy (Level 2) PHL2010APhilosophy of Mind - 115 PHL2011APhilosophy of Nature 115 PHL2012Social Philosophy 15 PHL2015Body and Mind 15 PHL2016Metaphysics 15 PHL2018Philosophy of Language15 Philosophy (Level 3) PHL3011Philosophy of Science30 PHL3013Virtues and Vices15 PHL3014Symbolic Logic15 PHL3018Sex and Death: Introduction to the Philosophy of Biology 15 PHL3029Sociology and Philosophy of Globalisation15 PHL3032Freedom15 PHL3033Equality15 PHL3035Critical Bioethics15 PHL3037Aristotle's Politics15 PHL3038The Self15 PHL3046AThe Holocaust, Genocide and Society30 PHL3074Cyborg Studies 30 PHL3075Philosophical Readings 615 PHL3100Knowledge and History: Theories of Scientific Change15 History HIH2092AEurope in the Tenth Century: Continuity and Change30 HIH2108AStuart England30 HIH2179AThe American Empire30 HIH2180AThe Making of Modern China: War, Revolution, and Reform30 HIH2181AThe Witchcraze in Europe and its Colonies c.1300-180030 HIH2182AThe Re-Birth of Europe? Renaissance and Renewal in the Long Twelfth Century30 HIH2183AThe History of the British Conservative Party in the 20th Century30 HIH2184AFrom Conquest to Communism:Central Asia under the Russian and Soviet Empires, 1730-194530 HIH2202ASexuality in C19th and C20th Britain30 HIH2203ACrime and Society in England, 1500-180030 HIH2206ABritish Naval Power 1660-1815: Ideology and Conflict30 HIH2208AMedieval Paris30 HIH2221ABritain, the Mandates and the Modern Middle East30 HIH2229BCulture, Class and Gender30 Year 3

The centre-point of the final year is the dissertation. This provides you with the opportunity to explore an area of interest and to demonstrate what you have learned over the previous years of your degree. You will also take up to three other specialist modules to create a programme of work fully reflecting your interests.

You will choose one of two pathways. You only write one dissertation in either History or Philosophy. Compulsory modules CodeModuleCredits PHL3040 Philosophy Dissertation [Pathway A]30 HIH3005 General Third-Year Dissertation [Pathway B]30 Optional modules Pathway A

  • Philosophy Dissertation
  • 2 x History Co-Requisites Special Subject Modules 2 x 30 credits (60 credits)
  • 30 credits of Level 3 Philosophy modules
Pathway B

[Students may only opt for Pathway B if they have taken HIH2001 Doing History at level 2]

  • History Dissertation
  • 30 credits of Comparative Histories module
  • 60 credits of Level 3 Philosophy modules
CodeModuleCredits History (Special Subjects) HIH3132The Body in Early Modern England: Sources30 HIH3133The Body in Early Modern England: Context30 HIH3180The Spanish Civil War: Sources30 HIH3181The Spanish Civil War: Context30 HIH3206A New Jerusalem? Being Protestant in Post-Reformation England: Sources30 HIH3207A New Jerusalem? Being Protestant in Post-Reformation England: Context30 HIH3208Child Soldiers - War, Society and Humanitarianism in Africa: Sources30 HIH3209Child Soldiers - War, Society and Humanitarianism in Africa: Context30 HIH3257The Russian Revolution: Sources30 HIH3258The Russian Revolution: Context30 HIH3266Magic in the Middle Ages: Sources30 HIH3267Magic in the Middle Ages: Context30 HIH3283Nazism on Trial: Sources30 HIH3284Nazism on Trial: Context30 HIH3296Street Protest and Social Movements in the Modern Era: Sources30 HIH3297Street Protest and Social Movements in the Modern Era: Context30 HIH3298Law, Politics and Society across the British Empire, 1750-1960: Sources30 HIH3299Law, Politics and Society across the British Empire, 1750-1960: Context30 HIH3410The Great War: A Comparative History: Sources30 HIH3411The Great War: A Comparative History: Context30 HIH3597Consumer Revolution? Food, Things and Fashion in England 1500-1800: Sources30 HIH3598Consumer Revolution? Food, Things and Fashion in England 1500-1800: Context30 Philosophy PHL3011Philosophy of Science30 PHL3013Virtues and Vices15 PHL3014Symbolic Logic15 PHL3018Sex and Death: Introduction to the Philosophy of Biology 15 PHL3029Sociology and Philosophy of Globalisation15 PHL3032Freedom15 PHL3033Equality15 PHL3035Critical Bioethics15 PHL3037Aristotle's Politics15 PHL3038The Self15 PHL3040Philosophy Dissertation 30 PHL3046AThe Holocaust, Genocide and Society30 PHL3074Cyborg Studies 30 PHL3075Philosophical Readings 615 PHL3100Knowledge and History: Theories of Scientific Change15 History (Comparative Histories) HIH3618Power Elites: Ruling Groups across Space and Time30 HIH3619Sexualities30 HIH3626Heroes: Conceptions, Constructions & Representations30 HIH3628Civil Wars30 HIH3629Disease30 HIH3631Empires30

Philosophy and History BA

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