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Course code: HSTT45 (full-time); HSTT59 (part-time)
Duration: 1 year (full-time) | 2 years (part-time)
2023-24 students - click here to access the 2023-24 version of this programme
Full-time
Full-time
You will choose modules totalling 180 credits over the full year of study - this includes 120 credits of taught modules plus a Dissertation worth 60 credits.
You will take three core modules worth 105 credits and your remaining 75 credits will be made up of option modules.
Part-time
Part-time
You will choose modules totalling 180 credits over the two years of study - this includes 120 credits of taught modules plus a Dissertation worth 60 credits.
You will take three core modules worth 105 credits - an approaches module (year one) and both the Research Presentation and the Dissertation (year two). Your remaining 75 credits will be made up of option modules. We recommend spreading your overall credits evenly across both years of study to create a balanced workload.
Module information 2024-25
Module information 2024-25
Core modules (105 credits)
Core modules (105 credits)
You will take all three modules
Part-time students will take the Dissertation and Research Presentation in the second year
HST6602: Early Modernities (30 credits, semester 1)
HST6560: Dissertation in History (60 credits, semesters 1 & 2)
HST6802: Research Presentation (15 credits, semester 2)
Option modules (75 credits)
Option modules (75 credits)
You will take 75 credits of option modules normally including 3 x 15 credit history options and 1 x 30 credit history option. See the full-time or part-time information (links above) for a standard breakdown per semester.
Up to 30 credits can be swapped for modules from the guided (non-history) modules listed below.
History option modules
History option modules
Semester one:
HST6042 Presenting the Past: Making History Public (15 credits)
HST6043 Burying the White Gods: Indigenous Peoples in the Early Modern Colonial World (15 credits)
HST6089 Wikipedia and History (15 credits)
HST6801 Research Skills for Historians (15 credits)
HST6850 Palaeography (15 credits)
Semester two:
HST401 The Global Cold War (30 credits)
HST423 A History of Emotions, from the Medieval Age to the Modern (30 credits)
HST424 Feminist Methods in Historical Practice (30 credits)
HST681 Work Placement (15 credits)
HST6031 The Dawn of Modernity in the Late Middle Ages (15 credits)
HST6087 Before Facebook: Social Networks in History (15 credits)
Guided option modules
Guided option modules
Teaching and assessment methods may vary for these modules.
Please note that the owning programme has final approval for acceptance onto their modules and, if space becomes limited, priority may be given to students registered on that programme.
Semester one:
EGH445 Romantic Gothic (30 credits) - this module is now full
EGH452 Renaissance Transformations (30 credits)
HST412 Heritage, History and Identity (15 credits) - this module is now full
HST422 Digital Mapping for the Humanities (15 credits)
Languages for All modules where relevant to your programme of study. These modules are 10 credits and must be taken alongside the appropriate Enhanced Languages module (5 credits).
Semester two:
EGH444 Humans, Animals, Monsters & Machines: From Gulliver's Travels to King Kong (30 credits)
HST408 Digital Cultural Heritage: Theory and Practice (15 credits) - this module is now full
HST417 Heritage, Place and Community (15 credits)
Languages for All modules where relevant to your programme of study. These modules are 10 credits and must be taken alongside the appropriate Enhanced Languages module (5 credits).
* Please note that the course details set out here may change before you start, particularly if you are applying significantly in advance of the course start date. 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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