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Degree Programme Table: History and Politics (MA Hons) (UTHISPO)

Year 1, Academic year 2013/14, Starting month: September

  • Notes: All First year students should make an appointment with their Personal Tutor during Fresher Week period. Please consider the following courses, and take a draft plan to your meeting.
    The credits for your courses should total 120 in each year.


  • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 2 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    PLIT08004 Introduction to Politics and International Relations As available 20
    PLIT08005 Democracy in Comparative Perspective As available 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 1 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 80 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    CELT08015    Celtic Civilisation 1B   20  
    ECHS08004    History of Christianity as a World Religion 1B   20  
    ECHS08005    History of Christianity as a World Religion 1A   20  
    ECSH08026    British Society, 1650-2000 (Social History 1)   40  
    ECSH08029    British Society, 1650 - c.1880 (Social History 1.1)   20  
    ECSH08031    British Society, the 20th Century (Social History 1.2)   20  
    ECSH08036    British Economic and Environmental History since 1900   20  
    HIST08001    British History 1   40  
    SCHI08010    Medieval Scottish History   20  
    SCHI08014    Early Modern Scottish History   20  
    CLGE08001    The Greek World 1A: Greece in the Making   20  
    CLGE08002    The Greek World 1B: Greece's New Horizons   20  
    CLGE08003    The Roman World 1A: The Rise of Rome   20  
    CLGE08004    The Roman World 1B: The Roman Empire   20  
    HIST08030    European History 1a (1500-1789)   20  
    HIST08031    European History 1b (Since 1789)   20  

    Notes:No more than 40 credits of Ancient History courses should be taken.
     


    Year 2, Academic year 2013/14, Starting month: August

  • Notes: During Induction Week, please ensure you have met with your Personal Tutor or a Student Support Officer to confirm your course choices and attendance.


  • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 3 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    PLIT08006 International Cooperation in Europe and Beyond As available 20
    SSPS08002 Social and Political Theory 2 As available 20
    SSPS08004 Social and Political Enquiry 2 As available 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 2 set(s) of course options with the following rules.



    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    ECSH08008    Social History 2.1   20  
    ECSH08035    Economic History 2: the Global Economy since 1500   40  
    ECSH08039    Economic History 2.2: The Global Economy Part 2   20  
    ECSH08040    Economic History 2.1: The Global Economy Part 1   20  
    HIST08003    American History 2   40  
    SCHI08011    Modern Scottish History   20  
    SCHI08012    Scottish History since 1914   20  
    ECSH08041    Social History 2.2: The Making of the Modern Body   20  
    ANHI08014    Ancient History 2a: Past and Present in the Ancient World   20  
    ANHI08013    Ancient History 2b: Themes and Theories in Ancient History   20  
    HIST08026    Introduction to Medieval Europe 2A   20  
    HIST08027    Introduction to Medieval Europe 2B   20  
    HIST08028    Asia and Africa 2a: Societies, Cultures, and Empires, c. 1600-1880   20  
    HIST08029    Asia and Africa 2b: Nationalisms, Liberation Movements and the Legacies of Colonialism, c. 1880-Present Day   20  
    ECHS08008    Christianity before Constantine, 100-306   20  
    ECHS08009    Social Christianity in Britain, Germany and the United States, 1848-1930   20  
    ECHS08002    Popular Religion, Women and Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe   20  

     

    Select exactly 20 credits from Level 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

     



    Year 3, Academic year 2013/14, Starting month: August

  • Notes: Candidates for admission into third year of study are normally required to have passed all first and second year courses (240 credits) not later than June of the second year of study and to have obtained a mark of 50% or above in 40 credits of second level history course/s and a mark of 50% or above in International Co-operation in Europe and Beyond, Social and Political Enquiry 2 and Social and Political Theory 2.


  • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 0 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 12 set(s) of course options with the following rules.



    Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PLIT10054    Global Justice and Citizenship   20  
    PLIT10060    Approaches to Politics and International Relations   20  

     
    AND   

    Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PLIT10003    Africa in World Politics   20  
    PLIT10018    International Political Economy   20  
    PLIT10019    International Security   20  
    PLIT10021    War and Justice   20  
    PLIT10027    US Government   20  
    PLIT10036    Politics of the Middle East   20  
    PLIT10048    Contemporary Russian Politics   20  
    PLIT10053    Theories of International Relations   20  
    PLIT10074    Freedom In Political Theory   20  
    PLIT10075    Global Politics Of Sex And Gender   20  
    PLIT10080    Comparing Scottish Devolution   20  
    PLIT10088    Understanding Indian Politics   20  
    SCIL10065    Nations and Nationalism   20  
    SCIL10062    Designing and Doing Social Research   20  
    SSPS10001    Contemporary Feminist Debates   20  
    SCIL10063    Doing Survey Research   20  
    SCIL10033    Armed Force and Society   20  
    SCIL10070    South Asia: Culture, Politics and the Economy   20  
    SCPL10020    Social Inequality and the Life Course   20  
    SCIL10067    Globalization   20  
    SCPL10024    Analytical Perspectives in Social Policy   20  
    PLIT10089    Political Islam   20  
    PLIT10084    US Foreign Policy   20  
    PLIT10063    Human Rights in International Relations   20  
    PLIT10090    African Politics: Theories and Debates   20  
    PLIT10091    Parliamentary Studies   20  
    PLIT10062    EU as Global Actor   20  
    PLIT10061    Comparative Politics   20  

     

    AND   

    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 40 credits from these collections:  

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from History Level 10 courses, as available

    Notes:
    1. Only 20-credit courses may be chosen.
    2. ARCA10035: The Scottish Lowlands: Archaeology and Landscape before the Normans (20 credits) is also available as an option choice in this group.

     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from Economic and Social History Level 10 courses, as available

    Notes:Only 20-credit courses may be chosen.
     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from Scottish History Level 10 courses, as available

    Notes:Only 20-credit courses may be chosen.
     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from Ancient History Level 10 courses, as available

    Notes:Only 20-credit courses may be chosen.
     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    HIAR10013    The Detailed Imagination: Netherlandish Painting in the Age of Jan van Eyck   20  
    HIAR10035    Scottish Art in the Age of Change 1945-2000   20  
    HIAR10068    Sinners, Saints and Seers: Scottish, Irish and English art from 600-900   20  
    HIAR10070    Rome: From Imperial Capital to Holy City, c. 300-1300   20  
    HIAR10082    The Rise of Islamic Art   20  
    ECHS10006    Creation of a Protestant Scotland, 1558-1638   20  
    HIAR10114    How to Make Italian Renaissance Art: Media, Methods and Materials in Theory and Practice 1400-1550   20  
    ECHS10012    The Making of Christian Orthodoxy 325-451 3/4   20  
    ECHS10005    Early North African Christianity 3/4   20  
    ECHS10013    Paradise Lost? Christianity in the Pacific 1668-1999 3/4   20  
    ECHS10017    Medieval Religion in Scotland, c1400-c1560   20  

     


    AND   

    Overarching rule collection group: B  
    Select exactly 40 credits from these collections:  


    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from History Level 10 courses, as available

    Notes:1. Only 20-credit courses may be chosen.
    2. ARCA10035: The Scottish Lowlands: Archaeology and Landscape before the Normans (20 credits) can also be taken
    3. History in Practice is strongly recommended if intending to take Dissertation in history

     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from Economic and Social History Level 10 courses, as available

    Notes:1. Only 20-credit courses may be chosen.
    2. History in Practice is strongly recommended if intending to take Dissertation in history

     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from Scottish History Level 10 courses, as available

    Notes:Only 20-credit courses may be chosen.
     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from Ancient History Level 10 courses, as available

    Notes:Only 20-credit courses may be chosen.
     

    OR   

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PLIT10003    Africa in World Politics   20  
    PLIT10018    International Political Economy   20  
    PLIT10019    International Security   20  
    PLIT10021    War and Justice   20  
    PLIT10027    US Government   20  
    PLIT10036    Politics of the Middle East   20  
    PLIT10048    Contemporary Russian Politics   20  
    PLIT10053    Theories of International Relations   20  
    PLIT10074    Freedom In Political Theory   20  
    PLIT10075    Global Politics Of Sex And Gender   20  
    PLIT10080    Comparing Scottish Devolution   20  
    PLIT10088    Understanding Indian Politics   20  
    SCIL10065    Nations and Nationalism   20  
    SCIL10062    Designing and Doing Social Research   20  
    SSPS10001    Contemporary Feminist Debates   20  
    SCIL10063    Doing Survey Research   20  
    SCIL10033    Armed Force and Society   20  
    SCIL10070    South Asia: Culture, Politics and the Economy   20  
    SCPL10020    Social Inequality and the Life Course   20  
    SCIL10067    Globalization   20  
    SCPL10024    Analytical Perspectives in Social Policy   20  
    PLIT10089    Political Islam   20  
    PLIT10084    US Foreign Policy   20  
    PLIT10063    Human Rights in International Relations   20  
    PLIT10090    African Politics: Theories and Debates   20  
    PLIT10091    Parliamentary Studies   20  
    PLIT10062    EU as Global Actor   20  
    PLIT10061    Comparative Politics   20  

     



    Year 4, Academic year 2013/14, Starting month: August

  • Notes: During Induction Week, please contact a member of staff to confirm your attendance.

    The credits for your courses should total 120 in each year.


  • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 0 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 4 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    HIST10083    Britain and the Second World War   40  
    HIST10305    Britain in an Age of Revolutions, 1783-1815   40  
    HIST10079    Ethnicity, Class and Power in 20th Century Africa   40  
    HIST10092    Gandhi and Popular Movements in India 1915-1950   40  
    HIST10308    The United States in Vietnam: History and Consequences   40  
    HIST10336    Stalin's Russia, 1921-1941   40  
    HIST10339    Enlightenment Scotland c.1690 - c.1800   40  
    HIST10100    Charlemagne and his World: Society and Empire in Western Europe C.750-900   40  
    HIST10303    The Spanish Civil War   40  
    HIST10351    British Politics in the Shadow of War, 1939 to 1945   40  
    SCHI10071    Scotland and America 1603-1914   40  
    SCHI10035    The Picts   40  
    HIST10354    The Origins and Diplomacy of the Second World War, 1919-1945   40  
    HIST10355    The Origins of the First World War, 1871-1917   40  
    HIST10283    Venice c. 1400 - c. 1700   40  
    HIST10165    The Revolutionary Decade? Europe in the 1960s   40  
    HIST10155    The American Civil Rights Movement   40  
    HIST10356    The Conquest Generation, 1087-1135: England and Henry 1   40  
    HIST10358    Colonial Wars and Modernizing Missions: Europe's violent Transformations of the non-European World in the 20th Century   40  
    HIST10360    Becoming Modern: Society and Culture in Ireland since 1780   40  
    SCHI10017    Clan Campbell and the Lordship of the Isles in the Later Middle Ages   40  
    SCHI10021    The European Witch-Hunt   40  
    HIST10306    The Rise of the Right in the United States, c.1945-c.1990   40  
    HIST10368    Genocide in the Modern World: theories and case studies   40  

     
    AND   

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PLIT10003    Africa in World Politics   20  
    PLIT10018    International Political Economy   20  
    PLIT10019    International Security   20  
    PLIT10021    War and Justice   20  
    PLIT10027    US Government   20  
    PLIT10036    Politics of the Middle East   20  
    PLIT10048    Contemporary Russian Politics   20  
    PLIT10053    Theories of International Relations   20  
    PLIT10074    Freedom In Political Theory   20  
    PLIT10075    Global Politics Of Sex And Gender   20  
    PLIT10080    Comparing Scottish Devolution   20  
    PLIT10088    Understanding Indian Politics   20  
    SCIL10065    Nations and Nationalism   20  
    SCIL10062    Designing and Doing Social Research   20  
    SSPS10001    Contemporary Feminist Debates   20  
    SCIL10063    Doing Survey Research   20  
    SCIL10033    Armed Force and Society   20  
    SCIL10070    South Asia: Culture, Politics and the Economy   20  
    SCPL10020    Social Inequality and the Life Course   20  
    SCIL10067    Globalization   20  
    SCPL10024    Analytical Perspectives in Social Policy   20  
    PLIT10089    Political Islam   20  
    PLIT10084    US Foreign Policy   20  
    PLIT10063    Human Rights in International Relations   20  
    PLIT10090    African Politics: Theories and Debates   20  
    PLIT10091    Parliamentary Studies   20  
    PLIT10062    EU as Global Actor   20  
    PLIT10061    Comparative Politics   20  

     
    AND   


    Select exactly 40 credits course level 10, during Full Year
    HIST10309     History Dissertation     (40 credits)

     
    OR   

    Select exactly 40 credits course level 10, during Full Year
    PLIT10030     Dissertation (MA Politics)     (40 credits)

     



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