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Degree Programme Table: History (MA Hons) (UTHISTY)

Year 1, Academic year 2014/15, Starting month: September

  • Notes: All first year students should make an appointment with their Personal Tutor during Induction Week. 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 0 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 2 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  
    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.
     
    AND   

    Select exactly 40 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

    Notes:These should not be any of the history courses listed above.
     


    Year 2, Academic year 2014/15, 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.

    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 2 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
    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  

     
    AND   

    Select exactly 40 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

    Notes:These should not be any of the history courses listed above.
     


    Year 3, Academic year 2014/15, Starting month: August

  • Notes: Entry into the third year normally requires (i) passes in all courses taken in the first two years (240 credits), achieved no later than June of the second year, and (ii) a mark of 50% or above in 80 credits of history courses, 40 of which must be second level course/s.

    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 2 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    CHCA10001 History in Practice Semester 2 20
    CHCA10003 History in Theory Semester 1 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 5 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 80 credits from these collections:  

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 80 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 80 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 80 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 80 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  

     



    Year 4, Academic year 2014/15, 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 1 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    HIST10309 History Dissertation Full Year 40




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 6 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  
    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  
    SCHI10035    The Picts   40  
    HIST10283    Venice c. 1400 - c. 1700   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  
    SCHI10021    The European Witch-Hunt   40  
    HIST10306    The Rise of the Right in the United States, c.1945-c.1990   40  
    HIST10372    In Search of Modern Selves: Psychiatry and Psychotherapies in India and Japan, 1880 - the Present   40  
    HIST10334    The American Civil War: History and Memory   40  
    SCHI10018    Highland Problems,1851 to 1953   40  

     
    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:1. 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:1. 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:1. 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  

     



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