THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGH

DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2015/2016

University Homepage
DRPS Homepage
DRPS Search
DRPS Contact
DRPS : DPTs :  School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences DPTs

Degree Programme Table: English Language and History (MA Hons) (UTENGLH)

Year 1, Academic year 2015/16, Starting month: September


COMPULSORY COURSES
This DPT has 1 compulsory course(s).


Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
LASC08015 Linguistics & English Language 1 As available 40




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
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  

 

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

 


Year 2, Academic year 2015/16, Starting month: August


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


Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
LASC08017 LEL2A: Linguistic Theory and the Structure of English Semester 1 20
LASC08019 LEL2C: English in Time and Space Semester 2 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  
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 40 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

Notes:It is recommended that students take at least 20 credits of further LEL2 courses.
 


Year 3, Academic year 2015/16, Starting month: August

  • Notes: Notes: Progression to Honours requires (1) an *average* of 50% across all obligatory LEL2 courses, achieved at the first attempt, (2) a minimum of 40% in each obligatory LEL2 course, achieved at the first or second attempt.


  • 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 Language Sciences Level 10 courses, as available

    Notes:Notes:The LEL Honours handbook giving details about the courses being offered in any one year, as well as about restrictions on choice of courses, will be available to students entering the course to facilitate advance planning. Students MUST consult this handbook regarding the selection of 'core' courses.
     

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    HIST10116    Black Nationalism in America   20  
    CHCA10001    History in Practice   20  
    CHCA10003    History in Theory   20  
    HIST10074    Italy and the Mediterranean from Constantine to the Crusades   20  
    HIST10049    Japan: Politics, Culture and Social Change 1868-1952   20  
    HIST10032    Making Histories: Current Theories in Writing History   20  
    HIST10003    Methodology of History 1   20  
    HIST10040    Post-Colonial South Asia   20  
    HIST10302    Restoration Spain, 1875-1923   20  
    HIST10337    Revolutionary Russia, 1861-1921   20  
    HIST10333    The Peculiar Institution: Slavery in the U.S. South, 1789-1860   20  
    ARCA10035    The Scottish Lowlands: Archaeology and Landscape before the Normans   20  
    ECSH10016    Community and Society in Britain, 1560-1640   20  
    ECSH10004    Leisure and the Rise of Industrial Society in Britain C.1780-1880   20  
    ECSH10083    Madness and Society in Britain since c.1830   20  
    ECSH10088    Tradition and Transformation in the Chinese Economy since 1949   20  
    ECSH10070    Youth and Modernity, c.1880-1970   20  
    HIST10208    Immigration and Ethnicity in Modern Britain, 1850-1970   20  
    ECSH10008    Trade, Plunder and Planters in Jamaica, 1655-1713   20  
    HIST10281    The Making of Modern Ireland, c.1798-1940: Politics and Society   20  
    HIST10338    The French Revolution   20  
    HIST10164    The Holocaust   20  
    HIST10151    Pre-Revolutionary America   20  
    HIST10262    The Normans in Eleventh-Century Europe   20  
    HIST10343    Contemporary British Conservatism   20  
    HIST10352    Medieval Islamic Empires   20  
    ANHI10007    The Severans   20  
    ANHI10011    Roman Slavery   20  
    ANHI10012    The Greek World and Rome   20  
    ANHI10013    The World of St Augustine   20  
    ANHI10016    Ancient Persia - The Achaemenid Dynasty   20  
    ANHI10022    Violence and Disorder in Roman Society, 133-31 BC   20  
    ANHI10026    The Emperor in the Late Roman World   20  
    ANHI10052    Empresses and Others: Women of Imperial Rome   20  
    ANHI10053    Persica: Ancient Greek Historians and the Persian Empire   20  
    ANHI10058    Law and Life of Rome   20  
    SCHI10012    Chivalry, Warfare and Society in Medieval Scotland   20  
    HIST10261    Early Modern English Witchcraft   20  
    HIST10257    Intellectual History from Montesquieu to Marx   20  
    HIST10031    The Frontier in American History, 1763-1890   20  
    ECSH10087    Tradition and Transformation in the Chinese Economy, 1842-1949   20  
    ECSH10062    Energy, environment and security: energy policy in Britain, France and the United States 1945-1974   20  
    HIST10359    The Third Reich 1933-1945   20  
    ECSH10017    Popular Culture and Belief in Britain, 1560-1640   20  
    HIST10362    The Great Irish Famine 1845-1852: Hunger, Modernity and Exile   20  
    HIST10364    Ming China (1368-1644) and its Cultural Legacy   20  
    HIST10361    Machiavelli and His World   20  
    HIST10376    Confrontation, Proliferation, Representation: The Nuclear Cold War in Policy and in Public, 1945-1989   20  
    HIST10005    The Fall of Rome   20  
    HIST10371    France since 1940   20  
    HIST10379    Improving the Nation. Change and Modernisation in Scotland, 1660-1730   20  
    ECSH10091    London Life in the Eighteenth Century: Society and Culture   20  
    SCHI10073    Scotland and the Great War   20  
    HIST10348    The Crusades and Medieval Society   20  
    HIST10377    A 'Special Relationship'?: US-UK Relations From World War II to the War on Terror   20  
    SCHI10072    Death and Taxes: Finance and Politics in Early Modern Scotland   20  
    HIST10381    Digital History and the shaping of historical knowledge   20  
    HIST10344    From New Jerusalem to New Labour: The Labour Party in Contemporary Britain   20  
    HIST10342    Gender Identities in Britain during the Two World Wars   20  
    HIST10374    God, Nature and Knowledge: The History of Philosophy, c. 1650-1750   20  
    HIST10370    Montaigne and the Late Renaissance   20  
    HIST10160    Plague, Politics and Protest: Rebellion and Society in Fourteenth-century England   20  
    HIST10382    Politics and Power in Post-Colonial Africa   20  
    SCHI10064    Scottish Politics since 1906   20  
    HIST10366    Stalin's Revolution: The USSR, 1926-1941   20  
    SCHI10074    The Swinging Sixties? Exploring Culture and Society in Britain, c. 1956-1974   20  
    HIST10383    The White Man's Burden: Race, Gender and the Victorian Empire   20  
    HIST10253    United States Foreign Policy 1880-1917   20  
    HIST10384    Worlds of Diplomacy: Culture and Power in Modern Europe   20  
    HIST10303    The Spanish Civil War   40  

    Notes:'History in Practice' is STRONGLY recommended if intending to Dissertation in History
     
    AND   

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

    Notes:Notes:The LEL Honours handbook giving details about the courses being offered in any one year, as well as about restrictions on choice of courses, will be available to students entering the course to facilitate advance planning. Students MUST consult this handbook regarding the selection of 'core' courses.
     

    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select a minimum of 0 credits and a maximum of 40 credits from these collections:  

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    HIST10116    Black Nationalism in America   20  
    CHCA10001    History in Practice   20  
    CHCA10003    History in Theory   20  
    HIST10074    Italy and the Mediterranean from Constantine to the Crusades   20  
    HIST10049    Japan: Politics, Culture and Social Change 1868-1952   20  
    HIST10032    Making Histories: Current Theories in Writing History   20  
    HIST10003    Methodology of History 1   20  
    HIST10040    Post-Colonial South Asia   20  
    HIST10302    Restoration Spain, 1875-1923   20  
    HIST10337    Revolutionary Russia, 1861-1921   20  
    HIST10333    The Peculiar Institution: Slavery in the U.S. South, 1789-1860   20  
    ARCA10035    The Scottish Lowlands: Archaeology and Landscape before the Normans   20  
    ECSH10016    Community and Society in Britain, 1560-1640   20  
    ECSH10004    Leisure and the Rise of Industrial Society in Britain C.1780-1880   20  
    ECSH10083    Madness and Society in Britain since c.1830   20  
    ECSH10088    Tradition and Transformation in the Chinese Economy since 1949   20  
    ECSH10070    Youth and Modernity, c.1880-1970   20  
    HIST10208    Immigration and Ethnicity in Modern Britain, 1850-1970   20  
    ECSH10008    Trade, Plunder and Planters in Jamaica, 1655-1713   20  
    HIST10281    The Making of Modern Ireland, c.1798-1940: Politics and Society   20  
    HIST10338    The French Revolution   20  
    HIST10164    The Holocaust   20  
    HIST10151    Pre-Revolutionary America   20  
    HIST10262    The Normans in Eleventh-Century Europe   20  
    HIST10343    Contemporary British Conservatism   20  
    HIST10352    Medieval Islamic Empires   20  
    ANHI10007    The Severans   20  
    ANHI10011    Roman Slavery   20  
    ANHI10012    The Greek World and Rome   20  
    ANHI10013    The World of St Augustine   20  
    ANHI10016    Ancient Persia - The Achaemenid Dynasty   20  
    ANHI10022    Violence and Disorder in Roman Society, 133-31 BC   20  
    ANHI10026    The Emperor in the Late Roman World   20  
    ANHI10052    Empresses and Others: Women of Imperial Rome   20  
    ANHI10053    Persica: Ancient Greek Historians and the Persian Empire   20  
    ANHI10058    Law and Life of Rome   20  
    SCHI10012    Chivalry, Warfare and Society in Medieval Scotland   20  
    HIST10261    Early Modern English Witchcraft   20  
    HIST10257    Intellectual History from Montesquieu to Marx   20  
    HIST10031    The Frontier in American History, 1763-1890   20  
    ECSH10087    Tradition and Transformation in the Chinese Economy, 1842-1949   20  
    ECSH10062    Energy, environment and security: energy policy in Britain, France and the United States 1945-1974   20  
    HIST10359    The Third Reich 1933-1945   20  
    ECSH10017    Popular Culture and Belief in Britain, 1560-1640   20  
    HIST10362    The Great Irish Famine 1845-1852: Hunger, Modernity and Exile   20  
    HIST10364    Ming China (1368-1644) and its Cultural Legacy   20  
    HIST10361    Machiavelli and His World   20  
    HIST10376    Confrontation, Proliferation, Representation: The Nuclear Cold War in Policy and in Public, 1945-1989   20  
    HIST10005    The Fall of Rome   20  
    HIST10371    France since 1940   20  
    HIST10379    Improving the Nation. Change and Modernisation in Scotland, 1660-1730   20  
    ECSH10091    London Life in the Eighteenth Century: Society and Culture   20  
    SCHI10073    Scotland and the Great War   20  
    HIST10348    The Crusades and Medieval Society   20  
    HIST10377    A 'Special Relationship'?: US-UK Relations From World War II to the War on Terror   20  
    SCHI10072    Death and Taxes: Finance and Politics in Early Modern Scotland   20  
    HIST10381    Digital History and the shaping of historical knowledge   20  
    HIST10344    From New Jerusalem to New Labour: The Labour Party in Contemporary Britain   20  
    HIST10342    Gender Identities in Britain during the Two World Wars   20  
    HIST10374    God, Nature and Knowledge: The History of Philosophy, c. 1650-1750   20  
    HIST10370    Montaigne and the Late Renaissance   20  
    HIST10160    Plague, Politics and Protest: Rebellion and Society in Fourteenth-century England   20  
    HIST10382    Politics and Power in Post-Colonial Africa   20  
    SCHI10064    Scottish Politics since 1906   20  
    HIST10366    Stalin's Revolution: The USSR, 1926-1941   20  
    SCHI10074    The Swinging Sixties? Exploring Culture and Society in Britain, c. 1956-1974   20  
    HIST10383    The White Man's Burden: Race, Gender and the Victorian Empire   20  
    HIST10253    United States Foreign Policy 1880-1917   20  
    HIST10384    Worlds of Diplomacy: Culture and Power in Modern Europe   20  
    HIST10303    The Spanish Civil War   40  

     



    Year 4, Academic year 2015/16, Starting month: August


    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 Language Sciences Level 10 courses, as available

    Notes:Notes:The LEL Honours handbook giving details about the courses being offered in any one year, as well as about restrictions on choice of courses, will be available to students entering the course to facilitate advance planning. Students MUST consult this handbook regarding the selection of 'core' courses.
     

    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  
    HIST10303    The Spanish Civil War   40  
    HIST10360    Becoming Modern: Society and Culture in Ireland since 1780   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  
    SCHI10017    Clan Campbell and the Lordship of the Isles in the Later Middle Ages   40  
    HIST10385    Dreams and nightmares: the culture and politics of postwar Europe, 1945-1975   40  
    HIST10092    Gandhi and Popular Movements in India 1915-1950   40  
    HIST10368    Genocide in the Modern World: theories and case studies   40  
    HIST10356    The Conquest Generation, 1087-1135: England and Henry 1   40  
    HIST10388    Daughters, Wives and Mothers: Women in England, c.1300-1500   40  
    SCHI10075    Atlantic Encounters. Scotland and the North Atlantic World in the Seventeenth Century   40  
    HIST10390    Culture and the Arts in Post-war Scotland   40  
    HIST10391    The Bandung Moment: Revolution, Anti-Imperialism and Afro-Asian Connections in the Global Twentieth Century   40  
    HIST10392    The United States and the Nuclear Proliferation Problem, 1945-2015   40  
    HIST10386    Rational Animals: Human Nature in Early Modern Thought   40  

     
    AND   

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

    Select exactly 40 credits course level 10, as available
    LASC10024     Dissertation in Language Sciences     (40 credits)

     
    OR   

    Select exactly 40 credits course level 10, as available
    HIST10309     History Dissertation     (40 credits)

     



    General Disclaimer

    © Copyright 2015 The University of Edinburgh - 18 January 2016 1:45 am