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Introduction
Our History degree offers you a fascinating array of modules that will allow you to engage with the history of Europe, the US and beyond, from ancient to modern times. You will learn valuable intellectual and transferable skills through the varied assessment methods used in our modules.
By studying a degree in History, you will become critically aware of the different ways of constructing historical narrative and the great richness and diversity that history has to offer.
The programme aims to prepare you to ask and answer cogent and focused questions about the past and to pursue these questions through structured enquiry, selecting and interrogating a suitable range of materials, including primary and historiographical sources of evidence.
PATHWAY OPTIONS
History (BA)
UCAS Code: V100
Ancient History (BA)
UCAS Code: V110
Archaeology & History (BA)
UCAS Code: VV14
History & English (BA)
UCAS Code: QV31
History with Foundation Year
UCAS Code: HIF1
Why choose this course?
1. Wide range of modules, focusing on lots of different places, themes, subjects and people, from Bede to Bowie, monasteries to movies, and Caesar to Churchill
2. Chance to study a broad sweep of history, all the way back to antiquity through to the Middle Ages and right up to the present day
3. Modules based on lecturers' distinctive research expertise, such as the cultural history of cities, commemoration of war, 1980s Britain, history-writing and memory in the Middle Ages, and Cistercian monasteries.
4. Hands-on approach and innovative immersive teaching in small groups and one-to-one tutorials
5. Chance to combine your studies with modules from other humanities subjects.
Overview
The History programme at UWTSD allows students to explore many different political, social, economic, military and cultural aspects of history. It combines a study of change over time in broad sweeping survey modules introducing key aspects of the medieval and modern world, with more focused modules on topics such as Norman society and Crusades, the First World War and 1980s Britain.
Each module is delivered in small groups and with a hands-on, immersive approach. The teaching is research-led, rooted in the professional interests and expertise of the lecturers. Students will encounter multiple approaches to and source materials for understanding the past, with a particular focus on utilising the onsite archive of manuscript and printed primary sources. This results in a rounded and comprehensive programme of study which grounds students in the requisite theories, methodologies and practices of the discipline of history.
Modules
Year One – Level 4 (CertHE, DipHE & BA)
• Contemporary Challenges: Making a Difference (20 credits; optional; Graduate Attributes Framework module)
• Cultures and Philosophies of Politics (20 credits; optional)
• Death, Burial and the Afterlife (20 credits; optional)
• Exploring the Humanities (20 credits; compulsory)
• From Egypt to the Near East: Phenomena of the Mediterranean (20 credits; optional)
• Gender, Sex, and Sexuality: Historical and Critical Perspectives (20 credits; optional)
• Humans and Other Animals (20 credits; optional)
• Learning in the Digital Era (20 credits; compulsory; Graduate Attributes Framework module)
• Morality, Ethics and Reason (20 credits; optional)
• Myths and Mythology: How Stories Shape the World (20 credits; optional)
• Power and Inequality (20 credits; optional)
• The Colonial Project and the Humanities (20 credits; optional)
• The Nature of Objects: Why Matter Matters (20 credits; optional).
Year Two – Level 5 (DipHE & BA)
• (Re)presenting and (Re)constructing the Past (20 credits; optional)
• ‘Standing on the Shoulders of Giants’ – Understanding the Enlightenment (20 credits; optional)
• Activism, Protest and Campaigning for Global Justice (20 credits; optional)
• Armies and Navies: Studies in Ancient Warfare (20 credits; optional)
• Britain and the Great War (20 credits; optional)
• Celtic Sanctity and Spirituality: Hagiography and Saints’ Cults (20 credits; optional)
• Changemakers: Building your Personal Brand for Sustainable Employment (20 credits; compulsory; Graduate Attributes Framework module)
• Changemakers: Creativity and Value Creation (20 credits; optional; Graduate Attributes Framework module)
• China in the World (20 credits; optional)
• Classical Mythology In Roman and Medieval Times (20 credits; optional)
• Crime and Punishment in the Ancient World (20 credits; optional)
• Cults, Cures and Canonisation: Saints in the Middle Ages (20 credits; optional)
• Difficult Heritage/ Dark Tourism (20 credits; optional)
• Faith Seeking Understanding: God and Philosophy in the Middle Ages (20 credits; optional)
• From Attic to Audience: Engaging with the Public through Residencies, Festivals, Performances and Publication (20 credits; optional)
• From Desert Myths to Sheep Tales: The Cistercians in the Middle Ages (20 credits; optional)
• From the Twilight of Rome to the Dawn of Islam: The World of Late Antiquity (AD 235-632) (20 credits; optional)
• Gender and Sexuality in the Ancient World (20 credits; optional)
• How Soon Is Then? Thatcher, Reagan and the Legacies of the 1980s (20 credits; optional)
• Identity and Myth: The Normans and their World (20 credits; optional)
• International Independent Study Module (40 credits; optional)
• International Independent Study Module (60 credits; optional)
• International Political Economy (20 credits; optional)
• Jihad Interpreted: Revelation, Spirituality, Violence (20 credits; optional)
• Judaism: from 70 CE to the Present Day (20 credits; optional)
• Life of Muhammad (20 credits; optional)
• Medicine and Miracles: Health, Illness, and Cure (20 credits; optional)
• Murder, Mayhem and Megalomania: The Life and Times of the Emperor Nero (20 credits; optional)
• Population Growth, Urbanisation and Sustainability (20 credits; optional)
• Post-Colonial States and Civil Society (20 credits; optional)
• Routes and Roots of the Black Atlantic: Cultural Histories of the African Diaspora (20 credits; optional)
• Special Collections Research : The Roderic Bowen Library and Archives (20 credits; optional)
• The Book, the Body, and the World: Renaissance Humanism, Medicine, and Exploration (20 credits; optional)
• The Irish Question 1886-1998: from Charles Parnell to the Good Friday Agreement (20 credits; optional)
• The Life and Times of Caesar and Cicero (20 credits; optional)
• Using the Past to Serve the Present: History, Historiography and Heritage in the Chinese World (20 credits; optional).
Year Three – Level 6 (BA)
• (Re)presenting and (Re)constructing the Past (20 credits; optional)
• ‘Standing on the Shoulders of Giants’ – Understanding the Enlightenment (20 credits; optional)
• Activism, Protest and Campaigning for Global Justice (20 credits; optional)
• Armies and Navies: Studies in Ancient Warfare (20 credits; optional)
• Britain and the Great War (20 credits; optional)
• Celtic Sanctity and Spirituality: Hagiography and Saints’ Cults (20 credits; optional)
• China in the World (20 credits; optional)
• Classical Mythology In Roman and Medieval Times (20 credits; optional)
• Crime and Punishment in the Ancient World (20 credits; optional)
• Cults, Cures and Canonisation: Saints in the Middle Ages (20 credits; optional)
• Difficult Heritage/ Dark Tourism (20 credits; optional)
• Faith Seeking Understanding: God and Philosophy in the Middle Ages (20 credits; optional)
• From Attic to Audience: Engaging with the Public through Residencies, Festivals, Performances and Publication (20 credits; optional)
• From Desert Myths to Sheep Tales: The Cistercians in the Middle Ages (20 credits; optional)
• From the Twilight of Rome to the Dawn of Islam: The World of Late Antiquity (AD 235-632) (20 credits; optional)
• Gender and Sexuality in the Ancient World (20 credits; optional)
• How Soon Is Then? Thatcher, Reagan and the Legacies of the 1980s (20 credits; optional)
• Identity and Myth: The Normans and their World (20 credits; optional)
• Independent Project (40 credits; compulsory)
• International Independent Study Module (40 credits; optional)
• International Independent Study Module (60 credits; optional)
• International Political Economy (20 credits; optional)
• Jihad Interpreted: Revelation, Spirituality, Violence (20 credits; optional)
• Judaism: from 70 CE to the Present Day (20 credits; optional)
• Life of Muhammad (20 credits; optional)
• Medicine and Miracles: Health, Illness, and Cure (20 credits; optional)
• Murder, Mayhem and Megalomania: The Life and Times of the Emperor Nero (20 credits; optional)
• Population Growth, Urbanisation and Sustainability (20 credits; optional)
• Post-Colonial States and Civil Society (20 credits; optional)
• Routes and Roots of the Black Atlantic: Cultural Histories of the African Diaspora (20 credits; optional)
• Special Collections Research: The Roderic Bowen Library and Archives (20 credits; optional)
• The Book, the Body, and the World: Renaissance Humanism, Medicine, and Exploration (20 credits; optional)
• The Irish Question 1886-1998: from Charles Parnell to the Good Friday Agreement (20 credits; optional)
• The Life and Times of Caesar and Cicero (20 credits; optional)
• Using the Past to Serve the Present: History, Historiography and Heritage in the Chinese World (20 credits; optional).
Level 3 (Foundation Year)
• Academic Survival Skills (20 credits; compulsory)
• Introduction to University Life (10 credits; compulsory)
• Independent Investigation (10 credits; compulsory)
• Introduction to the Humanities (10 credits; compulsory)
• Academic Writing (10 credits; compulsory)
• Understanding Literature (20 credits; optional)
• Talking to the Dead (20 credits; optional)
• Being Human (20 credits; optional)
• Understanding Democracy (20 credits; optional)
Prospective students should be aware of the following:
• Not all optional modules are offered every year
• Optional modules are delivered subject to sufficient student numbers
• Language modules are optional/compulsory/core according to linguistic ability
• There are many Level 5 and Level 6 versions of the same module. Students can only take this module once; this depends on which year the modules are offered in.
Entry Criteria
Grades are important; however, our offers are not solely based on academic results. We are interested in creative people that demonstrate a strong commitment to their chosen subject area and therefore we welcome applications from individuals from a wide range of backgrounds.
To assess student suitability for their chosen course we normally arrange interviews for all applicants at which your skills, achievements and life experience will be considered as well as your qualifications.
ENTRY REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
Home Office Share Code
For EU students only.
IF no Qualification
Please provide CV with at least 2 years of work experience, and employee reference letter.
Assessment
ASSESSMENT METHODS
1. INTERNAL ENGLISH TEST if you don't have an English accredited certificate
2. Academic Interview
Assessment
The programme is assessed in a variety of ways and will include several of the following type of assessment: essays of 1,000 to 4,000 words in length, document analysis, book/ journal reviews, short reports and reflective journals, time tests, seen and unseen exams, field journals, posters, group and individual presentations, dissertations of 10,000 words, wikis, commentaries and film evaluations.
Career Opportunities
You will develop powers of analysis, logical thought and evidence-based argument within a supportive and encouraging environment. These skills of communication, understanding, analysis and self-management will provide you with a passport into employment and/or further study. The degree in History equips students for jobs in fields such as museum and archive work, journalism, law, banking, local politics, all types of administrative work, marketing and advertising, and teaching. At Lampeter, we have a strong track-record of helping students progress to postgraduate study – both at MA and PhD level.
• Academia
• Business
• General administrative and management posts; civil service.
• Heritage (library, archives, museum, tourism)
• Journalism
• Law and advocacy
• Local Government, community, local politics
• Postgraduate research
• Teaching
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