Programme Specification for the 2019/0 academic year
BA (Hons) History and Ancient History with Employment Experience
1. Programme Details
| Programme name | BA (Hons) History and Ancient History with Employment Experience | Programme code | UFA4HPSCTH04 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Study mode(s) | Full Time Part Time |
Academic year | 2019/0 |
| Campus(es) | Streatham (Exeter) |
NQF Level of the Final Award | 6 (Honours) |
2. Description of the Programme
The History and Ancient History programme builds on a broad foundation in the first year, to highly specialised work in the final year, including the study of a particular subject in depth.
There is a diverse amount of module choice covering time periods from the Greek and Roman History to the 1960s and topics as diverse as the Vikings, food and medicine in antiquity, early medieval empires, British politics since 1900, women in society, the Norman conquest, magic and witchcraft in early modern Europe and reformation London.
You will become grounded in the main themes of History through a combination of both broad and detailed focuses on particular aspects of the past, study of a range of time periods, and study of different geographical areas; who understand the methods which historians use to study the past; and who can analyse the development of past societies.
For Ancient History, you will study the main issues of Greek and Roman History, consider the problems that are posed for modern scholars seeking to access that history, and explore the ways in which Greeks and Romans thought about their own past. You’ll also have the chance to explore the main issues in Greek and Roman society, politics, religion and philosophy.
This programme is studied over four years. The first two years and the final year are university-based, and the third year is spent gaining employment experience at a suitable location in the UK.
This Employment Experience variant of the programme is a great way to incorporate graduate-level work placement or placements undertaken in the United Kingdom directly into your programme of study, to reflect critically upon these experiences, and for them to count towards the assessment of your degree. There is no better way to gain valuable employment experience that can be rewarded and recognised clearly by future employers. With preparation, support and approval from the College of Humanities, you can also demonstrate adaptability and resourcefulness by organising suitable placements in areas of employment related to your interests and potential future career.
You are required to find your own placement with suitable employers and organisations with preparation, support and approval from the College of Humanities. If you are taking this variant you are strongly encouraged to take HUM2000 or HUM2001 (Humanities in the Workplace) at stage 2 and must participate in the pre-departure briefing sessions for Humanities Employment Experience.
Advice and guidance on your programme can be sought from your personal tutor and programme director. All staff offer regular office hours that you can drop into without a prior appointment for this purpose.
3. Educational Aims of the Programme
This programme aims to develop your competence in the subject-specific and research skills required in History and Ancient History, through extended engagement with primary sources and methodologies, relevant critical material, and theoretical contexts.
You will become grounded in the main themes of History through a combination of both broad and detailed focuses on particular aspects of the past, study of a range of time periods, and study of different geographical areas; who understand the methods which historians use to study the past; and who can analyse the development of past societies. You will also become grounded in the main themes of Ancient History through a combination of modules which develop a deep understanding of some pervasive and problematic features of the discipline.
You will also acquire advanced competence in core academic, personal and key skills, providing a basis for career progression in the academic and professional worlds. You will be exposed to a variety of teaching and assessment methods within appropriate learning environments, supported by feedback and monitoring. You will also be given an opportunity to develop your independent study skills through a piece of individual research.
The programme provides an intellectually stimulating, satisfying experience of learning and studying, and forms a sound basis for further study in History, or related disciplines. It aims to develop a range of subject-specific, academic and transferable skills, including high order conceptual literacy and communication skills of value in graduate employment. History and Ancient History, like other programmes offered within the College of Humanities, encourages you to become a global citizen, a productive, useful and questioning member of society, and provides thorough training for further study or a specialist career. You may utilise the skills you develop in a range of sectors, including consultancy, market research, the civil service, education, teaching, new media industries, journalism and publishing, research, charities, information science, advertising and public relations.
The programme aims to:
- Offer an excellent Honours-level education in History and Ancient History
- Ensure that graduates from the programme are useful, productive and questioning members of society.
- Produce graduates who are grounded in the main themes of History through a combination of both broad and detailed focuses on particular aspects of the past, study of a range of time periods, and study of different geographical areas; who understand the methods which historians use to study the past; and who can analyse the development of past societies
- Produce graduates who are grounded in the main themes of Ancient History through a combination of modules which develop a deep understanding of some pervasive and problematic features of the discipline.
- Develop students' competence in the specific skills required in History and in Ancient History, and in core academic and personal and key skills.
- Offer a wide range of choice within the programme of study, insofar as this choice is consistent with the coherence and intellectual rigour of the degree.
4. Programme Structure
5. Programme Modules
The following tables describe the programme and constituent modules. Constituent modules may be updated, deleted or replaced as a consequence of the annual programme review of this programme.
www.intranet.exeter.ac.uk/humanities/studying/undergraduates/
You may take optional modules as long as any necessary prerequisites have been satisfied, where the timetable allows and if you have not already taken the module in question or an equivalent module.
You may take elective modules up to 30 credits outside of the programme in any stage of the programme as long as any necessary prerequisites have been satisfied, where the timetable allows and if you have not already taken the module in question or an equivalent module.
Stage 1
45 credits of compulsory History modules, 30 credits of compulsory Classical Studies modules, 15 credits of optional History modules and 30 credits of optional Classical Studies modules
Subject to choosing 120 credits for the stage overall, you must:
a select either HIH1410 or HIH1420
b select either CLA1001 or CLA1002; the modules run in alternate years so you must select the one which is running in this academic year.
c select 15 credits of History modules form this list
d select 30 credits of Classical Studies modules form this list
Compulsory Modules
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIH1400 | Making History | 15 | Yes |
| HISS HIH1410 or HIH1420 [See note a above] | |||
| HIH1410 | Understanding the Medieval and Early-Modern World | 30 | No |
| HIH1420 | Understanding the Modern World | 30 | No |
| CLA CLA1001-CLA1002 [See note b above] | |||
| CLA1001 | Greek History: Problems and Sources | 30 | No |
| CLA1002 | Roman History: Problems and Sources | 30 | No |
Optional Modules
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| HISS S1 BA CH opt 2019-0 [See note c above] | |||
| HIH1014 | The Body in Eighteenth-Century Britain | 15 | No |
| HIH1018 | 'War without Hate': The North African Campaign, 1940-1943 | 15 | No |
| HIH1022 | A History of Children and Childhood in Modern Europe | 15 | No |
| HIH1024 | From Bound Feet to 'Half the Sky': Women and Modern China | 15 | No |
| HIH1027 | A History of Epidemics from the Plague to Zika | 15 | No |
| HIH1038 | The Transatlantic Slave Trade: Origins, Development and Impact | 15 | No |
| HIH1048 | Being a Barbarian: Identity, Memory and the Creation of Medieval Europe | 15 | No |
| HIH1051 | Everyday Life in the Anglophone Caribbean, c.1900-1966 | 15 | No |
| HIH1053 | Gender and Sexuality in the Middle Ages | 15 | No |
| HIH1056 | Religious Life in Tudor and Stuart England, c.1560-1700 | 15 | No |
| HIH1057 | The Opium War: the British Empire encounters the Middle Kingdom | 15 | No |
| HIH1058 | Global Health: Historical Sources and Problems | 15 | No |
| HIH1401 | Approaches to History | 15 | No |
| HIH1402 | Britain, America, and the Global Order, 1846-1946 | 15 | No |
| HIH1410 | Understanding the Medieval and Early-Modern World | 30 | No |
| HIH1420 | Understanding the Modern World | 30 | No |
| HIH1505 | The First Crusade | 15 | No |
| HIH1525 | Restoration London: Plague, Fire and History | 15 | No |
| HIH1542 | Magic and Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe | 15 | No |
| HIH1547 | Reforging the Union: The Reconstruction Era in American History, 1865-1877 | 15 | No |
| HIH1600 | Images of Stalinism | 15 | No |
| HIH1609 | The Habsburg Monarchy of Austria-Hungary 1867-1918 | 15 | No |
| HIH1610 | The Rise and Demise of the Raj: India, 1857-1947 | 15 | No |
| HIH1612 | Renaissance Florence 1350-1550 | 15 | No |
| HIH1613 | Violent Justice, Legal Reform and Revolutionary Terror: Law in Eighteenth-Century France | 15 | No |
| HIH1023 | Being Poor in England in the Long Eighteenth Century | 15 | No |
| HIH1002 | Losing an Empire, Finding a Role: Britain Since 1945 | 15 | No |
| HIH1411 | From Wigan Pier to Piccadilly: Britain between the Wars | 15 | No |
| CLA S1 BA AH CH opt 2019-0 [See note d above] | |||
| CLA1201 | Classical Language and Texts: Greek I | 30 | No |
| CLA1202 | Classical Language and Texts: Greek II | 30 | No |
| CLA1203 | Classical Language and Texts: Greek I and II | 60 | No |
| CLA1204 | Classical Language and Texts: Greek III | 30 | No |
| CLA1251 | Classical Language and Texts: Latin I | 30 | No |
| CLA1252 | Classical Language and Texts: Latin II | 30 | No |
| CLA1254 | Classical Language and Texts: Latin III | 30 | No |
| CLA1255 | Classical Language and Texts: Latin I and II | 60 | No |
| CLA1302 | Ancient Sources (Written Evidence): Greek Historiography to the End of the Fifth Century BC | 15 | No |
| CLA1307 | Ancient Sources (Written Evidence) Ancient Medicine | 15 | No |
| CLA1401 | Text and Context: Early Greek Poetry | 15 | No |
| CLA1405 | Text and Context: Roman Laughter | 15 | No |
| CLA1410 | Text and Context: Writing Women in Ancient Literature | 15 | No |
| CLA1507 | Ancient World: Greek Philosophy | 15 | No |
| CLA1508 | Ancient World: Roman Philosophy | 15 | No |
| CLA1005 | Greek and Roman Narrative | 30 | No |
| CLA1006 | Greek and Roman Drama | 30 | No |
| CLA1351 | Ancient Sources (Material Evidence): Greek Temples | 15 | No |
| CLA1354 | Ancient Sources (Material Evidence): Brave New Rome of Augustus | 15 | No |
Stage 2
30 credits of compulsory Classical Studies modules, 30 credits of optional Classical Studies modules, 60 credits of optional History modules
Subject to choosing 120 credits for the stage overall, you must:
e select either CLA2001 or CLA2002; the modules run in alternate years so you must select the one which is running in this academic year.
f select 30 credits from this list of from this list of Classical Studies modules
g select 60 credits from this list of optional History modules (you must take HIH2001 Doing History: Perspectives on Sources if you intend to select HIH3005 History Dissertation in the final stage).
Compulsory Modules
Please note, modules CLA2001 and CLA2002 run in alternate years. Students will take whichever module is running.
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLA CLA2001-CLA2002 [See note e above] | |||
| CLA2001 | Greek History: Problems and Sources | 30 | No |
| CLA2002 | Roman History: Problems and Sources | 30 | No |
Optional Modules
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLA S2 BA AH CH opt 2019-0 [See note f above] | |||
| CLA2302 | Ancient Sources (Written Evidence): Greek Historiography to the End of the Fifth Century BC | 15 | No |
| CLA2307 | Ancient Sources (Written Evidence) Ancient Medicine | 15 | No |
| CLA2351 | Ancient Sources (Material Evidence): Greek Temples | 15 | No |
| CLA2354 | Ancient Sources (Material Evidence): Brave New Rome of Augustus | 15 | No |
| CLA2507 | Ancient World: Greek Philosophy | 15 | No |
| CLA2508 | Ancient World: Roman Philosophy | 15 | No |
| CLA2005 | Greek and Roman Narrative | 30 | No |
| CLA2006 | Greek and Roman Drama | 30 | No |
| CLA2202 | Classical Language and Texts: Greek II | 30 | No |
| CLA2205 | Classical Language and Texts: Greek IV | 30 | No |
| CLA2252 | Classical Language and Texts: Latin II | 30 | No |
| CLA2254 | Classical Language and Texts: Latin IV | 30 | No |
| CLA3204 | Classical Language and Texts: Greek III | 30 | No |
| CLA3254 | Classical Language and Texts: Latin III | 30 | No |
| CLA2401 | Text and Context: Early Greek Poetry | 15 | No |
| CLA2405 | Text and Context: Roman Laughter | 15 | No |
| CLA2410 | Text and Context: Writing Women in Ancient Literature | 15 | No |
| HISS S2 BA CH opt 2019-0 [See note g above] | |||
| HIH2014A | Decolonisation and the Collapse of the British Empire, 1919-1968 | 30 | No |
| HIH2001 | Doing History: Perspectives on Sources | 30 | No |
| HIH2002 | Uses of the Past | 30 | No |
| HIH2018A | The 'Savage Continent'? Everyday Violence in 1940s Europe | 30 | No |
| HIH2019A | Science, Technology and Medicine in the Cold War | 30 | No |
| HIH2030A | Peoples and Empires in Latin America, 1492-1820s | 30 | No |
| HIH2032A | Europe 1650-1800: From Enlightenment to Romanticism | 30 | No |
| HIH2034A | Anarchism: Theory, Practice, History | 30 | No |
| HIH2036A | Albion's Fatal Tree: Capital Punishment in England, 1688-1965 | 30 | No |
| HIH2037 | American Frontiers: The West in U.S. History and Mythology | 30 | No |
| HIH2108A | Stuart England | 30 | No |
| HIH2181A | The Witchcraze in Europe and its Colonies c.1300-1800 | 30 | No |
| HIH2182A | The Re-Birth of Europe? Renaissance and Renewal in the Long Twelfth Century | 30 | No |
| HIH2185A | China in the World, 1500-1840 | 30 | No |
| HIH2200A | Islam and the Making of Medieval Europe, c.600-1300 | 30 | No |
| HIH2203A | Crime and Society in England, 1500-1800 | 30 | No |
| HIH2208A | Medieval Paris | 30 | No |
| HIH2209A | African American History | 30 | No |
| HIH2218A | Religion, Society and Culture in Tudor England | 30 | No |
| HIH2224A | African Modernities: Popular Cultures in Twentieth Century Africa | 30 | No |
| HUM HUM2000-HUM2001 | |||
| HUM2000 | Humanities in the Workplace | 30 | No |
| HUM2001 | Humanities in the Workplace | 15 | No |
Stage 3
120 credits of compulsory modules
Compulsory Modules
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUM3998 | Employment Experience UK | 120 | Yes |
Stage 4
0-30 credits of compulsory Classical Studies modules, 0-30 credits of compulsory History modules, 30-60 credits of optional Classical Studies modules, and 30-60 credits of optional History modules.
Subject to choosing 120 credits for the stage overall, you must:
h select a Dissertation in either Classical Studies or History: CLA3009 or HIH3005 (you cannot choose more than one module from this group).
i if selecting HIH3005, select 60 credits from this list of optional Classical Studies modules.
j if selecting HIH3005, select 30 credits from this list of optional Comparative Histories modules.
k if selecting CLA3009, select 60 credits from this list of optional History Sources and Context modules; you must select both the Sources module and its co-requisite Context module.
Compulsory Modules
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| HISS CH Dissertation HIH3005 or CLA3009 [See note h above] | |||
| HIH3005 | General Third-Year Dissertation | 30 | No |
| CLA3009 | Dissertation | 30 | No |
Optional Modules
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLA SF BA AH CH opt 2019-0 [See note i above] | |||
| CLA3007 | The Crisis of the Athenian Polis | 30 | No |
| CLA3008 | The Age of Cicero | 30 | No |
| CLA3016 | Ancient Comedy | 30 | No |
| CLA3020 | Sexuality and Gender in the Ancient World | 30 | No |
| CLA3033 | Magic, Witchcraft and Ghosts in the Greek and Roman Worlds | 30 | No |
| CLA3045 | Thucydides and the Idea of History | 30 | No |
| CLA3056 | Ovid and the Erotic Passions | 15 | No |
| CLA3108 | The World of Late Antiquity | 30 | No |
| CLA3113 | Art in Greek Society | 15 | No |
| CLA3114 | Art in Roman Society | 15 | No |
| CLA3116 | Britain in the Roman World | 15 | No |
| CLA3118 | The World(s) of Didactic Poetry | 30 | No |
| CLA3201 | Classical Language and Texts: Greek V: Tragedy | 30 | No |
| CLA3202 | Classical Language and Texts: Greek II | 30 | No |
| CLA3204 | Classical Language and Texts: Greek III | 30 | No |
| CLA3205 | Classical Language and Texts: Greek IV | 30 | No |
| CLA3206 | Classical Language and Texts: Latin IV | 30 | No |
| CLA3251 | Classical Language and Texts: Latin V: Epic | 30 | No |
| CLA3252 | Classical Language and Texts: Latin II | 30 | No |
| CLA3254 | Classical Language and Texts: Latin III | 30 | No |
| CLA3255 | Greek Political Thought | 15 | No |
| CLA3256 | Impact of Greek Culture | 15 | No |
| CLA3257 | Living in the Roman World: Society and Culture | 30 | No |
| CLA3258 | The Reception of Greek Culture | 15 | No |
| CLA3259 | The Ancient Greek Novel | 15 | No |
| CLA3260 | Tales of the Unexpected: Paradoxography, Fiction and the Culture of Wonder | 15 | No |
| CLA3263 | Being and Not-Being in Greek Philosophy: from Parmenides to Aristotle | 15 | No |
| CLA3267 | Dialogues with the Past: Creative Interpretative Project | 15 | No |
| CLA3273 | Polybios and the Challenge of Change | 15 | No |
| CLA3274 | The Persians in a Near Eastern Context | 30 | No |
| CLA3275 | Women Writing Classics | 15 | No |
| HISS SF BA Comparative modules 2019-0 [See note j above] | |||
| HIH3617 | News, Media and Communication | 30 | No |
| HIH3618 | Power Elites: Ruling Groups across Space and Time | 30 | No |
| HIH3619 | Sexualities | 30 | No |
| HIH3626 | Heroes: Conceptions, Constructions and Representations | 30 | No |
| HIH3629 | Disease | 30 | No |
| HIH3632 | Violence | 30 | No |
| HIH3628 | Civil Wars | 30 | No |
| HISS SF BA Sources and Contexts 2019-0 [See note k above] | |||
| HIH3021 | China's Intellectual Elites - Ideas and Networks 1860s-1960s: Sources | 30 | No |
| HIH3022 | China's Intellectual Elites - Ideas and Networks 1860s-1960s: Context | 30 | No |
| HIH3023 | Riches and Poverty: Capitalism in Britain, 1680-1830 - Sources | 30 | No |
| HIH3024 | Riches and Poverty: Capitalism in Britain, 1680-1830 - Context | 30 | No |
| HIH3036 | Britain in an Age of Revolution: War, Society and Culture, 1789-1815: Sources | 30 | No |
| HIH3037 | Britain in an Age of Revolution: War, Society and Culture, 1789-1815: Context | 30 | No |
| HIH3056 | Them and Us: Imagining the Social "Other" in Britain since the 1880s: Sources | 30 | No |
| HIH3057 | Them and Us: Imagining the Social "Other" in Britain since the 1880s: Context | 30 | No |
| HIH3117 | The Age of AEthelred 'the Unready': Sources | 30 | No |
| HIH3118 | The Age of AEthelred 'the Unready': Context | 30 | No |
| HIH3132 | The Body in Early Modern England: Sources | 30 | No |
| HIH3133 | The Body in Early Modern England: Context | 30 | No |
| HIH3157 | The Irish Revolution, 1912-23: Sources | 30 | No |
| HIH3158 | The Irish Revolution, 1912-23: Context | 30 | No |
| HIH3167 | Violence or Non-Violence? Gandhi and Popular Movements in India, 1915-1950: Sources | 30 | No |
| HIH3168 | Violence or Non-Violence? Gandhi and Popular Movements in India, 1915-1950: Context | 30 | No |
| HIH3180 | The Spanish Civil War: Sources | 30 | No |
| HIH3181 | The Spanish Civil War: Context | 30 | No |
| HIH3182 | Critics of Empire: Sources | 30 | No |
| HIH3183 | Critics of Empire: Context | 30 | No |
| HIH3187 | Everyday Stalinism: Life in the Soviet Union, 1928-53: Sources | 30 | No |
| HIH3188 | Everyday Stalinism: Life in the Soviet Union, 1928-53: Context | 30 | No |
| HIH3202 | Chile Under Allende and Pinochet: Sources | 30 | No |
| HIH3203 | Chile Under Allende and Pinochet: Context | 30 | No |
| HIH3216 | The Yes, Minister Files: Perspectives on British Government since 1914: Sources | 30 | No |
| HIH3217 | The Yes, Minister Files: Perspectives on British Government since 1914: Context | 30 | No |
| HIH3257 | The Russian Revolution: Sources | 30 | No |
| HIH3258 | The Russian Revolution: Context | 30 | No |
| HIH3277 | The Medieval Reformation: Sources | 30 | No |
| HIH3278 | The Medieval Reformation: Context | 30 | No |
| HIH3296 | Street Protest and Social Movements in the Modern Era: Sources | 30 | No |
| HIH3297 | Street Protest and Social Movements in the Modern Era: Context | 30 | No |
| HIH3314 | Governing the World: A History of Internationalism from WW1 to the Present: Context | 30 | No |
| HIH3315 | Governing the World: A History of Internationalism from WW1 to the Present: Sources | 30 | No |
| HIH3316 | The Holocaust and Nazi Occupation of Eastern Europe, 1939-1945: Context | 30 | No |
| HIH3317 | The Holocaust and Nazi Occupation of Eastern Europe, 1939-1945: Sources | 30 | No |
6. Programme Outcomes Linked to Teaching, Learning and Assessment Methods
Intended Learning Outcomes
A: Specialised Subject Skills and Knowledge
| Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to: | Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be... | |
|---|---|---|
| ...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class): | ...and evidenced by the following assessment methods: | |
1. Demonstrate an understanding of the philosophical problems confronting historians. | ILO’s 1, 2 and 3 are developed though lectures, seminars, and written work. ILO 1 is further developed at stage two. ILO’s 2 and 3 form the backbone of all modules taken at all stages, but the level of complexity and nuance develops according to stage. Students are encouraged to use the stage one Making History and stage two Doing History as a way of addressing ILO 4, and concentrate on doing so in the Dissertation at stage 3. More generally, the choice of essays that they are given in all modules develops this skill in them from the outset of their programme. ILO 5 is a requirement of all modules, but there is particular primary source emphasis - developing in complexity as the student progresses through the stages of the programme - at level 1 in Understanding the Medieval and early Modern World and Understanding the Modern World, at level 2 Doing History, and at level 3 in the Special Subject and Dissertation. Students are given clear guidelines about 6 in the Undergraduate Handbook, and are instructed in such matters in Making History, and are expected to demonstrate it in all modules. 7 is developed through Sources ad Skills and may be developed in other elective modules. Many modules have a requirement of some work with quantitative data. 8-11 are developed through Ancient History modules at all levels by means of essays, gobbet answers, discussion in seminars, and oral presentations. 8 and 9 are specifically addressed through modules offered at levels 1 and 2, and may also be developed in relation to particular topics and periods through specialised modules and the optional dissertation at level 3. 10 and 11 form the backbone of all Ancient History modules at all levels, though greater sophistication is expected at level 3. | The assessment of all these skills is through a combination of term-time essays, oral presentations, wikis, project and dissertation work, and examinations. The criteria of assessment pay full recognition to the importance of the various skills outlined. |
Intended Learning Outcomes
B: Academic Discipline Core Skills and Knowledge
| Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to: | Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be... | |
|---|---|---|
| ...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class): | ...and evidenced by the following assessment methods: | |
12. Draw thematic comparisons between material from different sources. | These skills are all developed throughout the degree programme, but the emphasis becomes more complex as students move from stage to stage. They are developed through lectures and seminars, written work, and oral work (both presentation and class discussion). | All these skills are assessed through a combination of term-time essays, wikis, dissertations, assessed presentations, and examinations. |
Intended Learning Outcomes
C: Personal/Transferable/Employment Skills and Knowledge
| Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to: | Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be... | |
|---|---|---|
| ...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class): | ...and evidenced by the following assessment methods: | |
28. Undertake independent study and work to deadlines. | ILO 28 is an essential part of the successful completion of the programme but is particularly developed in the Dissertation. ILO 29 is developed through essay and presentation work throughout the programme. ILO 30 is developed through making History at stage one (end of term deadline), Doing History at stage two (3 formal deadlines over the year) and, at stage three, through the Dissertation, whether in History or Ancient History, which has a single end of year deadline. ILO 31 is developed through seminars, which form the whole or part basis of all modules. The skills in 31 and ILO 32 are developed to some extent in all modules, through interaction in seminars and in discussion with tutors about essay work, and in response to criticism both collective and individual. However, there is particular emphasis on ILO’s 31, 32 and 33 in stage one Making History, where students work as part of a team to present and respond to the presentations of others, and in the Uses of the Past and Comparative Histories at stages two and three. | The skills in ILO’s 28, 29 and 30 are assessed in all History modules. ILO 30 is covered by the fact that students write essays which are summatively assessed of differing lengths. In addition, where applicable, presentations are formally assessed – by peers with tutor moderation in Comparatives, and by the tutor in Specials. Self-assessment (ILO 31) forms the basis of summative assessment in Sources and Skills. Timed examinations form part of the assessment for Perspectives, Options and (where applicable) Special Subjects:-Context (67%). Formative assessment of work in seminars (33) takes place in Options, and there is assessment of presentations as stated above. 37, where applicable, is covered by the Dissertation (in either subject) and, to a lesser extent, 'Doing History'. Where applicable, team work skills are formally assessed in Uses of the Past by peer assessment of group presentations (34-36, 38). |
7. Programme Regulations
Programme-specific Progression Rules
To progress to Stage 2 you must normally achieve an average mark of at least 50% in Stage 1. If you do not achieve an average mark of 50% in Stage 1, you will be interviewed to determine whether you can continue on the Employment Experience programme; if you do not succeed in that interview you will be required to transfer to the three-year programme. This is to ensure that only those students who are likely to succeed in their Employment Experience are selected. If you are unsuccessful in your application for Employment Experience, you will be transferred to the three-year programme.
HUM3998 Employment Experience UK counts as a single 120-credit module and is not condonable; you must pass this module to graduate with the degree title of BA History and Ancient History with Employment Experience.
Classification
Full details of assessment regulations for all taught programmes can be found in the TQA Manual, specifically in the Credit and Qualifications Framework, and the Assessment, Progression and Awarding: Taught Programmes Handbook. Additional information, including Generic Marking Criteria, can be found in the Learning and Teaching Support Handbook.
8. College Support for Students and Students' Learning
All students within History and Ancient History have a personal tutor for their entire programme of study and who is available at advertised ‘office hours’. There are induction sessions to orientate students at the start of their programme. A personal tutoring system will operate with regular communication throughout the programme. Academic support will be also be provided by module leaders. You can also make an appointment to see individual teaching staff.
Programme handbooks and other useful information can be accessed via the student intranet: http://intranet.exeter.ac.uk/humanities/studying/taughthandbook/ .
Other useful information and student resources can be accessed via the Exeter Learning Environment (ELE): http://vle.exeter.ac.uk/login/index.php , which has specific information on library skills, essay writing and research skills.
9. University Support for Students and Students' Learning
Please refer to the University Academic Policy and Standards guidelines regarding support for students and students' learning.
10. Admissions Criteria
Undergraduate applicants must satisfy the Undergraduate Admissions Policy of the University of Exeter.
Postgraduate applicants must satisfy the Postgraduate Admissions Policy of the University of Exeter.
Specific requirements required to enrol on this programme are available at the respective Undergraduate or Postgraduate Study Site webpages.
11. Regulation of Assessment and Academic Standards
Each academic programme in the University is subject to an agreed College assessment and marking strategy, underpinned by institution-wide assessment procedures.
The security of assessment and academic standards is further supported through the appointment of External Examiners for each programme. External Examiners have access to draft papers, course work and examination scripts. They are required to attend the Board of Examiners and to provide an annual report. Annual External Examiner reports are monitored at both College and University level. Their responsibilities are described in the University's code of practice. See the University's TQA Manual for details.
(http://as.exeter.ac.uk/support/admin/staff/qualityassuranceandmonitoring/tqamanual/fullcontents/)
12. Indicators of Quality and Standards
The programme is not subject to accreditation and/ or review by professional and statutory regulatory bodies (PSRBs).
13. Methods for Evaluating and Improving Quality and Standards
The University and its constituent Colleges review the quality and standard of teaching and learning in all taught programmes against a range of criteria through the procedures outlined in the Teaching Quality Assurance (TQA) Manual Quality Review Framework.
14. Awarding Institution
University of Exeter
15. Lead College / Teaching Institution
Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS)
16. Partner College / Institution
Partner College(s)
Not applicable to this programme
Partner Institution
Not applicable to this programme.
17. Programme Accredited / Validated by
0
18. Final Award
BA (Hons) History and Ancient History with Employment Experience
19. UCAS Code
V191
20. NQF Level of Final Award
6 (Honours)
21. Credit
| CATS credits | 360 |
ECTS credits | 180 |
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22. QAA Subject Benchmarking Group
[Honours] Classics and ancient history (including Byzantine Studies and Modern Greek)
[Honours] History
23. Dates
| Origin Date | 21/08/2017 |
Date of last revision | 13/08/2019 |
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