Programme Specification for the 2020/1 academic year

BA (Hons) History and International Relations

1. Programme Details

Programme name	BA (Hons) History and International Relations	Programme code	UFA3HPSHPSCJ
Study mode(s)	Full Time Part Time	Academic year	2020/1
Campus(es)	Cornwall Campus	NQF Level of the Final Award	6 (Honours)

2. Description of the Programme

The globalising world in which we live presents us with a multitude of opportunities and challenges. Urgent issues such as conflict, development, marginalised communities, poverty and the environment require creative solutions. In this dynamic programme you will explore, understand and engage critically with contemporary socio-political problems through an examination of the past, present and future.

History and International Relations at the University of Exeter’s Penryn Campus is a unique, integrated degree programme that genuinely combines the research expertise of staff in both disciplines. This programme is committed to using both historical practice and political analysis to gain multiple perspectives on contemporary problems. We offer a diverse range of modules from the Early Modern period to the present day. Module choices include the politics of war and counterinsurgency; British imperialism in the Middle East; race relations in North America; Israel and Palestine; propaganda; foreign policy; protest and NGOs; environmental change; gender; science and technology; security and intelligence; critical military studies; comparative electoral politics; media; political psychology; political theory; and the politics of the European Union.

This programme will equip you with graduate skills sought after by the most competitive employers in the public and private sectors. Our degree in History and International Relations is particularly relevant for those interested in a career in diplomacy, NGOs, law and advocacy, teaching, journalism, the Civil Service and international development.

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

The programme aims to:

Offer an excellent Honours-level education in History and International Relations that explores the interface between the disciplines.
Introduce you to a wide range of historical and political problems and the main analytical and critical approaches of the two disciplines
Produce graduates who can engage imaginatively in the process of understanding and analysing complex and sophisticated problems in the two disciplines by critical approaches that blend detailed and broad levels of analysis.
Develop your independent critical thinking and judgement.

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.

http://intranet.exeter.ac.uk/humanities/studying/undergraduates/modules/

http://intranet.exeter.ac.uk/socialsciences/student/undergraduate/modules/

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 can weight your modules primarily in one discipline in stage 2 but if you choose to do more History than International Relations at stage 2 you must do the reverse in the final stage (and vice versa) so that across your degree you will have an equal number of credits from History and International Relations.

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

60 credits of compulsory modules, 60 credits of optional modules (including 30 credits of History optional modules and 30 credits of Politics and International Relations optional modules)

Compulsory Modules

Code	Module	Credits	Non-condonable?
HIC1008	Foundations in European History	30	No
POC1021	Key Concepts in Politics and International Relations	15	No
POC1026	Power, Inequality and Global Justice	15	No

Optional Modules

Code	Module	Credits	Non-condonable?
HISP S1 CH His opt 2020-1
HIC1007	People's History: Sources and Skills	15	No
HIC1306	World History: Globalisation	15	No
HUC1002	The Craft of Writing	15	No
HUC1004	Research Skills: From the Archive to Digital Humanities	15	No
HISP S1 CH IR opt 2020-1
POC1003	British Government and Politics	15	No
POC1014	The Public Policy Process	15	No
POC1023	Participating in Politics	15	No
POC1028	Modern Political Theory	15	No
POC1030	Classical Political Thought	15	No
POC1022	Violence in World Politics	15	No
GEO1413	The Geography of Cornwall	15	No
GEO1401B	Approaches to Geographical Knowledge	15	No
GEO1408B	Global Issues in Environmental Science	15	No

Stage 2

30 credits of compulsory modules, 90 credits of optional modules. You will select either Pathway A or B.

a Under Pathway A, you will take the 30-credit compulsory module HUC2002 Perspectives on Sources: Independent Study Project in the Humanities.

^b Under Pathway B, you will take the 15-credit compulsory modules POC2124 Political Analysis and POC2087 Security Studies.

Compulsory Modules

Code	Module	Credits	Non-condonable?
HUC2002	Perspectives on Sources: Independent Study Project in the Humanities [See note a above]	30	No
POC2124	Political Analysis [See note b above]	15	No
POC2087	Security Studies [See note b above]	15	No

Optional Modules

Code	Module	Credits	Non-condonable?
HISP S2 CH His opt 2020-1
TRU2913	Literature and Conflict, 1900-present	15	No
HIC2324	Organised Crime in USA	15	No
HIC2323	Early Modern History 1500-1700: A Social History	15	No
HIC2006	American Slavery since Abolition (1865-to the Present)	15	No
HIC2316	The Occult in Victorian Britain	15	No
HIC2334	Germany 1500-Present: A Cultural History	15	No
HUC2001	Humanities in the Workplace (Penryn)	15	No
HUC2004	Literature and the Environment	15	No
TRU2903	Liberty, Slavery, Tyranny: Literature and Politics in the Romantic Age	15	No
HUC2010	Enlightenment and the Age of Reason	15	No
HIC2028	Art and Archaeology in Post-Colonial Nations	15	No
HUC2009	Romantic Reactions?	15	No
HISP S2 CH IR opt 2020-1
POC2012	The Ethics and Politics of Humanitarian Intervention	15	No
POC2084	Foreign Policy	15	No
POC2018	National and Community Identity	15	No
POC2103	Introduction to Postcolonialism	15	No
POC2098	Comparative Politics	15	No
POC2120	Power and Democracy	15	No
POC2047	Work Placement	15	No
POC2005	American Politics	15	No
POC2085	Imagining the Good Life: From Agora to the American Dream	15	No
POC2123	Politics of the Middle East	15	No
GEO2453	Social Innovation Consultants	15	No
GEO2449	Green Consultants	15	No
POC2117	The Politics of Climate Change	15	No
POC2099	Sparking Social Change	15	No

Stage 3

30 credits of compulsory Dissertation, 90 credits of optional modules

You can weight your modules primarily in one discipline at stage 2 but if you choose to do more History than International Relations at stage 2 you must do the reverse in the final stage (and vice versa) so that across your degree you will have an equal number of credits from History and International Relations.

Compulsory Modules

Code	Module	Credits	Non-condonable?
CHP3042	Interdisciplinary Final-Year Dissertation	30	No

Optional Modules

Code	Module	Credits	Non-condonable?
HISP SF CH His opt 2020-1
HIC3300	Britain and the Telecommunications Revolution	30	No
HIC3301	The First World War: Interrogating the Myths	30	No
HIC3303	The Three Klans: Ethno-Politics in the 19th and 20th Century US	30	No
HIC3313	Gender, Power and Identity in Early Modern England	30	No
HIC3307	The Politics of Nature: Sustaining the British Environment 1600 to the Present	30	No
HIC3310	Regionalism, Localism, and Ideas of Home in Modern European History	30	No
HIC3508	Celtic Politics since 1880: 4 Celtic Nations	30	No
HIC3311	Indigenous History, Colonialism and Identity in Western Canada	30	No
HUC3007	Witchcraft and Magic in Culture	15	No
HUC3012	Sex, Scandal and Sensation in Victorian Literature	30	No
HUC3014	Twenty-First Century Literature and the Global City	15	No
HUC3015	Feeling Bodies: Emotions in Early Modern Literature and Culture, 1500-1700	30	No
TRU3912	Cinema and Desire, 1930 to the present	15	No
HIC3513	Landscape, History and Heritage in Britain Since the Sixteenth Century	30	No
HISP SF CH IR opt 2020-1
POC3124	Political Thinkers of the Late Twentieth Century	15	No
POC3130	Controversies in American Politics	15	No
POC3085	Imagining the Good Life: From Agora to the American Dream	15	No
POC3131	The Revival of Global Authoritarianism	15	No
POC3097	The Politics of Gender, Sex and Sexuality	15	No
POC3110	State Crime	15	No
POC3051	Political Psychology of Masses	15	No
POC3111	Political Sociology	15	No
POC3095	Environmental Knowledge Controversies	15	No
POC3128	Post-Soviet Politics and Societies	15	No
POC3117	The Politics of Climate Change	15	No
POC3127	Gendered Politics of the Middle East	15	No
POC3106	Biopolitics of Security	15	No
POC3088	Understanding Israel and Palestine: One Land, Two People	15	No
POC3115	Political Campaign Strategy	15	No
POC3109	Politics in a Global Urban Age	15	No
POC3103	The Resource Paradox: Blessing or Curse?	15	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. Describe core subject areas in History and International Relations, and demonstrate a specialised knowledge in certain areas. 2. Understand a range of political theories, their significance and the major critical positions adopted towards them. 3. Describe the variety of approaches taken to historical and social science research, evaluate the professionalism and scholarly value of historical texts, and evaluate the reasons for changes in historiographical approaches. 4. Use different types of historical and social science sources; evaluate different and complex types of historical and social science sources; use primary sources in a professional manner. 5. Appreciate the different approaches to evidence and argument in the two disciplines and be aware of the potential of interdisciplinary work. 6. Define a suitable interdisciplinary research topic and pursue it to completion.	ILOs 1-4 are developed in stages 1 and 2 of the programme through lectures and tutorials. Specialisation is developed in the final stage in small-group teaching. ILOs 5-6 are developed in project work and the Interdisciplinary Dissertation respectively.	ILOs 1-4 are assessed by a combination of written examinations, continuous assessment essays, oral presentations and group project work. ILO 5 is assessed by project work. ILO 6 is assessed by the dissertation.

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. Describe core subject areas in History and International Relations, and demonstrate a specialised knowledge in certain areas.
2. Understand a range of political theories, their significance and the major critical positions adopted towards them.
3. Describe the variety of approaches taken to historical and social science research, evaluate the professionalism and scholarly value of historical texts, and evaluate the reasons for changes in historiographical approaches.
4. Use different types of historical and social science sources; evaluate different and complex types of historical and social science sources; use primary sources in a professional manner.
5. Appreciate the different approaches to evidence and argument in the two disciplines and be aware of the potential of interdisciplinary work.
6. Define a suitable interdisciplinary research topic and pursue it to completion.

ILOs 1-4 are developed in stages 1 and 2 of the programme through lectures and tutorials. Specialisation is developed in the final stage in small-group teaching.

ILOs 5-6 are developed in project work and the Interdisciplinary Dissertation respectively.

ILOs 1-4 are assessed by a combination of written examinations, continuous assessment essays, oral presentations and group project work.

ILO 5 is assessed by project work.

ILO 6 is assessed by the dissertation.

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:
7. Answer questions concisely and persuasively both orally and in writing. 8. Evaluate critically theoretical models and competing views. 9. Summarise the basic philosophical questions arising from academic research. 10. Comprehend complex terminology and discourses, and deploy such terminology in a comprehensible manner. 11. Plan, execute and present an extended piece of original research.	ILOs 7-8 form the backbone of all modules taken at all stages, but the level of complexity develops according to stage. ILOs 9-10are developed throughout the programme in lectures, seminars and continuous assessment. You are encouraged to use the stage 2 project work as a way of addressing ILO 11 and concentrate on doing so in the final stage Dissertation.	These skills are assessed through a combination of term-time essays and other assignments, oral presentations, project and dissertation work, and examinations. The criteria of assessment pay full recognition to the importance of the various skills outlined.

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:

7. Answer questions concisely and persuasively both orally and in writing.
8. Evaluate critically theoretical models and competing views.
9. Summarise the basic philosophical questions arising from academic research.
10. Comprehend complex terminology and discourses, and deploy such terminology in a comprehensible manner.
11. Plan, execute and present an extended piece of original research.

ILOs 7-8 form the backbone of all modules taken at all stages, but the level of complexity develops according to stage.

ILOs 9-10are developed throughout the programme in lectures, seminars and continuous assessment.

You are encouraged to use the stage 2 project work as a way of addressing ILO 11 and concentrate on doing so in the final stage Dissertation.

These skills are assessed through a combination of term-time essays and other assignments, oral presentations, project and dissertation work, and examinations. The criteria of assessment pay full recognition to the importance of the various skills outlined.

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:
12. Think critically, creatively and independently. 13. Identify and solve complex problems with confidence and flexibility. 14. Use electronic information retrieval and management tools proficiently; access information from a variety of sources. 15. Interact effectively within a group. 16. Self-manage effectively (autonomy, time management, self-motivation, self-reflection, seeking and using feedback, personal responsibility, self-criticism).	ILOs 12-14 are developed through the processes of acquiring subject knowledge and core academic skills (see A and B above). ILO 15 is developed through group work in specific parts of the syllabus as well as group work in second and final stage optional History and Politics and International Relations modules. ILO 16 is developed by student progression through a learning and teaching programme that is gradually more self-managed, the personal tutor and Personal Development Planning systems. Independent study forms a major part of our learning and teaching programme, most notably in the stage 2 project and the final stage dissertation.	ILOs 12-14 are assessed primarily through summative and formative essays and other assignments, assessed presentations, project work, the dissertation and examinations. ILO 15 is assessed directly in specific parts of the syllabus as well as in assessed group work/presentations in second and final stage optional History and Politics and International Relations modules. ILOs 15-16 are assessed indirectly throughout the programme, in that where modules require the development of these skills, it would be very difficult to achieve a good mark in the assessments without having developed such skills.

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. Think critically, creatively and independently.
13. Identify and solve complex problems with confidence and flexibility.
14. Use electronic information retrieval and management tools proficiently; access information from a variety of sources.
15. Interact effectively within a group.
16. Self-manage effectively (autonomy, time management, self-motivation, self-reflection, seeking and using feedback, personal responsibility, self-criticism).

ILOs 12-14 are developed through the processes of acquiring subject knowledge and core academic skills (see A and B above).

ILO 15 is developed through group work in specific parts of the syllabus as well as group work in second and final stage optional History and Politics and International Relations modules.

ILO 16 is developed by student progression through a learning and teaching programme that is gradually more self-managed, the personal tutor and Personal Development Planning systems.

Independent study forms a major part of our learning and teaching programme, most notably in the stage 2 project and the final stage dissertation.

ILOs 12-14 are assessed primarily through summative and formative essays and other assignments, assessed presentations, project work, the dissertation and examinations.

ILO 15 is assessed directly in specific parts of the syllabus as well as in assessed group work/presentations in second and final stage optional History and Politics and International Relations modules.

ILOs 15-16 are assessed indirectly throughout the programme, in that where modules require the development of these skills, it would be very difficult to achieve a good mark in the assessments without having developed such skills.

7. Programme Regulations

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

You will have an academic personal tutor for your entire programme of study who is available at advertised ‘office and feedback hours’. There are induction sessions to orientate you at the start of your 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.

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 draw on a range of data to review the quality of educational provision. The College documents the performance in each of its taught programmes, against a range of criteria on an annual basis through the Annual Programme Monitoring cycle:

Admissions, progression and completion data
In Year Analysis data
Previous monitoring report
Monitoring of core (and optional) modules
External examiner's reports and University and College responses (reported to SSLC)
Any Professional, Statutory and Regulatory Body/accrediting body or other external reports
Consultation with employers and former students
Staff evaluation
Student evaluation
Programme aims

Subject areas are reviewed every four years through a periodic subject review scheme that includes external contributions. (http://admin.exeter.ac.uk/academic/tls/tqa/Part%209/9JREVISEDPSRSCHEME.pdf)

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

18. Final Award

BA (Hons) History and International Relations

19. UCAS Code

VLF2

20. NQF Level of Final Award

6 (Honours)

21. Credit

CATS credits		ECTS credits

22. QAA Subject Benchmarking Group

[Honours] History

23. Dates

Origin Date	12/05/2016	Date of last revision	06/08/2020

Programme Specification for the 2020/1 academic year

BA (Hons) History and International Relations

1. Programme Details

2. Description of the Programme

3. Educational Aims of the Programme

4. Programme Structure

5. Programme Modules

Stage 1

Compulsory Modules

Optional Modules

Stage 2

Compulsory Modules

Optional Modules

Stage 3

Compulsory Modules

Optional Modules

6. Programme Outcomes Linked to Teaching, Learning and Assessment Methods

Intended Learning Outcomes A: Specialised Subject Skills and Knowledge

Intended Learning Outcomes B: Academic Discipline Core Skills and Knowledge

Intended Learning Outcomes C: Personal/Transferable/Employment Skills and Knowledge

7. Programme Regulations

8. College Support for Students and Students' Learning

9. University Support for Students and Students' Learning

10. Admissions Criteria

11. Regulation of Assessment and Academic Standards

12. Indicators of Quality and Standards

13. Methods for Evaluating and Improving Quality and Standards

14. Awarding Institution

15. Lead College / Teaching Institution

16. Partner College / Institution

Partner College(s)

Partner Institution

17. Programme Accredited / Validated by

18. Final Award

19. UCAS Code

20. NQF Level of Final Award

21. Credit

22. QAA Subject Benchmarking Group

23. Dates

Intended Learning Outcomes
A: Specialised Subject Skills and Knowledge

Intended Learning Outcomes
B: Academic Discipline Core Skills and Knowledge

Intended Learning Outcomes
C: Personal/Transferable/Employment Skills and Knowledge