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Programme Specification for the 2024/5 academic year

BA (Hons) History and Global Cultural Studies (3-year)

1. Programme Details

Programme nameBA (Hons) History and Global Cultural Studies (3-year) Programme codeUFA3HPSSML27
Study mode(s)Part Time
Full Time
Academic year2024/5
Campus(es)Streatham (Exeter)
NQF Level of the Final Award6 (Honours)

2. Description of the Programme

The BA (Hons) History and Global Cultural Studies (3-year) programme is an exit route only and not available for direct application. Transfer to this programme is subject to agreement from the Director of Education and Student Experience for Languages, Cultures and Visual Studies.

You can switch to Global Cultural Studies after completing one or two years of the Modern Languages course. If you switch into the programme for second year, you will take only optional cultural modules from across LCVS (no core language modules) in second year. If you pass 60 credits of language modules over years 1 and 2 and then switch to Global Cultural Studies for your third year, this will be recognised in your degree title (see Programme Specific Award Rules).

3. Educational Aims of the Programme

Please see the programme specifications for BA Art History and Modern Languages (3 year) for full details. The difference between programmes is that you do not take core language modules once you change to BA Art History and Global Cultural Studies (3 year) and so do not develop your language skills to the same extent.

4. Programme Structure

The BA (Hons) History and Global Cultural Studies (3-year) is a three-year full-time programme of study at Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) level 6 (as confirmed against the FHEQ). This programme is divided into three stages. Each stage is normally equivalent to an academic year. The programme may also be taken part-time in up to six years.

 

You begin on BA History and Modern Languages and change to BA Global Cultural Studies (three year) in the following cases:

You fail your core language at first or second year.

You are studying a beginners language and you do not do a year abroad, so transfer at the end of second year.

You decide you no longer want to study any core language modules after first or second year.

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.

History modules https://www.exeter.ac.uk/study/studyinformation/modules/?prog=history 
Modern Languages modules https://www.exeter.ac.uk/study/studyinformation/modules/?prog=mod-lang

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 are expected to balance your credits in each stage of the programme, taking 60 credits from History, and 60 credits from Global Cultural Studies. You may switch to Global Cultural Studies after studying one or two years of BA Modern Languages. When you switch to Global Cultural Studies, you will no longer take core language modules, and instead take 60 credits of options per year.

Stage 1


75 credits of compulsory modules, 45 credits of optional modules

45 credits of compulsory History modules, 30 credits of compulsory modules in your chosen language, 15 credits of optional History modules, and 30 credits of Modern Languages modules

 

Compulsory Modules

Subject to choosing 120 credits for the stage overall, you must:

select HIH1137.

a - select 30 credits of compulsory modules in your chosen language.

b - You must select HIH1421 Understanding Medieval and Early Modern History OR HIH1422 Understanding Modern History.

CodeModule Credits Non-condonable?
HIH1137 Becoming a Historian: Core 15Yes
Modern Languages Stage 1 Compulsory Language Modules See note a above
MLF1001 French Language 30 No
MLF1052 French Language for Beginners 30 No
MLG1001 German Language 30 No
MLG1052 German Language for Beginners 30 No
MLI1001 Italian Language 30 No
MLI1052 Italian Language for Beginners 30 No
MLM1052 Beginners Chinese 30 No
MLP1052 Portuguese Language for Beginners 30 No
MLR1001 Contemporary Russian Written and Oral 30 No
MLR1030 Russian Language for Beginners 30 No
MLS1001 Spanish Language 30 No
MLS1056 Spanish Language for Beginners 30 No
HIH1421 Understanding Medieval and Early Modern History See note b above30No
HIH1422 Understanding Modern History See note b above30No

Optional Modules

c - select 15 credits of Sources and Skills History modules.

d - select 30 credits of optional modules consisting of content related to your chosen language; on the Modern Languages side of your programme, you may select a maximum of 15 credits of either the SML- or HUM-coded modules listed below for the year. Please note that certain modules may only be available to students on Single Honours programmes, or to students who have taken a particular language module. This information will be given in the pre-requisites or co-requisites section of the relevant module descriptor.

CodeModule Credits Non-condonable?
History Stage 1 Option modules 2024-5 See note c above
HIH1402 Britain, America and the Global Order, 1846-1946 15 No
HIH1618 Body, Border, Partition: Understanding Violence in South Asia 15 No
HIH1140 Confinement, Care, Cure: Psychiatric Institutions in the Twentieth Century 15 No
HIH1412 Early Modern Magic and Witchcraft 15 No
HIH1614 Environment and Industry, 1750-1950: Global Perspectives 15 No
HIH1053 Gender and Sexuality in the Middle Ages 15 No
HIH1600 Images of Stalinism 15 No
HIH1585 Ladies of the Night: Prostitution in the Victorian World 15 No
HIH1607 JFK 15 No
HIH1002 Losing an Empire, Finding a Role: Britain Since 1945 15 No
HIH1042 Murder in Early Modern England 15 No
HIH1411 From Wigan Pier to Piccadilly: Britain between the Wars 15 No
HIH1501 The Viking Phenomenon 15 No
HIH1506 The First Day of the Somme 15 No
HIH1532 The History of Strategic Thinking 15 No
HIH1596 The Good War? The United States in World War II 15 No
HIH1612 Renaissance Florence 1350-1550 15 No
Chinese Stage 1 Option Modules 2024-5 See note d above
MLM1010 China of the Senses: Approaching Chinese Culture and Environments 15 No
PHL1010 Introduction to Asian Philosophy 15 No
SML1208 Language, Culture, International Relations 15 No
French Stage 1 Option Modules 2024-5 See note d above
MLF1017 The Making of Modern France 15 No
MLF1018 The Devil is in the Detail: An Introduction to the Short Story in French 15 No
SML1207 Introduction to Film 15 No
MLF1103 The French Language, Present and Past 15 No
MLF1121 French Visual History 15 No
MLF1105 An Introduction to French Thought 15 No
SML1208 Language, Culture, International Relations 15 No
German Stage 1 Option Modules 2024-5 See note d above
MLG1017 Turning Points in German History 1200 - 2000 15 No
MLG1021 Outside In: An Introduction to Outcasts and Outsiders in German-language Literature and Film 15 No
SML1207 Introduction to Film 15 No
MLG1014 A Nation Remembers: Issues in German Cultural Memory 15 No
MLG1022 Divided Germany in Film and Visual Culture 1949-1990 15 No
SML1208 Language, Culture, International Relations 15 No
Italian Stage 1 Option Modules 2024-5 See note d above
MLI1016 Italy Inside Out: Popular Visual Narratives about Italy 15 No
SML1207 Introduction to Film 15 No
MLI1121 A Thousand Faces: Cultures and History in 19th-Century Italy 15 No
Portuguese Stage 1 Option Modules 2024-5 See note d above
SML1207 Introduction to Film 15 No
MLP1002 Introduction to the Lusophone World 15 No
SML1208 Language, Culture, International Relations 15 No
Russian Stage 1 Option Modules 2024-5 See note d above
MLR1023 Russia: Empire and Identity 15 No
SML1207 Introduction to Film 15 No
MLR1006 An Emotional Experience: Russian Literature and the Expression of Feeling 15 No
Spanish Stage 1 Option Modules 2024-5 See note d above
MLS1067 Ideology in the Hispanic World 15 No
MLS1068 An Introduction to the Literature and Film of Spain 15 No
SML1207 Introduction to Film 15 No
MLS1066 The Making of Modern Latin America: History Through Literature and Culture 15 No
MLS1164 A Journey of Discovery: Hispanic Global Culture 15 No
SML1208 Language, Culture, International Relations 15 No

Stage 2


120 credits of optional modules

If you move into BA History and Global Cultural Studies (3 year) for your second year, please follow the pattern below. Otherwise, please see BA History and Modern Languages. On BA History and Global Cultural Studies (3 year) language modules are condonable, so if you fail a core language at second year, you can move onto the BA History and Global Cultural Studies (3 year) as an exit programme.

 

Optional Modules

30 credits of core language (if viable) and 30 credits of optional Modern Languages modules OR 60 credits of optional Modern Languages modules. 60 credits of History modules, and 30 credits of Modern Languages modules

 

e / f - select 30 credits of optional modules consisting of content related to your chosen language; on the Modern Languages side of your programme, you may select a maximum of 15 credits of either the SML- or HUM-coded modules listed below for the year. It is your responsibility to ensure that credit for SML modules can be counted towards the language of your study, where this is necessary for your credit count.

CodeModule Credits Non-condonable?
History CH Stage 2 Route A modules 2024-5 History Route A
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
HIH2041 The First Welfare State? England's Poor Law, 1520-1835 30 No
HIH2016A Living Through the Global: Colonial Migrants and the British Empire from the Eighteenth Century to the Present 30 No
HIH2137A Inventing Modern Man: Constructions of Mind, Body and the Individual, 1400-1800 30 No
HIH2138A History of Development: Ideologies, Politics and Projects 30 No
HIH2145A Spain from Absolutism to Democracy 30 No
HIH2208A Medieval Paris 30 No
HIH2210A The Russian Empire, 1689-1917 30 No
HIH2218A Religion, Society and Culture in Tudor England 30 No
HIH2238 Slavery, Revolution, Independence: Saint-Domingue and Haiti, 1685-1838 30 No
HIH2241 Rise and Demise of Communism in Global Perspective 30 No
HIH2587 The Other Renaissance: Religion, Knowledge and Power in the Twelfth Century 30 No
HIH2590 An Age of Iron? Europe in the Tenth Century 30 No
HIH2591 Philip Augustus and the Making of France, 1180-1223 30 No
HIH2594 Europe in the Era of the Great War, 1908-1923: Crisis, Conflict and Collapse 30 No
History CH Stage 2 Route B modules 2024-5 History Route B
HIH2002 Uses of the Past 30 No
HIH2591 Philip Augustus and the Making of France, 1180-1223 30 No
HIH2587 The Other Renaissance: Religion, Knowledge and Power in the Twelfth Century 30 No
HIH2036A Albion's Fatal Tree: Capital Punishment in England, 1688-1965 30 No
HIH2238 Slavery, Revolution, Independence: Saint-Domingue and Haiti, 1685-1838 30 No
HIH2016A Living Through the Global: Colonial Migrants and the British Empire from the Eighteenth Century to the Present 30 No
HIH2210A The Russian Empire, 1689-1917 30 No
HIH2138A History of Development: Ideologies, Politics and Projects 30 No
History CH Stage 2 Route C modules 2024-5 History Route C
HIH2237 Doing History in the Digital Age 30 No
HIH2208A Medieval Paris 30 No
HIH2590 An Age of Iron? Europe in the Tenth Century 30 No
HIH2218A Religion, Society and Culture in Tudor England 30 No
HIH2041 The First Welfare State? England's Poor Law, 1520-1835 30 No
HIH2037 American Frontiers: The West in U.S. History and Mythology 30 No
HIH2145A Spain from Absolutism to Democracy 30 No
HIH2594 Europe in the Era of the Great War, 1908-1923: Crisis, Conflict and Collapse 30 No
HIH2241 Rise and Demise of Communism in Global Perspective 30 No
History CH Stage 2 Route D modules History Route D
HIH2002 Uses of the Past 30 No
HIH2237 Doing History in the Digital Age 30 No
Chinese Stage 2 Option Modules 2024-5 see note f above
HUM2005 Tales of Freedom, Necessity and Providence 15 No
MLM2003 Chinoiserie and Europeenerie: Artistic and cultural exchanges between China and Europe 15 No
MLM2008 Introduction to Modern Chinese Literature 15 No
SML2246 Intercultural Communication 15 No
SML2244 Multilingualism in Society 15 No
French Stage 2 Option Modules 2024-5 see note f above
MLF2012 Evolution of the French Language 15 No
MLF2069 East is East? Cross-Cultural Encounters in Medieval French Literature 15 No
MLF2076 Subversive Texts: Baudelaire and Rachilde 15 No
HUM2005 Tales of Freedom, Necessity and Providence 15 No
HIH2208A Medieval Paris 30 No
MLF2070 Violence and Virtue: Early Modern French Theatre 15 No
MLF2029 Varieties of French 15 No
MLF2006 French-language Road Movies: Space, Place and Identity 15 No
HIH2591 Philip Augustus and the Making of France, 1180-1223 30 No
SML2246 Intercultural Communication 15 No
SML2244 Multilingualism in Society 15 No
German Stage 2 Option Modules 2024-5 see note f above
MLG2003 Youth and Age: Generations in German Fiction and Film 15 No
MLG2018 Berlin - Culture, History and Politics 15 No
MLG2019 Gender, Race and Migration in 20th and 21st-century German Literature 15 No
SML2246 Intercultural Communication 15 No
SML2244 Multilingualism in Society 15 No
Italian Stage 2 Option Modules 2024-5 see note f above
MLI2019 Italian(s) in the World 15 No
HUM2005 Tales of Freedom, Necessity and Providence 15 No
MLI2004 From Page to Screen: The Italian Female Detective in Literature, Film and Television 15 No
SML2246 Intercultural Communication 15 No
SML2244 Multilingualism in Society 15 No
Portuguese Stage 2 Option Modules 2024-5 see note f above
SML2004 Contemporary Latin American Cinema 15 No
SML2246 Intercultural Communication 15 No
SML2244 Multilingualism in Society 15 No
Russian Stage 2 Option Modules 2024-5 see note f above
MLR2023 A Russian Carnival of the Animals 15 No
MLR2026 The Deceptive City: the Creation of St Petersburg in Russian Literature 15 No
MLR2021 Understanding Russia 15 No
MLR2025 Imperfect Murder: Reading Crime and Punishment 15 No
SML2246 Intercultural Communication 15 No
SML2244 Multilingualism in Society 15 No
Spanish Stage 2 Option Modules 2024-5 see note f above
MLS2044 How to be a Knight: Political Lessons from 14th-Century Spain 15 No
MLS2072 Place and Identity in Contemporary Venezuelan Culture 15 No
SML2004 Contemporary Latin American Cinema 15 No
HIH2145A Spain from Absolutism to Democracy 30 No
MLS2045 Federico Garcia Lorca: Theatre and Poetry 15 No
MLS2061 The Latin American Short Story 15 No
MLS2073 Literary Non-Fiction in Argentina: When Writing Meets the Real 15 No
MLS2158 "What is Love? And Do I Need It?" An Introduction to Spanish Renaissance Love Poetry 15 No
SML2246 Intercultural Communication 15 No
SML2244 Multilingualism in Society 15 No
Modern Languages Stage 2 Compulsory Language Modules see note e above
MLF2001 French Language, Written and Oral 30 No
MLF2152 Intermediate French 30 No
MLG2001 German Language, Written and Oral 30 No
MLG2052 Intermediate German 30 No
MLI2001 Italian Language, Written and Oral 30 No
MLI2051 Italian Language 30 No
MLM2052 Intermediate Chinese (One) 30 No
MLP2052 Intermediate Portuguese 30 No
MLR2001 Contemporary Russian Written and Oral I 30 No
MLR2030 Intermediate Russian 30 No
MLS2001 Spanish Language, Written and Oral 30 No
MLS2156 Spanish Language (ex-beginners) 30 No

Stage 3


120 credits of optional modules

 

Optional Modules

g / h - You may only select if you have taken Route C or D (including HIH2001 Doing History: Perspectives on Sources or HIH2237 Doing History in the Digital Age) at stage 2. If selecting this route, you must take either the HIH3005 Dissertation or the HIH3006 Research Project Dissertation.

If selecting this route, you may take either take 30 credits from the Concepts modules, or you may take up to 30 credits outside of History unless you have taken credits outside of History at Stage 2. You must have at least 90 credits in each of your named degree subjects over Stages 2 and 3 to qualify for the award.

i - If you chose Route A or B at stage 2, you must select a History 60 credit Special Subject.

j - Select 60 optional cultural modules from across Modern Languages and Cultures, which can be language specific, SML modules or HUM modules. 

CodeModule Credits Non-condonable?
HIH3005 General Third-Year Dissertation See note g above30No
HIH3006 Research Project Dissertation See note g above30No
History Final Stage Concepts See note h above
HIH3330 Truth 30 No
HIH3333 Disease 30 No
HIH3334 War 30 No
HIH3336 Revolution 30 No
HIH3331 Elites 30 No
HIH3455 Sexualities 30 No
HIH3335 Violence 30 No
History UG Final Year Special Subjects 2024-5 See note i above
HIH3415 Everyday Stalinism: Life in the Soviet Union, 1928-53 60 Yes
HIH3416 Critics of Empire 60 Yes
HIH3417 The Yes, Minister Files: Perspectives on British Government since 1914 60 Yes
HIH3422 Street Protest and Social Movements in the Modern Era 60 Yes
HIH3426 Health and its Politics in the 20th Century 60 Yes
HIH3430 From the Grand Tour to Gladiator: Modern encounters with the ancient world 60 Yes
HIH3433 Beyond Cannibalism: Indigenous Peoples and the European Colonisation of Brazil, 1500-1822 60 Yes
HIH3434 The Body in Early Modern England 60 Yes
HIH3436 Engendering Empire: Making the British Imperial World 60 Yes
HIH3437 Death to the Traitors: Rebellion and Resisting Tyranny in the Middle Ages 60 Yes
HIH3438 The Rise of Capitalism in Britain 1660-1830 60 Yes
HIH3439 Women's Experience in Britain: Race, Class and Gender since 1945 60 Yes
HIH3441 Britons Abroad: The Experience of Travel, c. 1650-1900 60 Yes
HIH3442 From Its Cradle to Its Grave? The National Health Service in Britain, 1948-Present 60 Yes
HIH3444 Them and Us: Imagining the Social "Other" in Britain since the 1880s 60 Yes
HIH3450 Decolonisation and Colonial Conflict 60 Yes
HIH3451 Borders and Mobilities in Postcolonial South Asia 60 Yes
HIH3452 Whiteness: A Global History 60 Yes
HIH3448 Britain and the Age of Revolution, 1775-1832 60 Yes
Chinese Final Stage Option Modules 2024-5 See note j above
HUM3015 The Place of Meaning: Gardens in Britain and China 15 No
SML3015 Dissertation 15 No
SML3013 Through the Language Lens: the Relationship between Language, Culture and the Mind 15 No
SML3043 Migration and Multilingualism 15 No
SML3041 Green Matters in Modern Languages and Cultures 15 No
MLM3008 Introduction to Modern Chinese Literature 15 No
SML3042 Transcultural Devon: Creating, Analysing and Subtitling Interviews in the Context of Migration 15 No
SML3009 Intercultural Communication in a Global World 15 No
HUM3002 Aliens Abroad: Science Fiction in Global Literature 15 No
SML3030 Extended Dissertation 30 No
French Final Stage Option Modules 2024-5 See note j above
SML3015 Dissertation 15 No
SML3030 Extended Dissertation 30 No
SML3013 Through the Language Lens: the Relationship between Language, Culture and the Mind 15 No
SML3043 Migration and Multilingualism 15 No
SML3041 Green Matters in Modern Languages and Cultures 15 No
MLF3034 Sociolinguistics of French 15 No
MLF3079 Sex, Subversion and Censorship: Libertine Literature in Seventeenth-Century France 15 No
MLF3007 Multilingualism, Audiovisual Translation and Power in Cinema-monde 15 No
MLF3078 Philosophers, Prophets and Mystics in French Culture 15 No
MLF3080 Les Miserables from the Nineteenth Century to the Present Day 15 No
SML3042 Transcultural Devon: Creating, Analysing and Subtitling Interviews in the Context of Migration 15 No
SML3044 Migration in World Cinema 15 No
SML3009 Intercultural Communication in a Global World 15 No
German Final Stage Option Modules 2024-5 See note j above
MLG3040 Sex, Sciences and the Arts 15 No
SML3015 Dissertation 15 No
SML3013 Through the Language Lens: the Relationship between Language, Culture and the Mind 15 No
SML3034 Contemporary French Visual Culture 15 No
SML3041 Green Matters in Modern Languages and Cultures 15 No
MLG3036 Dictatorships on Display: History Exhibitions in Germany and Austria 15 No
SML3042 Transcultural Devon: Creating, Analysing and Subtitling Interviews in the Context of Migration 15 No
SML3009 Intercultural Communication in a Global World 15 No
SML3030 Extended Dissertation 30 No
Italian Final Stage Option Modules 2024-5 See note j above
MLI3199 Elena Ferrante's My Brilliant Friend 15 No
SML3015 Dissertation 15 No
SML3013 Through the Language Lens: the Relationship between Language, Culture and the Mind 15 No
SML3043 Migration and Multilingualism 15 No
SML3041 Green Matters in Modern Languages and Cultures 15 No
MLI3033 Multicultural Italy 15 No
HUM3002 Aliens Abroad: Science Fiction in Global Literature 15 No
SML3042 Transcultural Devon: Creating, Analysing and Subtitling Interviews in the Context of Migration 15 No
SML3009 Intercultural Communication in a Global World 15 No
SML3030 Extended Dissertation 30 No
Portuguese Final Stage Option Modules 2024-5 See note j above
SML3013 Through the Language Lens: the Relationship between Language, Culture and the Mind 15 No
SML3015 Dissertation 15 No
SML3043 Migration and Multilingualism 15 No
SML3041 Green Matters in Modern Languages and Cultures 15 No
SML3044 Migration in World Cinema 15 No
SML3014 Socialist Thought and Practice in Latin America and Africa 15 No
SML3042 Transcultural Devon: Creating, Analysing and Subtitling Interviews in the Context of Migration 15 No
SML3009 Intercultural Communication in a Global World 15 No
SML3030 Extended Dissertation 30 No
Russian Final Stage Option Modules 2024-5 See note j above
MLR3026 The Deceptive City: The Creation of St Petersburg in Russian Literature 15 No
MLR3123 A Russian Carnival of the Animals 15 No
SML3015 Dissertation 15 No
SML3013 Through the Language Lens: the Relationship between Language, Culture and the Mind 15 No
SML3043 Migration and Multilingualism 15 No
SML3041 Green Matters in Modern Languages and Cultures 15 No
MLR3021 Women Writers in Twentieth - century Russian Literure 30 No
MLR3025 Apocalypse/Utopia: The Russian Roots of Revolution 15 No
SML3009 Intercultural Communication in a Global World 15 No
SML3042 Transcultural Devon: Creating, Analysing and Subtitling Interviews in the Context of Migration 15 No
HUM3002 Aliens Abroad: Science Fiction in Global Literature 15 No
SML3030 Extended Dissertation 30 No
Spanish Final Stage Option Modules 2024-5 See note j above
MLS3037 Women and Feminism in 20th Century Spain 15 No
MLS3057 Cross Currents: Memory, Myth and Modernity in Latin America 15 No
MLS3071 The Chilean Road to Socialism (1970-1973): What Happened and Why? Elements for a Debate 15 No
SML3015 Dissertation 15 No
SML3013 Through the Language Lens: the Relationship between Language, Culture and the Mind 15 No
SML3043 Migration and Multilingualism 15 No
SML3041 Green Matters in Modern Languages and Cultures 15 No
MLS3072 Unlawful Sex: Sexualities on Trial in Medieval Spain 15 No
SML3031 Advanced Translation Skills 15 No
SML3009 Intercultural Communication in a Global World 15 No
SML3014 Socialist Thought and Practice in Latin America and Africa 15 No
SML3042 Transcultural Devon: Creating, Analysing and Subtitling Interviews in the Context of Migration 15 No
SML3044 Migration in World Cinema 15 No
HUM3002 Aliens Abroad: Science Fiction in Global Literature 15 No
SML3030 Extended Dissertation 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. Identify History and Modern Languages as broad subject disciplines.
2. Identify and evaluate the variety of approaches and traditions taken within both the study of History and Modern Languages, combining language and culture.
3. Demonstrate knowledge of the recurring themes in History, such as class, gender, ethnicity, religion and war, and of the main themes in particular topics selected for modules; trace the key developments within a topic and relate them to an overall conception of the subject matter; evaluate complex themes in History; and make close specialist evaluation of key developments within particular periods/topics.
4. Use different types of historical source; evaluate different and complex types of historical source; use primary sources in a professional manner.
5. Identify and explain the cultural and socio-historic contexts in which the chosen language is spoken.
6. Apply critical terminology and, where appropriate, methodological, linguistic, stylistic, and/or formal terminology to an understanding of both History and Modern Languages; utilise appropriate bibliographical style.

ILOs 1-6 are acquired through lectures, seminars, workshops, study groups, tutorials and other learning activities throughout the programme. The degree of specialisation of subject knowledge increases during the programme. Modules at final stage are most closely related to the research specialism of the staff teaching the module. The precise method of teaching varies according to each module. On team-taught modules you will normally engage in both lectures and seminar groups. In smaller options you will normally spend most of your contact time in seminar groups and workshops.

1, 2 and 3 are developed at stage one in the Making History module, Understanding the Medieval and early Modern World and Understanding the Modern World though lectures, seminars, and written work.

1 is further developed especially in the Uses of the Past module at stage two.

2 and 3 form the backbone of all modules taken at all stages, but the level of complexity and nuance develops.

4 is a requirement of all modules, but there is particular primary source emphasis - developing in complexity as you progress through the stages of the programme - at stage 1 in Sources and Skills, Understanding the Medieval and early Modern World and Understanding the Modern World, at stage 2 Doing History, and at final stage in the Special Subject and Dissertation (if chosen).

The assessment of these skills is through a combination of presentations and participation in seminars, coursework, log-books, web-based assessments, essays, portfolios, videos, oral and written exams, other written reports/projects, and (if chosen) a dissertation. The assessment criteria 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:

7. Articulate knowledge and understanding of concepts and theories relating to the study of languages, history and culture.
8. Respond receptively to foreign cultures and demonstrate an ability to see the relativity of one’s own cultural perspective.
9. Demonstrate responsiveness to the central role of language, history and culture in the creation of meaning, and a sensitivity to the affective power of language.
10. Communicate effectively and construct a coherent argument in both oral and written presentations.
11. Command a broad range of vocabulary and an appropriate critical terminology.
12. Apply bibliographic skills appropriate to the disciplines of Modern Languages and History, including accurate citation of sources and consistent use of conventions in the presentation of scholarly work.

These skills are developed throughout the programme in all modules, with the emphasis becoming more complex as students move from stage to stage. They are developed through lectures and seminars, written work, and oral work (both in presentation and seminar discussion), and reinforced through the range of modules across all stages. They will culminate in the substantial and independent research skills demonstrated within the dissertation (if chosen) and special subject modules.

The assessment of these skills is through a combination of presentations and participation in seminars, log-books, web-based assessments, essays, portfolios, videos, oral and written exams, other written reports/projects, and (if chosen) a dissertation.

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:

13. Apply advanced literacy and communication skills in appropriate contexts including the ability to present sustained and persuasive written and oral arguments.
14. Analyse and critically examine diverse forms of material, both textual and visual.
15. Acquire and interrelate substantial quantities of complex information of diverse kinds, in a structured and systematic way, and involving the use of the distinctive methodological and interpretative skills of the subject areas.
16. Apply research skills for the retrieval of historical material, and gather, sift and organise this material independently and critically, evaluating its significance.
17. Interrogate and apply a variety of theoretical positions, and weigh the importance of alternative perspectives in a critical and self-reflective manner.
18. Exercise independent thought and judgement.
19. Engage with others through the presentation of ideas and information in groups, and work towards the collective negotiation of solutions.
20. Plan and execute written and other forms of project-work over both short and long timescales.
21. Complete tasks under time-constrained conditions and effectively manage deadlines and targets.
22. Employ IT skills, and access and assess electronic data via the internet and through other forms of interactive media.
23. Adapt and transfer the critical methods of the disciplines into unfamiliar contexts, including a variety of working environments.

Personal and key skills are delivered through all modules, and developed in lectures, workshops, study groups, tutorials, work experience and other learning activities throughout the programme.

The assessment of these skills is through a combination of presentations and participation in seminars, log-books, web-based assessments, essays, portfolios, videos, oral and written exams, other written reports/projects, and (if chosen) a dissertation.

ILOs 13-18 are also strongly developed in the course of the portfolio of assessed essays and other written work produced through all stages of the programme. These assessments work on the principle of offering formative feedback to support the development of your written work within as well as between modules. Feedback on one assignment is intended to inform the next piece of work you undertake on the module; the next piece of work on the programme, or the future learning of graduates.

ILO 19 is associated especially with the range of group presentations taking place in modules. Group presentation assessment brings into focus an important range of skills for students, including sharing workloads, responsibility for tasks, team-working, collaborative and communicative skills. Individual contributions to group work are also assessed individually, most often in the form of a reflective presentation report.

ILOs 20-21 are also accomplished in the course of ‘real-time’ formal assessments such as presentations and end of module exams, which occur in all four levels of the programme.

ILO 22 is assessed through the use of IT skills for research, word-processing essay and using other digital platforms for assessments.

ILO 23 is especially associated with optional work placement modules.

7. Programme Regulations

Your degree classification will be calculated from the credit-weighted average marks for stages 2 and 3 combined in the ratio 1:2 respectively.

 

Your degree title will be ‘BA History and Global Cultural Studies (3 year)’. If you have passed at least 60 credits of a language in stages 1 and 2, you will get ‘with proficiency in [language]’. If you have passed at least 60 credits of a language at advanced level (MLx1001, MLx2001 or Language Centre equivalents), you will get ‘with proficiency in advanced [language]’.

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

The marking criteria, which closely reflect the skills outlined in the Programme Outcomes section, and the Department’s expectations with regard to study groups, are available on ELE.

All students within History and Global Cultural Studies have a personal tutor for their entire programme of study and who is available at advertised ‘office 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.

(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 Global Cultural Studies (3-year)

19. UCAS Code

Not applicable to this programme.

20. NQF Level of Final Award

6 (Honours)

21. Credit

CATS credits

360

ECTS credits

180

22. QAA Subject Benchmarking Group

[Honours] History
Level 1

23. Dates

Origin Date

04/01/2016

Date of last revision

22/04/2024