Programme Specification for the 2023/4 academic year
BA (Hons) History with Employment Experience Abroad
1. Programme Details
| Programme name | BA (Hons) History with Employment Experience Abroad | Programme code | UFA4HPSHPSCH |
|---|---|---|---|
| Study mode(s) | Full Time Part Time |
Academic year | 2023/4 |
| Campus(es) | Cornwall Campus |
NQF Level of the Final Award | 6 (Honours) |
2. Description of the Programme
This programme offers a traditional basis in British, European and world history, but it is in the last area that we are particularly strong and innovative. Our strengths lie in using history to understand the challenges posed by globalisation, ethnic conflict and scientific and environmental change. Equally exciting is our commitment to public history, which will give you the opportunity to carry out work experience within museums, galleries and similar organisations. You may be working on your own or as part of a team; either way, you will develop skills and gain experience which will help you to compete in today’s competitive graduate job market. Work experience may involve activities such as researching and preparing materials for a museum exhibition; documenting and researching collections of photographs, maps, costumes or military memorabilia; writing short magazine articles or recording oral histories.
As with History in Exeter, research is integral to all our work and members of staff are nationally and internationally recognised for their research activities. You will directly benefit from this as our research influences the teaching on our undergraduate programmes. Our expertise is concentrated in the modern period, approximately from 1600 to the present, incorporating social and cultural history, international and economic history and many geographical areas, including the Far and Middle East, Europe and Britain and the Americas. As you might expect from a programme based in Cornwall, we reflect environmental and ecological approaches to history in our teaching as well as the more traditional cultural, political, social and economic aspects.
This Employment Experience Abroad variant of the programme is a great way to incorporate graduate-level work placement or placements undertaken outside of 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, including in foreign languages if required, you can also demonstrate adaptability and resourcefulness by organising suitable placements in areas of employment related to your interests and potential future career. This variant of the programme also provides a great way to demonstrate to employers your adaptability, cultural awareness, independence and resourcefulness. Experiencing the differences and similarities of education and people in another culture will increase your confidence and broaden the ways in which you see and relate to the world and the world of work.
You are required to find your own placement with suitable employers and organisations with preparation and support from the College of Humanities. Students taking this variant are strongly encouraged to take HUC2001 Humanities in the Workplace in stage 2 and must participate in the pre-departure briefing sessions for Humanities Employment Experience Abroad.
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 is intended to:
- Offer you an excellent Honours-level education in History.
- Introduce you to a wide range of historical problems and the main analytical and critical approaches of the discipline.
- Produce graduates who can engage imaginatively in the process of understanding and analysing complex and sophisticated problems in the discipline by critical approaches that blend detailed and broad levels of analysis.
- Develop independent critical thinking and judgement.
- Give you the skills necessary for further study or employment after your degree.
- Incorporate a placement into your degree programme.
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/
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
90 credits of compulsory modules, 30 credits of optional modules
Compulsory Modules
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIC1604 | New Approaches to History | 15 | No |
| HIC1602 | Crafts of Research and Writing | 15 | No |
| HIC1603 | Public History | 15 | No |
| HIC1007 | People's History: Sources and Skills | 15 | No |
| HIC1306 | World History: Globalisation | 15 | No |
| HUM1005 | Climate Emergency - An Introduction to Environmental Humanities | 15 | No |
Optional Modules
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIC1305 | World History: Science, Environment and Sustainability | 15 | No |
| HIC1605 | European History: Politics and Society | 15 | No |
Stage 2
30 credits of compulsory modules, 90 credits of optional modules
Compulsory Modules
a You must select either HIC2200 or HUC2002.
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIC2200 | Public History Project [See note a above] | 30 | No |
| HUC2002 | Perspectives on Sources: Independent Study Project in the Humanities [See note a above] | 30 | No |
Optional Modules
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIC Stage 2 History Option Modules 2023-4 | |||
| HIC2006 | American Slavery since Abolition (1865-to the Present) | 15 | No |
| HIC2028 | Art and Archaeology in Post-Colonial Nations | 15 | No |
| HIC2034 | Iron and Steel and Society | 15 | No |
| HIC2316 | The Occult in Victorian Britain | 15 | No |
| HIC2324 | Organised Crime in USA | 15 | No |
| HUC2012 | The Age of Unreason? Modernity and its Discontents | 15 | No |
| HUC2013 | Enlightenment and the Age of Reason: Philosophy, Politics, Society | 15 | No |
| HUC2015 | Revolution and Abolition: History and Legacies of the Atlantic Slave Trade | 15 | No |
| HUC2016 | Rule, Britannia? Politics and Political Thought in Britain and Ireland from the Glorious Revolution to Peterloo | 15 | No |
Stage 3
120 credits of compulsory modules
Compulsory Modules
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUC3002 | Employment Experience Abroad | 120 | Yes |
Stage 4
30 credits of compulsory modules, 90 credits of optional modules
Compulsory Modules
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIC3040 | General Third Year Dissertation | 30 | No |
Optional Modules
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIC Final Stage History Option Modules 2023-4 | |||
| HIC3004 | Hippies: The US Counterculture of the 1960s | 30 | No |
| HIC3006 | Indigenous Heritage and Belief | 30 | No |
| HIC3300 | Britain and the Telecommunications Revolution | 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 |
| HIC3316 | The Environment and Everyday Life in Modern Britain | 30 | No |
| HIC3513 | Landscape, History and Heritage in Britain Since the Sixteenth Century | 30 | No |
| HUC3016 | Irish Stories: History, Politics, Literature and Heritage | 30 | No |
| HUC3045 | Myth in the Modern World: From the Classics to Conspiracies | 30 | No |
| HUC3048 | Writing Nature | 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 detailed knowledge of core subject areas in History, and a specialised knowledge in certain areas. | ILOs 1-5 are developed in stages 1 and 2 of the programme through lectures and seminars. Specialisation is developed in the final stage in small-group teaching. ILO 6 is developed in the Research Methods Project and the Dissertation. | ILOs 1-5 are assessed by a combination of written examinations, continuous assessment essays and other written assignments, oral presentations and group project work. ILO 6 is assessed by project work and 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. | ILOs 7-8 form the backbone of all modules taken at all stages, but the level of complexity develops according to stage. ILOs 9-10 are developed throughout the programme in lectures, seminars and continuous assessment. You are encouraged to use the stage 2 Project 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. Demonstrate critical, creative and independent thinking. | 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 parts of the syllabus and more generally in group discussions in academic seminars. ILO 16 is developed by student progression through a learning and teaching programme that is gradually more self-managed and 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. | ILOs 12-14 are assessed primarily through summative and formative essays and other written assignments, assessed presentations, project work, the dissertation and examinations. ILO 15 is assessed directly in the History Foundation and final stage modules in assessed presentations. 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
Programme-specific Progression Rules
To progress to Stage 2 you must normally achieve an average mark of at least 60% in Stage 1. If you do not achieve an average mark of 60% in Stage 1, you will be interviewed to determine whether you can continue on the Employment Experience Abroad 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 Abroad, you will be transferred to the three-year programme.
HUC3002 Employment Experience Abroad 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 with Employment Experience Abroad. If you fail the Employment Experience your degree title will be commuted to BA History.
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.
The College complies with the Code of Practice on Study and Work Experience Abroad. The name of the member of staff acting as the programme’s co-ordinator for study abroad is made known to you before you leave Exeter, and this person is responsible for liaison and oversight of your progress during the year abroad. Contact will be maintained with you during your year abroad by regular email communication.
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.
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 with Employment Experience Abroad
19. UCAS Code
V108
20. NQF Level of Final Award
6 (Honours)
21. Credit
| CATS credits | ECTS credits |
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22. QAA Subject Benchmarking Group
[Honours] History
23. Dates
| Origin Date | 01/10/2017 |
Date of last revision | 10/02/2023 |
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