Programme Specification for the 2024/5 academic year
BA (Hons) History and Politics with Employment Experience Abroad
1. Programme Details
| Programme name | BA (Hons) History and Politics with Employment Experience Abroad | Programme code | UFA4HPSHPSCK |
|---|---|---|---|
| Study mode(s) | Part Time Full Time |
Academic year | 2024/5 |
| 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 Politics 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 Politics is particularly relevant for those interested in a career in diplomacy, NGOs, law and advocacy, teaching, journalism, the Civil Service and international development.
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 aims to:
- Offer an excellent Honours-level education in History and Politics 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.
- 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.
https://www.exeter.ac.uk/study/studyinformation/modules/?prog=hass-cornwall
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 Politics 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 Politics.
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
75 credits of compulsory modules including 0 credit compulsory placement year preparation module. 45 credits of optional modules (including 30 credits of History optional modules and 15 credits of Politics and International Relations optional modules)
Compulsory Modules
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIC1602 | Crafts of Research and Writing | 15 | No |
| HIC1611 | Global History: Twentieth Century Transformations | 15 | No |
| HIC1604 | New Approaches to History | 15 | No |
| POC1033 | Political Communication | 30 | No |
| HAP1906 | Preparing for Placements 1 | 0 | No |
Optional Modules
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIC Stage 1 CH History Option Modules 2024-5 | |||
| BEP1160 | Business History | 15 | No |
| HIC1605 | European History: Politics and Society | 15 | No |
| HIC1010 | Foundations of Environmental Humanities | 15 | No |
| HIC1610 | An Introduction to Histories of Science and the Environment | 15 | No |
| History & Politics Stage 1 Politics Option modules 2024-5 | |||
| POC1003 | British Government and Politics | 15 | No |
| POC1023 | Participating in Politics | 15 | No |
| POC1026 | Power, Inequality and Global Justice | 15 | No |
| POC1022 | Violence in World Politics | 15 | No |
| POC1021 | Key Concepts in Politics and International Relations | 15 | No |
| POC1014 | The Public Policy Process | 15 | No |
| POC1028 | Modern Political Theory | 15 | No |
| POC1029 | Work Placement | 15 | No |
Stage 2
30 credits of compulsory modules including 0 credit compulsory placement year preparation module. 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 module POC2124 Political Analysis and POC2120 Power and Democracy.
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 |
| POC2120 | Power and Democracy [See note b above] | 15 | No |
| HAP2906 | Preparing for Placements 2 | 0 | No |
Optional Modules
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIC Stage 2 History Option Modules 2024-5 | |||
| HIC2029 | Histories of Everyday Life in Modern Cornwall | 15 | No |
| HUC2015 | Revolution and Abolition: History and Legacies of the Atlantic Slave Trade | 15 | No |
| HUC2013 | Enlightenment and the Age of Reason: Philosophy, Politics, Society | 15 | No |
| HIC2316 | The Occult in Victorian Britain | 15 | No |
| HIC2037 | Earth Matters: Soil, Society and the Humanities | 15 | No |
| HIC2038 | Caribbean Histories: Colonialism, Resistance and Environmental Crisis | 15 | No |
| HIC2324 | Organised Crime in USA | 15 | No |
| HIC2009 | Ecology and Empire | 15 | No |
| HUC2012 | The Age of Unreason? Modernity and its Discontents | 15 | No |
| HIC2028 | Art and Archaeology in Post-Colonial Nations | 15 | No |
| HIC2007 | Apocalyptic Narratives: Disaster Writing | 15 | No |
| HUC2001 | Humanities in the Workplace (Penryn) | 15 | No |
| History & Politics Stage 2 Politics Option modules 2024-5 | |||
| POC2005 | American Politics | 15 | No |
| POC2018 | National and Community Identity | 15 | No |
| POC2041 | The Political Psychology of Elites | 15 | No |
| POC2047 | Work Placement | 15 | No |
| POC2087 | Security Studies | 15 | No |
| POC2088 | Understanding Israel and Palestine: One Land, Two People | 15 | No |
| POC2098 | Comparative Politics | 15 | No |
| POC2103 | Introduction to Postcolonialism | 15 | No |
| POC2108 | Political Geographies: Local to Global | 15 | No |
| POC2114 | Green Politics in Theory and Practice | 15 | No |
| POC2123 | Politics of the Middle East | 15 | No |
| POC2130 | Political Behaviour across Generations and the Life Course | 15 | No |
| POC2131 | Political Economy | 15 | No |
| POC2151 | Parliamentary Studies | 15 | No |
| POC2152 | Representing the People | 15 | No |
Stage 3
120 credit compulsory placement module
Compulsory Modules
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAP3906 | Work Placement Year | 120 | Yes |
Stage 4
30 credits of compulsory Dissertation, 90 credits of optional modules
Compulsory Modules
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHP3042 | Interdisciplinary Final-Year Dissertation | 30 | No |
Optional Modules
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIC Final Stage History Option Modules 2024-5 | |||
| HIC3004 | Hippies: The US Counterculture of the 1960s | 30 | No |
| HUC3045 | Myth in the Modern World: From the Classics to Conspiracies | 30 | No |
| HIC3009 | Pacific Histories: Environment, People and Politics | 15 | No |
| HIC3300 | Britain and the Telecommunications Revolution | 30 | No |
| HUC3048 | Writing Nature | 30 | No |
| HIC3008 | New American Century: History, Culture and Crisis | 30 | No |
| HUC3016 | Irish Stories: History, Politics, Literature and Heritage | 30 | No |
| POC Final Stage Politics Option Modules 2024-5 | |||
| POC3095 | Environmental Knowledge Controversies | 15 | No |
| POC3130 | Controversies in American Politics | 15 | No |
| POC3105 | Negotiating Postcoloniality: History and Politics of Independent India | 15 | No |
| POC3023 | Entangled Life: Radical Democracy in Theory | 15 | No |
| POC3141 | Displacement and Migration in the Middle East | 15 | No |
| POC3103 | The Resource Paradox: Blessing or Curse? | 15 | No |
| POC3151 | Parliamentary Studies | 15 | No |
| POC3152 | Representing the People | 15 | No |
| POC3128 | Post-Soviet Politics and Societies | 15 | No |
| POC3146 | Party Politics, Voters and Elections in Britain | 15 | No |
| POC3148 | Political Psychology and Society | 15 | No |
| POC3120 | Political Thinkers of the Early Twentieth Century | 15 | No |
| POC3147 | Politics of Work | 15 | No |
| POC3140 | Religion, Conflict and Reconciliation | 15 | No |
| POC3094 | Global Policy Challenges | 15 | No |
| POC3133 | Chinese Politics and Society | 15 | No |
| POC3150 | The Making of Democratic Politicians: Comparative Political Recruitment | 15 | No |
| POC3149 | Is Politics More than Human? Cornwall, California and the Local to the Global | 15 | No |
| POC3153 | Global Palestine and the Politics of Solidarity | 15 | No |
| POC3154 | Environment and Conflict in the Middle East | 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 Politics, and demonstrate a specialised knowledge in certain areas. | 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. | 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 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. | 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
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 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 Abroad are selected. If you are unsuccessful in your application for Employment Experience Abroad, you will be transferred to the three-year programme.
HAP3906 Work Placement Year 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. If you fail the Employment Experience your degree title will be commuted to BA History and Politics.
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 and Politics with Employment Experience Abroad
19. UCAS Code
VLC4
20. NQF Level of Final Award
6 (Honours)
21. Credit
| CATS credits | ECTS credits |
|---|
22. QAA Subject Benchmarking Group
[Honours] Politics and international relations
[Honours] History
23. Dates
| Origin Date | 01/09/2010 |
Date of last revision | 05/06/2024 |
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