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BA History with Foundation Year

University of Derby

Institution
University of Derby
Level
undergraduate
Subject
History with Foundation Year
Duration
4 years
UCAS code
V101
Typical offer
A-level DDD

Entry requirements

UCAS tariff: 72 A level: DDD T Level: Pass BTEC: MMP GCSE: GCSE Maths and English are preferred, however if you don't have these qualifications you will be able to undertake Maths and English at Level 2 as part of your course of study Access to HE: Pass Access to HE Diploma with 60 credits: 45 at Level 3 with a minimum of Distinction: 0, Merit: 30, Pass: 15 English language: IELTS: 6.0 (with at least 5.5 in each skills area)

About this course

BA (Hons) in History. Core topics include Historical Research, Research Methods, Statistics, and Critical & Analytical Thinking. The programme includes a placement year in a cultural, heritage or related organisation, and students also undertake collaborative research culminating in a conference paper.

Modules

  • Placement Learning and Professional Development
  • Literature
  • History
  • Academic Skills and Personal Development
  • Creative Project
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Children's Literature and Education
  • Politics and Policy
  • Society and Culture
  • Historical Methods and Sources (PDP)
  • Public Uses of the Past
  • Empires, Migrants and Mobility
  • Nations and Nationalism, 1789-1914
  • Renaissance and Reformation, 1485-1648
  • The Atlantic World: 1680-1833
  • Public Conference: Marketing and Presenting the Past
  • The Cold War: Global Conflict, Culture and Diplomacy, 1945-1991
  • Research in Practice
  • The Early Modern Body
  • Living with Dictatorship: Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union in Comparative Perspective
  • Continuity and Change in Contemporary Britain
  • British Country Houses and Their Families
  • Advanced Research in Practice
  • Historians and Material Culture
  • Exploring the Slum: The Politics of Poverty in Britain
  • India, Empire, Diaspora: Identity, Violence and Memory Across the Twentieth Century
  • Britain and Total War
  • Rise of the Dragon? China and the World Since 1793
  • History Independent Study (PDP)