History and Law

Description

The School of History at the University of Kent has established itself as one of the leading History departments in the country, recognised for its research excellence, flexible programmes and quality teaching.

Within the School, you are taught by passionate academics, active researchers and recognised experts. In the most recent Research Assessment Exercise, the School of History was ranked second nationally and in the 2010 National Student Survey, 93% of graduating students said they were satisfied with their course.

Furthermore, our courses offer great flexibility and scope. You are able to tailor your degree to be as broad or focused as you wish, with options ranging from Anglo-Saxon England to the evolution of tank warfare; and you are encouraged to expand your perspective by exploring areas of history you may not have encountered before.

At Kent, you will join a large and thriving student body, benefiting from a strong tradition of student-led activities through the History Society. Alongside the extensive resources of the University library, you have the unrivalled privilege of access to the rare books and priceless manuscripts of Canterbury Cathedral. Opportunities are also available for work experience or a year studying in Europe.

Detailed Course Facts

Application deadline You are advised to apply as early as possible Tuition fee

• EUR 3900 Year (EEA)
• EUR 12830 Year (Non-EEA)

UK/EU £3,375 International Student £11,230

Start date September 2015 Credits (ECTS) 180 ECTS
Duration full-time 36 months Partnership Joint Languages Take an IELTS test

• English

Delivery mode On Campus Educational variant Part-time, Full-time

Course Content

Modules

Stage 1

You take one core module of 30 credits and at least 60 other History credits from a wide range of options.

Core modules

• Making History

Options

• Anglo-Saxon England
• Autocracy, Reform and Culture in Russia, 1750-1905
• Britain and Europe 1500-1660
• Britain in the Age of Industrialisation 1660-1815
• Britain and the Second World War: the Home Front
• Cinema and Society: 1930-1960
• The Emergence of America from European Settlement to 1880
• Empire in Africa, 1922-1980
• England in the Age of Chivalry
• Hundred Years War
• Introduction to the History of Medicine
• Introduction to Military History 1 and 2
• Medieval Europe c450-1070
• Medieval Europe c1066-1450
• Medieval Pilgrimage
• Monarchy and Aristocracy in England
• Politics and Culture of 19th-Century Russia
• Poverty and its Problems
• Renaissance Courts
• The Rise of the United States since 1880
• Saints, Chroniclers and the End of Time: Narrative Art in England
• Victorian Britain: Politics, Culture and Society

Stage 2/3

You must take at least 60 credits of History at Stage 2 and 90 at Stage 3. You must take a special subject at Stage 3.

Special subjects

• Britain and the French Revolution
• British Politics 1629-1642: a High Road to Civil War?
• The Crusades in the 13th Century
• Empire in Crisis: the Soviet Union and its Collapse
• France in Civil War, 1559-1598
• The Great War, British Memory, History and Culture
• The Legacy of the Second World War: Retribution, Reconstruction and Reconciliation in Europe since 1945
• Life in the Third Reich
• The Monster in Medieval Culture
• The Ocean Liner
• Rifles, Railways and Factories: The Revolution in Warfare, 1850-1902
• The Rights Revolution: The Courts and the Development of Civil Rights since 1945
• The Rise and Fall of Slavery in the Atlantic World, c1500-1900.

Options

Options are drawn from a list of over 30 available modules across the School in all areas of our expertise, including topics such as:

• The Art of Death: Representations, Rituals and Records in England, 1300-1450
• Churchill's Army: The British Army in the Second World War
• From Blitzkrieg to Baghdad: Armoured Warfare 1916-2005
• From Buffalo Bill to Bison Burgers: The American West in the 20th Century
• History of Modern Medicine and Medical Ethics, 1800-2000
• The Global Burden of Disease, 1850-1960
• Late Stuart and Hanoverian Britain, 1688-1750
• Pre-Industrial England
• Russia 1855-1945: Reform, Revolution and War
• The Tools of Empire, 1760-1920
• War, Revolution and Dictatorship in Europe, 1870-1945.

English Language Requirements

IELTS band : 6.5 CAE score : 75(Grade B) TOEFL paper-based test score : 580 TOEFL iBT® test : 85

To study at this university, you have to speak English. We advice you to

take an IELTS test. More About IELTS

Requirements

Passing the Kent IFP guarantees you entry onto the first year of this degree programme.

Offer levels

History: A level 340 points (3.5 A level equivalents) inc AB at A level, IB Diploma 33 points inc 5 in HL History or 6 in SL History where taken or IB Diploma with 16/17 points at Higher inc 5 in HL History or 6 in SL History where taken.

European History: A level 340 points (3.5 A level equivalents) inc AB at A level, IB Diploma 33 points inc 5 in HL History or 6 in SL History where taken or IB Diploma with 16/17 points at Higher inc 5 in HL History or 6 in SL History where taken.

Joint honours: A level 320/340 points (3 A level equivalents) inc BB/AB at A level, IB Diploma 33 points inc 5 in HL History or 6 in SL History where taken or IB Diploma with 15/16 points at Higher inc 5 in HL History or 6 in SL History where taken.

Required subjects

• A level History/Archaeology/Classical Civilisation grade B where taken or History to at least GCSE grade B if an appropriate subject is not taken at A level.
• European History: GCSE grade B in chosen language (French or German).

English language entry requirements

In order to enter directly onto a degree course. you also need to prove your proficiency in English, and we ask for one of the following:

• average 6.5 in IELTS test, minimum 6.0 in reading and writing
• a TOEFL score of at least 580 including 4.0 reading and writing (paper-based test) or 85 including 19 reading and writing (internet-based test)
• grade C in Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English
• grade B in Cambridge Advanced Certificate in English
• international GCSE English as a first language grade C; as a second language grade B.

We also accept some school English certificates.

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

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