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Description
The History programme introduces you to the study of societies in the past. It looks at the history of Britain, Europe and the wider world in the modern period. Through an examination of life as it was lived in the past, you begin to understand what it means to be human and to understand both how different the past is from the present and also the connections between present and past events.
Students study a range of historical perspectives, including economic, social, political, intellectual and cultural.
Aims
This course offers exciting opportunities to explore diverse past societies and cultures. It encourages students to develop their own skills in recovering and interpreting historical evidence, in formulating arguments and in developing their own historical perspectives.
Distinctive in its range of approach and in its broad cover of time and place, this programme also develops your power of independent enquiry, critical analysis and judgement, planning and time management.
Teaching and Learning
The influence of scholarship and experience
Students benefit directly, of course, from the expertise and experience of their teachers. All our courses are informed by the research of lecturers who write important books, publish well-regarded scholarly articles, present papers at other universities and appear in the media, both at home and abroad.
Student support
We are committed to helping you progress confidently through the levels of your degree programme. To achieve this, we devote as much care to your initiation into higher education, both by entry-level courses and study skills teaching, as to the completion of your learning at Level 3.
By your final year, therefore, you will be in a position to benefit from the specialist research-led courses and will be prepared for the research and writing involved in your dissertation.
Study abroad
You will have the opportunity to study abroad at one of a number of European universities and an exchange programme is also offered in China
How will I be taught?
Modules are generally taught by a mixture of lectures and seminars. Depending on its credit-rating, you can expect to have one or two hours of lectures per week for each module and a one-hour seminar each week or fortnight.
The bulk of every students work, however, will undoubtedly consist of private study. On average this should absorb approximately 25 to 30 hours of your life each week.
Assessment
Level 1 does not count towards your final degree mark. Level 2 is worth a third and Level 3 is worth two-thirds. The final year dissertation is worth a third of Level 3 marks.
Exact assessment patterns vary, but most are based on a combination of coursework and formal written exams. Typically, coursework marks constitute 25-50% of overall module grades.
Detailed Course Facts
Application deadline January 15 Tuition fee- GBP 9000 Year (EEA)
- GBP 13000 Year (Non-EEA)
Duration full-time 36 months Languages Take an IELTS test
- English
Course Content
You can choose from a wide selection of modules each of which may have a discrete emphasis on social, economic, political, intellectual or cultural history, or may weave one or more of these perspectives together. They are intended to encourage you to develop your own skills in analysing and interpreting historical evidence, in formulating argument, and in developing your own historical viewpoints.
Typical Modules
Level 1
- Introduction to History American History to 1865
- American History since 1865
- Britain 1688-1832
- Britain 1832-1945
- US History to 1865
PLUS EITHER - Europe since 1870
OR - World History
Level 2 (Core)
- US Foreign Policy
- Gender in Early America
- Birth of Industrial Britain
Level 2 (Optional modules)
- Revolutionary Russia 1894-1940
- Modern South Asia
- Total War in the Modern Era
- International Relations
- The Holocaust
- Australian History
Level 3
- 12,000 Word Dissertation
Typical modules range from: - Modern East West Encounters
- Black American
- Gender and Sexuality in Modern America
- Media, Politics and Power
- First World War
- Soviet and Post-Soviet Russia
- Fascism
- The Second World War
- Arab-Israeli Conflict
- Women and War
- Slavery and Abolition
Final Dissertation
Students produce a 12,000 word dissertation on a subject of their choice. This major piece of work, undertaken with the support of a dissertation tutor, will give you the valuable opportunity to demonstrate research and writing skills. It is written on a subject relevant to your particular course of study and may well relate to your future career plans.
English Language Requirements
IELTS band : 6.5 CAE score : 60(Grade C) TOEFL paper-based test score : 580 TOEFL iBT® test : 92
To study at this university, you have to speak English. We advice you to
take an IELTS test.Requirements
GCE A-level AAB ABB. Typical offer AAB, including Grade B in History or related subject.
BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma D*D*D in a related subject.
BTEC Level 3 Diploma D*D in a related subject with an A-level at grade A.
BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma D in a related subject with A-levels grade AA.
International Baccalaureate Diploma 35 points, including Higher Level 5 in History or related subject.
Access to Higher EducationDiploma Complete and pass a related subject Access course with 45 credits at Level 3, of which 30 credits must be at Distinction and 15 credits at Merit or higher.
GCSE Mathematics grade C and GCSE English grade C are also required.
Please check our Admissions pages for more information on other factors we use to assess applicants within our grade range as well as our full GCSE requirements and accepted equivalencies in place of GCSEs.
English Language Requirements
IELTS: 6.5 (min 5.5 in all areas)
Pearson: 58 (51 in all subscores)
BrunELT: 65% (min 55% in all areas)
Work Experience
No work experience is required.
Related Scholarships*
- Academic Excellence Scholarship
"The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."
- Access Bursary
Bursary for UK students all subjects where the variable tuition fee rate is payable.
- Alumni Bursary
Alumni Bursary for UK Undergraduate students
* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than Brunel University.
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