📖Program Curriculum
Your early studies will introduce you to modern British history, German for beginners and the early modern world. You will then choose your pathway with modules to suit your own interests.
Year 1 (Level 4)
FHEQ 4 Undergraduate / HECert
Students choose 120 credits from the following:
Compulsory Modules
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code
Making History September-January 20 HIH122
Introduction to Culture and Linguistic Traditions A September-January 10 ML-100A
Introduction to Culture and Linguistic Traditions B January-June 10 ML-100B
Optional Modules
History Optional Modules
Choose Exactly 40 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : Select two modules. Student must not exceed 70 credits in any one semester
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Medieval Europe: An Introduction September-January 20 HIH117
Europe of Extremes, 1789–1989 September-January 20 HIH121
Fieldtrip module: The Past in its Place January-June 20 HHC100
The Early Modern World, 1500-1800 January-June 20 HIH118
Britain and the World, 1800–2000 January-June 20 HIH124
AND
German Compulsory Selective Modules
Choose Exactly 40 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : Students take 40 credits in language modules.
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
German for Beginners I September-January 20 MLG108
German for Beginners II January-June 20 MLG109
Year 2 (Level 5)
FHEQ 5 Undergraduate / HEDip
Students choose 120 credits from the following:
Compulsory Modules
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code
The Practice of History January-June 20 HIH237
Optional Modules
History Optional Modules
Choose Exactly 40 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : Select two modules from the list below. At least one of these modules must have a HIH-code.
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Rhyfel Cartref America September-January 20 HIH201W
Medieval Britain 1250-1461 September-January 20 HIH227
The Golden Age of Spain and Portugal, 1450-1700 September-January 20 HIH235
Medicine and the Modern World, 1800 to the Present September-January 20 HIH275
Revolutionary America, 1760–1791 September-January 20 HIH278
Disunited Kingdom? Class, Race, Gender and Social Division in Twentieth-Century Britain September-January 20 HIH284
Philosophy and the Enlightenment September-January 20 HUP243
The First World War September-January 20 WS-201
Credoau'r Cymry: Astudio Athroniaeth ac Athrawiaeth Gymreig o Safbwynt Rhyngwladol January-June 20 HIH202W
Revolutionary and Napoleonic Europe, 1789-1815 January-June 20 HIH222
Britain in the Early Middle Ages: Slaves, Dragons, Queens and Vikings January-June 20 HIH276
Whose Past Is It Anyway? Exploring the Heritage Industry January-June 20 HIH277
History Work Placement January-June 20 HIH281
The Story of America on Film and Television, 1607-1867 January-June 20 HIH283
Stori America Ar Ffilm a Theledu, 1607–1867 January-June 20 HIH283W
The Anglo-Norman World 1066-1225 January-June 20 HIH287
Ruin and Renewal: Europe, 1918-1968 January-June 20 HIH288
AND
German General Language Compulsory Modules
Choose Exactly 40 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : Students take 40 credits of language modules at the appropriate level (20 credits in each TB).
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
German Language 2A September-January 20 MLG260A
Intermediate German Language 2A September-January 20 MLG270A
German Translation Workshop 2 January-June 10 MLG210
German Language 2B January-June 10 MLG260B
Intermediate German Language 2B January-June 20 MLG270B
AND
German Optional Modules
Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : ML-250 is placement-based – DBS required
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Vienna Underground: Subterranean Views of a Twentieth-Century City September-January 20 MLG202
Modern European Film January-June 20 ML-203
Teaching Modern Foreign Languages to Young Learners 2 January-June 20 ML-250
Year 3 (Level 5S)
FHEQ 5 Undergraduate Sandwich Year
Students choose 120 credits from the following:
Compulsory Modules
None found.
Optional Modules
Choose Exactly 120 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : This module is compulsory for all students pursuing a degree involving a foreign language. It gives students the opportunity to increase their language skills and familiarize themselves with other culture(s).
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Year Abroad (Languages/Translation) September-June 120 ML-R00
Year 4 (Level 6)
FHEQ 6 Undergraduate / Honours
Students choose 120 credits from the following:
Compulsory Modules
None found.
Optional Modules
History Dissertation
Choose Maximum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : Students wishing to pursue a history dissertation select HIH3300
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
History Dissertation September-June 40 HIH3300
AND
History Optional Modules
Choose Maximum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : Students pursuing HIH3300 select one module from this box or the Special Subject box below. Students not pursing HIH3300 select two modules from this box PLUS a special subject from the box below. Students must not exceed 60 credits in any one semester.
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Popular Music and the City September-January 20 AM-339
The Placing of History: Digitally Mapping the Historic Past September-January 20 HIH3357
The Story of the USA on Film and Television, 1865–2008 September-January 20 HIH3378
Stori yr Unol Daleithiau ar Ffilm a Theledu, 1865–2008 September-January 20 HIH3378W
The Cold War September-January 20 HIH3382
The Rise and Fall of Wales? Politics, Culture and Society in Wales, 1847-1939 September-January 20 HIH3383
From Machiavelli to Mussolini: Government and Society in Western Political Thought September-January 20 HIH396
The American Civil War in History and Memory January-June 20 AM-335
Concro'r Byd: Twf a Chwymp Ymerodraethau Prydain a Ffrainc January-June 20 HIH300W
History on Screen: Television, Cinema & Gaming January-June 20 HIH3379
Deformity, Deviance and Difference: Exploring Disability History January-June 20 HIH3380
The Russian Civil War January-June 20 WS-305
Overlord: War, Societies, and the Battle for Normandy 1944. January-June 20 WS-306
AND
History Special Subjects
Choose Maximum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : Students must select a special subject if they are not pursuing HIH3300. It is optional for those who are pursuing HIH3300. Students must fulfil 60 credits of History, and not exceed a maximum of 60 credits in any one semester
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
The Great War for Empire, 1754-1764 September-January 20 HIH3304
The Lights that Failed: the League of Nations and International Peace, 1919–1939 September-January 20 HIH3340
Towns and Cities in Modern Britain September-January 20 HIH3360
Merchants & Marvels. Long-Distance Trade in the Early Modern World, 1500-1800 January-June 20 HIH3228
The First Crusade: Devotion, Piety and Power in the Latin Christian World January-June 20 HIH3353
The Great Depression and New Deal America, 1929–1941 January-June 20 HIH3364
AND
German Language COMPULSORY
Choose Exactly 40 credits from the following Modules:
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
German General Language 3A September-January 10 MLG301A
Translation Workshop (German/English) September-January 10 MLG310C
German General Language 3B January-June 10 MLG301B
German for Professional Purposes 3 January-June 10 MLG350
AND
Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : • MLT330 is offered in French, Spanish and German, subject to demand. • ML-308 is placement-based – DBS might be required depending on the placement.
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Teaching tools and materials – Design, evaluation and practice. September-January 20 ML-308
Vienna Underground: Subterranean Views of a Twentieth-Century City September-January 20 MLG302
Interpreting - Local Government Option September-January 20 MLT330
