Swansea University 2021 UNDERGRADUATE prospectus English

IN THE UK CAREER PROSPECTS (Guardian University Guide 2020) 2 ND

HISTORY SINGLETON PARK CAMPUS

On our wide-ranging History degree, you will explore almost 2,000 years of past societies and cultures in Wales, Britain, Europe, the United States and beyond. You can study medieval, early modern, and modern history up to the present day, developing valuable skills while analysing historical change over the centuries.

Foundation Year available Global Opportunities available Welsh Scholarships/Bursaries available Full details available on the Course Reference Grid (page 134)

You can choose from a wide range of modules, so you can specialise in an area that already interests you or discover new ones. Themes include political development, cultural change, gender, medical history, heritage, and war and peace. You can also choose from modules dealing with British, European, American, world and Welsh history. You will be taught by leading experts in their fields, meaning that teaching is dynamic and at the cutting edge of current historical scholarship. We also offer a wide range of joint honours programmes, allowing you to pair your study of history with another field.

FUTURE CAREERS: • Civil Service • Education • Historical Archives • Media • Museums and Libraries • Politics and Law

TYPICAL OFFER: BBB

Detailed entry requirements and course features available on the Course Reference Grid (page 134)

AREAS STUDIED TYPICALLY INCLUDE: Year 1 • Early Modern World, 1500-1800 • Europe of Extremes, 1789-1989 • Making History • Medieval Europe: an Introduction • Modern British History Year 2 • Anglo-Saxon and Viking-Age England • Deformity, Deviance and Difference: Exploring Disability History • Revolutionary and Napoleonic Europe, 1789-1815 • The Cold War • The Welsh Century Year 3 • History Dissertation • Mapping Medieval Landscapes • New Deal America, 1933-1939 • Science, Magic and Medicine

BA Single Honours ▲ History ♦ History (with Year Abroad) ♦ History (with Foundation Year) BA Joint Honours History and ▲ ♦ American Studies

▲ ♦ Ancient History ▲ ♦ English Literature

♦ French (with Year Abroad) ♦ German (with Year Abroad) ▲ International Relations ♦ International Relations (with Year Abroad) ▲ ♦ Politics ▲ Social Policy ♦ Social Policy (with Year Abroad) ♦ Spanish (with Year Abroad) ▲ Welsh (first language) ♦ Welsh (first language) (with Year Abroad) ♦  All our 3 year courses can be extended to 4 years to include a Year Abroad ▲ 3 YEAR ♦ 4 YEAR For individual UCAS course codes please visit the course web page ▲ Welsh (second language) ▲ W elsh (second language) (with Year Abroad)

in Early Modern Europe • The Long 1968: Protest in a Global Perspective

For more detailed course content, including a full module list, visit: swansea.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses

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