This exciting and challenging joint honours degree will give you the opportunity to study past and present human societies through a combination of historical and sociological perspectives.
You’ll achieve a systematic understanding of the social, cultural, economic and political processes that have shaped human civilisations over time, considering the complexities of class, gender, race and other factors in different societies. This will enable you to build an understanding of the impact of power, resistance, and social change in British, European and global history. This flexible course allows you to develop your own areas of specialism and a range of skills that are attractive to employers.
This BA History and Sociology course brings together two academic disciplines to give insights that neither could provide on their own. A joint honours degree allows you to study the same core topics as students on each single honours course, but take fewer optional and discovery modules, so you can fit in both subjects.
At Level 1, you’ll study core and optional modules that will develop and broaden your historical skills, as well as exploring different approaches to the past. You’ll also analyse contemporary British society and culture and explore the key issues and concepts in global sociology.
At Level 2, you can choose from an impressive variety of optional modules, reflecting the latest research in both subjects. You could focus on major societal challenges, such as climate change, pandemics, disabilities, crime, racial and gender oppression, as well as the evolution of medieval and early modern societies across the globe, or the recent history of Britain, Europe, Africa, the Americas, Asia and Australasia. You’ll also take compulsory modules that focus critical skills and practices in both disciplines.
At Level 3, you’ll apply the research and analytical skills you’ve developed in an independently researched dissertation, where you can specialise in a subject of your choice. Working closely with an expert tutor on a research-based ‘Special Subject’ module, you’ll focus on a specific topic in which you engage closely with primary sources, as well as optional Sociology modules that showcase the latest thinking in the discipline.
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Candidates are required to take 120 credits, with a minimum of 40 credits in both History and Sociology.
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST1000 | Exploring History | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST1065 | Diverse Histories of Britain | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SLSP1201 | Making Sense of Society: Reading Social Theory | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SLSP1213 | Formations of Coloniality and Modernity | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Candidates will be required to study up to 40 additional credits, either by choosing from the basket below or via University designated ‘Discovery Modules’.
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST1060 | Faith, Knowledge and Power, 1500-1750 | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST1310 | The Medieval World in Ten Objects | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST1320 | Medieval Lives: Identities, Cultures and Beliefs | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HIST1510 | Global Empires | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST1520 | Global Decolonization | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HIST1530 | The Making of the Twentieth Century | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MEDV1081 | Religion and Culture: Medieval Christianity, Judaism and Islam | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Please note that optional modules run subject to enrolments. An optional module may not run if only a low number of students choose it.
Candidates may study up to 20 credits from the following optional History of Science modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HPSC1015 | Magic, Science and Religion | 10 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HPSC1030 | History of Psychology | 10 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HPSC1046 | Introduction to the History of Science | 10 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HPSC1050 | Darwin, Germs and the Bomb | 10 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HPSC1080 | History of Modern Medicine | 10 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Please note that optional modules run subject to enrolments. An optional module may not run if only a low number of students choose it.
Candidates may study up to 40 credits of Discovery Modules.
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Candidates must study 120 credits in total. These 120 credits will comprise any compulsory modules stated as well as a mix of optional and/or University designated ‘Discovery Modules’ as set out below.
At Level 2 students must choose at least 40 credits and a maximum of 80 credits of History modules.
At Level 2, students must choose at least 40 credits and a maximum of 80 credits of Sociology modules.
Students should select a maximum of 70 credits and a minimum of 50 credits per semester.
Candidates are required to study the following compulsory modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST2025 | History in Practice | 20 | ||
| SLSP2011 | Sociology and Social Policy Research Methods | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Candidates may study 20-60 credits from the following History baskets of optional modules. No more than one module per basket can be selected.
Basket 1 - MEDIEVAL AND EARLY MODERN HISTORY
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST2083 | Voices of the People: Language and Speech in the Early Modern World | 20 | ||
| HIST2105 | Medieval Romans and the shape of Afro-Eurasia today | 20 | Not running in 202425 | |
| HIST2135 | Britain and the Industrial Revolution | 20 | Not running in 202425 | |
| HIST2170 | Patient Voices: Medicine and Healthcare in the Middle Ages | 20 | Not running in 202425 |
Please note that optional modules run subject to enrolments. An optional module may not run if only a low number of students choose it.
Basket 2 - MODERN HISTORY
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST2011 | Mud, Blood and Poetry: The Cultural History of War in Britain | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST2360 | Bass Culture in Modern Britain | 20 | Not running in 202425 | |
| HIST2432 | Lost Colonists: Failure and the Family in Southern Africa, 1880-1939 | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HIST2580 | Slavery Studies Through Autobiography | 20 | Not running in 202425 | |
| HIST2595 | Curiosities and Monstrosities: Stuff on Display in Britain, c. 1753-1851 | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Please note that optional modules run subject to enrolments. An optional module may not run if only a low number of students choose it.
Basket 3 - CROSS LISTED WITH BA INTERNATIONAL HISTORY AND POLITICS
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST2140 | Imperial Germany 1871-1918 | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HIST2152 | Spain, 1898-1936: Disaster, Reaction and Reform | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST2301 | The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union, 1921-1993 | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST2430 | The History of Africa since 1900 | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST2557 | Thinking about History | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST2565 | Histories of Black Britain | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Please note that optional modules run subject to enrolments. An optional module may not run if only a low number of students choose it.
Basket 4 - MEDIEVAL AND EARLY MODERN HISTORY
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST2045 | Transformations of the Roman World | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HIST2073 | Most Christian Kings: France, 1515-1715 | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HIST2111 | Sacred Figures and Social Power: The Saints of Medieval Europe | 20 | ||
| MEDV2085 | Medieval Narratives in the Modern World: Nationalism, Terrorism, Popular Culture | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Please note that optional modules run subject to enrolments. An optional module may not run if only a low number of students choose it.
Basket 5 - MODERN HISTORY
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST2079 | The Republic in Crisis: Conflict and Identity in France since 1870 | 20 | Not running in 202425 | |
| HIST2103 | Later Victorian England: Politics, Society and Culture | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST2320 | The Lucky Country? The Social History of Australia in the Twentieth Century | 20 | Not running in 202425 | |
| HIST2434 | The Global Caribbean, 1641-1848 | 20 | Not running in 202425 | |
| HIST2658 | Mao Zedong and Modern China, 1949-Present | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Please note that optional modules run subject to enrolments. An optional module may not run if only a low number of students choose it.
Candidates may study 20-60 credits from the following Sociology baskets of optional modules.
Basket 1 - SOCIOLOGY
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLSP2021 | Crime, Law and Regulation | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| SLSP2041 | Disability Studies: An Introduction | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| SLSP2181 | The Sociology of Culture | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| SLSP2200 | Food and Society | 20 | ||
| THEO2251 | Sociology of Religion | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Please note that optional modules run subject to enrolments. An optional module may not run if only a low number of students choose it.
Basket 2 - SOCIOLOGY
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOSS2002 | Social Sciences and Emergencies: Theories, Contexts and Approaches | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SLSP2052 | Gender and Society | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SLSP2146 | Crime, Race and Ethnicity | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SLSP2151 | Debates in Childhood and Youth | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SLSP2933 | Sociology and the Climate Crisis | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SLSP2976 | Social and Public Policy beyond the University | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Please note that optional modules run subject to enrolments. An optional module may not run if only a low number of students choose it.
Candidates may study up to 40 credits of University designated ‘Discovery Modules’ as needed to bring their overall credits for Level 2 up to 120 credits.
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Students undertake an Industrial Work Placement. Students should expect to pass this element of the programme in order to proceed to the final year.
Students must take the following:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOAH8001 | Work Placement Year | 120 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
Students must pass the industrial placement year in order to be awarded the degree entitled 'Industrial'.
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Students must study 120 credits in total. These 120 credits will comprise any compulsory modules stated as well as a mix of optional and/or University designated ‘Discovery Modules’ as set out below.
At Level 3 students must choose at least 40 credits and a maximum of 80 credits of History modules.
At Level 3, students must choose at least 40 credits and a maximum of 80 credits of Sociology modules.
Candidates will be required to study one of the final year projects.
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST3500 | History Dissertation | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| SLSP3600 | Sociology/Social Policy/Crime Dissertation | 40 |
Candidates will be required to study 40 credits from the following Special Subject modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST3001 | Conquest, Convivencia and Conflict: Christian and Muslim Spain, 711-1212 | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| HIST3005 | The 'Russian' Civil Wars, 1916-1922 | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| HIST3018 | Pieces of A Man: the art, politics and life of Gil Scott-Heron (1949 – 2011) | 40 | Not running in 202425 | |
| HIST3026 | People, Water and Sand: An Environmental History of the Middle East | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| HIST3071 | Debating the Woman Question | 20 | ||
| HIST3235 | Dividing India: The Road to Democracy in South Asia, 1939-1952 | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| HIST3240 | The Harlem Renaissance: Black Culture and Politics 1919-1940 | 40 | Not running in 202425 | |
| HIST3270 | The Third Reich, 1933-1945 | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| HIST3290 | Popular Belief in the Medieval West 1000-c.1500 | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| HIST3332 | The Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939 | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| HIST3390 | The Soviet Sixties: Politics and Society in the USSR, 1953-1968 | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| HIST3498 | Early Modern Media: Printing and the People in Europe c.1500-c.1800 | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| HIST3590 | White Africans: Intimacy, Race and Power | 40 | Not running in 202425 | |
| HIST3687 | The Later Elizabethan Age: Politics and Empire | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| HIST3695 | The Korean War | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| HIST3745 | Secret Service: The World of British Intelligence | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| HIST3747 | The Iron Lady Abroad: Margaret Thatcher and UK Foreign Policy from 1979 | 40 | Not running in 202425 | |
| HIST3785 | Europe on the Move: Refugees and Resettlement, 1919-59 | 40 | Not running in 202425 | |
| HIST3888 | The Global Vietnam War | 40 | Not running in 202425 | |
| HIST3930 | The First World War: A Global Conflict | 40 | Not running in 202425 |
Candidates who choose SLSP3041 (Sociology dissertation) must also choose:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLSP3097 | Research Skills for your Dissertation | 20 |
Candidates who choose SLSP3041 (Sociology dissertation) must choose 20 credits from the following baskets of History or Sociology optional modules:
Level 3 History options, Semester 1
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST3100 | Colonial Bodies: Life and Death in British India, 1757-1900 | 20 | Not running in 202425 | |
| HIST3790 | Gender and Slavery in Latin America, 1580-1888 | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MEDV3411 | Medieval Women Mystics: Visionaries, Saints and Heretics | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Please note that optional modules run subject to enrolments. An optional module may not run if only a low number of students choose it.
Level 3 History options, Semester 2
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST3073 | The First Crusade: The Conquest and Liberation of the Holy Land, 1096-1099 | 20 | ||
| HIST3530 | Mapping the Middle Ages: space and representation from the Pacific to the Atlantic | 20 | Not running in 202425 | |
| HIST3724 | Caribbean Identity, Society and Decolonisation | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MEDV3020 | Medieval Manuscripts and New Technologies | 20 |
Please note that optional modules run subject to enrolments. An optional module may not run if only a low number of students choose it.
Cross Listed with BA International History and Politics
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST3710 | Nazism, Stalinism and the Rise of the Total State | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST3728 | The Breaking of Contemporary Britain: Challenges from the Post-War Period | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST3877 | The World of Terror | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HIST3880 | 'Parasites' and 'Cockroaches': Ethnic Cleansing and Genocide in the Modern World | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST3920 | People and Protest: Transnational Activism in the 20th Century and Beyond | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HIST3999 | Doomed to Failure? European Great Power Politics from Bismarck to the Outbreak of World War I | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Please note that optional modules run subject to enrolments. An optional module may not run if only a low number of students choose it.
Candidates who choose HIST3500 (History dissertation) must choose 40 credits from the following baskets of Sociology optional modules. Only one choice per basket is allowed. These optional modules will vary year on year.
Level 3 Sociology options, Semester 1
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLSP3066 | Quantitative Social Research | 20 | ||
| SLSP3221 | Children, Young People and Life Course Perspectives | 20 | ||
| SLSP3996 | Ethnicity and Popular Culture | 20 |
Please note that optional modules run subject to enrolments. An optional module may not run if only a low number of students choose it.
Level 3 Sociology options, Semester 2
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLSP3180 | Decolonising Disability and Development | 20 | ||
| SLSP3212 | Crimes of States and Powerful Elites | 20 | ||
| SLSP3231 | Global Terrorism and Violence | 20 | ||
| SLSP3501 | Gender, Technologies and the Body | 20 |
Please note that optional modules run subject to enrolments. An optional module may not run if only a low number of students choose it.
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