Your course
The programme provides for breadth and depth. At level 1, students will be exposed to core topics in each discipline through both compulsory and optional modules. This will allow them to begin to identify areas of personal interest which they may wish to pursue at higher levels. At higher levels, the programme is designed to provide the opportunity to acquire knowledge of and competence in a range of core topics and generic skills in each discipline, building on L1 exposure, or progressively specialise in a disciplinary sub-field (such as normative philosophy, theoretical philosophy, and different historical periods). They may undertake a final year project in either of the disciplines. This enables students to build a personalised portfolio of knowledge and competencies in each discipline, which can be adjusted according to an individual student’s intellectual ambitions, needs, and interests.
The programme showcases the distinctive areas of research strength in Philosophy and History at Leeds. Modules at higher levels will offer the opportunity to engage with current research of academics in each of the Schools, especially at level 3. At level 2, students have the option to study modules that are specifically focused on developing transferable skills for future employment.
At each level, students may study Discovery modules to expand their knowledge and/or skills beyond their programme of study, which provides a further opportunity to shape their study to their ambitions, interests and needs.
The programme has an international variant, which includes a study abroad year at Level 3, and an industrial variant, which includes a work placement year at Level 3.
Your future
Students will gain a suite of transferrable skills valued by employers, such as good organisational skills (gained through developing a personal path through their programme, engagement with study-related activities, and meeting assessment deadlines), independent research skills, the ability to analyse and interpret texts or information, the ability to analyse complex information from multiple sources, ability to construct arguments and to effectively communicate their views, and awareness of how cultural or historical context influences scholarship in the disciplines and issues in contemporary society.
Our world
At each level, students will have the opportunity to engage with material that demonstrates how each of the disciplines is relevant to contemporary issues and concerns (e.g., through race, gender, and culture, or debates about oppression, equality, and justice). In doing so, they acquire a developed and informed understanding of contemporary issues, their own stance on those issues, and so gain an understanding of their place in the world. Both history and philosophy have an important role in explicating diverse ways of understanding the world, the experience of different peoples (in place and time), how our world is shaped and can be changed for the better.
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
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Candidates must study 120 credits which may include up to 20 credits of Discovery modules.
Candidates must pass at least 100 credits, including any PFP modules and a minimum of 40 credits in History (HIST) and 40 credits in Philosophy (PHIL), to progress to the next year of the programme.
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) | |
| PHIL1260 | How To Do Philosophy | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Candidates MUST study at least 20 credits from the following optional Philosophy modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL1080 | The Good, The Bad, The Right, The Wrong | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PHIL1090 | Knowledge, Self and Reality | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PHIL1121 | Introduction to the History of Western Philosophy | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Candidates MUST study at least 20 credits from the following optional History modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST1060 | Faith, Knowledge and Power, 1500-1750 | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST1065 | Diverse Histories of Britain | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| 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 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Candidates may study up to 20 credits from the following optional Philosophy modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL1005 | The Mind | 10 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PHIL1007 | Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion | 10 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PHIL1015 | Thinking About Race | 10 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PHIL1022 | Philosophy Meets the World | 10 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
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 20 credits of discovery modules.
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
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Candidates must study 120 credits which may include up to 20 credits of Discovery modules.
Candidates must pass at least 100 credits, including any PFP modules and a minimum of 40 credits in History (HIST) and 40 credits in Philosophy (PHIL), to progress to the next year of the programme.
Candidates are required to study the following compulsory modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST2025 | History in Practice | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PHIL2011 | Philosophical Method (JH Programmes) | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Candidates will be required to study at least 20 credits from the following optional Philosophy modules:
(Min 20/Max 40)
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL2525 | Past Thinkers: History of Modern Philosophy | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PHIL2615 | How Do You Know? Topics in Epistemology | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PHIL2631 | God, Thought and the World: Topics in Philosophy of Religion | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PHIL2906 | Do the Right Thing: Topics in Moral Philosophy | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PHIL2915 | How to Live Together: Topics in Political Philosophy | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PHIL2925 | Reality Check: Topics in Metaphysics | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Candidates are required to study at least 20 credits (min 20 / max 40) of optional History modules from any of baskets 1, 2, 3 or 4. These optional modules will vary year on year.
Candidates may not take more than one module (20 credits) from any single basket.
Basket 1: Medieval and Early Modern History:
(Min 0/Max 20)
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST2035 | Medieval Masculinities: Sex, Violence and Learning 1000-1200 | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST2083 | Voices of the People: Language and Speech in the Early Modern World | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST2090 | Sin in Spanish America, 1571-1700 | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST2105 | Medieval Romans and the shape of Afro-Eurasia today | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST2170 | Patient Voices: Medicine and Healthcare in the Middle Ages | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST2260 | Digital Methods for History, Art and Literature | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Basket 2: Modern History:
(Min 0/Max 20)
| 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) | |
| HIST2309 | Communist Eastern Europe, 1945-89 | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST2360 | Bass Culture in Modern Britain | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST2420 | Nationalism, Colonialism and 'Religious Violence' in India, 1857-1947 | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST2432 | Lost Colonists: Failure and the Family in Southern Africa, 1880-1939 | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Basket 3: Medieval and Early Modern History:
(Min 0/Max 20)
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST2037 | Dread and Despair? Living with Disability in the Middle Ages | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| 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) | |
| HIST2220 | The Body, Disease and Society in Europe, 1500-1750 | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HIST2580 | Slavery Studies Through Autobiography | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MEDV2085 | Medieval Narratives in the Modern World: Nationalism, Terrorism, Popular Culture | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Basket 4: Modern History:
(Min 0/Max 20)
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST2103 | Later Victorian England: Politics, Society and Culture | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HIST2315 | Mughals, Merchants and Mercenaries: 'Company Raj' in India 1600-1857 | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HIST2353 | America and the Sixties | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HIST2430 | The History of Africa since 1900 | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HIST2434 | The Global Caribbean, 1641-1848 | 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 of discovery modules or one module from the following optional modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSER2206 | Developing Your Professional Identity: Preparing for a Career in Within The Arts, Heritage and Creative Industries | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| FOAH2020 | Towards the Future: Skills in Context | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
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Candidates must study 120 credits which may include up to 20 credits of Discovery modules.
Candidates must pass at least 100 credits, including any PFP modules, and at least 40 credits in History and 40 credits in Philosophy (PHIL or PRHS code), to be eligible for an honours degree.
Candidates will be required to study ONE of the following modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST3075 | Public History Project | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
| HIST3500 | History Dissertation | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
| PRHS3000 | Independent Research Project in Philosophy, Religion or History of Science | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
| PRHS3001 | Integrated Research Project in Philosophy, Religion or History of Science | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
| PRHS3700 | External Placement: Beyond the University | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
Candidates who study HIST3500 or HIST3075 MUST study at least 40 credits of Philosophy optional modules.
Candidates who study PRHS3000 or PRHS3001 may study up to 40 credits of Philosophy optional modules.
Candidates who study PRHS3700 MUST study at least 20 credits of Philosophy optional modules.
Candidates may select from any of the baskets A, B or C.
Basket A: Generalist:
(Min 0/Max 60)
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL3011 | Philosophy of Language | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PHIL3014 | Truth | 20 | Not running in 202627 | |
| PHIL3015 | Non-Western Philosophy | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PHIL3125 | Continental Philosophy | 20 | Not running in 202627 | |
| PHIL3322 | Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PHIL3700 | Feminist Philosophy | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PHIL3723 | War, Terror and Justice | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Basket B: Specialist:
(Min 0/Max 40)
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL3012 | Ancient Philosophy | 20 | Not running in 202627 | |
| PHIL3112 | Kant | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Basket C: Applied:
(Min 0/Max 60)
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HPSC3113 | History and Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PHIL3013 | Bioethics | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PHIL3016 | Philosophy of Work and Play | 20 | Not running in 202627 | |
| PHIL3310 | Philosophy of Sex and Relationships | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PHIL3855 | Philosophical Issues in Technology | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Candidates who study one of PRHS3000, PRHS3001 or PRHS3700 MUST study 40 credits from the following History Special Subject modules.
Candidates who study HIST3500 or HIST3075 may study 40 credits from the following History Special Subject modules.
These modules will vary year on year.
Special Subject Basket 1: Medieval & Early Modern History:
(Min 0/Max 40)
| 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) | |
| HIST3071 | An Animal History of Byzantium, c. 1000-1200 | 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) | |
| HIST3687 | The Later Elizabethan Age: Politics and Empire | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Special Subject Basket 2: Modern History – International:
(Min 0/Max 40)
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST3235 | Dividing India: The Road to Democracy in South Asia, 1939-1952 | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| HIST3330 | Europe in an Age of Total Warfare | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| HIST3332 | The Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939 | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| HIST3590 | White Africans: Intimacy, Race and Power | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| HIST3695 | The Korean War | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| HIST3930 | The First World War: A Global Conflict | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Special Subject Basket 3: Modern British History:
(Min 0/Max 40)
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST3076 | Bodies on Display: Histories and Ethics of Human Exhibition in Britain | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| HIST3392 | Eastern Subjects: British Attitudes to India, 1757-1857 | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| HIST3440 | The Photographic Age: Photography, Society and Culture in Britain, 1839-1945 | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| HIST3685 | Georgians at War | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Special Subject Basket 4: Modern World History:
(Min 0/Max 40)
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST3018 | Pieces of A Man: the art, politics and life of Gil Scott-Heron (1949 – 2011) | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| HIST3220 | Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| HIST3240 | The Harlem Renaissance | 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) |
Special Subject Basket 5: IHP Britain & Europe:
(Min 0/Max 40)
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST3747 | The Iron Lady Abroad: Margaret Thatcher and UK Foreign Policy from 1979 | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Special Subject Basket 6: IHP Global:
(Min 0/Max 40)
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST3015 | Indonesia from Revolution to Dictatorship (1945-1967) | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| HIST3026 | People, Water and Sand: An Environmental History of the Middle East | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| HIST3888 | The Global Vietnam War | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Candidates may take any remaining credits from History optional modules. Only one choice per basket is allowed. These optional modules will vary year on year.
History optional modules: Semester 1:
(Min 0/Max 20)
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST3100 | Colonial Bodies: Life and Death in British India, 1757-1900 | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST3450 | American History, American Historians | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST3790 | Gender and Slavery in Latin America, 1580-1888 | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MEDV3411 | Medieval Women Mystics: Visionaries, Saints and Heretics | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
History optional modules: Semester 2:
(Min 0/Max 20)
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST3074 | The Slave Trade, Slavery and Britain’s Atlantic Empire | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HIST3530 | Mapping the Middle Ages: Space and Representation from the Pacific to the Atlantic | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MEDV3010 | Medieval Origin Stories: From the Trojans to the Turks | 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 choose to study 20 credits of Discovery modules.
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