QV31
Campus: Cyncoed
School: Cardiff School of Education
Course Length: Three years full-time
Entry requirements:
Applicants should 5 GCSEs including English Language at grade C or above, plus
one of the following:
- 240 points from at least three A Levels / Scottish Advanced Highers to include a grade C in
History or English
- BTEC Diploma 240 points or Merit Merit Merit within a relevant subject
- 240 points from the Irish Leaving Certificate at Highers to include grade B2
or above in History or English (minimum C2 grade considered)
- Pass Access with 48 credits at Level 3 within a relevant subject
- 240 points from the Welsh Baccalaureate to include grades CC at A Level;
grade C in grade History or English, Core counted as fourth subject
If your qualification isn't listed above, please refer to the
UCAS
website.
All applications are considered on their individual merits and we can be flexible in the offer that is made.
The study of Modern History and English will plunge you into the recent past of
Britain, Europe, the United States, and the wider world. As the French writer
Lamartine said “History teaches everything including the future”. You will
indeed discover and investigate those factors that have created the global
society we inhabit today and will inhabit tomorrow, focusing on key events,
characters and processes. You will also explore those literary themes which
thread their way through this period. You will develop essential academic skills
which allow you to work effectively with both primary and secondary material, to
analyse and synthesize data, and to express yourself confidently in speech and
on paper. You will become familiar with historiographical and literary theories,
which you will be able to apply in your studies.
Career potential
The study of history provides graduates with transferable skills that are
applicable in a wide range of careers. The type of careers that our graduates
pursue include professions such as lecturing, teaching, the Civil Service, local
authority work in social services, the Welsh Assembly, the voluntary sector, research
institutions, media presentation and production. You may also choose to join the
MA Modern History programme which has just been in part designed to cater for
students who have achieved a good grade on the undergraduate history courses.
Modern History and English
Students on the Modern History and English programme at UWIC are encouraged to
explore a range of topics, according to their individual interests. Your first
year aims to introduce and develop important theoretical concepts and key
practical skills; the second and third years then provide a choice of Modern
History modules along various routes which emphasize Welsh, British, European,
American and global themes. In English you will deploy theories of identity,
authorship and sexuality to expose and question systems of power in literature.
Our current modules range from study of the heroic in Beowulf to representations
of time in Mrs Dalloway, to the mythology of the witch in Philip Pullman’s His
Dark Materials. A central element in the third year is the dissertation, in
which you are aided to explore a subject of your choice, working from both
primary and secondary sources, with the object of producing a text of high
quality.
Year One
- The Making of Modern Europe
- Introduction to British Society 1880-1980
- Introduction to language and Literature
- Introduction to Poetry
- Critical Approaches
- Introduction to Academic Skills
Year Two
Typical modules:
- Development of British Political Parties
- Britain and America
- History of West European Imperialism
- Literature and the Nineteenth century
- Literary Transformations
- Contemporary Welsh Politics*
- European Dictators*
- Detective Fiction*
- Children’s Literature*
- Student Volunteering*
- Erasmus Study* (study abroad for 6 months or a year)
- Professional Development & Research Methods
Year Three
Typical modules:
- Dissertation (Modern History and/or Politics)
- Genocide and Human Rights
- The History of the Cold War
- Gothic and Science Fiction
- Shakespeare: texts and contexts
- British State and Economy*
- Britain in the Sixties*
- Modernism to Postmodernism*
*Starred modules are those available as options. The inclusion of some
options enables you to tailor your degree to your own areas of interest. Option
modules are offered in the lecturer’s areas of research and interest.
Assessment:
We’re committed
to innovative assessment practices that match identified learning outcomes for
your module and degree. This means that assessment, wherever possible, is linked
to enhancing not only your subject knowledge but also to skills and practical
situations which are vital in developing your employment opportunities. Examples
of assessment include role play, research, study work, essays, video and poster
presentations.
Selection Procedure:
Selection is usually on the basis of a completed UCAS application and if necessary an interview.
Additional Costs:
For information on additional costs relating to this
programme please refer to
www.uwic.ac.uk/additionalcosts
Contact Information:
For general enquiries please contact the UWIC Enquiry Team on 029 2041 6044 or email
uwicinfo@uwic.ac.uk
For course specific enquiries, please contact the programme leader, Colin Sowden:
Email: casowden@uwic.ac.uk
Tel: 029 2041 6578
See Also:
Cardiff School of Education Website
