Modules for course V140 | BA/MCH
BA Modern & Contemporary History
Year 1 Modules
Modern and Contemporary History
Modules The
student must take a minimum of 40 credits from the modules
in Modern and Contemporary History Modules. The student
must take at least 2 of the modules in Modern and
Contemporary History Modules.
Modern Wales The student must take a maximum of 20 credits from the modules in Modern Wales. The student may not take more than 1 of the modules in Modern Wales.
HXW-1010 Wales in the Modern World
(20)
(Semester 2)
HXC-1006 Cymru yn y Byd Modern
Cymraeg
(20)
(Semester 2)
Modern History The student must take a maximum of 20 credits from the modules in Modern History. The student may not take more than 1 of the modules in Modern History.
HXH-1004 Intro Modern History1815-1914
(20)
(Semester 1)
HXC-1004 Cyflwyniad Hanes Modern
Cymraeg
(20)
(Semester 1)
Politics The student must take between 0 and 40 credits from the modules in Politics. The student must take between 0 and 2 modules from Politics.
HPS-1002 Power, Freedom & the State
(20)
(Semester 1)
HXH-1012 Britain: Blitz to Brexit
(20)
(Semester 2)
Optional Modules The student must take between 20 and 60
credits from the modules in Optional Modules. The student
must take between 1 and 3 modules from Optional
Modules.
Archaeology and Heritage The student must take between 0 and 80 credits from the modules in Archaeology and Heritage. The student must take between 0 and 4 modules from Archaeology and Heritage.
HXA-1005 Archaeological Principles&Tech
(20)
(Semester 1)
HXH-1005 Intro to History and Heritage
(20)
(Semester 1)
HXA-1006 Intro. to British Prehistory
(20)
(Semester 2)
HXA-1008 Intro. to Historic Archaeology
(20)
(Semester 2)
Early Modern History The student must take a maximum of 20 credits from the modules in Early Modern History.
HXH-1002 The Six Lives of Henry VIII
(20)
(Semester 2)
HXC-1003 Chwech Oes Harri’r VIII
Cymraeg
(20)
(Semester 2)
Medieval History The student must take a maximum of 20 credits from the modules in Medieval History. The student may not take more than 1 of the modules in Medieval History.
HXC-1011 Ewrop yn y Canol Oesoedd Uchel
Cymraeg
(20)
(Semester 1)
HXH-1011 Europe in the High Middle Ages
(20)
(Semester 2)
Medieval Wales The student must take a maximum of 20 credits from the modules in Medieval Wales. The student may not take more than 1 of the modules in Medieval Wales.
HXW-1007 Wales: Princes to Tudors
(20)
(Semester 1)
HXC-1007 Cymru: Tywysogion i Duduriaid
(20)
(Semester 1)
Year 2 Modules
Compulsory Modules
Semester 2
Optional Modules
60 to 100 credits from:
- HPS-2001: Work Placement - Semester 1 (20) (Semester 1) or
HAC-2001: Lleoliad Gwaith - Semester 1 (20) (Semester 1) - HPS-2004: 20th Century Ideas & Movements (20) (Semester 2)
- HPS-2005: Work Placement - Semester 2 (20) (Semester 2) or
HAC-2005: Lleoliad Gwaith - Semester 2 (20) (Semester 2) - HGC-2007: Cenhedloedd Sbaen 20fed ganrif (20) (Semester 2)
- HTC-2008: Stori America 1607-1867 (20) (Semester 2)
- HTH-2110: The Guardians of Heritage (20) (Semester 1)
- HTA-2116: Later Prehistoric Communities (20) (Semester 1)
- HTA-2120: Rethinking Archaeology (20) (Semester 1)
- HTW-2123: Owain Glyndwr and his Movement (20) (Semester 1)
- HTA-2125: Time and Tide (20) (Semester 2)
- HTA-2126: Geoarchaeology (20) (Semester 2)
- HTW-2127: Wales, Renaissance & Europe (20) (Semester 2)
- HTC-2128: Cestyll a Chymdeithas (20) (Semester 1) or
HTH-2157: The Age of the Castle (20) (Semester 1) - HTC-2132: Rhyfel Mawr trwy lygaid y Cym. (20) (Semester 2)
- HGH-2133: THE TUDORS: POLITICS, SOCIETY, (20) (Semester 1)
- HGH-2138: Europe 1945-1992 (20) (Semester 1)
- HGH-2139: The Kingdom in the Sun: Norman (20) (Semester 2)
- HTH-2149: Britannia Rule the Waves (20) (Semester 1)
- HTH-2150: Britain in the Jazz Age (20) (Semester 2)
- HTH-2157: The Age of the Castle (20) (Semester 1) or
HTC-2128: Cestyll a Chymdeithas (20) (Semester 1) - Over Level 5 and 6 students must take 2 General Modules - those with a code beginning HGH, HGW or HGC and they may take only 20 credits of modules that cover the period before 1750. Students may take 20 credits offered by another School as an elective module in place of a module from this section (providing that they have selected at least 60 credits of modules from the above list of general and topic modules).
0 to 40 credits from:
- SXU-2001: Social & Political Research (20) (Semester 1) or
SCU-2001: Dulliau Ymchwil (20) (Semester 1) - SXY-2001: Criminological Theory (20) (Semester 1) or
SCY-2001: Deall Trosedd (20) (Semester 1) - SXU-2002: Analys. Social & Political Deb (20) (Semester 2)
- SXP-2010: Poverty and Inequality (20) (Semester 2)
- HPS-2016: The Atlantic Slave Trade (20) (Semester 2)
- SXS-2035: Classical Social Theory (20) (Semester 1) or
SCS-2007: Theori Gymdeithasegol (20) (Semester 1) - HPS-2206: Sex and Society (20) (Semester 2)
- VPR-2301: 20th Century Phil of Religion (20) (Semester 2) or
VPC-2301: Athroniaeth Crefydd 20f ganrif (20) (Semester 2) - VPR-2400: Buddhism in the Modern World (20) (Semester 2)
- Students may take 20 credits offered by another School as an elective module in place of a module from this section (providing that they have selected at least 60 credits of of modules from the above list of general and topic modules)
Year 3 Modules
Compulsory Modules
Semester 1
- HPS-3006: Dissertation (40) Core or
HAC-3006: Traethawd Hir (40) Core
Semester 2
20 credits from:
- HSH-3040: Glorious Rev. in Eng. & Wales (20) (Semester 1)
- HSH-3041: Country House Life, 1750-1914 (20) (Semester 1)
- HSH-3045: Nationalism in the UK (20) (Semester 1)
- HSH-3150: Princely Wales (20) (Semester 1)
- Students must take 1 special subject modules
Optional Modules
60 credits from:
- HPS-3001: Work Placement - Semester 1 (20) (Semester 1) or
HAC-3001: Lleoliad Gwaith - Semester 1 (20) (Semester 1) - HGC-3007: Cenhedloedd Sbaen 20fed ganrif (20) (Semester 2)
- HTC-3008: Stori America 1607-1867 (20) (Semester 2)
- HTH-3110: The Guardians of Heritage (20) (Semester 1)
- HTA-3116: Later Prehistoric Communities (20) (Semester 1)
- HTC-3123: Owain Glynd?r a'i Fudiad (20) (Semester 1)
- HTW-3123: Owain Glyndwr and his Movement (20) (Semester 1)
- HTA-3125: Time and Tide (20) (Semester 2)
- HTA-3126: Geoarchaeology (20) (Semester 2)
- HTW-3127: Wales, Renaissance & Europe (20) (Semester 2)
- HTC-3128: Cestyll a Chymdeithas (20) (Semester 1) or
HTH-3157: The Age of the Castle (20) (Semester 1) - HTC-3132: Rhyfel Mawr trwy lygaid y Cym. (20) (Semester 2)
- HGH-3133: THE TUDORS: POLITICS, SOCIETY, (20) (Semester 1)
- HGH-3138: Europe 1945-1992 (20) (Semester 1)
- HGH-3139: The Kingdom in the Sun: Norman (20) (Semester 2)
- HTH-3150: Britain in the Jazz Age (20) (Semester 2)
- HTH-3157: The Age of the Castle (20) (Semester 1) or
HTC-3128: Cestyll a Chymdeithas (20) (Semester 1) - Select 60 credits from the remaining modules. Students must ensure that the requirement to take 2 general modules over Levels 5 and 6 has been met. Students may only take 20 credits of modules that cover the period before 1750 over Levels 5 and 6 as a whole.