Modules for course V140 | BA/MCH
BA Modern & Contemporary History
These are the modules currently offered on this course in the 2020–21 academic year.
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Year 1 Modules
Compulsory Modules
Semester 1
40 to 60 credits from:
- HXH-1004: Intro Modern History1815-1914 (20) (Semester 1) or
HXC-1004: Cyflwyniad Hanes Modern (20) (Semester 1) - HXW-1010: Wales in the Modern World (20) (Semester 2) or
HXC-1006: Cymru yn y Byd Modern (20) (Semester 2) - HXH-1012: Modern Politics in Action (20) (Semester 2) or
HXC-1012: GweithreduGwleidyddiaethFodern (20) (Semester 2) - Students on this programme must take 40 credits from the modules listed above
Optional Modules
40 to 60 credits from:
- HPS-1001: From Cradle to Grave (20) (Semester 2) or
HAC-1001: Y Wladwriaeth Les (20) (Semester 2) - HPS-1002: Power, Freedom & the State (20) (Semester 2)
- HXH-1002: The Six Lives of Henry VIII (20) (Semester 2) or
HXC-1003: Chwech Oes Harri’r VIII (20) (Semester 2) - SXU-1003: Understanding Society (20) (Semester 1) or
SCS-1004: Cymdeithaseg a'r Byd Cyfoes (20) (Semester 1) - HPS-1004: Death of God (20) (Semester 1)
- HPS-1005: Existentialism (20) (Semester 2)
- HXA-1005: Archaeological Principles&Tech (20) (Semester 1)
- HXH-1005: Intro to History and Heritage (20) (Semester 1)
- SXY-1005: Introduction to Criminology (20) (Semester 2) or
SCY-1004: Cyflwyniad i Droseddeg (20) (Semester 2) - HXA-1006: Intro. to British Prehistory (20) (Semester 2)
- HPS-1007: Islam:Hist, Soc and Beliefs (20) (Semester 1)
- HXW-1007: Wales: Princes to Tudors (20) (Semester 1) or
HXC-1007: Cymru: Tywysogion i Duduriaid (20) (Semester 1) - SXY-1007: Intro to Criminal Justice (20) (Semester 1) or
SCY-1002: Cyflwyniad i Gyf Troseddol (20) (Semester 1) - HXA-1008: Intro. to Historic Archaeology (20) (Semester 2)
- HXH-1011: Europe in the High Middle Ages (20) (Semester 1) or
HXC-1011: Ewrop yn y Canol Oesoedd Uchel (20) (Semester 1) - HAC-1105: Moeseg: Agweddau Crefyddol (20) (Semester 2)
- VPR-1106: Intro: Judaism & Christianity (20) (Semester 1)
- VPR-1110: Themes - Eastern Religion/Phil (20) (Semester 2)
- VPR-1300: Intro to Philosophy of Religio (20) (Semester 1)
- VPR-1331: Living the Good Life (20) (Semester 2)
- Level 4 students may also take up to 40 credits of modules offered from outside the School.
Year 2 Modules
Compulsory Modules
Semester 1
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: Modern 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)
- HTW-2007: Raving in the 1990's (20) (Semester 1) or
HTC-2007: Rafio yn y naw degau (20) (Semester 1) - HTA-2106: Early Medieval Wales WLH (20) (Semester 2)
- HTH-2110: The Guardians of Heritage (20) (Semester 1)
- HTH-2112: Reformation & Counter-Reforma. (20) (Semester 2)
- HTA-2120: Rethinking Archaeology (20) (Semester 2)
- HTA-2125: Time and Tide (20) (Semester 1)
- HTW-2127: Wales, Renaissance & Europe (20) (Semester 2)
- HGH-2133: The Tudors 1485-1603 (20) (Semester 1)
- HGH-2137: USA, 1945-2001 (20) (Semester 2)
- HGH-2138: Europe 1945-1992 (20) (Semester 2)
- HGH-2139: Norman Sicily (20) (Semester 2)
- HTH-2150: Britain in the Jazz Age (20) (Semester 2)
- HTH-2156: Museum - management, curation (20) (Semester 2)
- HGW-2161: Under the Hammer: Edward I (20) (Semester 2) or
HGC-2161: Edward Goncwerwr (20) (Semester 2) - HTH-2167: Hot Wars of the Cold War (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.
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: Cont. Social and Political Deb (20) (Semester 2)
- SCY-2005: Yr Heddlu a Chymdeithas Gyfoes (20) (Semester 2)
- SCS-2007: Theori Gymdeithasegol (20) (Semester 1)
- HPS-2009: The Mad, the Holy, and the Dem (20) (Semester 1)
- SXP-2010: World Poverty and Inequality (20) (Semester 2)
- SXS-2011: Identity & Diversity (20) (Semester 1)
- SXY-2011: Policing, Security and the Sta (20) (Semester 2) or
SCY-2005: Yr Heddlu a Chymdeithas Gyfoes (20) (Semester 2) - SCU-2012: Cymdeithaseg Cerddoriaeth (20) (Semester 2)
- HAC-2016: Y Gaethfasnach Drawsatlantig (20) (Semester 2) or
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) - VPR-2101: Early Modern Philosophy (20) (Semester 2)
- VPR-2200: The Problem of Evil (20) (Semester 1)
- HPS-2206: Sex and Society (20) (Semester 2)
- VPR-2207: Independent Study (20) (Semester 2) or
VPC-2207: Astudiaeth Annibynnol (20) (Semester 2) - VPR-2217: Fundamentalism (20) (Semester 2)
- VPR-2220: Political Philosophy (20) (Semester 2)
- VPR-2400: Buddhism in the Modern World (20) (Semester 1) or
VPC-2400: Bwdhaeth yn y Byd Modern (20) (Semester 1) - VPC-2402: Yr Holocost: Ymatebion Crefydd (20) (Semester 1)
- 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 (20) (Semester 1)
- HSH-3042: The Radical 1960s in Europe (20) (Semester 1)
- Students must take 1 special subject modules
Optional Modules
40 to 60 credits from:
- HPS-3001: Work Placement - Semester 1 (20) (Semester 1) or
HAC-3001: Lleoliad Gwaith - Semester 1 (20) (Semester 1) - HPS-3003: Race democracy * pol ideology (20) (Semester 2)
- HPS-3004: Modern Ideas & Movements (20) (Semester 2)
- HGC-3007: Cenhedloedd Sbaen 20fed ganrif (20) (Semester 2)
- HTW-3007: Raving in the 1990's (20) (Semester 1)
- HTA-3106: Early Medieval Wales WLH (20) (Semester 2)
- HTH-3110: The Guardians of Heritage (20) (Semester 1)
- HTH-3112: Reformation & Counter-Reforma. (20) (Semester 2)
- HTA-3124: Graffiti: Marking Space & Time (20) (Semester 1)
- HTA-3125: Time and Tide (20) (Semester 1)
- HTA-3126: Geoarchaeology (20) (Semester 2)
- HTW-3127: Wales, Renaissance & Europe (20) (Semester 2)
- HGH-3133: The Tudors 1485-1603 (20) (Semester 1)
- HGH-3137: USA, 1945-2001 (20) (Semester 2)
- HGH-3138: Europe 1945-1992 (20) (Semester 2)
- HGH-3139: Norman Sicily (20) (Semester 2)
- HTH-3150: Britain in the Jazz Age (20) (Semester 2)
- HTH-3156: Museums - managment/curation (20) (Semester 2)
- HGW-3161: Under the Hammer: Edward I (20) (Semester 2) or
HGC-3161: Edward Goncwerwr (20) (Semester 2) - HTH-3167: Hot Wars of the Cold War (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.
0 to 20 credits from:
- HPS-3003: Race democracy * pol ideology (20) (Semester 2)
- SXS-3003: Theorizing Society & Politics (20) (Semester 1)
- SCY-3004: Yr Heddlu a Chymdeithas Gyfoes (20) (Semester 2)
- SXY-3007: Policing, Security & The State (20) (Semester 2) or
SCY-3004: Yr Heddlu a Chymdeithas Gyfoes (20) (Semester 2) - HPS-3009: The Mad, the Holy, and the Dem (20) (Semester 1)
- SCS-3010: Hawliau Ieithyddol (20) (Semester 2)
- HAC-3016: Y Gaethfasnach Drawsatlantig (20) (Semester 2) or
HPS-3016: The Atlantic Slave Trade (20) (Semester 2) - SXY-3021: Perspectives on Youth Crime (20) (Semester 1)
- SXY-3032: Power, Crime & Punishment (20) (Semester 2)
- VPR-3101: Early Modern Philosophy (20) (Semester 2)
- VPR-3200: The Problem of Evil (20) (Semester 1)
- HPS-3206: Sex and Society (20) (Semester 2)
- SXP-3210: Issues in Housing (20) (Semester 1)
- VPR-3217: Fundamentalism (20) (Semester 2)
- VPR-3220: Political Philosophy (20) (Semester 2)
- VPR-3400: Buddhism in the Modern World (20) (Semester 1) or
VPC-3400: Bwdhaeth yn y Byd Modern (20) (Semester 1) - VPC-3402: Yr Holocost:Ymatebion Crefydd (20) (Semester 1)