Modules for course VVV1 | BA/PRH
BA Philosophy and Religion and History
These were the modules for this course in the 2019–20 academic year.
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Year 1 Modules
Optional Modules
60 credits from:
- HPS-1001: From Cradle to Grave (20) (Semester 2) or
HAC-1001: Y Wladwriaeth Les (20) (Semester 2) - HXH-1002: Birth of Modern Europe (20) (Semester 2) or
HXC-1003: Genedigaeth yr Ewrop Fodern (20) (Semester 2) - HPS-1004: Death of God (20) (Semester 2)
- HXH-1004: Intro Modern History1815-1914 (20) (Semester 1) or
HXC-1004: Cyflwyniad Hanes Modern (20) (Semester 1) - HPS-1005: Existentialism (20) (Semester 1)
- HXH-1005: Intro to History and Heritage (20) (Semester 1)
- HPS-1006: Ess. Skills for Ac. Success (20) (Semester 1) or
HAC-1006: Ess. Skills for Ac. Success (20) (Semester 1) - HXW-1007: Wales: Princes to Tudors (20) (Semester 2) or
HXC-1007: Cymru: Tywysogion i Duduriaid (20) (Semester 2) - HXW-1010: Wales since 1789 (20) (Semester 1) or
HXC-1006: Cymru yn y Byd Modern (20) (Semester 1) - HXH-1011: Europe in the High Middle Ages (20) (Semester 1) or
HXC-1011: Ewrop yn y Canol Oesoedd Uchel (20) (Semester 1) - HXH-1012: Modern Politics in Action (20) (Semester 2) or
HXC-1012: GweithreduGwleidyddiaethFodern (20) (Semester 2) - Students are encouraged to select modules that cover more than one of the generally recognised periods of History: Medieval (c500-1500), Early Modern (1500-1750), and Modern (post 1750).
60 credits from:
- HPS-1004: Death of God (20) (Semester 2)
- HPS-1005: Existentialism (20) (Semester 1)
- HPS-1007: Islam:Hist, Soc and Beliefs (20) (Semester 1)
- VPR-1105: Ethics: Religious Perspectives (20) (Semester 2) or
VPC-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-1301: Introduction to Logic (20) (Semester 2)
- VPC-1303: Cyflwyniad i Gristnogaeth (20) (Semester 1)
Year 2 Modules
Optional Modules
60 credits from:
- HPS-2001: Work Placement - Semester 1 (20) (Semester 1) or
HAC-2001: Lleoliad Gwaith - Semester 1 (20) (Semester 1) - HAC-2002: Addysg yn y Gymru Gyfoes (20) (Semester 1)
- HGW-2003: Re-igniting the Dragon (20) (Semester 2) or
HGC-2003: Ail Danio'r Ddraig (20) (Semester 2) - HPS-2005: Work Placement - Semester 2 (20) (Semester 2) or
HAC-2005: Lleoliad Gwaith - Semester 2 (20) (Semester 2) - HAC-2009: Cymdeithas, Iaith a Phrotest (20) (Semester 2)
- HPS-2011: Paradoxes of Self: Nietz./Jung (20) (Semester 1)
- HCH-2050: Debating History (20) (Semester 1) or
HCG-2011: Dehongli'r Gorffennol (20) (Semester 1) - HTA-2111: Ancestral Landscapes (20) (Semester 1)
- HGH-2112: Civil War: Eng & Wal 1558-1660 (20) (Semester 2)
- HTA-2114: Experimental Archaeology (20) (Semester 2)
- HTA-2117: Roman Frontier Society (20) (Semester 2)
- HGH-2118: The United States, 1877-1945 (20) (Semester 1)
- HTA-2118: Field Archaeology in Britain (20) (Semester 1)
- HTA-2120: Rethinking Archaeology (20) (Semester 2)
- HTC-2123: Owain Glyndwr a'i Fudiad (20) (Semester 2)
- HTH-2124: Heritage and Identity (20) (Semester 2)
- HGH-2127: Europe, Early Middle Ages (20) (Semester 1)
- HTC-2128: Cestyll a Chymdeithas (20) (Semester 2) or
HTH-2157: The Age of the Castle (20) (Semester 2) - HGH-2135: Victorian Britain 1837-1901 (20) (Semester 2)
- HGH-2138: Europe 1945-1992 (20) (Semester 1)
- HTH-2142: Americanisation (20) (Semester 2)
- HTH-2149: Britannia Rule the Waves (20) (Semester 1)
- HTC-2156: Rhyfel Cartref America (20) (Semester 1)
- HTH-2157: The Age of the Castle (20) (Semester 2) or
HTC-2128: Cestyll a Chymdeithas (20) (Semester 2) - HTH-2163: Nazi Germany 1933-1945 (20) (Semester 1)
- HTH-2164: Violence in Early Mod Britain (20) (Semester 1)
- VPR-2301: 20th Century Phil of Religion (20) (Semester 2)
- Students choose 60 credits of modules: they do not have to take Dehongli'r Gorffennol/Debating History but it does remain an option. Students must take at least one general module (code beginning HGH/HGC/HGW) over levels 5 and 6 as a whole
60 credits from:
- HAC-2002: Addysg yn y Gymru Gyfoes (20) (Semester 1)
- SXU-2002: Cont. Social and Political Deb (20) (Semester 1)
- HPS-2008: Sociology of Religion (20) (Semester 2)
- HAC-2009: Cymdeithas, Iaith a Phrotest (20) (Semester 2)
- HPS-2011: Paradoxes of Self: Nietz./Jung (20) (Semester 1)
- SXS-2035: Classical Social Theory (20) (Semester 1)
- HTH-2163: Nazi Germany 1933-1945 (20) (Semester 1)
- VPR-2202: Applied Ethics (20) (Semester 1)
- VPR-2219: Comp. Philosophy: East/West (20) (Semester 2)
- VPR-2300: Ancient Philosophy (20) (Semester 1)
- VPR-2301: 20th Century Phil of Religion (20) (Semester 2)
- VPR-2302: Faith and Reason (20) (Semester 2)
- VPR-2303: Immanuel Kant (20) (Semester 1)
- VPR-2305: Hinduism in the Modern World (20) (Semester 1)
- VPR-2408: Religious Education (20) (Semester 2) or
VPC-2408: Addysg Grefyddol (20) (Semester 2)
Year 3 Modules
Compulsory Modules
40 credits from:
- HPS-3006: Dissertation (40) (Semester 2) or
HAC-3006: Traethawd Hir (40) (Semester 2) - HSH-3139: Nationalism in the UK 1916-97 (40) (Semester 2)
- HSH-3144: The Norman Conquest (40) (Semester 2)
- HSH-3146: Sex&Power in Early Mod England (40) (Semester 2)
- HSH-3147: Politics&Culture in the 1960s (40) (Semester 2)
- Students must take EITHER the Dissertation OR a Special Subject
Optional Modules
20 credits from:
- HPS-3001: Work Placement - Semester 1 (20) (Semester 1) or
HAC-3001: Lleoliad Gwaith - Semester 1 (20) (Semester 1) - HAC-3002: Addysg yn y Gymru Gyfoes (20) (Semester 1)
- HGW-3003: Re-igniting the Dragon (20) (Semester 2) or
HGC-3003: Ail Danio'r Ddraig (20) (Semester 2) - HPS-3011: Paradoxes of Self: Nietz..Jung (20) (Semester 1)
- HTA-3111: Ancestral Landscapes (20) (Semester 1)
- HGH-3112: Civil War: Eng & Wal 1558-1660 (20) (Semester 2)
- HTA-3114: Experimental Archaeology (20) (Semester 2)
- HTA-3117: Roman Frontier Society (20) (Semester 2)
- HGH-3118: The United States, 1877-1945 (20) (Semester 1)
- HTA-3118: Field Archaeology in Britain (20) (Semester 1)
- HTC-3123: Owain Glyndwr a'i Fudiad (20) (Semester 2)
- HTH-3124: Heritage and Identity (20) (Semester 2)
- HGH-3127: Europe Early Middle Ages (20) (Semester 1)
- HGH-3135: Victorian Britain 1837-1901 (20) (Semester 2)
- HTH-3142: Americanisation (20) (Semester 2)
- HTH-3149: Britannia Rule the Waves (20) (Semester 1)
- HTC-3156: Rhyfel Cartref America (20) (Semester 1)
- HTH-3157: The Age of the Castle (20) (Semester 2) or
HTC-3128: Cestyll a Chymdeithas (20) (Semester 2) - HTH-3163: Nazi Germany 1933-1945 (20) (Semester 1)
- Students must take a general module (those with a code beginning HGH/HGC/HGW) at level 6 if they did not take one at level 5
60 credits from:
- HPS-3001: Work Placement - Semester 1 (20) (Semester 1) or
HAC-3001: Lleoliad Gwaith - Semester 1 (20) (Semester 1) - HAC-3002: Addysg yn y Gymru Gyfoes (20) (Semester 1)
- SXS-3003: Theorizing Society & Politics (20) (Semester 1)
- HPS-3006: Dissertation (40) (Semester 2) or
HAC-3006: Traethawd Hir (40) (Semester 2) - HPS-3008: Sociology of Religion (20) (Semester 2)
- HPS-3011: Paradoxes of Self: Nietz..Jung (20) (Semester 1)
- HTH-3163: Nazi Germany 1933-1945 (20) (Semester 1)
- VPR-3302: Applied Ethics (20) (Semester 1)
- VPR-3319: Comp. Philosophy: East/West (20) (Semester 2)
- VPR-3330: Ancient Philosophy (20) (Semester 1)
- VPR-3331: 20th Century Phil of Religion (20) (Semester 2)
- VPR-3332: Faith and Reason (20) (Semester 2)
- VPR-3333: Immanuel Kant (20) (Semester 1)
- Students may choose whether to take the dissertation in Philosophy/Religion or their other subject