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Queen Mary, University of London

Bachelor Degree , History

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Course Description

Our BA in Modern and Contemporary History is taught by internationally renowned academics with expertise in modern British, European and American history and the international relations that have defined the world as we know it.

You’ll build specialist knowledge of the history and historical techniques of the modern era, and apply a historical perspective to a sweeping range of contemporary issues. You’ll choose from modules focusing on Europe and the United States in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, exploring leadership, government and broader social and cultural contexts. You’re also free to take modules which provide global perspectives or consider earlier historical periods.

Your classes will teach you how to engage with contemporary history using critical analysis: whether biographical, such as Kennedy or Thatcher; national, such as British or American history; or thematic, such as the history of terrorism or political thought.

Course Content

You can complete your Modern and Contemporary History degree in three or four years. If you choose to study abroad, this will take place in Year 3 and Year 3 modules will instead be studied in Year 4.

YEAR 1

Compulsory

  • Europe in a Global Context since 1800
  • History in Practice
  • Unravelling Britain: British History since 1801

Choose from

  • Building the American Nation: 1756-1900
  • Europe 1000-1500: The Middle Ages and their Legacy
  • Global Encounters: Conquest and Culture in World History
  • Life and Death in the Victorian Home
  • Race and the Desire for Difference
  • Reformation to Revolution: Europe and the World, 1500-1800
  • Screening History: Representing the Past in the Contemporary Historical Film
  • The Foundations of Modern Thought: Introduction to Intellectual History
  • The Medieval World: Structures and Mentalities

YEAR 2

Choose from over 50 modules, including

  • A Century of Extremes: Germany 1890-1990
  • Architecture in London II 1837 - to the Present
  • British Horror: Film, Television and Literature
  • Madness and Medicine in Modern Britain
  • Race in the United States: Slavery to Civil Rights
  • The Clinton Years
  • Winning on the Western Front: the British Army 1914-1919

YEAR 3

Compulsory

History special subject and dissertation module in one of 15+ subjects, which may include

  • Making Thatcher's Britain: the Thatcher Revolution, 1975-1997
  • The French Civil 1934-1944
  • The 'Heart of Darkness'? Identity, Power, and Politics in the Congo c.1870-2010
  • The Kennedy Years
  • The War on Terror
  • We the People: Democracy in America 1787-1861


Choose from over 50 modules, including

  • A History of Terror in the Modern Age 1858-2008
  • Alfred Hitchcock and the New Film History
  • Gotham: the Making of New York City 1825-2001
  • Modern Art, 1900-1950
  • The British Empire in Political Thought from the 18th century to the 20th century
  • The Germans and the Jews since 1871
  • The Supernatural in Modern Britain

 

Entry Requirements

A-Level :- Grades ABB at A-Level. This must include A-Level History. Excludes General Studies and Critical Thinking.

IB :- International Baccalaureate Diploma with a minimum of 32 points overall, including 6,5,5 from three Higher Level subjects. This must include History at Higher Level.

BTEC :- See our detailed subject and grade requirements.

Access HE :- We consider applications from students with the Access to Higher Education Diploma. The minimum academic requirement is to achieve 60 credits overall with 45 credits at Level 3, of which 15 credits must be at Distinction and 15 credits at Merit or higher. This must include at least 6 Level 3 credits in History modules at Distinction.

GCSE :- Minimum five GCSE passes including English at grade C or 4.

EPQ :-  Alternative offers may be made to applicants taking the Extended Project Qualification. For further information please visit: qmul.ac.uk/undergraduate/entry/epq

Contextualised admissions :- We consider every application on its individual merits and will take into consideration your individual educational experiences and context. More information on how academic schools and programmes use this information as part of the admissions process, can be found on our contextualised admissions pages.

Assessment Methods

Assessment typically involves a combination of examinations and coursework, or coursework only. Coursework may include essays, diaries, case-studies and oral presentations.

In your final year you’ll work on a dissertation worth 25% of your final year mark, researching a specialised area of history that particularly interests you.

Additional Information

Degree :-  BA (Hons)

Duration :-  3 years

Start :-  September 2020

UK/EU fees :-  £9,250*

International fees :-  £16,200*

*These fees are for the 2019-20 academic year and are provided as a guideline. Fees for 2020-21 have not yet been set.

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