Undergraduate study

BA (Hons) History BA (Hons) English and History BA (Hons) History and Anthropology BA (Hons) History and History of Ideas BA (Hons) History and Politics BA (Hons) History and Sociology

History

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Introducing the Department Introducing the degrees BA (Hons) in History BA (Hons) in English and History BA (Hons) in History and Anthropology BA (Hons) in History and History of Ideas BA (Hons) in History and Politics BA (Hons) in History and Sociology Courses: second and third years Staff and their research interests Contact us Disclaimer

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Introducing the Department

The Department of History provides a distinctive and intellectually challenging environment for undergraduate study with internationally renowned scholars, a ourishing research culture and an interdisciplinary approach. We foster enthusiasm for the study of history through a focus on encounters and exploration, ideas and identities. Our emphasis on encounters addresses the interplay of religious, political and cultural differences across time and place. We use innovative, interdisciplinary approaches to encourage the exploration of issues, controversies, and themes rather than chronological periods. By examining the development of ideas and identities, we draw upon the past to illuminate the conicts and challenges of modern life. History at Goldsmiths promotes intellectual curiosity and independent critical thinking. We offer exible and challenging programmes of study at undergraduate and postgraduate levels featuring carefully developed teaching invigorated by current research. The geographical range of our courses includes Asia, Africa, Eastern and Western Europe, and the Middle East. Our graduates have gone on to pursue careers in commerce and industry, central and local government, research and teaching, museums and galleries, law, journalism and the media. Different areas of specialisation at teaching and research levels include: Contemporary thought Cold war history Cosmopolitanism and nationalism English civil wars and religious radicalism Gender and history The history of ideas The history of medicine Rise and development of national ideologies in 19th century Europe World War II Venice and the Ottoman Empire

Topics studied include: Medieval Islamic empires Art and culture in Italy 13001450 Magic and myth in medieval and early modern Europe Heresy, the Occult and the Apocalypse in early modern Europe Early modern European philosophy Visual and material culture in early modern Europe Art and culture in the Dutch Golden Age Londons history through literature Lived histories: Britain in the 19th and 20th centuries Modern South Asia, 1857 present Italy since 1870 France since 1870: fascism, communism and democracy Germany since 1870: nationalism versus democracy Cinema and World War II Yugoslavia: history and disintegration Nationalism, democracy and dictatorship in 20th century Eastern Europe Health, healing and illness in Africa Gender in text and history Medical history

Why study History at Goldsmiths? You will be part of a friendly, supportive department with a ourishing research culture and internationally renowned staff who will support you every step of the way through your historical studies; We offer a wide range of interesting courses within exible programmes, and take an innovative approach to the study of history; Departmental links, including those with Anthropology, English, Politics and Sociology reect our commitment to a strongly interdisciplinary approach that enriches our teaching and research; As an undergraduate at the University of London you will have the option to take one Group 2 course (second year) and your Special Subject (third year) at another institution within the University of London, thus giving you the maximum scope to pursue your research interests;

You will have access to an extensive programme of departmental seminars, which include guest speakers from the wider academic community; Goldsmiths campus is only 15 minutes from the centre of London, with all the facilities and attractions the capital has to offer.

Peter Galloway Prize for History Two 500 prizes are donated each year by Dr Peter Galloway, a graduate of the Department. The prizes are awarded to the rst and second year History students or History and History of Ideas students who achieve the highest overall average grade in their respective year.

Introducing the degrees

We offer undergraduate honours degree programmes in: History English and History History and Anthropology History and History of Ideas History and Politics History and Sociology

Structure An undergraduate honours degree is made up of 360 credits studied across the three levels (level 4, level 5 and level 6) of the programme.1 A course is worth 30 credits. Some programmes also contain 15 credit half courses or larger courses, such as the dissertation. Full-time students take a total of 360 credits over three years (120 credits per year). Part-time students also take a total of 360 credits, but spread over 4-6 years. The degree structure for full time students is as follows: Year 1 120 credits Year 2 120 credits Year 3 - 120 credits References in this booklet to level 4 correspond to the rst year of your full-time undergraduate programme, level 5 to the second year, and level 6 to the nal year. Assessment Across the Department, we use a number of different methods of assessment. Some courses are assessed by means of a dissertation or long essay, others by conventional three-hour written examination. Assessment for other courses is by essay portfolios or a combination of coursework and exam. This diversity allows different strengths, capacities and skills to be assessed. The Department encourages the use of visual and multimedia resources.
[1] Eight credit levels are used in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Of these, levels 4 to 6 represent the types of learning undertaken in an undergraduate honours degree (these used to be called levels 1 to 3). The publication Academic Credit in Higher Education an Introduction describes what credit is and also describes the different levels. This publication can be found at: http://www.qaa.ac.uk/standardsandquality/credit/leaet.pdf.

Entrance requirements A-level requirements A typical GCE A level offer for an undergraduate history programme would be ABB (this would include a B in English Literature, or Language and Literature, for the BA English and History programme). Please refer to the Undergraduate Prospectus, available from the contact details on page 24 or by visiting www.goldsmiths.ac.uk/ug/ ba-history/ for more details. Please note: we also welcome applicants with alternative qualications, for example, those who have successfully completed an Access or Certicate course, GNVQ, BTEC or their European equivalents. You must, however, satisfy the general entrance requirements of Goldsmiths. Integrated Degree in History If you do not meet the requirements for studying at undergraduate level at this stage, you may be interested in our full-time Integrated Degree in History. A foundation year forms the rst year of a four-year integrated degree. If you successfully achieve the progression requirements of the foundation year, you can automatically progress to our full-time three-year BA (Honours) History degree. If you decide to leave having successfully completed the rst year, you will be awarded a Foundation Certicate. For further information, please see the Routes into Higher Education booklet available to download at www.goldsmiths.ac.uk/booklets, or from the contact details on page 24. English language requirement If English is not your rst language, you must obtain evidence of your English language competence. Tests considered appropriate include: International English Language Testing System (IELTS) pass with at least 6.5 overall and a minimum of 6.0 in the written element; TOEFL score of at least 580 including 4.5 in the Test of Written English (TWE), or 237 in the Computerised Test (CT) including 4.5 in the essay component, or 92 in the Internet-based test (IBT) with a minimum of 23 in the written element;

International GCSE (IGCSE) English as a second language at Grade C or above; Cambridge Certicate of Prociency of English (CPE) Level 5 at Grade C or above; Cambridge Certicate in Advanced English (CAE) Level 4 at Grade B or above; Pearson Test of English (Academic), with a score of 68 overall, including 68 in the written element and 59 in all other elements.

Teaching Courses are delivered through a combination of lectures, seminars and workshops. Our staff are drawn from a wide range of professional and educational backgrounds, which provides a diverse and rewarding educational experience and creates a broad research prole. Further information on staff is available on page 22. Open days College-wide open days for all programmes across the university are held three times a year in the spring, summer and autumn. For further information on these, please visit our website: www.goldsmiths.ac.uk/opendays/. Applicant days The department holds applicant days in early December, mid-February and late March. These are for prospective students holding an offer to study either single honours in history or one of our joint degree programmes. Applicant days give you the chance to see Goldsmiths and the department, meet staff and students, and hear and participate in sample lectures, as well as to ask questions about the degree programmes and courses, student accommodation and nance. Please contact Dr Ariel Hessayon, e-mail a.hessayon@gold.ac.uk for more information. Careers Although not vocational in the narrow sense, degrees in history and combined subjects develop your critical and analytical skills, your ability to express ideas clearly and your expertise in gathering insights from a range of subjects. Historical research enables you to gather and select from a range of materials literary and visual. It teaches you to write with imagination and clarity. These are all qualities appropriate to careers in journalism and the media, museums and galleries, the Civil Service, teaching and research and the commercial world. Our former students have found employment in all of these elds. The Goldsmiths Careers Service provides free information, advice, reference facilities and presentations. You also have access to the University of London Careers Service in Bloomsbury. Alternatively, depending on the class of degree you are awarded, you may wish to consider studying at postgraduate level, whether at Goldsmiths or elsewhere. We offer a number of programmes ranging from diplomas and taught MA degrees to research at Masters and Doctoral level. For further information, please visit www.goldsmiths.ac.uk/history/ where you can also download our postgraduate booklet.

Mature students We welcome applications from mature students who may be admitted without GCE A-levels if they have successfully completed a recognised Access course or have other experience, which may be considered as equivalent to formal qualications. International students We also welcome applications from international students. We accept many students with international qualications which are equivalent to GCE A-levels. The mix of students of different ages and backgrounds in the department results in a lively and interesting exchange of views and ideas. Part-time students We welcome applications from part-time students on the majority of our programmes. If you study part-time, you may complete your degree by following courses spread over 4-6 years of study. You will be required to complete 360 course credits for the overall degree. Please note: your choice of courses may be restricted by timetabling constraints and degree regulation requirements. Interview policy We normally interview applicants who have alternative qualications. For further information on application procedures and entrance requirements, please see the Undergraduate Prospectus, available from the contact details on page 24 or by visiting www.goldsmiths.ac.uk/ug/. Fees For up-to-date information on fees, please see the Undergraduate Prospectus, or visit www.goldsmiths.ac.uk/costs/. Please note: fees are quoted per year of study.

BA (Hons) in History
3 years full-time or 4-5 years part-time

The structure of the history degree is exible: in the second and third years you are free to choose all your preferred options (subject to timetabling constraints). We offer courses in medieval, early modern and modern history, and you can specialise in any of these or choose a variety of periods to suit your interests. With the advice of your personal tutor, you can create your own pathway through the degree programme. Our focus is on intellectual and religious history, the history of identities, medical history and research relevant to the Centre for the Study of the Balkans. All teaching after the rst year is research led. We adopt a broad approach to the study of the past, which emphasises ideas and concepts, narratives and analysis, the study of time, and the use of visual, as well as documentary resources. Goldsmiths membership of the University of London also provides unrivalled academic and social facilities. For example, in your second year you can take one Group 2 course from a large list of topics taught either at Goldsmiths or in other University of London history departments (for example, Birkbeck, Kings College, Queen Mary, Royal Holloway, the UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies, and University College London). In your third year, you take a Special Subject from a list of forty or so topics taught either at Goldsmiths or in other University of London history departments. For more about the Special Subjects see page 21.

What do you study? First year All students take the following four courses: Dictators, War and Revolution (30 credits) This course introduces you to the discipline of political history by analysing, from a comparative perspective, key modern political ideologies, developments and political leaders. In addition to a theoretical foundation, it provides a basic understanding of how the modern world has been shaped by dictators and revolutions. The course is divided into four thematic blocks of ve weeks each. The order of the blocks and the particular lecture topics may vary from year to year, but the four-part structure ensures that you are exposed to a wide array of methodological and empirical issues critical for the study of political history. Assessment by: a combination of coursework and a two-hour unseen written paper. There is also a range of coursework on which feedback is given. Religion, Peace and Conict (30 credits) This course explores the historical and contemporary role of religion in promoting peace and conict through a series of case studies. The contexts chosen for study may vary from year to year but will normally include examples drawn from the West, the Middle East, and Asia. The course is divided into four blocks of ve weeks each. By taking this course you will gain an introductory, but insightful, comprehension of religious belief and its role in promoting peace and conict. Assessment by: a combination of coursework and a two-hour unseen written paper. There is also a range of coursework on which feedback is given.

BA (Hons) in English and History

3 years full-time, 4-6 years part-time

Ideas and Identities (30 credits) This course introduces you to the disciplines of intellectual and cultural history as a way of understanding yourself, other people and the world around us. The course is divided into four thematic blocks of ve weeks each. While the order of the blocks and particular lecture topics may vary from year to year, the broad focus on identities and the relationships between human beings and their surroundings will remain the same. Hence, there may be blocks on self-representation and portraiture; the creation of the individual across various historical periods; emotions and bonds; humans and the natural world; political systems in theory and practice; public history and national identities. Assessment by: a combination of coursework and a two-hour unseen written paper. There is also a range of coursework on which feedback is given. Concepts and Methods in History (30 credits) This core course introduces you to theories of history, methodologies and conceptual problems of advanced historical work from the ancient to the contemporary world. The course will help you acquire some of the fundamental skills involved in historical study including writing at university level as well as help you with online research, footnoting and compiling a bibliography. It consists of one lecture and seminar per week. Assessment by: one 2,000-word essay (25%) and one 4,000-word essay (75%).

This degree consists of three distinct components: history, english and interdisciplinary studies. It is taught jointly by the Department of History and the Department of English and Comparative Literature. Further information on English courses can be found in the English and Comparative Literature undergraduate booklet, available from the contact details on page 24 or by visiting www.goldsmiths.ac.uk/ecl/. This degree enables you to maximise the connections between history and english. This is achieved formally in the interdisciplinary element of the degree (course options in the second year and the project in the third year) but opportunities to explore the relationship will be found in many of the other option courses offered by both departments. In your rst year, you take 120 credits, 60 credits in History and 60 credits in English. In your second year, you take 120 credits: 30 credits in History, 30 credits in English, 30 credits in Interdisciplinary Studies and 30 credits in either History or English. In your third year, you take 120 credits: 60 credits in History (or 30 credits in History and 30 credits in a related study), 30 credits in English and one 30 credit project in Interdisciplinary Studies (consisting of a 6,000-8,000-word long essay). The project is an independent study supervised by staff from one or both departments on a topic chosen by the student but approved by the course tutor. Past subjects have included: Feminism; The Female Author and History in the Early 19th Century; The Depiction and Inuence of Opium in Victorian Literature, and Henry V: Play, Film Scripts and History. You can also choose to study a Special Subject History course (60 credits) in place of the 60 credits in History courses. What do you study? First year You take the following four courses: Concepts and Methods in History (see page 6 for the course description). One other rst year 30 credit History course (see page 6). 7

Second year You take courses to the value of 120 credits from an approved list, one of which may be a Group 2 course. Please see page 15 for courses currently offered by the department. Third year You take courses to the value of 120 credits: 60 credits from the approved list, and one History Special Subject worth 60 credits (see page 15).

BA (Hons) in History and Anthropology

3 years full-time or 4-5 years part-time

Explorations in English Literature The course covers selected texts of classical, medieval, renaissance and modern literature, including epic, romance, tragedy, lyric, satire and novel. Principal texts might typically include Homer, The Odyssey; Sophocles, Antigone; Shakespeare, Hamlet; selected poems of Donne, Milton, Pope, Blake, Coleridge; Austen, Emma; Ibsen, A Dolls House; Woolf, To the Lighthouse; Achebe, Things Fall Apart. Assessment by: three-hour written paper, two non-assessed coursework essays are also required. Approaches to Text The course introduces you to essential concepts in modern literary studies, including properties of literary language; convention and genre; prosody and poetic forms; narrative voice and structure; texts in performance and larger questions of interpretation. Principal texts might typically include M Montgomery et al, Ways of Reading; Shelley, Frankenstein; Shakespeare, The Tempest; Heaney, North. Assessment by: portfolio of three essays totalling 6,000-8,000-words.

This degree programme gives you the opportunity to combine the study of history and anthropology. It taps into an exciting and growing eld, which explores the interconnections between social processes, historical change and cultural interaction and expression. The combined degree allows you to creatively investigate linkages between culture and history through the study of a diverse range of cultural contexts and historical periods. You are asked to consider contemporary social issues such as race, gender, religion, globalisation, and technological change in light of historical ndings. You also explore history from an interdisciplinary perspective, considering themes such as cultural representation and interpretation, belief systems and the nature of experience. You are challenged to examine key debates in both history and anthropology concerning the role of memory and the use of oral, textual and material evidence. The organisation of the programme is characterised by both structure and exibility, designed to accomplish three core objectives: to provide a thorough grounding in key areas of knowledge in other disciplines, to develop the skills necessary for interdisciplinary study and to give you an opportunity to pursue your own personal interests in this eld. The interdisciplinary element of this programme is emphasised by the third year history and anthropology course and the individual project, which allows you to develop a project of your own design exploring the relationship between history and anthropology. Taught jointly by the Departments of History and Anthropology, this programme draws on the research and teaching strengths of both. You can take advantage of the exciting range of courses on offer, covering diverse regions and periods, from the Anthropology of Health, Medicine and Social Power to Health, Healing and Illness in Africa; from Cultures of Colonialism to Modern South Asia, 1857- present.

Second year You take: One English/History interdisciplinary 30 credit course; 30 credits of History courses (see page 15); One English Period course worth 30 credits; The fourth course may be either 30 credits of History courses or a 30 credit English course.

Third year You take: The Interdisciplinary Project; One English Period course; Two additional courses (60 credits of History courses; or 30 credits of History courses and a 30 credit Related study course; or 30 credits of History courses and one 30 credit English course).

What do you study? First year You take the following courses: Concepts and Methods in History (see page 7 for the course description); Introduction to Social Anthropology; Anthropological Methods; Ethnography of a Selected Region; One of the other rst year 30 credit History course (see page 7 for course descriptions).

In addition to the Individual Project and Anthropology and History course, you may choose to do: One History Special Subject (worth 60 credits) and one 30 credit Anthropology option;

or 60 course credits in History and one 30 credit Anthropology option; or 30 course credits in History and 60 credits of Anthropology options. Please see the undergraduate Anthropology booklet for further details on Anthropology courses, available from the contact details on page 24 or by visiting www.goldsmiths.ac.uk/anthropology.

Second year You take two Anthropology courses: Religion, Morals and Symbolism; Politics, Economics and Social Change.

You take 60 credits of courses in History from an approved list, 30 credits of which may be a Group 2 course. Please see page 15 for courses currently offered by the Department of History. Third year During your third year you take: An individual project that consists of independent, interdisciplinary study supervised by staff from both departments. Assessment by: dissertation. Anthropology and History (linking course); A choice of History and Anthropology options. You may choose to take a Special Subject History course from a wide range of subjects offered not only at Goldsmiths but also by history departments throughout the University of London. Special Subject courses offer in-depth study using original historical sources. Colleges offering Special Subjects are listed on page 20. Please see page 15 for the History options currently offered.

History at Goldsmiths is something very different...an organic and thriving area of study, where differing and conicting interpretations are examined and encouraged. This course will change your life.
Daniel Taylor BA History and History of Ideas

BA (Hons) in History and History of Ideas

3 years full-time or 4-5 years part-time

This degree combines the broader study of history in general with a more specic focus on the nature of ideas and their role in history, their impact on the historical process, their relationship to material and economic conditions, to political power structures, philosophy, art, religion, literature, science, and sexuality. There is a close relationship between history of ideas and cultural history. History of ideas typically focuses on the work of individuals and groups who consciously seek creatively to develop and transform received ideas, while cultural history focuses on the traditions and trends more broadly effective in culture at large. Notably, our programme offers one of the few opportunities in the United Kingdom to specialise in the history of ideas at undergraduate level. The degree will appeal to those with an interest in intellectual history who wish to study ideas as they evolved within a historical context as opposed to on a purely theoretical level, as, for example, in a philosophy degree. It encourages you to explore links between concepts and their embodiment in historical institutions, offering the opportunity to study salient aspects of Western thought (and some aspects of non-Western thought) in key phases of their historical development. We emphasise the study of original texts in their original contexts and the history of their subsequent transmission and reception. In addition to notions of the great thinkers, the programme also looks at ideas current in popular, non-elite and non-literate contexts. You will look at the impact of ideas in a range of diverse areas, such as economic and social conditions, power structures, individual desires and goals, sexuality, gender, the unconscious, art, literature, science, and philosophy. What do you study? First year In the rst year, you take the following courses: Concepts and Methods in History; Ideas and Identities; Dictators, War and Revolution; Religion, Peace and Conict. (See page 15 for course descriptions).

Second year You take 120 course credits: 30 credits from the History of Ideas list (see below); 30 credits from the History of Ideas list or a related study in History of Ideas; 30 credits from the History list (see page 15); 30 credits from the History list, which may include a Group 2 course, or a related study in History.

Third year During the third year you take: History of Ideas Special Subject (60 credits, see page 21); 30 credits from the History of Ideas list or a related study in History of Ideas; 30 credits from the History list or a related study in History.

History of Ideas options Art and culture in Italy 13001450; Magic and myth in medieval and early modern Europe; Heresy, the Occult and the Apocalypse in early modern Europe; Mediterranean Encounters: Venice and the Ottoman Empire; Early modern European philosophy; Visual and material culture in early modern Europe; Art and culture in the Dutch Golden Age; Londons history through literature; France since 1870: fascism, communism and democracy; Imaging Africa: Ideology, identity and text in Africa and the Diaspora. History of Ideas related study options from the Politics department Chinese Politics; Comparative European Politics; Contemporary International Relations Theory and Practice; Modern Political Theory; Themes and Issues in British Politics since 1945. For course descriptions, please see page 15.

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BA (Hons) in History and Politics

3 years full-time or 4-5 years part-time

This degree offers you the opportunity to combine the study of history and politics. You explore the ways in which thinking about politics is vital to the study of history, and how the past development of social and political institutions is crucial to an understanding of todays politics. This interdisciplinary approach gives you insights into the way that social, cultural and political institutions have shaped, and continue to shape, our society. Taught jointly by the Departments of History and Politics, the degree requires you to apply methods and concepts from both disciplines. Throughout the course, you study a range of courses offered by both departments including a core course for the study of history and politics, and a variety of complementary courses and are encouraged to examine links between the two. Your study of the relationships between historical processes and politics will be enhanced by Goldsmiths growing reputation as a centre of excellence in cultural and social processes; the campus is also only 15 minutes by train from the centre of government and decision making at Westminster and Whitehall. What do you study? First year In the rst year, you take: Concepts and Methods in History (see page 7 for course description); One of the other three rst-year History courses (see page 7 for course description); Two Politics courses from an approved list provided by the Department of Politics.

Second year In the second year, the core course covers modern political theory. You also choose one other 30 credit Politics course from an approved list provided by the Department of Politics, and 60 credits of History courses from an approved list provided by the Department of History, 30 credits of which may be a Group 2 course. Please see page 15 for a list of History courses currently on offer. Third year During your third year, you undertake an interdisciplinary dissertation for which you are given special supervision on a subject of particular interest to you. You can also choose a Special Subject History course (60 credits) from a wide range of subjects offered not only at Goldsmiths but also by history departments throughout the University of London. Colleges offering Special Subjects are listed on page 21. Please see the undergraduate Politics booklet for further details on Politics courses, available from the contact details on page 24 or by visiting www.goldsmiths.ac.uk/politics.

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BA (Hons) in History and Sociology

3 years full-time

Introduction This degree consists of three distinct components: historical studies, sociology and interdisciplinary studies. You take a total of 120 course credits each year. The course structure intends to maximise linkages between the two disciplines of history and sociology. This is achieved formally in the interdisciplinary third of the degree, but there will also be opportunities to explore the relationship in many of the other courses offered by the two departments.

Second year You take the following courses: Central Issues in Sociological Analysis This course looks at central questions in sociology and the study of society. It focuses in particular upon the issues of agency and structure; holism and individualism; continuity and change; public and private structure and self; laws, observation and interpretation. Assessment by: one 2,500-word essay. The Philosophy and Methodology of the Social Sciences All sociologists have had to deal with some conict between the idea of sociological knowledge as scientic, guided by reason and human subjectivity, which gives you differing conceptions of what is real or true. This course looks at some problems in nding out about the social world, dealing with values, and interpreting social reality or realities. Assessment by: one 2,500-word essay.

What do you study? First year In your rst year, you take the following four courses: Critical Readings: The Emergence of Sociological Rationality This course focuses on key texts in sociology, reading them closely and critically. You are introduced to sociologys key thinkers by focusing on extracts from their writing and learning how to read in a critical way. You look at what they say, but also how they say it. The course aims to give you condence in reading and thinking about texts. Assessment by: a three-hour seen written examination. Modern Knowledge/Modern Power The course aims to introduce you to the sociological imagination. What is distinctive about sociology? With a focus on knowledge and power, the course looks at how sociology has developed with an emphasis on the study of relations between individuals and groups in modern industrial societies. Assessment by: three-hour seen written examination. Concepts and Methods in History (See page 7 for the course description). A fourth course chosen from the other three rst-year History courses (please see page 7 for History course descriptions).

You also choose one other Sociology 30 credit course from an approved list provided by the Department of Sociology and 60 course credits from an approved list of History options, 30 credits of which may be a Group 2 course. Please see page 15 for the list of History options, and for more information on the Sociology options, please request the departmental booklet from the contacts listed on page 24 or visit www.goldsmiths.ac.uk/sociology. Third year In your third year, you may choose to do a History Special Subject (60 credits) selected from the forty or so available throughout the University of London. You also do an extended link essay (30 credits) that will be supported jointly by the Departments of History and Sociology. The remainder of the years courses are chosen from the option courses available in both departments.

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Courses: second and third years

History courses The majority of courses run on alternate years and are dependent on staff availability. Art and Culture in Italy 1300-1450 (15 credits) This course introduces you to the methods of cultural and visual history through an analysis of the development of painting in Italy between 1300 and 1450. It analyses the cultural conditions present for the emergence of painting, focusing upon the economic and political constitution of the Italian citystate and the contribution of the mendicant orders to the redenition of religious and aesthetic experience. While the course focuses on the contributions of the artists such as Giotto, Duccio and Masaccio, their work will be rmly located within the economic, social, political and religious culture of their period. You will also be introduced to historiographic literature and assess many debates provoked by the emergence of painting during this period. Assessment by: a portfolio of one 3,000-word essay (60%) and an in-depth visual analysis of 2,000 words (40%). Art and Culture in the Dutch Golden Age (15 credits) The course will introduce students to the methods of cultural and visual history through an analysis of Dutch art and culture of the 17th century. The course will analyse the cultural conditions (religious and economic) for the emergence of new forms and genres of art during the period. It will focus on the relationship between art and the market and the innovations in patronage and choice of subject matter. The course will introduce students to Dutch culture, analyse the emergence of diverse centres of art production (Amsterdam, Delft and The Hague) and nally focus on the work of Rembrandt and Vermeer. Assessment by: a portfolio of one 3,000-word essay (60%) and an in-depth visual analysis of 2,000 words (40%). Art and Culture in France 1850-1900 (15 credits) This course introduces you to the methods of cultural and visual history through an analysis of the development of painting in France between 18501900. The course analyses the cultural conditions present for the revolution in art known as the new painting. It focuses on the relationship between changes in the institution of the art world and broader patterns of economic, cultural and political change in France during the second half of the nineteenth century. While the course focuses on the work of

artists such as Monet, Morisot, Pissaro, Cezanne and Sisley, it will situate their contributions within the processes of industrial and political revolution in France. You will also be introduced to historiographic literature and assess many debates which have been provoked by the emergence of painting during this period. Assessment by: a portfolio of one 3,000-word essay and an in-depth visual analysis of 2,000 words. Britain Through the Lens (30 credits) This course looks at the changing ways in which experiences, identities and social issues have been represented on screen in Britain, in order to explore the social and cultural history of Britain in the twentieth century. The ways in which social problems are identied and responded to by different groups in society is also examined. Topics and lms vary from year to year but they normally focus on Britain from the 1940s to the end of the twentieth century. Between the 1920s and 1950s, cinema-going was the main form of leisure for large sections of society; lms have been a key aspect of the media since the Second World War. The way in which lms reect and highlight popular attitudes and preoccupations, as well as generating views that lm-makers regard as desirable, will be critically analysed. The course will involve knowledge of the issues dealt with in specic lms and an ability to place these in an historical context. It also requires an analysis of the lms themselves in terms of themes, representations and treatment of subjects. Assessment by: three-hour written examination. The Crusades 1095-1400 (30 credits) This course examines the political, economic and cultural context of the Crusades in the 11th to 14th centuries. The Western Christian response to the growth of Islam and the development of hostility between East and West will be considered and a variety of historical sources from both Christian and Muslim traditions will be studied to establish how these events were understood and contextualised by contemporary thinkers. It will also examine the place of the Crusades in popular myth from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century. You will consider the potential long-term effects of the crusade movement on the other aspects of European history, such as the growth of papacy, the expansion of Europe into new territories and the development of intellectual approaches to other cultures. Assessment by: three-hour written paper. 15

Early Modern European Philosophy (15 credits) This course examines a rich period of philosophic thought in European history through the work of the ideas and arguments of these philosophers and explores how they engaged with the important debates of their day. In addition, you will gain an awareness of how early modern European philosophy is both a continuation and a departure from earlier schools of thought, and how modern scholars have engaged with these important texts. Assessment by: one essay of 3,000 words (level 5) or 4,000 words (level 6). You will also be required to submit one piece of (non-examined) coursework during the term, such as a seminar presentation. France since 1870: Fascism, Communism and Democracy (30 credits) This course covers the political, social and to a lesser extent, economic history of France from 1870 to the present. You will gain a broad and continuous knowledge of recent French political and social history. In addition, you will engage with wider issues concerning the impact of social, economic and political change in the 19th and 20th centuries. You will also gain an understanding of both the role of political ideologies and of the contested nature of national identity in an historical context. Assessment by: three-hour written examination. Gender: Debates and Relationships 800-1300 (15 credits) This course introduces some of the key debates about the nature and structure of gender relations in medieval history. You will look at the ways in which gender acted as a signicant category of social, political and religious distinction and explore the way gender has begun to be treated as a central issue in contemporary historiography, as well as how gender can be of use to historians as a category of analysis. It asks how important gender was in the making of medieval culture and society, in religious and secular contexts, and across classes. You will discuss the range of roles held by women and men in medieval society and examine a variety of primary sources commonly used as evidence about gender and gendered relationships. Assessment by: a portfolio of two 1,500-2,000-word essays (revised coursework essays to be resubmitted). Gender in Text and History, from the 18th to the 19th century (15 credits) This course offers an introduction to some of the major developments in thinking about gender and the construction of masculinities and femininities between the late-eighteenth and late-nineteenth centuries. We will examine predominantly British literary texts and historical documents, written by men and women, placing them in their specic cultural contexts and considering different forms of 16

writing as historical evidence. We will think about gender in relation to other forms of identity, such as class and race, and its relationship with issues such as education, work, industrialisation, parenting, marriage, health, prostitution and sexuality. Questions of whether gender shapes distinctive forms of writing will be addressed through an examination of Romantic dystopias, social problem novels, autobiographical writings and contemporary journalism. Throughout the course, we will analyse the relationship between narrative, language and history, between history and ction, and between the individual and historical change. Assessment by: 2,500-word essay at level 5 (60%) and 3000-word essay at level 6 (60%); a portfolio of written work of 2,000 words at level 5 (40%) and 2,500 words at level 6 (40%). Gender in Text and History from the 19th to the 21st century (15 credits) This course offers an introduction to some of the major developments in thinking about gender and the construction of masculinities and femininities between the late-nineteenth and twenty-rst centuries. We will examine literary texts and historical documents, written by men and women of British, American, South African, Austrian, Turkish and West Indian origin, placing each work in its specic cultural context and considering different forms of writing as historical evidence. We will think about the intersection between gender, race, class and national identity, and the relationship between gender and issues such as psychoanalysis, sexuality, war, mental health and parenting. Twentieth-century re-engagements with history and questions about whether gender shapes distinctive forms of writing will be addressed through an examination of life writing, novels and essays. Throughout the course we will analyse the relationship between narrative, language and history, between history and ction, and between the individual and historical change. Assessment by: 2,500-word essay at level 5 (60%) and 3000-word essay at level 6 (60%); a portfolio of written work of 2,000 words at level 5 (40%) and 2,500 words at level 6 (40%). Germany since 1870: Nationalism Versus Democracy (30 credits) This course covers the political, social and to a lesser extent, economic history of Germany from 1870 to the present. You will be introduced to a broad range of approaches to recent German political and social history, and engage with wider issues concerning the impact of social, economic and political change in the 19th and 20th centuries. You will also gain an understanding of the role of political ideology and the contested nature of national identity in a historical context. Assessment by: three-hour written examination.

Health, Healing and Illness in Africa (30 credits) This course explores changing experiences of health and illness in colonial and post-colonial Africa. It asks: how did Africans themselves understand the meaning of health, illness and disease? In what ways did these meanings conict with colonial notions and colonial medical practices? You will examine ways in which African healing systems and colonial medicine changed over time. The course considers how gender and race inuenced Africans experience of health and illness. We will also look at patterns of fertility and nutrition and explore the history of infectious diseases (such as inuenza, malaria and HIV/AIDS) on the continent. Assessment by: three-hour examination. Heresy, the Occult and the Apocalypse in Early Modern Europe (30 credits) This course examines collective and individual thoughts ordinarily considered to be outside the parameters of the doctrines of the established church from c.1450 to c.1750. Subjects investigated include the Bible, Apocrypha and extra-canonical texts; the Apocalypse; Prophecy; Judaism; Islam; Heresy and Blasphemy (including the Radical and Magisterial Reformations, the Inquisition and English Revolution); sexuality and obscenity; witchcraft; the Devil and diabolic possession; the theology of the ancients (including Gnosticism, Neoplatonism and Hermes Trismegistus); magic; astrology and astronomy; alchemy and the origins of chemistry; angels; numerology; Jewish and Christian mysticism (including the Kabbalah); freemasonry and the Enlightenment. Assessment by: two essays of 3,000 words (level 5), or two essays 4,000 words (level 6). Imagining Africa: Ideology, Identity and Text in Africa and the Diaspora (15 credits) This course considers how ideas of Africa (its people, environment, history) were expressed through the writings of both prominent and lesser-known gures in Africa and the Diaspora. Through the examination of texts ranging from slave narratives to autobiographies, speeches, essays, plays and novels we explore how those ideas took shape within their particular historical and regional contexts. Assessment by: one essay of 3,000 words (level 5) or 4,000 words (level 6). Italy Since 1870 (30 credits) This course covers the political, social and, to a lesser extent, economic history of Italy from unication to the present. While the origins, course and consequences of Mussolinis Fascist regime are seen as absolutely central to Italys modern history, attention is also paid to more structural socio-economic phenomena such as the enduring north-south division on the one hand,

and the mass migration from the countryside to the industrial cities in 1958-63 on the other. Assessment by: three-hour written examination. Lived Histories: Britain in the 19th and 20th Centuries (30 credits) This course aims to reveal and explain the everyday lives and cultures of British people from 1800 to the present. It studies the historical processes which have shaped peoples lives including: migration; reading and writing; new literacies; childhood; births, marriages and deaths; work cultures and the sexual division of labour; political movements; and the World War. It also covers religious and political beliefs; the forms of popular theatre; music-hall; broadcasting; and cinema, through which people identied themselves and gave meaning to their lives. Assessment by: three-hour written examination. London History: an introduction (15 credits) This course will provide an introduction to the cultural and social history of London. Through the exploration of primary and secondary source material, along with visits to sites of cultural/historical importance, you will gain an understanding of the development of the historiography of the city. By focusing upon contemporary understandings of London, through the interrogation of contemporary writings and documents, from the early modern period to the Blitz, you will be able to assess the relationship between these and current perceptions of the urban environment. A key aspect of the course is the idea of simultaneity; that past and present London and Londoners develop, grow and are built on top and alongside each other. You will gain an understanding of this idea through the exploration of the city with site-specic visits. Assessment by: one essay of 3,000 words (level 5) or 4,000 words (level 6). Londons History Through Literature (15 credits) Londons history is examined through the work of writers who have lived in London, who have written about the city, or who have used London as the background or setting for their work. As well as secondary literature on the citys development, a range of primary texts from Shakespeare to Orwell will be studied. By the end of the course you will have a good knowledge of Londons history, an appreciation of the works of a number of important writers, a sense of different historical periods and knowledge of the variety of locations that make up the textual map of London. Assessment by: one essay of 3,000 words (level 5) or 4,000 words (level 6). You will also be required to submit one piece of (non-examined) coursework, such as a seminar presentation, during the term such as a seminar presentation.

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Magic and Myth in Medieval and Early Modern Europe (30 credits) Various aspects of magical belief and practice from the Middle Ages to the early modern period are covered, but the emphasis is mainly on early modern witchcraft trials. The course explores the role of myths, legends and personal experience stories in sustaining magical traditions and multiple versions of certain long-enduring narrative schemes. You consider different cultural perceptions of what is natural and supernatural, physical or spiritual, as well as sympathetic magic and metaphors with material effects. Following the exploration of individual themes (including demonic possession, magic ointments, shape changing) this course will examine the factors contributing to the decline of witch trials. Assessment by: a portfolio of two essays of 3,000 words (level 5), or 4,000 words (level 6). The Foundations of Modern medicine (15 credits) The course will offer an introduction to some of the main themes and debates in medical history through an analysis of the foundations of modern medicine. It will explore both the intellectual origins of modern medicine and the role of medical practice and research in the progress of medical knowledge. The course will situate the emergence of modern medicine within the broader cultural history of modernity and will consider the impact of medicine on the broader history of modern societies. We will look specically at developments in the elds of anatomy, physiology, pathology and biochemistry focusing on the ideas of Harvey, Paracelsus, Pasteur and Koch. Assessment by: one essay of 3,000 words in level 5 or 4,000 words in level 6. Medieval Islamic Empires (30 credits) The main aim of this course is to examine the history of Islam as it spread across Arabia to Persia and India in the east, through the Levant to the outskirts of Vienna in the north and through North Africa to Spain in the west. The period studied begins with the high point of Islamic expansion under the Umayyad and Abbasid empires and then focuses on the period of transition and fragmentation that followed. Topics will include the proliferation of different sects and branches of Islam as well as a survey of the major dynasties including Safavid Persia; Mughal India; Al-Andalus and Spain and the Ottoman Empire. The chronological framework will have distilled themes for exploration, including the development and exchange of ideas, technological innovations, the spread of material culture and science and learning. The course ends with a consideration of the contribution of Islamic thought and philosophy to the modern world. Assessment by: dissertation of 6,000 words (level 5) or 8,000 words (level 6).

Mediterranean Encounters: Venice and the Ottoman Empire, 1453-1797 (30 credits) This course examines the connected history of the two most powerful states in the early modern Eastern Mediterranean: the Venetian and the Ottoman Empires. From the fall of Constantinople in 1453 to the occupation of Venice by Napoleon in 1797, the course encourages you to challenge the notions of East and West as distinct entities and develop alternative approaches for understanding interaction and its limits in particular historical and geographical contexts. Assessment by: three hour exam (75%) and one 2,000-word essay (25%). There is also a range of coursework on which formative feedback is given. Modern South Asia, 1857 present (30 credits) Lectures and seminar discussions provide an overview of the history of formal colonial rule in India, from the revolt of 1857 to the transfer of power and the establishment of the two independent states of India and Pakistan in 1947. Some key topics include responses to colonial rule, including religious revivalism; rise of communalism; the emergence of radical politics in the 1930s and its impact on the freedom movement; the Quit India Movement and Partition. The course will then go on to examine the issues faced in postcolonial India and Pakistan and will end with the creation of the state of Bangladesh in 1971. We will address questions regarding the political economy of the colonial state, ideologies of colonial governance, and the social and cultural histories of the governed. We will nish the course by comparing the diverse ways in which the shared legacy of colonialism has affected the development of modern South Asia. Assessment by: dissertation of 6,000 words (level 5) or 8,000 words (level 6). Nationalism, Democracy and Dictatorship in 20th Century Eastern Europe (30 credits) Eastern Europe has been at the centre of some of the main developments in modern history, yet the region is still largely unknown and remains Western Europes other. This is essentially a political history course, with elements of cultural and social history, and non-history disciplines such as sociology and politics. Students will be introduced to some main debates about the origins of nations and nationalism in the nineteenth century (in respect of Eastern Europe). They will discuss the meanings and denitions of Eastern Europe and other, related, geographic-symbolic concepts, such as Central Europe and the Balkans. They will then study the main developments in the twentieth century: the First World War and the postwar settlements; the emergence of New Europe in the 1920s; the failure of democracy and rise of dictatorships in the interwar period; occupation, resistance and collaboration in

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the Second World War; the Holocaust; Communist takeovers in the aftermath of the war; the Tito-Soviet split of 1948; the Hungarian revolution of 1956; the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968; the rise of the Solidarity movement in Poland in the 1970 and 1980s; the Perestroika and Glasnost of the 1980s; the revolutions of 1989 and the fall of communist regimes; disintegration and war in Yugoslavia; political, economic and social transition of the region; EU enlargement. Assessment by: dissertation of 6,000 words (level 5) or 8,000 words (level 6). Of Revelation and Revolution: A Social and Political History of Twentieth Century South Africa (15 credits) This course examines key social, economic and political developments in the history of twentieth century South Africa. Topics include the mineral revolution, the migrant labour system, segregation and apartheid, resistance and the transition to democracy in 1994. The course charts important social transformations in the context of this changing political history. Assessment by: two-hour written examination. Visual and Material Culture in Early Modern Europe (30 credits) This course examines the visual and material culture of Europe between 1450 and 1700. It investigates the role of images and artefacts in art and in daily life, focusing on the complex ways in which they acquired various meanings from their producers and consumers. Considering paintings and architecture along with tapestries, prints, everyday furnishings, clothing and food, the course explores visual and material objects in the context in which they were created and looks at the social relationships between their makers, sponsors and users. The course offers an introduction to the theories and methods of visual and material culture and addresses a wide range of issues including: the marketplace and the birth of consumer culture; religion, politics and visual culture; the development of print and the rise of the printed image; global connections, colonialism and exotic goods; scientic imagery; fashion, gender and representations of the body. Throughout the course, students will be encouraged to think about the centrality of images and artefacts to the making of history and develop critical approaches to past and present visual and material worlds. Assessment by: dissertation of 6,000 words at level 5 and 8,000 words at level 6.

Yugoslavia: History and Disintegration (30 credits) The main aim of this course is to examine the history of Yugoslavia and former Yugoslav peoples and place the recent wars in a historical context. The course begins by providing a background to the medieval history of the region. Other topics studied include: the emergence of South Slav nationalisms in the nineteenth century, including the Yugoslav Idea; the First World War and creation of Yugoslavia; political and cultural history of the interwar Yugoslav kingdom; occupation, resistance and collaboration in the Second World War; the communist takeover; the Tito-Stalin conict of 1948; the Yugoslav road to socialism; dissent and opposition; cultural developments during socialism; the political and economic crisis of the 1980s; disintegration and wars of the 1990s; international intervention. Assessment by: dissertation of 6,000 words at level 5 and 8,000 words at level 6. There is also a range of coursework on which feedback is given. History Group 2 courses Some degree programmes allow you to choose a History Group 2 course; please see the individual degree descriptions for details. Further information about Group 2 courses is available here www.history.ac.uk/syllabus/intercollegiate-courses/ group2. Examples of Group 2 courses are as follows, showing the college where they are taught: Birkbeck Religion, Magic and Society in Late Antiquity The Ottoman Empire The English Family, c.13501720 Kings College London History of the Byzantine Empire, AD 6411055 Themes in Early Modern Cultural History Europe in the Age of Revolution and Napoleon, 17801815 School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London The Fall and Rise of the Polish Nation, 16481921 The Rise and Fall of Yugoslavia Successors to the Habsburgs: East-Central Europe, 19141945 Queen Mary Outsiders in the Middle Ages The English in Medieval Ireland, c.11691399 The Left in Western Europe since 1945

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Royal Holloway The Crusades and the Eastern Mediterranean, 10951291 Daily Life in Renaissance and Baroque Italy The Islamic Revival: from 18th-century Reform to 20th-century Political Action University College London Rome AD 300-1000. Portraits of a City, Reections of a Changing World The Medieval Universe Crime and Popular Disorder in Georgian England History Special Subjects Some degree programmes allow you to choose a History Special Subject/Group 3 course; please see the individual degree descriptions for details. You have access to the resources of all of the colleges of the University of London when you select a Special Subject from the forty or so available across the University. These span a range of subjects, making available expertise from the largest concentration of university history teachers in the country. The Special Subjects are based on the use of original sources in detailed study which further develops your skills of understanding and interpreting historical evidence. They are worth 60 credits and count for half of the third years work. The availability of courses offered may wary from year to year. Examples of History Special Subjects are as follows, showing the college where they are taught: Birkbeck The Age of Plague: Disease, Medicine and Society in Western Europe, 13481665 Later Medieval London, 14501560: Community, Politics and Religion France, 17741794: Reform and Revolution Family, Society and Culture in Britain 18321918 Literature, Culture and Society in Britain, 19141945 Popular Culture in American History, 1870 to the Present Goldsmiths Culture and Society in Wartime Britain, 1939-1945 Gandhi and Gandhism, 18691948 Putting off the Pauper, Putting on the Man: Poverty, Dress and Identity in Industrial England Weimar Germany: Culture and Society, 19181933 Sex and the African City: Gender and Urbanisation in Southern Africa

Kings College London Alexander the Great Augustus: Power and Propaganda Reform and Rebellion in England, 12151267 Women and Gender in Early Modern England Caribbean Intellectual History, c.1800 to the Present British Imperial Policy and Decolonisation, 1938-64 Britains Thatcher School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London Ivan the Terrible and the Russian Monarchy in the Sixteenth Century East and West through Travel Writing: The Limits of Division in Eastern Europe Monarchs and the Enlightenment in Russia and Central Europe Urban Culture and Modernity: ViennaPrague-Budapest 18571938 The Russian Revolution Queen Mary Renaissance Rome, 14301530 Religion and Gender in Europe, 14501550 The French Revolution Victorian Intellectual History Royal Holloway Heresy, Crusade and Inquisition in Southern France, c.11401300 When Kings were Gods: Early Modern Islamic Political Ideas Blasphemy, Irreligion and the English Enlightenment, 16501720 Victorian Social and Political Thought The Revolting French: British and French Responses to Revolution Migration, Identity and Citizenship in Modern Britain The History and Historiography of the Holocaust Berlin: A European Metropolis from Kaiser to Kohl University College London War and Society in Ancient Greece, 750350 BC Reformation and Revolt in the Low Countries, c.15201620 Great Britain and the American Colonies, 1760-1776 Living the Empire: Metropole and Colony in the 1830s Progressivism and Progressive Thought in America, c.18901914 The Marshall Plan, 19471952 Related Study Some programmes allow you the opportunity to take a related study as part of your degree. This means that you have the opportunity to choose an option course offered by another department (for example, from English and Comparative Literature, Politics, and Visual Cultures).

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Staff and their research interests

Dr Toby Abse MA PhD Modern European history, modern Italian social and political history. Dr Talat Ahmed BA MA PhD Intellectual and cultural history of modern South Asia; radical literary and cultural projects in 20th century South Asia; cosmopolitanism and nationalism; Gandhi and Indian nationalism. Dr Philip Broadhead BA PhD Early modern Europe; the Reformation in Germany. Professor Howard Caygill BSc MA DPhil History of philosophy; modern German history. Dr Dejan Djokic BA PhD Modern history of the Balkans; national ideologies in 19th century Europe; democracy and dictatorship in Interwar Europe; Cold War history. Dr Ariel Hessayon BA PhD Early modern Britain and Europe; radical religion and ideas; Jews and Crypto-Jews; the Occult.

Dr Helen Jones BA PGCE MA PhD, Head of Department Modern British history, Britain during the Second World War, Womens history. Professor Damien Keown BA DPhil Oriental studies; contemporary ethics. Sarah Lambert (part-time) BA MA Medieval history and Latin. Dr Rebekah Lee BA MPhil DPhil Southern African social and cultural history; gender and urbanisation; religion and identity. Dr Vivienne Richmond BA MRes PhD 19th century British dress; death; poverty; gender, philanthropy. Dr Anastasia Stouraiti BA MA PhD Social, political and cultural history of the Republic of Venice; the history of books and readers in early modern Europe, colonialism and its forms of knowledge; comparative history of early modern empires.

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