Approaching History (HIST0003)

Key information

Faculty: Faculty of Social and Historical Sciences
Teaching department: History
Credit value: 30

Restrictions: Compulsory module for History undergraduate first year students. BA Ancient History undergraduates may take an ancient language module instead with tutorial permission. Not open to any other students.
Timetable

Alternative credit options

There are no alternative credit options available for this module.

Description

This 30-credit module provides a bridge between A levels, baccalaureate or similar levels of study and the demands of the undergraduate degree programme. It introduces students to the most significant approaches to historical scholarship, including social, economic, intellectual, cultural and comparative history. It provides students with an overview of key concepts, historiographical debates and historical terminology that enables them to critically engage with historical scholarship. The course also provides opportunities for students to learn more about the research being done by departmental staff and how this fits into the wider evolution of the historical discipline. It is taught by two-hour lectures in terms 1 and 2.听

Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year

Intended teaching term: Terms 1 and 2 听听听 Undergraduate (FHEQ Level 4)

Teaching and assessment

Mode of study: In Person
Methods of assessment: 25% Fixed-time remote activity

75% Exam
Mark scheme: Numeric Marks

Other information

Number of students on module in previous year: 216
Module leader: Professor Margot Finn
Who to contact for more information: history.programmes@ucl.ac.uk

Last updated

This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.

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Centrally managed exam durations will be provided on students' individual exam timetables. Arrangements for locally managed timed assessments and in-class activity will be confirmed by the teaching department for the module.

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