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BA History and Modern Languages & Cultures (MDLU09)     ML

2019 - 2020

For students whose initial registration is for the 2019-20 session or later.
 
 

Year 1


1A

A student will take 40 credits from one of the following groups


units (40 credits)
1Ai
French Post A Level
A student will take 40 credits from this group.

Full academic year
MDL1010  French Language (Post A Level) ACAD YR 20 credits
MDL107  Understanding Modern France ACAD YR 20 credits
AND

units (40 credits)
1Aii
French Beginners
A student will take 40 credits from this group.

Full academic year
MDL1003  French Language (Beginners) ACAD YR 20 credits
MDL110  An Introduction to French History & Culture ACAD YR 20 credits
AND

units (40 credits)
1Aiii
German Post A Level
A student will take 40 credits from this group.

Full academic year
MDL1011  German Language (Post A Level) ACAD YR 20 credits
MDL108  Understanding German History and Culture ACAD YR 20 credits
AND

units (40 credits)
1Aiv
German Beginners
A student will take 40 credits from this group.

Full academic year
MDL1004  German Language (Beginners) ACAD YR 20 credits
MDL108  Understanding German History and Culture ACAD YR 20 credits
AND

units (40 credits)
1Av
Russian Post A Level
A student will take 40 credits from this group.

Full academic year
MDL1012  Russian Language (Post A Level) ACAD YR 20 credits
MDL112  An Introduction to Russian Culture ACAD YR 20 credits
AND

units (40 credits)
1Avi
Russian Beginners
A student will take 40 credits from this group.

Full academic year
MDL1007  Russian Language (Beginners) ACAD YR 20 credits
MDL112  An Introduction to Russian Culture ACAD YR 20 credits
AND

units (40 credits)
1Avii
Spanish Post A Level
A student will take 40 credits from this group.

Full academic year
MDL1013  Spanish Language (Post A Level) ACAD YR 20 credits
MDL106  Understanding Spanish and Latin American Culture ACAD YR 20 credits
AND

units (40 credits)
1Avii
Spanish Beginners
A student will take 40 credits from this group.

Full academic year
MDL1008  Spanish Language (Beginners) ACAD YR 20 credits
MDL106  Understanding Spanish and Latin American Culture ACAD YR 20 credits
AND

units (20 credits)
1B
A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Semester 2
RUS117  The Soviet Union 1917-1991 SPR SEM 20 credits

Full academic year
MDL1000  Catalan Language (Beginners) ACAD YR 20 credits
MDL1001  Czech Language (Beginners) ACAD YR 20 credits
MDL1002  Dutch Language (Beginners) ACAD YR 20 credits
MDL1003  French Language (Beginners) ACAD YR 20 credits
MDL1004  German Language (Beginners) ACAD YR 20 credits
MDL1006  Portuguese Language (Beginners) ACAD YR 20 credits
MDL1007  Russian Language (Beginners) ACAD YR 20 credits
MDL1008  Spanish Language (Beginners) ACAD YR 20 credits
MDL1010  French Language (Post A Level) ACAD YR 20 credits
MDL1011  German Language (Post A Level) ACAD YR 20 credits
MDL1012  Russian Language (Post A Level) ACAD YR 20 credits
MDL1013  Spanish Language (Post A Level) ACAD YR 20 credits
MDL103  Introduction to European Cinema ACAD YR 20 credits
MDL105  An Introduction to the Social and Political History of Iberia and Latin America ACAD YR 20 credits
MDL106  Understanding Spanish and Latin American Culture ACAD YR 20 credits
MDL107  Understanding Modern France ACAD YR 20 credits
MDL108  Understanding German History and Culture ACAD YR 20 credits
MDL109  The Czechs in Central European History ACAD YR 20 credits
MDL110  An Introduction to French History & Culture ACAD YR 20 credits
MDL111  Born out of Revolt & Consensus: the making of contemporary Netherlands & Belgium ACAD YR 20 credits
MDL112  An Introduction to Russian Culture ACAD YR 20 credits
MDL115  French Critical Contexts ACAD YR 20 credits
MDL116  Visions of Germany ACAD YR 20 credits
a student can take unrestricted F4 units units to the value of 20 credits.

units (20 credits)
1C
A student will take

Semester 1
HST120  History Workshop AUT SEM 20 credits

units (20 credits)
1D
A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Semester 1
HST112  Paths from Antiquity to Modernity AUT SEM 20 credits
HST116  Empire: From the Ancient World to the Middle Ages AUT SEM 20 credits

Semester 2
HST115  The Disenchantment of Early Modern Europe SPR SEM 20 credits
HST117  The Making of the Twentieth Century SPR SEM 20 credits
HST119  The Transformation of the United Kingdom, 1800 to the Present SPR SEM 20 credits

Year 2


2

Students should contact the School of Languages & Cultures directly for details of typical optional modules at Level 2.


units (20 credits)
2A
A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Full academic year
MDL2003  French Language (Intermediate) ACAD YR 20 credits
MDL2004  German Language (Intermediate) ACAD YR 20 credits
MDL2007  Russian Language (Intermediate) ACAD YR 20 credits
MDL2008  Spanish Language (Intermediate) ACAD YR 20 credits
MDL2010  French Language (Higher Intermediate) ACAD YR 20 credits
MDL2011  German Language (Higher Intermediate) ACAD YR 20 credits
MDL2012  Russian Language (Higher Intermediate) ACAD YR 20 credits
MDL2013  Spanish Language (Higher Intermediate) ACAD YR 20 credits
AND

units
2B
A student will take up to 20 credits from this group.

Full academic year
GER235  Introduction to Luxembourgish Language and Culture ACAD YR 20 credits
MDL1000  Catalan Language (Beginners) ACAD YR 20 credits
MDL1001  Czech Language (Beginners) ACAD YR 20 credits
MDL1002  Dutch Language (Beginners) ACAD YR 20 credits
MDL1006  Portuguese Language (Beginners) ACAD YR 20 credits
MDL2000  Catalan Language (Intermediate) ACAD YR 20 credits
MDL2001  Czech Language (Intermediate) ACAD YR 20 credits
MDL2002  Dutch Language (Intermediate) ACAD YR 20 credits
MDL2006  Portuguese Language (Intermediate) ACAD YR 20 credits

units (20 credits)
2C
A student will take

Semester 1
HST202  Historians and History AUT SEM 20 credits

units (20 credits)
2Ci
A student will take a minimum of 20 and a maximum of 60 credits from this group.

Semester 1
AAP243  The Archaeology of Anglo-Saxon England AUT SEM 20 credits
HST2010  The Myth of Venice AUT SEM 20 credits
HST2011  The Medieval Inquisition AUT SEM 20 credits
HST2028  Tenochtitlan, City of Blood and Flowers: Aztec society in the early sixteenth century AUT SEM 20 credits
HST2030  Appeasement, the Munich Crisis and the British People AUT SEM 20 credits
HST2041  Murder in the cathedral: the Becket Affair AUT SEM 20 credits
HST2042  Religion in an Age of Terror: Ancient Texts and the Making of Modern Israel. AUT SEM 20 credits
HST2046  The Irish Republican Brotherhood, 1858-85 AUT SEM 20 credits
HST2512  Shell-Shock to Prozac: Mental Health in Britain AUT SEM 20 credits
HST2516  The Rise of Rome and its Empire (c.500-90 BCE) AUT SEM 20 credits
HST2520  Revolution, Reform and Crusade in 11th-c. Europe AUT SEM 20 credits
HST2522  Gender in Britain in the Long Eighteenth-Century AUT SEM 20 credits
HST255  Social Crisis and Political Change in England, 1550-1640 AUT SEM 20 credits
HST297  The History of American Foreign Relations AUT SEM 20 credits

Semester 2
AAP240  The Celtic West: from the fall of Rome to the Viking Age SPR SEM 20 credits
AAP241  The Ancient Greek Economy SPR SEM 20 credits
EAS2034  Modern Japanese History SPR SEM 20 credits
HST209  Writing History SPR SEM 20 credits
HST230  The Family in Late Antiquity: Romans, Barbarians and Christians SPR SEM 20 credits
HST247  A Protestant Nation? Religion, Politics and Culture in England 1560-1640 SPR SEM 20 credits
HST2504  Two Germanys, 'One People'? Central Europe, 1945-1990 SPR SEM 20 credits
HST2513  Trumpism: An American Biography SPR SEM 20 credits
HST2514  Decolonisation: The End of Empire & the Future of the World SPR SEM 20 credits
HST2517  Culture in Early Modern Europe SPR SEM 20 credits
HST2519  Empire, Sexuality and the Family in Modern Europe SPR SEM 20 credits
HST2521  From the Pharaohs to Alexander the Great: The Battle for the Ancient World SPR SEM 20 credits
HST265  The Making of Modern India, 1780-1965 SPR SEM 20 credits
HST287  From World War to Cold War: Europe 1945-1968 SPR SEM 20 credits

2Cii

A student taking HST209, must attach this to another taught HST module.

Year 3


3

Before proceeding to the final year a student will spend a half session in each of the countries appropriate to the Major Subjects studied, in attendance as a full-time student at a university or other approved institution, or gaining appropriate academic or professional experience, the arrangements being subject to the approval of the Head of School.


units (40 credits)
3A
A student will take 40 credits from this group.

Semester 1
FRE3900  French Year Abroad AUT SEM 40 credits
GER3900  Germanic Studies Year Abroad AUT SEM 40 credits
HSS3900  Hispanic Studies Year Abroad AUT SEM 40 credits
MDL3900  Luxembourg Studies Year Abroad (Residency) AUT SEM 40 credits
RUS3900  Russian and Slavonic Studies Year Abroad AUT SEM 40 credits
AND

units (40 credits)
3B
A student will take 40 credits from this group.

Semester 2
FRE3901  French Year Abroad SPR SEM 40 credits
GER3901  Germanic Studies Year Abroad SPR SEM 40 credits
HSS3901  Hispanic Studies Year Abroad SPR SEM 40 credits
MDL3901  Luxembourg Studies Year Abroad (Residency) SPR SEM 40 credits
RUS3901  Russian and Slavonic Studies Year Abroad SPR SEM 40 credits
AND

units (40 credits)
3C
A student will take 40 credits from this group.

Semester 1
MDL306  SLC Year Abroad AUT SEM 20 credits

Semester 2
MDL307  SLC Year Abroad SPR SEM 20 credits

Year 4


4

Students should contact the School of Languages & Cultures directly for details of typical optional modules at Level 4.


units (20 credits)
4A
A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Full academic year
MDL3003  French Language Advanced ACAD YR 20 credits
MDL3004  German Language Advanced ACAD YR 20 credits
MDL3007  Russian Language Advanced ACAD YR 20 credits
MDL3008  Spanish Language Advanced ACAD YR 20 credits
AND

units
4B
A student will take up to 20 credits from this group.

Full academic year
GER323  Introduction to Luxembourgish Language and Culture ACAD YR 20 credits
GER324  Advanced Luxembourgish Language and Culture ACAD YR 20 credits
MDL2000  Catalan Language (Intermediate) ACAD YR 20 credits
MDL2001  Czech Language (Intermediate) ACAD YR 20 credits
MDL2002  Dutch Language (Intermediate) ACAD YR 20 credits
MDL2006  Portuguese Language (Intermediate) ACAD YR 20 credits
MDL3000  Catalan Language Advanced ACAD YR 20 credits
MDL3001  Czech Language Advanced ACAD YR 20 credits
MDL3002  Dutch Language Advanced ACAD YR 20 credits
MDL3003  French Language Advanced ACAD YR 20 credits
MDL3004  German Language Advanced ACAD YR 20 credits
MDL3006  Portuguese Language Advanced ACAD YR 20 credits
MDL3007  Russian Language Advanced ACAD YR 20 credits
MDL3008  Spanish Language Advanced ACAD YR 20 credits

4C

There are three routes through the History element of Level 3.

  • Students taking a 'History Minor' route (80 credits French/40 credits History) will take 40 credits from either 4Ci or 4Cii.
  • Students taking a 'History Major' route (40 credits French/80 credits History) will take 40 credits from either 4Ci or 4Ciii, and 4Cii.
  • All other students (60 credits French/60 credits History) will take either (i) 20 credits from 4Ci and 40 credits from 4Cii, or 60 credits from 4Ci.
AND

units
4Ci
A student will take up to 20 credits from this group.

Semester 1
HST3304  Money, Power and Society AUT SEM 20 credits
HST3306  A Comparative History of Revolution AUT SEM 20 credits
AND

units
4Cii
A student will take up to 20 credits from this group.

Semester 2
HST398  Short Dissertation SPR SEM 20 credits
AND

units
4Cii
A student will take up to 20 credits from this group.

Semester 2
HST398  Short Dissertation SPR SEM 20 credits
AND

units
4Ciii
A student will take up to 20 credits from this group.

Semester 2
HST3000  The Uses of History SPR SEM 20 credits
AND

units
4Ciii
A student will take up to 20 credits from this group.

Semester 2
HST3000  The Uses of History SPR SEM 20 credits
AND

units (40 credits)
4Civ
(Note - these units are linked pairs and must be taken together e.g HST3027 and HST3028 are co-requisites)
A student will take 40 credits from this group.

Semester 1
HST3027  Stalinism and De-Stalinisation, 1929-1961 I AUT SEM 20 credits
HST3071  The Weimar Republic - Laboratory of Modernity I AUT SEM 20 credits
HST3085  Art, Power and History: Ideals and Reality in Renaissance Florence I AUT SEM 20 credits
HST3122  Britain's Social Revolution: Welfare, State and Society, c. 1870-1914 AUT SEM 20 credits
HST3136  The Irish Revolution, 1912-1923 AUT SEM 20 credits
HST3142  Merchants, Mariners and Migrants: The English Overseas, 1570-1624 AUT SEM 20 credits
HST3150  Mao and the Making of Twentieth-Century China AUT SEM 20 credits
HST3176  The American War in Vietnam, 1945-1975 AUT SEM 20 credits
HST3178  Resistance & Liberation in South Africa: Gandhi to Mandela AUT SEM 20 credits
HST3182  Humour and Laughter in Eighteenth-Century Britain AUT SEM 20 credits
HST3184  From Julius Caesar to Augustus: Rome's Revolution (89 BC-14 AD) AUT SEM 20 credits
HST3190  Slavery in the American South, 1789-1861 AUT SEM 20 credits
HST3192  Empire of Faith: The Making of Global Catholicism, 1500-1700 AUT SEM 20 credits
HST384  The Spanish Civil War I AUT SEM 20 credits

Semester 2
HST3028  Stalinism and De-Stalinisation, 1929-1961 II SPR SEM 20 credits
HST3072  The Weimar Republic - Laboratory of Modernity II SPR SEM 20 credits
HST3086  Art, Power and History: Ideals and Reality in Renaissance Florence II SPR SEM 20 credits
HST3123  Britain's Social Revolution: Welfare, State and Society, c. 1870-1914 SPR SEM 20 credits
HST3137  The Irish Revolution, 1912-1923 SPR SEM 20 credits
HST3143  Merchants, Mariners and Migrants: The English Overseas, 1570-1624 SPR SEM 20 credits
HST3151  Mao and the Making of Twentieth-Century China SPR SEM 20 credits
HST3177  The American War in Vietnam, 1945-1975 SPR SEM 20 credits
HST3179  Resistance & Liberation in South Africa: Gandhi to Mandela SPR SEM 20 credits
HST3183  Humour and Laughter in Eighteenth-Century Britain SPR SEM 20 credits
HST3185  From Julius Caesar to Augustus: Rome's Revolution (89 BC-14 AD) SPR SEM 20 credits
HST3191  Slavery in the American South, 1789-1861 SPR SEM 20 credits
HST3193  Empire of Faith: The Making of Global Catholicism, 1500-1700 SPR SEM 20 credits
HST385  The Spanish Civil War II SPR SEM 20 credits
AND

units (40 credits)
4Civ
(Note - these units are linked pairs and must be taken together e.g HST3027 and HST3028 are co-requisites)
A student will take 40 credits from this group.

Semester 1
HST3027  Stalinism and De-Stalinisation, 1929-1961 I AUT SEM 20 credits
HST3071  The Weimar Republic - Laboratory of Modernity I AUT SEM 20 credits
HST3085  Art, Power and History: Ideals and Reality in Renaissance Florence I AUT SEM 20 credits
HST3122  Britain's Social Revolution: Welfare, State and Society, c. 1870-1914 AUT SEM 20 credits
HST3136  The Irish Revolution, 1912-1923 AUT SEM 20 credits
HST3142  Merchants, Mariners and Migrants: The English Overseas, 1570-1624 AUT SEM 20 credits
HST3150  Mao and the Making of Twentieth-Century China AUT SEM 20 credits
HST3176  The American War in Vietnam, 1945-1975 AUT SEM 20 credits
HST3178  Resistance & Liberation in South Africa: Gandhi to Mandela AUT SEM 20 credits
HST3182  Humour and Laughter in Eighteenth-Century Britain AUT SEM 20 credits
HST3184  From Julius Caesar to Augustus: Rome's Revolution (89 BC-14 AD) AUT SEM 20 credits
HST3190  Slavery in the American South, 1789-1861 AUT SEM 20 credits
HST3192  Empire of Faith: The Making of Global Catholicism, 1500-1700 AUT SEM 20 credits
HST384  The Spanish Civil War I AUT SEM 20 credits

Semester 2
HST3028  Stalinism and De-Stalinisation, 1929-1961 II SPR SEM 20 credits
HST3072  The Weimar Republic - Laboratory of Modernity II SPR SEM 20 credits
HST3086  Art, Power and History: Ideals and Reality in Renaissance Florence II SPR SEM 20 credits
HST3123  Britain's Social Revolution: Welfare, State and Society, c. 1870-1914 SPR SEM 20 credits
HST3137  The Irish Revolution, 1912-1923 SPR SEM 20 credits
HST3143  Merchants, Mariners and Migrants: The English Overseas, 1570-1624 SPR SEM 20 credits
HST3151  Mao and the Making of Twentieth-Century China SPR SEM 20 credits
HST3177  The American War in Vietnam, 1945-1975 SPR SEM 20 credits
HST3179  Resistance & Liberation in South Africa: Gandhi to Mandela SPR SEM 20 credits
HST3183  Humour and Laughter in Eighteenth-Century Britain SPR SEM 20 credits
HST3185  From Julius Caesar to Augustus: Rome's Revolution (89 BC-14 AD) SPR SEM 20 credits
HST3191  Slavery in the American South, 1789-1861 SPR SEM 20 credits
HST3193  Empire of Faith: The Making of Global Catholicism, 1500-1700 SPR SEM 20 credits
HST385  The Spanish Civil War II SPR SEM 20 credits
AND

units
4Cv
A student will take up to 40 credits from this group.

Full academic year
HST399  Dissertation ACAD YR 40 credits
AND

units
4Cv
A student will take up to 40 credits from this group.

Full academic year
HST399  Dissertation ACAD YR 40 credits

 
 
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