BA History and Theology and Religious Studies (No longer recruiting)

Year 2

(Award available for year: Diploma of Higher Education)

Learning outcomes

On completion of the year/programme students should have provided evidence of being able to:

1. Demonstrate, especially through work on option modules, a broad understanding of:
- chronological continuity and change (hbp #16);
- how people have existed, acted and thought in a range of societies and cultures (hbp #12.1 and 17);
- techniques for close work on sources, both primary and/or secondary (hbp #18)

2. Apply generic and subject specific intellectual qualities, such as those listed below, to a further range of historical periods and problems:
- Critical and empathetic reading and use of texts or other source materials (hbp 12.2)
- Appreciation of the complexity and diversity of past cultures (hbp 12.3)
- Appreciation of the problematic nature of historical interpretation and evidence (hbp 12.4)
- Critical evaluation of historical evidence (hbp 12.5)
- Intellectual independence (hbp 12.6).
- Marshalling and communicating of argument, both oral and written (hbp 12.7)

3. Appreciate, employ and critically evaluate some of the main approaches to history (hbp #20)

4. Use a range of techniques and approaches to analyse data and information.

5. Understand and reflect upon the nature of history and the limitations of historical evidence. (hbp #19)

6. Effectively communicate information, arguments and analysis in a variety of forms.

On completion of the year/programme students should have provided evidence of being able to:

- demonstrate a broad understanding of the concepts, information, intellectual competencies which are standard features in a range of aspects of the discipline;
- apply generic and subject specific intellectual qualities to standard situations outside the context in which they were originally studied;
- appreciate and employ the main methods of enquiry in the subject and critically evaluate the appropriateness of different methods of enquiry;
- use a range of techniques to initiate and undertake the analysis of data and information;
- demonstrate the ability to read texts critically and with empathy;
- work cooperatively in discussion and learning;
- to acquire knowledge of primary texts from a variety of traditions and disciplines and, where appropriate and desired, linguistic and text-critical skills;
- to develop writing skills, including accurate referencing and clarity of expression;
- to find and evaluate relevant information though the use of libraries, IT and other appropriate sources;
- develop informed opinions, effectively communicate information, arguments and analysis in a variety of forms;
- recognise that statements should be tested, that evidence and arguments are subject to assessment, that the interpreter's role demands critical evaluation.

Transferable (key) skills

Students will have had the opportunity to acquire, as defined in the modules specified for the programme:

1. Qualities and transferable skills necessary for employment, such as independence of mind, initiative, teamwork, locating and handling information, analytical ability, problem-solving, oral and written communication, intellectual integrity, empathy (hbp #14)
2. Skills necessary for exercising of personal responsibility, including self-discipline and self-direction (hbp #14)
3. Decision-making.

Students will have had the opportunity to acquire, as defined in the modules specified for the programme:

- qualities and transferable skills necessary for employment in a plural society;
- skills necessary for the exercising of personal responsibility in a range of professional and personal situations;
- decision making;
- evaluation of different sorts of evidence and construction of argument.

Assessment

Achievement will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the learning outcomes of the modules specified for the year/programme and will include:

- Oral assessment (or small written exercise)
- Essay writing
- Participation in electronic discussion groups
- Examinations

To demonstrate:

- Ability to apply a broad range of aspects / competencies of the discipline to standard historical problems.
- Ability to produce work that draws on a wide variety of material
- Ability to evaluate and criticise received historical opinion.

Achievement will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the learning outcomes of the modules specified for the year/programme and will include:

- demonstrating the ability to apply a broad range of aspects of the discipline in a range of instances;
- work that is often descriptive in nature but drawing on a wide variety of material;
- the ability to evaluate and criticise received opinion;
- the ability to read and use texts both critically and empathetically, while addressing such questions as genre, content, context, perspective, purpose, original and potential meaning, and the effect of translation if the text is not read in the original language.