BA Ancient History and History

Year 1

(Award available for year: Certificate of Higher Educ)

Learning outcomes

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

- demonstrate a familiarity with the basic concepts, information, practical competencies and techniques which are standard features of History and Ancient History, including:
- chronological continuity and change over a long time-span
- how people have existed, acted and thought in a range of societies and cultures
- techniques for close work on sources, both primary and secondary, acquired through dedicated skills and documentary modules
- use basic generic and subject specific intellectual qualities i.e.
- present a structured and coherent simple argument
- critical and empathetic reading and use of texts or other source materials;
- appreciation of the complexity and diversity of past cultures;
- appreciation of the problematic nature of historical interpretation and evidence;
- critical evaluation of historical evidence and literary texts;
- intellectual independence;
- marshalling and communicating of argument, both oral and written.
- develop critical skills;
- develop analytical skills;
- appreciate their strengths and weaknesses as learners in the disciplinary context through individual and group work
- demonstrate an awareness of professional and disciplinary boundaries;
- have an awareness of the importance of the literary, cultural and socio-historical contexts in which literature is written and read;
- demonstrate an ability to evaluate the appropriateness of different approaches to problem solving within the two disciplines;
- interpret and evaluate the underlying concepts and principles of the study of Ancient Greek and Roman history.
- demonstrate basic knowledge of Ancient Greek and Roman history;
- demonstrate an ability to evaluate the appropriateness some of the different approaches to history (e.g. social history, economic history, political history, cultural history, landscape history etc.);
- demonstrate a basic awareness of the nature of history as an academic discipline and the problematic nature of historical knowledge.

Transferable (key) skills

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

- qualities and transferable skills necessary for employment related to the subject area(s) studied, such as;
- skills necessary for the exercising of personal responsibility.

These may typically include, to an extent commensurate with the level of study:
- independence of thought, initiative, intellectual integrity and empathy;
- capacity for critical reflection and critical judgement;
- ability to gather, memorise, organise and deploy information and to extract key elements from data and identify and solve associated problems;
- ability to select and apply appropriate methodologies;
- ability to engage in analytical, evaluative and lateral thinking and to marshal argument;
- ability to present material orally and in written form;
- ability to work with others, under pressure, and to meet deadlines;
- self-discipline and self-direction, peer and self-appraisal
- basic IT skills.

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:

- demonstrating the knowledge and application of standard concepts, information and techniques relevant to the two disciplines through bibliographic searching and presentation skills, book / article reviews, essay writing, formative assessment of oral presentations, examinations.
- demonstrating the ability to construct an argument;
- demonstrating emerging abilities, skills and competencies;
- demonstrating some knowledge of History;
- demonstrating some knowledge of Ancient History.

Achievement will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the syllabuses of the modules chosen within those specified for the year/programme, but will typically include elements of both formal examination and assessed essay work.