2024/25 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
BA English and History (For students entering from September 2024 onwards)
| Programme code: | BAENG&HIST-R | UCAS code: | QV31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration: | 3 Years | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
| Programme manager: | William Gould | Contact address: | W.R.Gould@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 360
Entry requirements:
Entry Requirements are available on the Course Search entry
School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:
School of History
Examination board through which the programme will be considered:
Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:
English; History
Programme specification:
The information on this page is accurate for students entering the programme from September 2024. For students who entered the programme before September 2024, you can find the details of your programme: BA English and History
English and History is an exciting programme, which allows students to explore the human experience from the medieval period to contemporary times from the perspectives of both History and English. This joint honours degree provides a unique insight into the development of the world we live in that combines the study of prose, poetry, and drama with specialist British, European and global history modules across a variety of periods and themes. The programme will allow students to develop their own areas of specialism and a skillset that will be appealing to employers.
The first year (Level 1) lays the foundations for the degree. Core modules will guide students through the transition to university study, helping them to read critically, write effectively, understand literary genres, and develop and broaden their literary and historical skills and awareness. Students will also have the chance to take innovative optional modules in medieval, modern or global history that showcase the latest in inclusive historical scholarship.
At Level 2, students will take two further core modules on the literatures of the environment and human embodiment designed to enhance their intellectual independence and initiative. Students will also choose from a range of optional History and English modules spanning from the early medieval period to the present day. This will allow students pursue their interests across optional modules in both subjects with wide geographic coverage and strong thematic coherence.
In the final year (Level 3) students will specialise on the History and English that interests them the most. Students will spend the year working closely with a History tutor on a research-based Special Subject module, focusing on a specific topic in which they engage closely with primary sources. Students will take further optional History and English modules with more advanced thematic content that further hone their skills. Throughout the course, students will develop interpretative and analytical skills, and will become confident researchers. Students will demonstrate these qualities in when they undertake a Final Year Project on a topic of their choice in either English or History.
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Candidates are required to study 120 credits in total.
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| ENGL1055 | Writing Matters | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ENGL1065 | Reading Between the Lines | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST1000 | Exploring History | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST1065 | Diverse Histories of Britain | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates may choose to study up to 40 additional credits, either by choosing a maximum of one module from the baskets below or by choosing University designated ‘Discovery Modules’
English Optional Modules (Level 1)
| ENGL1070 | Drama: Text and Performance | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ENGL1221 | Modern Fictions in English: Conflict, Liminality, Translation | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| ENGL1261 | Poetry: Reading and Interpretation | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| ENGL1855 | Race, Writing and Decolonization | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
History Optional Modules (Level 1)
| HIST1310 | The Medieval World in Ten Objects | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST1320 | Medieval Lives: Identities, Cultures and Beliefs | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HIST1510 | Global Empires | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST1520 | Global Decolonization | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HIST1530 | The Making of the Twentieth Century | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MEDV1081 | Religion and Culture: Medieval Christianity, Judaism and Islam | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Discovery modules:
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Candidates must study 120 credits in total. These 120 credits will comprise any compulsory modules stated as well as a mix of optional and/or University designated ‘Discovery Modules’ as set out below.
At Level 2 students must choose at least 40 credits and a maximum of 80 credits of English modules.
At Level 2, students must choose at least 40 credits and a maximum of 80 credits of History modules.
We are currently refreshing our courses to make sure students have the best possible experience. Full module details for years 2 and 3 are not yet available. Before you enter years 2 and 3 details of modules for those years will be provided.
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules
- History in Practice (20 Credits)
| ENGL2030 | Writing Environments: Literature, Nature, Culture | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| ENGL2045 | Body Language: Literature and Embodiment | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates may select 20-40 credits from the 4 English modules listed below. Candidates may not take more than one option from each basket.
English Basket 1
| ENGL2029 | Renaissance Literature | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| ENGL2085 | Medieval and Tudor Literature | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
English Basket 2
| ENGL2065 | Postcolonial Literature | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| ENGL2090 | Modern Literature | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
English Basket 3
| ENGL2095 | Other Voices: Rethinking Nineteenth-Century Literature | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ENGL2096 | The World Before Us: Literature 1660–1830 | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
English Basket 4
| ENGL2055 | American Words, American Worlds | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ENGL2080 | Contemporary Literature | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Candidates may select up to 20-60 credits from the optional History modules from the baskets listed below. Candidates may not take more than one option from each basket.
MEDIEVAL HISTORY OPTIONAL MODULES
| HIST2030 | The Crusades and the Crusader States in the 12th Century | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST2045 | Transformations of the Roman World | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HIST2110 | The Cult of Saints in Medieval Europe c.400-c.1500 | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| HIST2112 | Jewish Communities in Medieval Europe | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST2170 | Patient Voices: Medicine and Healthcare in the Middle Ages | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| MEDV2085 | Medieval Narratives in the Modern World: Nationalism, Terrorism, Popular Culture | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
EARLY MODERN HISTORY OPTIONAL MODULES
| HIST2065 | The Tudors: Princes, Politics, and Piety, 1485-1603 | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HIST2073 | Most Christian Kings: France, 1515-1715 | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HIST2090 | Sin in Spanish America, 1571-1700 | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST2135 | Britain and the Industrial Revolution | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| HIST2315 | Mughals, Merchants and Mercenaries: 'Company Raj' in India 1600-1857 | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HIST2434 | The Global Caribbean, 1641-1848 | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 |
MODERN HISTORY OPTIONAL MODULES
Modern basket 1
| HIST2152 | Spain, 1898-1936: Disaster, Reaction and Reform | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST2310 | Russia under the Romanovs, 1812-1917 | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| HIST2360 | Bass Culture in Modern Britain | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| HIST2432 | Lost Colonists: Failure and the Family in Southern Africa, 1880-1939 | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HIST2442 | Black Politics from Emancipation to Obama | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| HIST2595 | Curiosities and Monstrosities: Stuff on Display in Britain, c. 1753-1851 | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Modern Basket 2
| HIST2077 | Colonial Encounters: France and its Empire, 1830-1945 | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| HIST2103 | Later Victorian England: Politics, Society and Culture | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST2320 | The Lucky Country? The Social History of Australia in the Twentieth Century | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| HIST2353 | America and the Sixties | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HIST2435 | The Popular Caribbean: A History | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| HIST2441 | Race, Gender and Cultural Protest in the US since 1865 | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 |
Discovery modules:
Candidates may study up to 40 credits of University designated ‘Discovery Modules’ as needed to bring their overall credits for Level 2 up to 120 credits.
Year3 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Students must study 120 credits in total.
These 120 credits will comprise any compulsory modules stated as well as a mix of Optional and/or Discovery modules as required by the rules of the programme.
At Level 3, students must choose at least 40 credits and a maximum of 80 credits of English modules.
At Level 3, students must choose at least 40 credits and a maximum of 80 credits of History modules.
We are currently refreshing our courses to make sure students have the best possible experience. Full module details for year 3 are not yet available. Before you enter year 3 full details of modules for that year will be provided.
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory module (please note: at least 15 different Special Subject strands will be offered each year)
- History Special Subject (40 Credits)
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study one of the following Final Year Project Modules:
| ENGL3041 | Final Year Project | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| HIST3500 | History Dissertation | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Candidates who choose HIST3500 must chose 40 credits from the following baskets of English optional modules. Only one choice per basket is allowed. These optional modules will vary year on year.
English Level 3 optional modules 1
| ENGL3024 | Modern Literature | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| ENGL3031 | Sex and Suffering in the Eighteenth-Century Novel | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| ENGL3032 | Tragedy: Classical to Neo-Classical | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| ENGL3314 | Imagining Posthuman Futures | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| ENGL3321 | Angry Young Men and Women: Literature of the Mid-Twentieth Century | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| ENGL3680 | Postcolonial London | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
English Level 3 optional modules 2
| ENGL3026 | Contemporary Literature | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| ENGL3027 | Shakespeare | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ENGL3034 | Romantic Lyric Poetry | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| ENGL32111 | Gender, Culture and Politics: Readings of Jane Austen | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ENGL32169 | Contemporary South African Writing | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| ENGL3321 | Angry Young Men and Women: Literature of the Mid-Twentieth Century | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
English Level 3 optional modules 3
| ENGL3208 | Arthurian Legend: Chivalry and Violence | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| ENGL32153 | Refugee Narratives | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| ENGL32155 | Crime Fiction Stylistics: Crossing Languages, Cultures, Media | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ENGL3365 | Theatricalities: Beckett, Pinter, Kane | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| ENGL3391 | September 11 in Fact and Fiction | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ENGL3394 | Bowie, Reading, Writing | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Candidates who choose ENGL3041 may choose 20-40credits from the following baskets of History optional modules. Only one choice per basket is allowed. These optional modules will vary year on year.
Level 3 History options, Semester 1
| HIST3453 | The Body in Australian History, 1788-2007 | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HIST3723 | Apartheid in South Africa: Origins, Impact and Legacy | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HIST3726 | In the Shadow of Franco: Terror and its Legacy in Spain, 1936-Present Day | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| MEDV3411 | Medieval Women Mystics: Visionaries, Saints and Heretics | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Level 3 History options, Semester 2
| HIST3100 | Colonial Bodies: Life and Death in British India, 1757-1900 | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| HIST3493 | War, Regicide and Republic: England, 1642-1660 | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST3530 | Mapping the Middle Ages: space and representation from the Pacific to the Atlantic | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| HIST3689 | Order and Disorder in Early Modern France: Understanding the French Wars of Religion | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST3724 | Caribbean Identity, Society and Decolonisation | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HIST3790 | Gender and Slavery in Latin America, 1580-1888 | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Cross Listed with INTERNATIONAL HISTORY AND POLITICS
| HIST3251 | Twentieth Century Southeast Asia: From Empire to Independence | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| HIST3710 | Nazism, Stalinism and the Rise of the Total State | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST3728 | The Breaking of Contemporary Britain: Challenges from the Post-War Period | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST3877 | The World of Terror | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HIST3880 | 'Parasites' and 'Cockroaches': Ethnic Cleansing and Genocide in the Modern World | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST3999 | Doomed to Failure? European Great Power Politics from Bismarck to the Outbreak of World War I | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Discovery modules:
Candidates may study up to 20 credits of Discovery modules if needed to bring their overall credits for Level 3 to 120 credits.
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