2024/25 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
BA History and Sociology (For students entering from September 2024 onwards)
| Programme code: | BAHIST&SOC-R | UCAS code: | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration: | 3 Years | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
| Programme manager: | Julia Barrow | Contact address: | J.S.Barrow@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:
History; Sociology
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 History and Sociology
This exciting and challenging joint honours degree will give you the opportunity to study past and present human societies through a combination of historical and sociological perspectives.
You’ll achieve a systematic understanding of the social, cultural, economic and political processes that have shaped human civilisations over time, considering the complexities of class, gender, race and other factors in different societies. This will enable you to build an understanding of the impact of power, resistance, and social change in British, European and global history. This flexible course allows you to develop your own areas of specialism and a range of skills that are attractive to employers.
This BA History and Sociology course brings together two academic disciplines to give insights that neither could provide on their own. A joint honours degree allows you to study the same core topics as students on each single honours course, but take fewer optional and discovery modules, so you can fit in both subjects.
At Level 1, you’ll study core and optional modules that will develop and broaden your historical skills, as well as exploring different approaches to the past. You’ll also analyse contemporary British society and culture and explore the key issues and concepts in global sociology.
At Level 2, you can choose from an impressive variety of optional modules, reflecting the latest research in both subjects. You could focus on major societal challenges, such as climate change, pandemics, disabilities, crime, racial and gender oppression, as well as the evolution of medieval and early modern societies across the globe, or the recent history of Britain, Europe, Africa, the Americas, Asia and Australasia. You’ll also take compulsory modules that focus critical skills and practices in both disciplines.
At Level 3, you’ll apply the research and analytical skills you’ve developed in an independently researched dissertation, where you can specialise in a subject of your choice. Working closely with an expert tutor on a research-based ‘Special Subject’ module, you’ll focus on a specific topic in which you engage closely with primary sources, as well as optional Sociology modules that showcase the latest thinking in the discipline.
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Candidates are required to take 120 credits, with a minimum of 40 credits in both History and Sociology.
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| HIST1000 | Exploring History | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST1065 | Diverse Histories of Britain | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SLSP1201 | Making Sense of Society: Reading Social Theory | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SLSP1213 | Formations of Coloniality and Modernity | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study up to 40 additional credits, either by choosing from the basket below or via University designated ‘Discovery Modules’.
| 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 |
Discovery modules:
Candidates may study up to 40 credits of 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 History modules.
At Level 2, students must choose at least 40 credits and a maximum of 80 credits of Sociology 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 are required to study the following compulsory modules:
- History in Practice (20 Credits)
| SLSP2010 | Sociology and Social Policy Research Methods | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 |
Optional modules:
Candidates may study 20-60credits from the following History baskets of optional modules. No more than one module per basket can be selected.
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 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 |
Candidates may study 20-60 credits from the following Sociology baskets of optional modules. Only one choice per basket is allowed.
SOCIOLOGY BASKET 1
| SLSP2020 | Crime, Law and Regulation | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| SLSP2040 | Disability Studies: An Introduction | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| SLSP2180 | The Sociology of Culture | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| THEO2251 | Sociology of Religion | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
SOCIOLOGY BASKET 2
- Social Sciences and Emergencies: Contexts, Theories and Approaches (20 Credits)
| SLSP2051 | Gender and Society | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| SLSP2145 | Crime, Race and Ethnicity | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| SLSP2150 | Debates in Childhood and Youth | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| SLSP2932 | Sociology and the Climate Crisis | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| SLSP2975 | Social and Public Policy beyond the University | 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 University designated ‘Discovery Modules’ as set out below.
At Level 3 students must choose at least 40 credits and a maximum of 80 credits of History modules.
At Level 3, students must choose at least 40 credits and a maximum of 80 credits of Sociology 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:
| HIST3500 | History Dissertation | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| SLSP3041 | Sociology Dissertation | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Candidates who choose SLSP3041 (Sociology dissertation) must also choose:
| SLSP3095 | Research Skills for your Dissertation | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 |
Candidates who choose SLSP3041 (Sociology dissertation) must choose 20 credits from the following baskets of History optional modules:
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) |
Candidates who choose HIST3500 (History dissertation) must choose 40 credits from the following baskets of Sociology optional modules. Only one choice per basket is allowed. These optional modules will vary year on year.
Level 3 Sociology options, Semester 1
| SLSP3065 | Quantitative Social Research | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| SLSP3220 | Contemporary Children, Young People and Families | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| SLSP3995 | Ethnicity and Popular Culture | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Level 3 Sociology options, Semester 2
* Crimes of the Powerful - 20 Credits
| SLSP3075 | Disability and Development | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SLSP3230 | Global Terrorism and Violence | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SLSP3500 | Gender, Technologies and the Body | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
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