BA History and Sociology

Year 1

(Award available for year: Certificate of Higher Educ)

Learning outcomes

1. Evaluate insightfully how individuals and groups have existed, acted, and thought in a range of societies and cultures across a broad chronological and geographical span;
2. Assess the range, value, and challenges of the primary source material available for historical study and apply selected concepts or theories to the analysis of sources;
3. Explain how sociological ideas are constructed, and be familiar with the contexts in which arguments and theories are formed;
4. Critically reflect on taken for granted assumptions about the social world and articulate the relationship between individuals, groups and social institutions

Skills Learning Outcomes
1. Apply effective approaches to communicate with different audiences;
2. Develop positive working relationships with team members in group work;
3. Effective writing skills, including essay structure, citation, bibliography, and presentation of equations and empirical evidence;
4. Present structured and coherent sociological and historical arguments in both written and verbal formats.

Assessment

BA History and Sociology uses a combination of different assessment methods to capture the range of ways that students learn on the programme. At Level 1 assessment types across our compulsory and optional modules typically include: podcasts, presentations, wikis, as well as academic essays, primary source essays, reflective essays, and online exams.