BA English and History(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)

Year 2

(Award available for year: Diploma of Higher Education)

Learning outcomes

1. Apply effectively the theory and practice of public history to real-world problems;
2. Engage significantly with scholarly debates on the past, critically evaluate diverse perspectives, and formulate independent arguments that are historiographically informed;
3. Critically analyse the literary, cultural and socio-historical contexts in which literature is written and read, including literature before 1800;
4. Apply and evaluate key concepts, critical theories and methodologies of literary analysis.

Skills Learning Outcomes
1. Communicate intermediate critical thinking skills through constructing a structured and coherent argument referencing appropriately selected evidence;
2. Interpret and synthesise ideas and scholarship to support opinion, argument and theories.
3. Work with others to produce successful group projects;
4. Manage time and resources well and prioritise work efficiently and productively to meet deadlines.

Assessment

BA English and History uses a combination of different assessment methods to capture the range of ways that students learn on the programme. At Level 2 assessment types across our compulsory and optional modules typically include: digital portfolios, zines, online exhibitions, magazine articles, as well as academic essays, primary source essays, and online exams.