Modules

Level 4 (Year 1: September – April) The aim of the Level 4 programme is to give you a thorough grounding in both modern history and English literature. Typical topics studied include:

• Understanding the Past

• Gender and Sexuality in 20th Century Britain

• Russia from Tsarism to Bolshevism

• Academic Skills

• The Novel Genre: Narrative, Culture, and Historical Context

• Poetic Language

• Introduction to Critical Theory

• Global Issues

• Researching the Past

• Public History

• Industrialization and Reform in the 19th Century

• Fascism in the 20th Century

• Victorian Literature

• The Romantics

• The Modern World: the long 18th century

• Introduction to the Renaissance

• Using the Past

• Victorian Social and Political Thought

• Radical Histories from below

• Dissertation (History)

• 20th Century Literature Studies: 1880 - 1945

• Gender and literature

• 20th Century Literature Studies: Post-War Literature

Assessment method

A range of assessment strategies will be used which include essays, examinations, presentations, posters, blogs, and independent research. How will I be taught? The style of teaching and learning used in this programme has been carefully designed to suit the subject matter. We recognise that students learn in various ways, so we use a range of different teaching methods and situations to best deliver the learning outcomes for each module. The range of teaching and learning methods used in this programme includes:

• Lecture-Based Presentations

• Individual and Group Project Work

• Individual Presentations

• Group and Individual Tutorials

• Case Studies

• Classroom Activities