Coventry University
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See below for

The University

Special features of History at Coventry

Applications

Degree courses and options

Contacts

The University

Coventry University is a city centre campus of 16,000 students. Approximately 50 undergraduates are enrolled on to our history courses each year. There is an equal balance between male and female students on these programmes.

Why study at Coventry?

  • A friendly and supportive learning environment
  • Excellent library and IT facilities
  • City-centre campus location
  • A flexible programme of study
  • Strong student support (careers, medical, accommodation, etc.)
  • Good student union
  • A city with extensive entertainment, sporting and shopping facilities

History at Coventry

The History Department offers:
  • Experienced lecturers knowledgeable in their subjects
  • A well design and interesting programme of study
  • Innovative teaching methods
  • Friendly tutorial support
  • A subject group rated 23 out of 24 by the Quality Assessment Agency

Applications

Entry requirements guidelines (2000): A Level grades CD

UCAS application course codes. Load the free UCAS CD-Rom.
Tel. 01242 223707. E-mail. app.req@ucas.ac.uk

UCAS address: Rosehill, New Barn Lane, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL52 3LZ

The details: History degree courses and options

Courses available

  • BA (Hons) History and International Relations MV11

  • BA (Hons) History and Politics MV1C

  • BA (Hons) History and French VR11

  • BA (Hons) History and German VR12

  • BA (Hons) History and Italian VR13

  • BA (Hons) History and Russian VR18

  • BA (Hons) History and Spanish VR14

  • BA (Hons) History and Psychology CV81

  • BA (Hons) History and Geography LV81

  • BA (Hons) Law and History MV31

Core history modules available

Year One

  • The Rise of the Modern State in Europe, 1860-1939

  • State and Society in Britain, 1900-1951

  • The Origins of Modern Spain

  • Twentieth Century Latin America

  • Italy from Risorgimento to the Second Republic

  • World Politics Since 1945

  • Nationalism and the Idea of Europe

  • Information Technology for Historians

  • Researching Women’s History

Year Two

  • The Making of Modern America
  • The International History of Europe Since 1900
  • European Decolonisation since 1945
  • Russian Society from Peter the Great to Lenin
  • Cultural Development in Latin America
  • Women’s History

Year Three

  • Dissertation in politics
  • Russian Society Since Stalin
  • Thatcher’s Britain
  • The Age of Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • The Third Reich
  • Maps and Dreams: Discovery and Exploration
  • The Emergence of the Modern India and Pakistan
  • Latin America Since the Second World War

Contacts

School of International Studies and Law

Coventry University

Priory Street

Coventry

CV1 5FB

Tel: 024 7688 8256

E.mail: ISL@Coventry.ac.uk

Website: www.Coventry.ac.uk