University of Glamorgan
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The University

Special features of History at Glamorgan

Applications

Degree courses and options

Contacts

The University

Just 20 minutes from Cardiff the capital city of Wales, Glamorgan is the ideal place to study and live.

With an exceptional record for teaching quality, and state-of-the-art facilities, Glamorgan offers a friendly and academically challenging environment. Over 18,000 students enjoy the safe single campus, renowned social life and outstanding sports and recreational facilities.

Why study at Glamorgan?

• Excellent employment prospects - our links with local and national employers make it no surprise that our graduates outperform the UK and Wales average for finding employment
• ‘Excellent’ teaching ratings
• Excellent IT and study facilities
• A safe single campus
• First class en-suite accommodation
• Outstanding sports and recreational facilities
• A great range of courses to choose from - over 200 courses available in arts and humanities, social sciences, design, engineering and construction, science, computing and technology, business and law, nursing and midwifery, accounting, mathematics and electronics

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History at Glamorgan

As a History student at the University of Glamorgan you will be part of a friendly and supportive department that is committed to helping you get the most out of your studies. You will have the opportunity to explore numerous aspects of social, cultural, urban, political, gender and women’s history. You pick the courses that interest you most; from slavery in the Americas to modern American politics, from early modern witchcraft to working-class history, from the French Revolution to Nazi Germany. And you can combine History with many other subjects including American Studies, English, Sociology and Media Studies.

• A degree that will develop skills that are vitally important in today’s workplace

• An exciting, challenging and flexible degree programme

• A chance to study history from the 16th century to the present

• A wide geographical coverage, with options in global history and specialisms in British, American, European and Welsh history

Applications

Entry requirements guidelines:  
A Levels: 
14 points normally to include at least a grade C in History or a cognate subject.

Scottish Certificate of Education:
BBCC at Higher Level.

Irish Leaving Certificate:
4 B3s at Higher Level.

GNVQ:
Level 3 (Advanced) - Merit in a relevant subject.

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

Department website: http://www3.glam.ac.uk/Prospectus

The details: History degree courses and options

The Single Honours History course offers a variety of historical perspectives on British (including Welsh) history since the sixteenth century, European history since the French Revolution, and the history of the United States from 1776 to the present. You will have the opportunity to specialise in one of these three main areas. You may also incorporate inter-disciplinary work from other Humanities subjects within your programme and take up to two modules per level in another subject.

What You Will Study

In year one, you will take two core modules which cover the areas of British, American and European history. You will then take four other modules in History, but may include some approved inter-disciplinary modules as History modules.

In year two, you will have the opportunity to choose from a wide range of History modules including broader ‘survey’ modules and more specialised ‘in-depth’ modules. You will also take one ‘core’ ‘Approaches to History’ module. You may also take a module from another subject.

In year three, you will have the chance to produce a dissertation, equivalent to two modules, based on your own research into a topic of your choosing (in negotiation with a member of staff who will supervise your work). You can then have a free choice from a wide selection of modules. Some approved inter-disciplinary modules may again be included as History modules, and you may take one module from another subject.

History can also be studied as part of a major, minor or joint honours programme, on the BA Humanities or as part of a Combined Studies award. You can combine it with a wide range of subjects on offer at Glamorgan including Sociology, English, Psychology, Law, Welsh Studies, American Studies and Media Studies.

Contacts

For more information on any of the courses on offer at the University of Glamorgan call us free on 0800 716925, or e-mail: enquiries@glam.ac.uk

You can also book yourself onto one of the University open days by visiting the web site at http://www.glam.ac.uk/apply/opendays/index.php

Website. http://www3.glam.ac.uk/Prospectus