Newman College
Birmingham, B32 3NT

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The College

History at Newman College

Applications

Degree courses and options

Contacts

The College

At Newman, we offer everything you could want when studying for your degree

First, we are committed to academic excellence and opportunity for all in every course. We are able to keep standards high by offering a carefully chosen range of degrees to our students, all of whom receive close personal attention during their time with us.

Because we are a small, close-knit community, we can offer an exceptionally secure and welcoming environment. All our facilities, including accommodation, are located on a self-contained campus that offers both comfort and security.

Yet, despite our modest size, our library and study support facilities are excellent. Equally you will never find a lack of leisure activities, as we are not far from the centre of Birmingham, Britain’s second largest city.

Travel to other parts of the country is also extremely convenient as we are close to the M5 motorway, whilst Birmingham offers excellent rail and air links to all parts of the country and beyond.

So with Newman, you get the perfect balance of big city facilities and a friendly community lifestyle, plus personal attention whenever you need it.

Newman College has 1,300 students and approximately 40 History undergraduates each year (30 female/10 male in 2000/1).
Employment rates (1999 graduates): 
BEd/BA (Hons) 96 per cent
BA (Joint Honours) students 89 per cent

History at Newman College

Why study History at Newman?

  • Full-time staff lead all modules and seminars (no teaching is done by research students)

  • Excellent resources (£121 per full-time student spent on resources last year)

  • Small class sizes (maximum 45)

  • Varied teaching and learning approaches

  • Friendly and approachable staff, all with
    higher degrees in History

  • Exciting fieldwork (in the last 2 years:
    Rome; Tuscany; Shropshire; Gloucestershire and York).

Current History student comments from student questionnaires in 2000/1

  • ‘A very good and interesting module - useful for my own knowledge and classroom teaching.’

  • ‘Having the chance to teach history in school with no other subjects to worry about was wonderful.’

  • ‘The field trip was very good.’

  • ‘I thoroughly enjoyed all aspects of this module - I don’t think it could be improved.’

What Ofsted said about us:

  • Our BEd/BA(Hons) courses are …
    ‘… particularly well and sharply focused on the teaching of History in the primary school.’

  • Tutors...
    ‘… teach efficiently and use a variety of resources to arouse and maintain interest.’
    ‘… have a thorough understanding of their roles and responsibilities.’

  • Assessment …
    ‘… is thorough. Assignments are marked carefully, and accompanied by apposite, constructive comment.’

Applications

Entry requirements guidelines (2000): A Level grades 8-14 points

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://www.newman.ac.uk/history

The details: History degree courses and options

The courses we offer:

  • A three-year BEd with History as your specialist subject (UCAS code: X501 HIS)

  • A four-year BA Honours in History and Education (UCAS code: X501 HIS)

  • A three-year BA Joint Honours in History and one of the following subjects:

Education Studies (UCAS code:VX1X)
English (UCAS code:QV31)
Expressive English (UCAS code:WV41)
Geography (UCAS code:FV8X)
Information Technology (UCAS code:GV51)
Social & Applied Psychology (UCAS code:VL17)
Theology (UCAS code:VV18)

BA (JH) Options:

Year One
Victorian Britain
The Making of England: Invasion and Settlement in the British Isles
Approaches to Local and Regional History
Industry and Invention in Birmingham 1770-1810

Year Two
The Making of the Modern World
and 2 modules chosen from the following:
Religion and Society and the State, England and Europe, 1400-1600
Gender, 'Race' and Society in 20th-century Britain
European Society in the 19th Century
The Greek and Roman World
History Work Placement

Year Three:
Competing Histories
and 2 modules chosen from the following:
European Encounters with other cultures, 1000-1800
Cinema and Society
Politics and Society in Europe and Russia, 1900-1945
Africa's Past from Earliest Times to c.1807
French Revolution and Napoleon
Students may also opt to write a
10,000 word dissertation in History worth 2 modules

BEd (Hons) Options:

Year One
Victorian Britain
The Making of England: Invasion and Settlement in the British Isles
Teaching History in the Primary Classroom: Introduction

Year Two
Religion and Society and the State, England and Europe, 1400-1600
The Greek and Roman World

Year Three
Teaching History in the Primary Classroom: Advanced
and Britain since 1918
Plus either:
European encounters with other cultures, 1000-1800
or
Africa's Past from Earliest Times to c.1807

Year Four
Competing Histories
A further academic history module of your choice
A 10,000-word dissertation on a topic of your choice
Subject Leadership in History

Contacts

Dr Stephen Bulman
Head of History
Newman College of Higher Education
Genners Lane
Bartley Green
Birmingham
B32 3NT

Tel: (0121) 476 1181 extension 2243
E-mail: S.Bulman@newman.ac.uk

Department Web-site: http://www.newman.ac.uk/history