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Southampton
University
The University Founded as a university in 1952 - but with a history as an institution which goes back to 1862 - the University of Southampton is one of eighteen members of the prestigious ‘Russell Group’ of top universities. These are institutions which have distinguished themselves as research-led universities of international quality, and which are committed to the provision of teaching in a research-led environment. .This means that undergraduates are taught by staff who themselves, through their ongoing research and publication activities, are working at the cutting edge of their particular discipline. View of the central part of the campus History at Southampton This commitment to research-led teaching is very much reflected in the activities of the History Department. We also work hard to ensure that our teaching is informed by the latest developments in the field, and are constantly updating our undergraduate courses to reflect this. In the academic year 2001-2, for example, we are introducing a completely new First Year curriculum which has been designed to reflect the latest thinking in the discipline. At the same time, we endeavour to foster a friendly, informal atmosphere in which students feel free to come and ask for advice and guidance. This is as true for the pastoral side of our support as it is for the academic side. Each student is given a Personal Tutor with whom he or she remains in constant contact throughout the three years, and to whom he or she can turn for help or advice with problems large or small. In 1996 we moved to a new campus, the ‘Avenue Campus’, which was fully refurbished and purpose-designed to hold the Faculty of Arts. Its modern lecture theatres and teaching rooms are fitted with the latest audio-visual equipment; the campus is well-supplied with computer terminals and other electronic teaching and learning aids. Situated on the edge of Southampton Common and 5 minutes’ walk from the main university campus, it provides an attractive and comfortable setting for staff and students to work and study. Applications Entry requirements: From 2001 we shall be asking for 350 points, which you may obtain either with 3 A levels and 2 AS levels or 2 A levels and 3 AS levels. We have calculated this by taking our old offer (24 points i.e. three grade Bs at A level) and translating it into the equivalent performance at A/AS level (i.e. BBB + BB or BB + BBB).
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Load the free UCAS CD-Rom. UCAS address: Rosehill, New Barn Lane, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL52 3LZ Southampton web site: http://www.soton.ac.uk/~history/ The teaching programme Approximately two-thirds of our students follow our single honours programme. This consists of a foundation year, which is designed to introduce you to periods and types of history which you may not have studied before, followed by two years of more specialised study in which you are essentially free to build your own curriculum. Should you decide that you prefer modern history you can opt for mostly modern courses; you may opt for a range of courses covering very different periods whose common link is their emphasis on social or diplomatic history (for example); or you may decide to specialise in the history of a particular continent or region (say, for example, American history). We believe that students do best when they study what they are interested in, and try to offer as much choice as possible. The rest follow one of our joint honours programmes, enabling them to combine the study of History with another discipline. Essentially, joint honours students take one half of their courses in History, and one half in their other discipline. As with our single honours degree, the emphasis is on enabling you to build your own curriculum and follow your own interests. Contacts Dr Neil Gregor (Admissions Tutor) Department of History University of Southampton Highfield Southampton SO17 1BJ Tel 023 80594866 Fax 023 80593458 E-mail ng1@soton.ac.uk Website. Full details of our department, its teaching and research activities, its staff and its curriculum can be found on our website: http://www.soton.ac.uk/~history/ |
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