St Martin’s College, Lancaster and Carlisle

St Martin’s College, Lancaster, LA1 3JD

See below for

The College

Special features of History at St Martin’s

Applications

Degree courses and options

Contacts

The College

St Martin’s has some 8,000 students on its three main sties at Lancaster, Carlisle and Ambleside. History is taught at Lancaster and Carlisle.

Location. Both Lancaster and Carlisle are great places to study history. Both cities are steeped in history and excellent venues for history students. Lancaster has a long and distinguished history dating back to the Roman period. At its heart lies one of the best preserved medieval castles in Britain. The small city is consequently a popular tourist venue with a lively calendar of heritage events. Carlisle too has a strong identity and plenty of history on the doorstep including Hadrian’s Wall and a fine cathedral and castle. We make full use of the tremendous range of historical resources and sites in the north-west region.

Approximately 30 students major in History at Lancaster each year. Approximately 15 student major in History at Carlisle each year (Male/female ratio is equal).

St Martin’s history students have a choice of two campuses – Lancaster and Carlisle. Whichever you choose, you can be sure of a friendly, welcoming atmosphere, quality teaching and a great student life. You will also get a good qualification. All St Martin’s degrees are awarded by the University of Lancaster.

History at St Martin’s

The College offers:

• Excellent teaching and library facilities.
• Good student employment record.
• Several staff have written best-selling textbooks, particularly for the prestigious Access to History series, published by Hodder & Stoughton.
• The History Department has come out of major inspections with flying colours. A recent Quality Assessment team reported that ‘students achieve good standards and acquire a good range of skills’. The report also praised ‘the caring and supportive environment’.
• You will be taught by highly qualified staff whose constant concern is what makes good history teaching.

Applications

The details: degree courses and options

As a history student at St Martin’s you can choose from a menu of modules which cover practically every period of modern British, American and Irish history. In the first year you focus on skills, methodology and concepts. In the second and third years you select from a wide variety of modules. There are particular opportunities to focus on local and sporting history. In Year 3, you also select a special subject which involves examining a period or issue in real depth, thus helping to develop your research skills. This flexible scheme allows you considerable choice in planning the make up of your degree.

Possible Subject Combinations (Followed by UCAS codes Lancaster, Carlisle)

Single/Major (V100/V101 C) with: Applied Social Sciences, Art & Design, Business & Management Studies, Drama, Economics, English, Educational Studies, Film Studies, Geography, Health Management, Mathematics, Religious Studies, Social Ethics, Spanish, Sports History, Sports Studies.

Joint with: Applied Social Sciences (VLI5/VLIM C), Art & Design (VVWI C), Business & Management Studies(VNII/VNIC C), English (VQIH/VQIJ C), Mathematics (VGII), Drama (VW14), Educational Studies (VX19/VXIY C), Geography (VLIV/VLIW C), Health Management (VL14/VLIK C), Religious Studies (VVIV/VVIW C), Spanish (RV 14), Sports Studies (VXIV), Social Ethics (VVIR).

Main Study Options

Year 1

Modern European History 1880-1918

History in Action (an introduction to the nature of history)

Nazism and Communism

The Victorian World

History and Heritage

History, Museums and the Internet

Sport and the British

Sport, Politics and Society

Year 2

Roman Britain

Saxon and Viking England c. 410AD – 1066

Social History of Early Modern England 1550-1700

Change and Stability in England 1558—1700

Restoration and Revolution: England 1660-1720

British Society in the Industrial Revolution 1780-1850

Victorian Society

Twentieth Century British Politics and Society 1918-1974

Modern Irish history 1840-1949

The Settlement of the American Colonies: 1607-1700

The Creation of the USA: The USA 1700-1789

Expansion and Democracy: The USA 1789-1848

The Civil War and its Aftermath: The USA 1848-1900

Vocational Aspects of History

Independent Dissertation

Late Medieval English Society and Culture

History of Leisure in Britain 1800-1914

The Development of Sport in American Society

The Making of Modern British Sporting History

Year 3

Co-existence and Conflict: International Relations 1918-1989

Early Twentieth Century America: 1900-45

Modern America: The USA 1945-1992

Social History of Early Modern England: 1550-1700

Restoration and Revolution: England 1660-1720

Victorian Society

Eighteenth Century England: Economic Growth and Social Transition

Eighteenth Century England: Politics, Culture and Society

Conflict and Co-existence: Eastern European and Western Sport in the Cold War

History of Leisure in Britain 1914-70

Special Subjects

Empire and Immigration: The Growth of Multi-Culture Britain 1948-71

The Causes and Course of the American Civil War: 1848-65

Custom and Culture in Early Industrial England

Popular Politics in the Age of Reform c. 1812-1852

The Irish Political Revolution: 1912-22

Contacts

Alan Farmer E-mail: a.farmer@ucsm.ac.uk

Tel: 01524 384450

Lancaster. Tel: 01524 384200/300/600

E-mail: admissions@ucsm.ac.uk

Carlisle. St Martin’s College, Fusehill Street, Carlisle, CA1 2HH

Tel: 01228 616203

E-mail: f.dale@ucsm.ac.uk