Modules (2025-2026)
Introduction
Please note that the modules listed are those we intend to run based on the latest information regarding staff availability, but that teaching staff availability can change, e.g. retirements, parental leave, or ill health, which may require the withdrawal of modules at a later point. If that is the case, students will be notified accordingly.
Please refer to the student handbook for information on policies concerning modules.
For information regarding module selection and allocation, please refer to our Module Information page.
Syllabus
It is essential all students familiarise themselves with the degree course syllabi. This will tell you which modules you must take as core requirements of your degree as well as how many optional modules you may choose.
Modules
First Year
| HI111-30 | A History of the United StatesLink opens in a new window | 30 CATS | Full Year |
| HI113-30 | Europe in the Making, 1450-1800Link opens in a new window | 30 CATS | Full Year |
| HI114-30 | History and Politics of the Modern Middle EastLink opens in a new window | 30 CATS | Full Year |
| HI115-30 | Latin America: Themes and ProblemsLink opens in a new window | 30 CATS | Full Year |
| HI153-30 | Making of the Modern WorldLink opens in a new window | 30 CATS | Full Year |
| HI176-30 | Mind, Body, and Society: The History of Medicine and HealthLink opens in a new window | 30 CATS | Full Year |
| HI177-30 | A History of Africa from 1800Link opens in a new window | 30 CATS | Full Year |
| HI178-30 | Farewell to Arms? War in Modern European History, 1815-2015Link opens in a new window | 30 CATS | Full Year |
| HI179-30 | Deviance and Nonconformity in Pre-Modern EuropeLink opens in a new window | 30 CATS | Full Year |
| HI180-30 | Britain in the Twentieth Century: A Social HistoryLink opens in a new window | 30 CATS | Full Year |
Second Year
30 CATS
15 CATS
Final Year
Final Year (Venice Stream)
| HI3G9-30 | Venice in the RenaissanceLink opens in a new window | 30 CATS | Term 1 | Venice (Assessed) |
| HI3J3-30 | Arts and Society in Early Modern EuropeLink opens in a new window | 30 CATS | Full Year | Venice (Assessed) |
| HI3S8-30 | Statues must fall? Remembering and Forgetting Slavery in the Atlantic WorldLink opens in a new window | 30 CATS | Term 2 | Applied (V102/V103 ONLY) |
| HI3T4-30 | From Fireplace to Cyberspace: The Folklore of Europe from Prehistory to the PresentLink opens in a new window | 30 CATS | Full Year | Venice (Applied) |
| HI3T7-30 | Religious Conflict and Civil War in France, c.1560-1600Link opens in a new window | 30 CATS | Term 2 | Examined (V102/V103 ONLY) |
| HI3T8-30 | Rebuilding the Body: The Pursuit of Perfection, 1861-2021Link opens in a new window | 30 CATS | Term 2 | Assessed (V102/V103 ONLY) |
Pre-Approved Outside Options
These are modules run by other departments in the Faculty of Arts which students can choose to take as outside options without needing to seek approval from the relevant Year Director first. These modules will be available to select in the History module selection form.
If you would like to take an alternative outside option which is not listed here, you will need to follow the usual process for requesting this as outlined in the module information pageLink opens in a new window.
Second Year
Please note that outside options do NOT count towards the MODERN or EARLY MODERN module requirements.
If you would like to take an IATL module, you will also need to complete the IATL registration form HERELink opens in a new window.
If you would like to take a Renaissance module, you will also need to complete the Renaissance Centre's registration form HERELink opens in a new window.
Final Year
Single-honours students taking a term in Venice in their final year may ONLY select outside options running in Term 2.
Any single-honours students on the standard History course (V100/V101) who wish to take outside options in their final year must ensure these equate to 30 CATS exactly, either as a single 30 CATS module or as Term 1 and Term 2 15 CATS modules.
If you would like to take a Renaissance module, you will also need to complete the Renaissance Centre's registration form HERELink opens in a new window.
| FR331-30 | Violence, Religion and Revolt in Renaissance FranceLink opens in a new window | 30 CATS | Full Year | SMLC |
| LN307-15 | Propaganda and Persuasion in Modern EuropeLink opens in a new window | 15 CATS | Term 1 | SMLC |
| LN311-15 | Political Propaganda in Contemporary Europe from 1975 to the PresentLink opens in a new window | 15 CATS | Term 2 | SMLC |
| IT313-30 | Italian Cinema: Envisioning the NationLink opens in a new window | 15 CATS | Term 2 | SMLC |
| IT324-15 | Topics in Renaissance Thought and CultureLink opens in a new window | 15 CATS | Term 2 | SMLC |
| RS300-15 | Renaissance Europe I: Renaissance Science: Alchemists, Politicians, CharlatansLink opens in a new window | 15 CATS | Term 1 | Renaissance Centre |
| RS301-15 | Renaissance Europe II: Renaissance EcologiesLink opens in a new window | 15 CATS | Term 2 | Renaissance Centre |