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BA Modern and Contemporary History
at Bangor University

Bangor, United Kingdom

Tuition Fee £ 15,250
Country Rank#59
Duration36 Months
Score IELTS: 6

Program Overview

This course provides the opportunity to study British, European and American history from the modern period to the present day. Through the topics studied you will learn how to examine contemporary issues in their historical context, exploring the development of modern society and politics. You will delve deeper into more specialised topics, such as Nazi Germany or the Cold War. The essential skills of analysis, argument and communication acquired are highly valued by employers.

This course aims to develop your knowledge and understanding of a wide range of human History, concentrating on the period after 1750. It encourages you to take an analytical approach to the modern and contemporary eras, so that you can understand and contribute to historical controversies, and can understand ways in which the past is at least partly constructed in the present. It therefore hopes to train you intellectually so you can explain the relevance of the past in the present, understand the problems of interpreting written and other evidence, and gain skills of research, analysis, problem-solving, construction of argument and communication.

History is one of the most inspiring, dynamic and relevant subjects that can be studied at degree level, and so it is no surprise that History remains one of the most popular degree subjects in the UK. It has an established range of concerns, but it is always expanding and changing as it responds to new themes or ideas raised by other disciplines. It is also a very practical subject, and during your degree you will develop various transferable skills that employers value highly. Surveys consistently indicate that History graduates obtain employment more rapidly than graduates in many apparently more 'vocational' subjects.

Course Content
Program structure

Year 1 Modules

40 credits from:
- HXH-1004: Intro Modern History1815-1914 (20) (Semester 1) or
  HXC-1004: Cyflwyniad Hanes Modern (20) (Semester 1)
- HXW-1010: Wales in the Modern World (20) (Semester 2) or
  HXC-1006: Cymru yn y Byd Modern (20) (Semester 2)
- HXH-1012: Britain: Blitz to Brexit (20) (Semester 2)
- Students on this programme must take 40 credits from the modules listed above
Optional Modules

80 credits from:
- HPS-1001: Social Policy and the State (20) (Semester 1) or
  HAC-1001: Y Wladwriaeth Les (20) (Semester 1)
- HPS-1002: Power, Freedom & the State (20) (Semester 1)
- HXH-1002: The Six Lives of Henry VIII (20) (Semester 2) or
  HXC-1003: Chwech Oes Harri’r VIII (20) (Semester 2)
- SXU-1003: Introduction to Sociology (20) (Semester 1) or
  SCS-1004: Cymdeithaseg a'r Byd Cyfoes (20) (Semester 1)
- HPS-1004: Death of God (20) (Semester 1)
- HPS-1005: Existentialism (20) (Semester 2)
- HXA-1005: Archaeological Principles&Tech (20) (Semester 1)
- HXH-1005: Intro to History and Heritage (20) (Semester 1)
- SXY-1005: Introduction to Criminology (20) (Semester 2) or
  SCY-1004: Cyflwyniad i Droseddeg (20) (Semester 2)
- HXA-1006: Intro. to British Prehistory (20) (Semester 2)
- HPS-1007: Islam:Hist, Soc and Beliefs (20) (Semester 1)
- HXW-1007: Wales: Princes to Tudors (20) (Semester 1) or
  HXC-1007: Cymru: Tywysogion i Duduriaid (20) (Semester 1)
- SXY-1007: Intro to Criminal Justice (20) (Semester 1) or
  SCY-1002: Cyflwyniad i Gyf Troseddol (20) (Semester 1)
- HXA-1008: Intro. to Historic Archaeology (20) (Semester 2)
- HXH-1011: Europe in the High Middle Ages (20) (Semester 1) or
  HXC-1011: Ewrop yn y Canol Oesoedd Uchel (20) (Semester 1)
- HAC-1105: Moeseg: Agweddau Crefyddol (20) (Semester 1)
- VPR-1106: Intro: Judaism & Christianity (20) (Semester 2)
- VPR-1110: Themes - Eastern Religion/Phil (20) (Semester 2)
- VPR-1331: Living the Good Life (20) (Semester 1)
- Level 4 students may also take up to 40 credits of modules offered from outside the School.
Year 2 Modules

Semester 1
- HPS-2055: Making History (20)
Optional Modules

60 to 100 credits from:
- HPS-2001: Work Placement - Semester 1 (20) (Semester 1) or
  HAC-2001: Lleoliad Gwaith - Semester 1 (20) (Semester 1)
- HPS-2004: Modern Ideas & Movements (20) (Semester 2)
- HPS-2005: Work Placement - Semester 2 (20) (Semester 2) or
  HAC-2005: Lleoliad Gwaith - Semester 2 (20) (Semester 2)
- HGC-2007: Cenhedloedd Sbaen yn yr Ugeinf (20) (Semester 2)
- HTC-2008: Stori America 1607-1867 (20) (Semester 2)
- HTH-2110: The Guardians of Heritage (20) (Semester 1)
- HTH-2112: Reformation and Counter-Reform (20) (Semester 1 + 2)
- HTA-2116: Later Prehistoric Communities (20) (Semester 1)
- HTA-2120: Rethinking Archaeology (20) (Semester 1)
- HTW-2123: Owain Glyndwr and his Movement (20) (Semester 1)
- HTA-2125: The Prehistoric Archaeology of (20) (Semester 2)
- HTA-2126: Geoarchaeology (20) (Semester 2)
- HTW-2127: WALES AND EUROPE IN THE RENAIS (20) (Semester 2)
- HTC-2128: Cestyll a Chymdeithas (20) (Semester 1) or
  HTH-2157: The Age of the Castle (20) (Semester 1)
- HTC-2132: Rhyfel Mawr trwy lygaid y Cym. (20) (Semester 2)
- HGH-2133: THE TUDORS: POLITICS, SOCIETY, (20) (Semester 1)
- HGH-2138: Europe 1945-1992 (20) (Semester 1)
- HGH-2139: The Kingdom in the Sun: Norman (20) (Semester 2)
- HTH-2149: Britannia Rule the Waves: The (20) (Semester 2)
- HTH-2150: Britain in the Jazz Age (20) (Semester 2)
- HTH-2157: The Age of the Castle (20) (Semester 1) or
  HTC-2128: Cestyll a Chymdeithas (20) (Semester 1)
- Over Level 5 and 6 students must take 2 General Modules - those with a code beginning HGH, HGW or HGC and they may take only 20 credits of modules that cover the period before 1750. Students may take 20 credits offered by another School as an elective module in place of a module from this section (providing that they have selected at least 60 credits of modules from the above list of general and topic modules).
0 to 40 credits from:
- SXU-2001: Social & Political Research (20) (Semester 1) or
  SCU-2001: Dulliau Ymchwil (20) (Semester 1)
- SXY-2001: Criminological Theory (20) (Semester 1)
- SXU-2002: Analys. Social & Political Deb (20) (Semester 2)
- SXP-2010: Poverty and Inequality (20) (Semester 2)
- HPS-2016: The Atlantic Slave Trade (20) (Semester 2)
- SXS-2035: Classical Social Theory (20) (Semester 1) or
  SCS-2007: Theori Gymdeithasegol (20) (Semester 1)
- HPS-2206: Sex and Society (20) (Semester 2)
- VPR-2301: 20th Century Phil of Religion (20) (Semester 2) or
  VPC-2301: Athroniaeth Crefydd 20f ganrif (20) (Semester 2)
- VPR-2400: Buddhism in the Modern World (20) (Semester 2)
- Students may take 20 credits offered by another School as an elective module in place of a module from this section (providing that they have selected at least 60 credits of of modules from the above list of general and topic modules)
Year 3 Modules

Semester 1
- HPS-3006: Dissertation (40) Core or
  HAC-3006: Traethawd Hir (40) Core
Semester 2
- HPS-3006: Dissertation or
  HAC-3006: Traethawd Hir
20 credits from:
- HSH-3041: Country House Life, 1750-1914 (20) (Semester 1)
- HSH-3045: Nationalism in the UK (20) (Semester 1)
- HSC-3050: Cymru'r Tywysogion (20) (Semester 1)
- HSH-3137: Ruled by an Orange: England an (40) (Semester 1 + 2)
- HSH-3150: Princely Wales (20) (Semester 1)
- Students must take 1 special subject modules
Optional Modules

60 credits from:
- HPS-3001: Work Placement - Semester 1 (20) (Semester 1) or
  HAC-3001: Lleoliad Gwaith - Semester 1 (20) (Semester 1)
- HGC-3007: Cenhedloedd Sbaen yn yr Ugeinf (20) (Semester 2)
- HTC-3008: Stori America 1607-1867 (20) (Semester 2)
- HTH-3110: The Guardians of Heritage (20) (Semester 1)
- HTH-3112: Reformation and Counter-Reform (20) (Semester 1 + 2)
- HTA-3116: Later Prehistoric Communities (20) (Semester 1)
- HTC-3123: Owain Glyndŵr a'i Fudiad (20) (Semester 1)
- HTA-3125: The Prehistoric Archaeology of (20) (Semester 2)
- HTA-3126: Geoarchaeology (20) (Semester 2)
- HTW-3127: WALES AND EUROPE IN THE RENAIS (20) (Semester 2)
- HTC-3128: Cestyll a Chymdeithas (20) (Semester 1) or
  HTH-3157: The Age of the Castle (20) (Semester 1)
- HTC-3132: Rhyfel Mawr trwy lygaid y Cym. (20) (Semester 2)
- HGH-3133: THE TUDORS: POLITICS, SOCIETY, (20) (Semester 1)
- HGH-3138: Europe 1945-1992 (20) (Semester 1)
- HGH-3139: The Kingdom in the Sun: Norman (20) (Semester 2)
- HTH-3150: Britain in the Jazz Age (20) (Semester 2)
- HTH-3157: The Age of the Castle (20) (Semester 1) or
  HTC-3128: Cestyll a Chymdeithas (20) (Semester 1)
- Select 60 credits from the remaining modules. Students must ensure that the requirement to take 2 general modules over Levels 5 and 6 has been met. Students may only take 20 credits of modules that cover the period before 1750 over Levels 5 and 6 as a whole.
Entry Requirement
Offers are tariff based, 96 - 120 tariff points from a Level 3 qualification* e.g.
- A Levels ( History preferred but not required)
- BTEC National/Extended Diploma and Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma: MMM - DDM
- City & Guilds Advanced Technical/ Extended Diploma: considered on a case by case basis
- International Baccalaureate Diploma
- Access
- Welsh Baccalaureate is accepted
- T-levels: considered on a case-by-case basis.
Fees & Scholarships
Home (UK) students
- The cost of a full-time undergraduate course is £9,000 per year
International Tuition Fee For Full Year
- £15,250
Career Prospect
Career opportunities

History is a very versatile degree. This course provides specialist knowledge and a range of analytical and presentational skills which will enable you to tackle a variety of career options centring on administrative and leadership needs, for example, in company personnel departments, the civil service and local government as well as in a range of directly transferable vocations. Our History graduates enter a wide range of employment: especially fields which require skills of communication, analysing large quantities of information, and understanding human nature. Graduates have in recent years gained careers in museum work, law, teaching and the cultural industries. Many graduates also progress to higher education postgraduate schemes.

History graduates are desirable employees due to the variety of skills they develop during their degree. These transferable skills include:
- An ability to review critically the literature and formulate logical and structured arguments
- An ability to make effective oral presentations
- The development of writing and editorial skills
- An appreciation of the complexity and diversity of situations, events and past mentalities
- Experience gained from carrying out and completing a major research project in the third year – the dissertation
- Good IT skills
- Time management skills
These transferable skills are fundamental to other employment sectors, such as the public sector, teaching, journalism, law, accountancy and management.

Year 2 and 3 students are provided with the opportunity to complete work-placement modules, which can be carried out in the university or through external organizations. These are assessed as part of the final degree. The programme enhances employability prospects and offers an insight into the type of employment opportunities a degree in history offers. Students have undertaken placements in a wide range of workplaces, including archives and heritage agencies.

Cost Of Studying At Bangor University

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

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BA Modern and Contemporary History at Bangor University