You will also take an advanced pedagogical module, which will give you the opportunity to develop your teaching of history in one of our partnership schools and to apply ICT skills to the practical needs of the teacher. You will explore the contested nature of history as a subject and write a dissertation with tutor support on a chosen historical topic. Programme at Level 3. Courses are taught through a mixture of lectures, seminars, workshops, field visits and individual tutorials. Teaching groups are rarely large.
Assessment is by a combination of coursework, examination and presentations.
Throughout the course, there will be opportunities to experience extended filed visits. Two A levels or equivalent are required. A pass in History is not essential, but the course demands are such that comparable experience is desirable. In studying History, you will discover the relevance of the past for understanding our fast-changing present. Through studying History, you will acquire skills in research, processing and analysing data, evaluating opinion, formulating objective arguments, and communicating your findings confidently, both verbally and in writing.