Programme structure: History with Study in German (BA) - what's running in 2008/09

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Unit name Unit code Credit points Status Faculty of Arts Category Teaching Block
German Language 1 (Post A-level) GERM10009 20 Mandatory TB-4
Introduction to German Studies GERM10023 20 Mandatory TB-1
Approaching the Past Not available in this year HIST13015 20 Mandatory
Special Topic Project HIST13003 20 Mandatory TB-2
One Special Topic unit from the following:
The Sky Falls In: How North America Coped with The Great Depression (Level C Special Topic) HIST14002 20 Optional TB-2
Enlightenment Europe (Level C Special Topic) HIST14005 20 Optional TB-2
Expectations of the End (Level C Special Topic) HIST14007 20 Optional TB-2
The Creation of Modern Africa (Level C Special Topic) HIST14010 20 Optional TB-2
Chivalry in the Later Middle Ages (Level C Special Topic) HIST14013 20 Optional TB-2
Students must take one of the following:
Introduction to Medieval History HIST13011 20 Optional TB-1
Introduction to Early Modern History HIST13012 20 Optional TB-1
Certificate of Higher Education   120      

Progression/award requirements

Unit Pass Mark for Undergraduate Programmes:

  • 40 out of 100 – for level C/4, I/5 & H/6 units
  • 50 out of 100 – for level M/7 units

For details on the weightings for classifying undergraduate degrees, please see the Agreed Weightings, by Faculty, to be applied for the Purposes of Calculating the Final Programme Mark and Degree Classification in Undergraduate Programmes.

For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.

Please refer to the specific progression/award requirements for programmes with a preliminary year of study, the Gateway programmes and International Foundation programmes.

Exit awards

All undergraduate degree programmes allow the opportunity for a student to exit from a programme with a Diploma or Certificate of Higher Education.

  • To be awarded a Diploma of Higher Education, a student must have successfully completed 240 credit points, of which at least 90 must be at level 5.
  • To be awarded a Certificate of Higher Education, a student must have successfully completed 120 credit points at level 4.

Integrated Master's degrees may also allow the opportunity for a student to exit from the programme with an equivalent Bachelor's degree where a student has achieved 360 credit points, of which 90 must be at level 6, and has successfully met any additional criteria as described in the programme specification.

The opportunities for a student to exit from one of the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry with an Award is outlined in the relevant Programme Regulations (which are available as an annex in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes).

Additional progress information

Please note that not every optional unit runs each year. Please contact Department for details on unit availability.

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