Programme structure: Black Humanities (MA) - what's running in 2026/27

Please note: Programme and unit information may change as the relevant academic field develops. We may also make changes to the structure of programmes and assessments to improve the student experience.

THIS PROGRAMME WILL NOT RUN IN 2025/26

Unit name Unit code Credit points Status Teaching Block
Dissertation Black Humanities Not available in this year HUMSM0014 60 Mandatory
Black Humanities I Not available in this year HUMSM0013 20 Mandatory
Black Humanities II Not available in this year HUMSM0015 20 Mandatory
Students must select 1 unit from the list below:
Research Skills MODLM0021 20 Optional TB-2
Researching and Writing History HISTM0055 20 Optional TB-2
Philosophical Writing and Research Seminar PHILM0025 20 Optional TB-1
Histories, Theories and Critical Interpretations of Art: 1 HARTM0025 20 Optional TB-1
Approaches to History HISTM2009 20 Optional TB-1
Students select 3 units from the list below:
Theorising Violence: Colonialism and Anticolonial Cultural Politics MODLM0074 20 Optional TB-1
The Public Role of the Humanities HUMSM0002 20 Optional TB-2
Anthropology of Disability and Difference ARCHM0083 20 Optional TB-2
Cultural Heritage of the Built Environment ARCHM0084 20 Optional TB-1
Television Drama FATVM0001 20 Optional TB-2
Documentary Film and Television FATVM0003 20 Optional TB-1
Screening Nations FATVM0017 20 Optional TB-1
Literatures of the Global South and its Diasporas ENGLM0088 20 Optional TB-2
Themes in the History of Colonialism HISTM0017 20 Optional TB-1
Race in America HISTM0084 20 Optional TB-2
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Award requirements

The pass mark set by the University for any level 7 unit is 50 out of 100.

For detailed rules on the award of credit, reassessment and award of a qualification please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.

Degree classifications:

A classification will be awarded in the following qualifications:

  • Taught postgraduate Masters degree, including a Master of Research (MRes)
  • Postgraduate Diplomas and Certificates where these are specifically named entry-level qualifications
  • Exit awards of Postgraduate Diplomas and Certificates in designated programmes (as described in the programme specification) where students choose to withdraw from the intended programme but otherwise achieve the necessary credit points for the exit award.

A classification is not awarded for exit awards where students are required to withdraw from the programme on academic grounds.

The overall final programme mark is calculated as the average of all unit marks in the programme, weighted by credit point value.

The classification of the award in relation to the final programme mark is as follows:

  • Distinction = final programme mark of 70+
  • Merit = final programme mark of 60-69
  • Pass = final programme mark of 50-59
  • Fail = final programme mark of 49 or less

* The MA in Law has separate regulations for awarding distinction and merit.

Diploma/certificate stages:

To be awarded a postgraduate diploma, students must have successfully completed 120 credit points, of which 100 must be at level 7.

To be awarded a postgraduate certificate, students must have successfully completed 60 credit points, of which 40 must be at level 7.