History with a Year Abroad BA

Programme outline for BA History with a Year Abroad students.

First year

FIRST YEAR STUDENTS MUST TAKE:

• Writing History
• Making History
• Approaching History
• One Survey module

STUDENTS MAY THEN ALSO TAKE:

• Another Survey module
• An approved module from another department

Second year

SECOND YEAR STUDENTS MUST TAKE:

• Second Year Research Seminar
• A Thematic module (either at UCL, or an Intercollegiate 'group 2' module)
• A Survey module

STUDENTS MAY THEN ALSO TAKE:

• Up to two Advanced Seminar modules
• An additional Thematic module
• An additional Intercollegiate module
• An additional Survey module
• An approved module from another department

Year abroad

Students take modules at the host institution equivalent to a full load. At least half the courses taken must be in History. Further details are provided in the preparatory sessions in year two and more information can be found on the History Undergraduate e-handbook on Moodle.

Fourth year

FINAL YEAR STUDENTS MUST TAKE:

• A Special Subject (either at UCL, or an Intercollegiate 'group 3' module)
• Two Advanced Seminar modules

STUDENTS MAY THEN ALSO TAKE:

• Two more Advanced Seminar modules
• A Thematic module
• An Intercollegiate module
• An approved module from another department
• A free-standing dissertation