Course Modules

This module examines the structures and cultures of royal courts of the Tudor period. In particular, you will consider court culture through the eyes of contemporaries in order to explore the centrality of the royal court and its relationship to […]

This module considers the nature of social, cultural and political power in the late medieval and early modern periods by examining a variety of different topics such as royal ritual and law-making, visual and material culture, and social exclusion and

This module covers the essential principles of marketing and enables you to analyse and deconstruct advertising. You will develop transferable skills in the presentation and promotion of ideas and explore how the consumer marketplace works.

This module examines the history and development of the horror genre and explores examples from cinema, television and gaming. You will use a cross-disciplinary approach by drawing upon historical approaches and theoretical frameworks that have dominated critical responses to the

This module seeks to interrogate how media representations shape the way we understand our own and others’ lives in a global age. You will examine how the media construct marginalised and intersectional identities such as: Race Ethnicity Class Age Disability

This module delivers an overview of the history of early medieval Britain. You will examine major political events and social change from around 500AD to the aftermath of the Norman Conquest of 1066. You will explore the Saxon societies of

This module explores major themes and events in English history from the 12th to the 15th century. You will study events including: the Angevin Empire and its loss, Magna Carta and the role of the Papal Monarchy, the relative peace

This module will introduce you to conflicts and relations between southern Europe, the Maghreb and the Ottomans from 1450 to 1700. You will explore the socio-political structure of Mediterranean Europe through the study of early modern urban history with a

This module examines the causes and ramifications of the Hundred Years’ War. You will explore the long-standing tensions between the royalties of England and France in the lead up to the war, as well as military tactics used by both

This module examines different approaches to a range of historical case studies. These will include, amongst others, social and cultural history, the history of women, gender and sexuality, ideology and discourse analysis, postcolonial, the history of the visual image, landscape