Course Modules

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 analyses the distinctive origins of American political thought and constitutional practice, the structures and effects of slavery, the origins of the civil war, the evolution of popular culture with special reference to jazz, the pursuit of civil rights

This module provides you with an overview of European political, cultural, and military history during the 20th century through the study of its major conflicts and global forces. The central focus of the module is the international history of the

The module draws upon the specialist expertise of our History tutors, as you examine a different approach to history each week from a range of contemporary theoretical perspectives. These will include, amongst others, social and cultural history, the history of

This module is an optional module for part-time students. You will be required to produce and present a substantial and coherent body of work. You will focus on the concentrated development of specialist practice which may, as appropriate, be of

This is an optional module for full-time students only. You will give a short illustrated seminar presentation (artists’ talk) to selected Level 4 & 5 students, mapping the development of the critical context underpinning your own work and the development

In this optional 3,500 word project, you will explore and research a topic of your own choosing (academic or vocational), researching artists, artefacts and concepts in order to produce a self-directed critical text displaying coherent personal argument, analysis and expression

This module is for full-time students and it focuses on the development of practical work leading towards the final Degree Show (public exhibition), and the planning, selection and production processes involved in the Degree Show itself. You will build on

This module is for part-time students only and it requires the production and presentation of a sustained body of work leading towards the final Degree Show (public exhibition), and the planning, selection and production processes involved in the Degree Show

This module is for students on the part-time route only. You will critically engage in the development of processes, choice of materials and methods of production as well as the imagination and ambition in the progression of ideas and the