📖Program Curriculum

This integrated Masters programme has been designated as type II: Specialised or Advanced Masters in accordance with the QAA Degree Characteristics Statement. Please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes for further information on this type of programme.

Unit name Unit code Credit points Status Faculty of Arts Category Teaching Block
History of the Present AFAC10011 20 Mandatory TB-2
The Art of Writing AFAC10016 20 Mandatory B TB-1
Language requirement
20 credit points in an ancient or modern language at appropriate level. Students beginning a language pathway in Year 1 or entering Year 2 from an overseas institution automatically meet this requirement.
Students then take a minimum of 40-60 credit points in their prospective pathway (see below):
ANTHROPOLOGY PATHWAY - must take:
Peoples Culture and Language ARCH10017 20 Optional A TB-1
Evolution in Action ARCH10014 20 Optional TB-2
Anthropology Options:
Archaeological Practice ARCH10016 20 Optional E TB-2
Big Ideas in Anthropology ARCH10012 20 Optional TB-2
Discovering the Past ARCH10015 20 Optional TB-1
Kin Friends Lovers and Others ARCH10019 20 Optional B TB-1
Material Culture (C) ARCH10013 20 Optional TB-1
Archaeology Pathway- Must Take
Discovering the Past ARCH10015 20 Optional TB-1
Archaeological Practice ARCH10016 20 Optional E TB-2
Archaeology Options
Peoples Culture and Language ARCH10017 20 Optional A TB-1
Big Ideas in Anthropology ARCH10012 20 Optional TB-2
Evolution in Action ARCH10014 20 Optional TB-2
Kin Friends Lovers and Others ARCH10019 20 Optional B TB-1
Material Culture (C) ARCH10013 20 Optional TB-1
CLASSICS & ANCIENT HISTORY PATHWAY - must take:
Epic CLAS12361 20 Optional TB-2
Classics and Ancient History Options - choose 20 CP from:
Historical Survey: Ancient Greece CLAS10035 20 Optional TB-1
Historical Survey: Ancient Rome CLAS10036 20 Optional TB-2
Sculpture CLAS10037 20 Optional A TB-1
Thought CLAS10040 20 Optional D TB-2
Greek Language Level A1 CLAS12311 20 Optional TB-1
Greek Language Level A2 CLAS12312 20 Optional TB-2
Greek Language Level B1 CLAS12315 20 Optional BC TB-1
Greek Language Level B2 CLAS12316 20 Optional TB-2
Latin Language Level A1 CLAS12303 20 Optional TB-1
Latin Language Level B2 CLAS12308 20 Optional TB-2
Latin Language Level A2 CLAS12304 20 Optional F TB-2
Latin Language Level B1 CLAS12307 20 Optional TB-1
Historical Topic: The Hellenistic World CLAS10034 20 Optional TB-2
ENGLISH PATHWAY - students take:
One of:
Literature 1550-1740 ENGL10043 20 Optional E TB-2
Literature 1150-1550 ENGL10042 20 Optional A TB-1
You can choose to take both of the Literature units above or take only one and choose 20 CP from this list:
Critical Issues ENGL10017 20 Optional TB-1
Approaches to Poetry ENGL10039 20 Optional D TB-2
English Options - choose from above or from:
Texts in a Global Context ENGL10052 20 Optional C TB-1
Transformations ENGL10046 20 Optional C TB-1
HISTORICAL STUDIES PATHWAY - must take at least two from the following:
The Early Modern World: Europe and the Wider World HIST10065 20 Optional A TB-1
The Early Modern World: The British Isles HIST10063 20 Optional A TB-1
The Medieval World: The British Isles HIST10064 20 Optional D TB-2
The Medieval World: Europe and the Wider World HIST10066 20 Optional TB-2
Historical Studies Options - choose from the list above or from:
Approaching the Object HART10007 20 Optional C TB-1
Approaching the Past HIST13015 20 Optional TB-1
The American Century HIST10044 20 Optional TB-1
Slavery HIST10046 20 Optional E TB-2
War and Society HIST10045 20 Optional TB-1
Modern Revolutions HIST10067 20 Optional B TB-1
Gender in the Modern World HIST10069 20 Optional TB-2
'Fight the Power': Democracy and Protest HIST10068 20 Optional E TB-2
FILM PATHWAY - must take:
Filmmaking Fundamentals FATV10001 20 Optional A TB-1
Introduction to Film and Television Studies FATV10005 20 Optional B TB-1
Film Options:
Close-Up on Film FATV10002 20 Optional D TB-2
Close-Up on Television FATV10004 20 Optional E TB-2
French Pathway- Must Take;
French Language FREN10029 20 Optional TB-4
French Options
Representations of Francophone Cultures FREN10013 20 Optional TB-2
German Pathway- Mandatory for students with German A-Level
German Language 1 (Post A-level) GERM10009 20 Optional A TB-4
German Pathway- Mandatory for students without German A-Level
German Language 1 (ab initio) GERM19003 40 Optional TB-4
German Options:
German Literature and Film: Genres Texts Contexts GERM10035 20 Optional TB-1
Modern German Thought and Thinkers GERM10038 20 Optional TB-2
Language and Power: Introductions to German History GERM10039 20 Optional TB-2
Italian Pathway- Mandatory for students with Italian A-Level
Italian Language 1A (Post A-level) ITAL10001 20 Optional TB-4
Italian Pathway- Mandatory for students without Italian A-Level
Italian Language 1B (ab initio students) ITAL10002 40 Optional TB-4
Italian Options
Medieval and Renaissance Italy ITAL10034 20 Optional TB-1
Modern Italy ITAL10033 20 Optional TB-2
Portuguese Pathway- Mandatory for students with Portuguese A-Level
Portuguese Pathway- Mandatory for students without Portuguese A-Level
Portuguese Language HISP10302 40 Optional TB-4
Portuguese Options
Key Moments in Lusophone History and Culture HISP10015 20 Optional TB-1
Russian Pathway- Mandatory for students with Russian A-level
Russian Language (for qualified entrants) RUSS10036 20 Optional A TB-4
Russian Pathway- Mandatory for students without Russian A-level
Russian Language (ab initio) RUSS10001 40 Optional TB-4
Russian Options
Spanish Pathway- Mandatory for students with Spanish A-level
Spanish Language (Post A level) HISP10001 20 Optional TB-4
Spanish Pathway- Mandatory for students without Spanish A-level
Spanish Language (Ab-initio) HISP10116 40 Optional A TB-4
Spanish Options
The Making of the Hispanic World from 1492 to the present day HISP10014 20 Optional TB-1
Critical Concepts in the Study of the Hispanic World HISP10010 20 Optional TB-2
Music Pathway- Must Take:
Technical Studies I: Harmony and Harmonic Analysis MUSI10047 20 Optional A TB-4
And one of:
Music and Society 1 MUSI10061 20 Optional B TB-1
Music and Society 2 MUSI10060 20 Optional TB-2
Music Options
Practical studies: Performance MUSI10058 20 Optional CD TB-4
Composition MUSI10059 20 Optional D TB-4
RELIGION & THEOLOGY PATHWAY - must take:
Approaches to the Study of Religion THRS10030 20 Optional TB-1
And one of:
Living Religions East THRS10065 20 Optional TB-2
Living Religions West THRS10064 20 Optional TB-1
Religion & Theology Options - choose from above or from:
Issues in the Study of Religion THRS10031 20 Optional E TB-2
Introduction to Sanskrit I: Grammar THRS10017 20 Optional TB-1
Note that Sanskrit fulfils the language requirement of the Liberal Arts programme
PHILOSOPHY PATHWAY - must take:
One of:
Introduction to Philosophy A PHIL10005 20 Optional B TB-1
Introduction to Philosophy B PHIL10006 20 Optional E TB-2
And:
Logic and Critical Thinking PHIL10032 20 Optional TB-1
Philosophy Options - choose from above or from:
Readings in Value Theory PHIL10033 20 Optional TB-1
Knowledge and Reality PHIL10034 20 Optional TB-2
THEATRE PATHWAY - students must take:
Introduction to Performance Practices THTR10011 20 Optional TB-1
And one of:
Staging the Text THTR10006 20 Optional E TB-2
THEATRE OPTIONS - choose from defined list
Should students have credit points available once they have selected their pathway units then they may use these remaining credits to take optional units (within the Faculty of Arts) or may take Open Units (not totalling more than 20 credits) outside the Faculty of Arts.
Students are also able to select one of the 20 credit point MODL units
Classics of European Cinema MODL10010 20 Optional TB-2
Contemporary European Cinema MODL10009 20 Optional TB-1
Comparative Literature: What is it and how can we practise it? MODL10016 20 Optional TB-1
Music Pathway- Must Take:
Technical Studies I: Harmony and Harmonic Analysis MUSI10047 20 Optional A TB-4
And one of:
Music and Society 1 MUSI10061 20 Optional B TB-1
Music and Society 2 MUSI10060 20 Optional TB-2
Music Options
Practical studies: Performance MUSI10058 20 Optional CD TB-4
Composition MUSI10059 20 Optional D TB-4
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💰 Fees

Application Fee:

415 RMB

Tuition fee:

22,200 GBP per year

88,800 GBP in total

Entry Requirements

You are not eligible to apply to this program because:

The minimum age is 18.

English fluency is required.
You need to be either:
- A native English speaker
- Studied in English at high school or a degree
- Have passed IELTS level 6.5 or TOEFL 95 or above.

Minimum education level: Bachelor's.

The program is competitive, you need to have a high grades of Average A, 70%, or a high GPA.

All students from all countries are eligible to apply to this program.

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Required Documents:

  • Passport
  • Graduation certificate
  • Passport size photo
  • Official transcript
  • Personal statement
  • English certificate (You can take the English test online)
  • Guarantor letter
  • 2 Recommendation letters

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After you have been accepted you will receive your admissions letter electronically and asked to pay the non-refundable deposit to the university.

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