History and Philosophy and Ethics BA (Hons)
Bath Spa University
Key Information
Campus location
Bath, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
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Full time
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Introduction
History and Philosophy and Ethics BA (Hons)
History
Our practical, applied History degree combines the academic study of history with skill-based modules. You could find yourself learning to write a funding application for one of your modules, pitching ideas to one of our partner organisations for another, and sifting through primary archival sources in a third.
You'll gain broad historical skills and expertise how to read historical texts; how to use a wide range of historical sources; how to discuss and debate historical subjects and concepts. You'll also learn to analyse, process information, make decisions, manage projects, network, collaborate, and work with experts inside and outside the University.
Philosophy and Ethics
Rather than teaching philosophy primarily as a history of ideas - although we do explore this we focus on the application of current philosophical thinking in contemporary settings and circumstances. You'll consider our responses to environmental crises, for example, or questions of identity, belonging, social justice and the interplay between the personal and the political.
We consider Western philosophical and ethical perspectives, and introduce you to the systems of thought of India and China. This mix of content and the inclusiveness of our approach make the Philosophy and Ethics course particularly distinctive, vital and compelling.
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Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the university website for more information.
Curriculum
History
Year one (Level 4) modules
- Europe and the World I: Encounters and Perspectives
- Europe and the World II: Revolution, Nationaism and Modernity
- Worlds of Ideas
- Narratives of Belonging
- Protest and Persuasion
- Thinking Together: Humanities in the 21st Century
Year two (Level 5) modules
- The Practice of History: Archives, Analysis, Evidence
- History Matters? The public, Politics and the Past
- How to do Things: Objects, People and Place
- Presenting the Past
- People, Politics and Belief in Early Modern Britain
- An Ungovernable People?
- Modern Empires and Global Exchanges
- Diaspora, Migration and Race
- Digital Humanities
- Working Together
Year three (Level 6) modules
- History Project
- Conflict and Community:;The Politics of Heritage
- The Past as Professional Practice: Archaeology, Museums and Heritage
- The City in Global Contexts
- People, the Past and the Environment
- Nation and Race in the Early Modern Atlantic World
- Propaganda, Censorship and Intelligence
- Suffrage, Status and Society
- From Decolonisation to Globalisation
Philosophy and Ethics
Year one (Level 4) modules
- Truth and Reality
- Ethics and Values
- Worlds of Ideas
- Thinking Together – Humanities in the 21st Century
Year two (Level 5) modules
- Ethics in the Contemporary World
- Asian Philosophies
- Ecology and Nature
- Digital Humanities
- Applying Philosophy
- Reading Philosophy
- Atheism and Unbelief
- Working Together
Year three (Level 6) modules
- Philosophy Project
- Asian Philosophies
- Ecology and Nature
- Utpoia and Dystopia
- Making Sex
- Life and Meaning
- Comparative Philosophy
Program Outcome
Program Intended Learning Outcomes
History
Historical knowledge Systematic historical knowledge, covering a number of different periods and places, themes and approaches, continuities and discontinuities.
The discipline of history Critical understanding and application of the theoretical and methodological approaches that underpin the study of history.
The use of sources The identification, interrogation, and critical analysis and synthesis of a variety of primary sources, including written, visual and material sources.
Uses of history Critical engagement with and reflection on the uses of history in the past and the present.
Interpretation Critical understanding of the complexity of reconstructing the past, and the problematic and varied nature of historical evidence and interpretation.
Philosophy and Ethics
Philosophical knowledge Systematic and comparative knowledge of the complexity of philosophical enquiry, argument and analysis that draws on a range of philosophical traditions.
Philosophical debates Systematic understanding and analysis of selected debates and theories in the study of philosophy,;and their application to contemporary issues, challenges and problems.
Ethical perspectives Detailed comparative understanding, interpretation and application of ethical concepts and theories from a transcultural perspective, using contemporary examples.
Theory and method Integration, evaluation and application of concepts, theory, methods from different philosophical traditions in support of independent analyses of a diverse range of issues and problems.
Reasoning and argument The ability to formulate, critique, defend and evaluate your own and others’ philosophical positions with clarity, precision and intellectual rigour, leading to a sustained and independent line of argument.
Work Experience and Placement Opportunities
As this is an applied course, there are opportunities throughout to use your knowledge, analysis and skills in a variety of different ways, including through project-related work inside and outside the University. The following modules have been explicitly designed to incorporate professional development, opportunities for working with external partners and placements of varying lengths and complexity. The University will support you in making the most of these opportunities, and in ensuring that they work for you in relation to the skills you want to develop, your ambitions and aspirations, and the needs of those with whom we work.
Program Tuition Fee
English Language Requirements
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