BA History_ Politics Programme Specification 2024-25

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2	Programme Specifications 2024-25
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5	Programme Title			BA (Hons) in History and Politics & BA (Hons) in History and Politics (with a Year Abroad)
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7	This document applies to students who commenced the programme(s) in:			September 2024			Award type			BA
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9	What level is this qualification?			Level 6			Length of programme			3 Years
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11	Mode of study (Full / Part Time)			Full Time
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13	Will the programme use standard University semester dates?			Yes			For York Online programmes, will standard dates for such programmes be used?			N/A
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15	Awarding institution			University of York			Board of Studies for the programme			History
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17	Lead department			History			Other contributing departments			Politics
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19	Language of study and assessment			English			Language(s) of assessment			English
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21	Is this a campus-based or online programme?			Campus-based
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23	Partner organisations
24	If there are any partner organisations involved in the delivery of the programme, please outline the nature of their involvement. You may wish to refer to the Policy on Collaborative Provision
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28	Reference points
29	Please state relevant reference points consulted in the design of this programme (for example, relevant documentation setting out PSRB requirements; the University's Frameworks for Programme Design (UG or PGT); QAA Subject Benchmark Statements; QAA Qualifications and Credit Frameworks).
30	This programme has been designed in accordance with the University's Institutional Framework for Taught Programme Design and Undergraduate Programme Design Policy, and QAA Subject Benchmark Statement for History.
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33	Credit Transfer and Recognition of Prior Learning
34	Will this programme involve any exemptions from the University Policy and Procedures on Credit Transfer and the Recognition of Prior Learning? If so, please specify and give a rationale
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38	Exceptions to Regulations
39	Please detail any exceptions to University Award Regulations and Frameworks that need to be approved (or are already approved) for this programme. This should include any that have been approved for related programmes and should be extended to this programme.
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43	Internal Transfers
44	Please use the boxes below to specify if transfers into / out of the programme from / to other programmes within the University are possible by indicating yes or no and listing any restrictions. These boxes can also be used to highlight any common transfer routes which it would be useful for students to know.
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46		Transfers in:	Yes, students may transfer into the programme at Stage One in accordance with University Regulations and fulfilling department entry requirements for History in common with UCAS entrants (e.g. previous historical study at A-level). Transfers will be dependent upon student numbers and available places.				Transfers Out	Yes, students may transfer out of the programme in accordance with University Regulations.
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49	Statement of Purpose
50	Please briefly outline the overall aims of the programme. This should clarify to a prospective student why they should choose this programme, what it will provide to them and what benefits they will gain from completing it.
51	In this exciting combined degree course you will explore how human society works now and in the past, and how the contemporary political landscape has been transformed by long term processes such as globalisation and imperialism. You will examine closely the historical origins of some of the most pressing contemporary issues – including security, human rights, poverty and environmental change - and their political implications. You will analyse the meaning of ideas such as freedom and democracy, and investigate the factors that have shaped society and culture around the world over time. Our innovative research-led approach makes this degree unique, and we pride ourselves on the world-leading quality of our teaching. You will be working alongside leading international experts engaged in cutting-edge research to make connections and comparisons about human society and culture across long periods of historical time and between very different parts of the globe. In your first year, you will gain a broad understanding of the core issues in history and politics. In subsequent years, you can tailor your degree to your own interests, choosing from a wide breadth of optional modules so that you can understand the relationship between historical processes and contemporary issues. You will gain the knowledge and the practical skills to play your part in tackling some of the world’s most important problems. You will develop the ability to undertake independent research and formulate persuasive arguments. You will be prepared for a variety of different careers, including government, the civil service, research and policy-making, international organisations and NGOs, business and the financial sector. We foster and promote values of tolerance, sustainability and inclusion. We will help you fulfil your potential and become a global citizen.
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53	If there are additional awards associated with the programme upon which students can register, please specify the Statement of Purpose for that programme. This will be most relevant for PGT programmes with exit awards that are also available as entry points. Use additional rows to include more than one additional award. Do not include years in industry / abroad (for which there are separate boxes).
54	Exit Award Title			Is the exit award also available as an entry point?	Outcomes: what will the student be able to do on exit with this award?				Specify the module diet that the student will need to complete to obtain this exit award
55	Certificate of Higher Education (CertHE)			Exit Award Only					The 120 credits of Stage One (in the combinations of modules outlined below in the programme structure)
56	Diploma of Higher Education (DipHE)			Exit Award Only					The 120 credits of Stage One (in the combinations of modules outlined below in the programme structure)
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58	Programme Learning Outcomes
59	What are the programme learning outcomes (PLOs) for the programme? (Normally a minimum of 6, maximum of 8). Taken together, these outcomes should capture the distinctive features of the programme and represent the outcomes that students progressively develop in the programme and achieve at graduation. PLOs should be worded to follow the stem 'Graduates will be able to...'
60	1	Communicate in-depth understandings of historical scholarship, and a sophisticated appreciation of the origin and use of different approaches to interpreting the past.
61	2	Approach problems in a critical and questioning fashion, including the evaluation of the arguments and analytical methods of others and the assessment of the value and significance of different forms of evidence.
62	3	Understand the origins, evolution and contemporary dynamics of politics.
63	4	Undertake independent research by constructing meaningful and productive research questions, applying appropriate theories and concepts, producing a research methodology, understanding sources in context, gathering and interpreting data and arriving at appropriate conclusions.
64	5	Demonstrate versatility in their ability to interpret and deploy a variety of information types, including digital resources, material culture, visual imagery, texts, databases and statistical information.
65	6	Convey ideas with clarity and precision and make sophisticated, distinctive and persuasive arguments based on evidence and the use of analytical frameworks.
66	7	Achieve goals by demonstrating initiative, self-organization, and time management in individual or collaborative work.
67	8	Use insights gained from the study of the factors that have shaped societies and their institutions across history, and around the world, to engage constructively and critically as global citizens with the political, cultural, social and ethical aspects of contemporary debates.
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69	Diverse entry routes
70	Detail how you would support students from diverse entry routes to transition into the programme. For example, disciplinary knowledge and conventions of the discipline, language skills, academic and writing skills, lab skills, academic integrity.
71	From the outset in Stage One in the S1 'Arguments and Analysis' and 'Political Analysis' modules the focus is on the transition to unversity level historical study. Each week of the AA module introduces students to a specific field of historiography as the vehicle to inculcate in students specific applicable skills, which we go through in ascending order of difficulty from academic reading and notetaking in week 1 through academic referencing and being in seminars in weeks 2 & 3 and structuring and planning essays, presentations and arguments (for assessment practice) in the remaining weeks. A key aspect to this introductory module is that all students must become familiar with the departments marking grade descriptors by which all their assessments are marked throughout their degree. The Academic Integrity Tutorial is part of the cumulative assessment for this module. The module's weekly skills content is also pegged to assessments in the other concurrent modules in Stage One, an integration to help students in their first forays into assessment and essay writing. The skills introduced in this module are developed in future core modules in Stages 1 & 2 at more advanced levels (a 'spiral curriculum') to prepare students for assessments that count to their final degree mark. There is an obvious and conscious skills integration across Stage 1 and into Stage 2 to help all students from diverse backgrounds, with module and workshop tutors monitoring any students who are struggling and giving further support and direction to other resources in the department and university such as the Academic Writing Centre.
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73	Inclusion
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75	Please confirm by ticking the box on the right that the design, content and delivery of the programme will support students from all backgrounds to succeed. This refers to the University's duties under the Equality Act 2010. You may wish to refer to the optional Inclusive Learning self-assessment tools to support reflection on this issue.										TRUE
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77	Employability
78	Please give a brief overview - no more than 5 sentences - of how the programmes helps develop students' employability. Your Faculty Employability Manager can help reflection on this issue. This statement will be used by Marketing as the basis for external content with respect to employability.
79	The Departments of History and Politics place employablity as a central concern in its programme design. The York Strengths programme and the skills focus of our core and option modules help students develop core competencies required in the workplace and encourage students to think beyond the university about their future careers and external engagements. Within every module at all stages is a cumulative journey to improve abilities in writing, argument, assessing evidence, independent research and working collaboratively in teams, qualities valued by all employers across a wide range of sectors into which our students successfully proceed.
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83	Are you offering any variations of this programme, such as additional years abroad or industry?
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85	Year abroad			TRUE		Will the year abroad programme be available directly via UCAS; for students to transfer in having entered the main programme; or both?				Direct entry
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87	Year in industry					Will the year in industry programme be available directly via UCAS; for students to transfer in having entered the main programme; or both?
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89	Year in enterprise			TRUE
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91	Placement year			TRUE
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94	Part-Time Structure (Normally PGT Only): For part-time variants of programmes, please use the box below to specify which modules will be taken in year 1 and which will be taken in year 2 (and so on if more than 2 years).
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