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This course offers a comprehensive study of modern and contemporary history, covering a range of topics including political, social, economic, and cultural developments in the UK and beyond. Students will gain a deep understanding of the key events, trends, and debates that have shaped our world over the past century, as well as the skills to analyze historical sources and interpret historical evidence. The course is ideal for students who are interested in exploring the complexities of the past and its relevance to contemporary society.
This course is suitable for students who have completed their secondary education and are interested in pursuing a degree in history. It is also open to students who have already completed some higher education but wish to switch to a history-related program. The course is delivered through a combination of lectures, seminars, workshops, and independent study, and students will have the opportunity to engage with a range of historical sources and artifacts.
Bangor University is an ideal choice for students interested in studying modern and contemporary history due to its excellent reputation for teaching and research in this field. The university's location in North Wales provides a unique context for studying the history of the region and its cultural heritage, while the course itself offers a broad range of topics and perspectives that will provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the subject. Additionally, Bangor University has a strong focus on student experience and support, which ensures that students have a fulfilling and successful time during their studies.
This course provides the opportunity to study British, European and American history from the modern period to the present day. Through the topics studied you will learn how to examine contemporary issues in their historical context, exploring the development of modern society and politics. You will delve deeper into more specialised topics, such as Nazi Germany or the Cold War. The essential skills of analysis, argument and communication acquired are highly valued by employers.
This course aims to develop your knowledge and understanding of a wide range of human History, concentrating on the period after 1750. It encourages you to take an analytical approach to the modern and contemporary eras, so that you can understand and contribute to historical controversies, and can understand ways in which the past is at least partly constructed in the present. It therefore hopes to train you intellectually so you can explain the relevance of the past in the present, understand the problems of interpreting written and other evidence, and gain skills of research, analysis, problem-solving, construction of argument and communication.
History is one of the most inspiring, dynamic and relevant subjects that can be studied at degree level, and so it is no surprise that History remains one of the most popular degree subjects in the UK. It has an established range of concerns, but it is always expanding and changing as it responds to new themes or ideas raised by other disciplines. It is also a very practical subject, and during your degree you will develop various transferable skills that employers value highly. Surveys consistently indicate that History graduates obtain employment more rapidly than graduates in many apparently more 'vocational' subjects.
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The 20 hours is total hours. It is not per job. If you hold multiple part-time jobs then the total hours of all the work you are doing added together.
During your degree you will learn through a variety of small-group seminar classes, fieldtrips, practical workshops, one-to-one tuition, and lectures of between 10 and 50 students. With key historic and World heritage sites on the doorstep, our location gives access to a rich resource of local heritage sites, monuments, and museums. From stately homes to slate quarries of epic proportions, this tremendous resource is an integral part of the course and used in our teaching through field trips and practical workshops to bring your learning to life.In the first year of your Modern and Contemporary History degree you will choose from a selection of modules that are intended to provide a flavour of the period after 1750. In the second and third year you will have a wide choice of more specialist and thematic modules with close consideration of original sources. This allows you to tailor your degree to your own interests. You will also research and write a dissertation on a topic of your choice in Year 3.
Module listings are for guide purposes only and are subject to change. Find out what our students are currently studying on the Modern and Contemporary History BA (Hons) Modules page.
Course content is for guidance purposes only and may be subject to change.
If you do not meet the English Language requirements to enter the International Incorporated Bachelors or the International Incorporated Masters, BUIC offers you a range of Pre-sessional English Programmes which you can take before you start these courses.
If you have an IELTS of 5.0 (with no component below 4.5), you will be offered a 6-week Pre-sessional English course immediately preceding your entry to the IYZ.
If you have an IELTS of 4.5 (with no component below 4.0), you will be offered a 12-week Pre-Sessional English course immediately preceding your entry to the IYZ.
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