Undergraduate Degrees

BA History and History of Art ( VV13 )

UCAS Course Code:: VV13
Duration:: 3 years
Attendance:: Full Time
Award:: Degree of Bachelor of Arts
School of Study:: Art History and World Art Studies
Brochure:: World Art Studies and Museology Undergraduate Brochure (PDF)
Typical A-Level Offer:: AAB including a grade B in History

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This degree offers you an in-depth knowledge of both art and history, enabling you to explore these distinct yet deeply interrelated disciplines alongside each other through simultaneous study in the School of World Art Studies and the School of History. As such, this degree draws on the substantial resources of two renowned centres for excellent teaching in history and art history. You will study the two disciplines in parallel, taking modules in both Schools throughout the three years of your degree, but you may also weight your studies towards one or the other during the second and third years of your degree. Moreover, seminar modules offered by both Schools will help you to understand the changing relationship between art and history, whilst also equipping you with skills of archival and visual analysis essential to the proper study of the past. This degree therefore will therefore provide you with a wide-ranging and rigorous understanding of past lives and cultures, as they have been experienced and interpreted by historians and art historians alike.

The art-historical element of this degree covers art as it has been practiced in Europe and North America, as well as Asia, Africa, South America and the Pacific, from the prehistoric period through to the present day. The historical element consists of an extensive engagement with European, American and Russian history over a wide-ranging chronological span. Modules in art history include many opportunities to study works of art and artefacts first-hand, whether in the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, in Norwich and East Anglia, or in trips to London, Cambridge, and other cities in the UK and overseas.

The Course Structure

The degree combines teaching in small seminar groups with lecture modules, giving great flexibility and allowing you to put together a programme of study which reflects your own interests in the particular periods, regions and cultural issues. A spine of core modules running through the first and second years is designed to develop your understanding of both history and art history, and to explore the connections between them.

During the first year, lecture modules examine artistic techniques, materials and identities, as well as key themes and methods of interpretation in history and art history, whilst introducing you to the skills needed for the analysis of both artworks and historical sources. These are complemented by a range of seminar modules which address art and history in particular cultures and periods, and from which you may choose according to your interests. You may also take a language module.

The second-year lecture module focuses on different methodological approaches to art-historical analysis from the eighteenth century through to the most up-to-date theories. Second-year seminar modules (of which you will choose five from the wide range on offer in both Schools) allow you to develop your pre-existing interests in art and history, to explore new issues and periods in both disciplines, and to discover the connections between them.

Third-year teaching is entirely through small-group seminar modules which involve the advanced and in-depth study of particular issues, artefacts and events from the past. As in the first and second years, modules can be chosen according to your own interests, with interdisciplinary options enabling you to consider the relationship between history and art history. The 9,000-word dissertation, on an interdisciplinary topic of your own choice and supervised by a member of faculty in each School, represents an important part of the final year and introduces you to the skills of academic enquiry, research and writing needed for postgraduate study

Assessment

In most subject areas, you are assessed at the end of each year on the basis of coursework and, in some cases, project and examination results. In your final year, you will write a dissertation on a topic of your choice relating to history and the history of art, with the advice of supervisors from the two Schools. There is no final examination. Your final degree result is determined by the marks you receive in years two and three.

Course Organiser:Dr. Simon Dell

Why choose us Our teaching received a 96% satisfaction rate in both the 2012 National Student Survey and the 2013 Guardian University Guide league table.

Our students are able to study a wider range of artistic cultures, periods and forms than in any other art history department in the UK. The School is particularly renowned for its broad approach to art, encompassing ancient, medieval, Renaissance, baroque, modern and contemporary European art, American art, African art, Asian art and Pacific art. Staff, students and researchers in the School are interested in the history of art, as well as archaeology, anthropology, cultural heritage, and museum studies.We engage with all forms of visual and material creativity from oil painting, sculpture and drawing through to architecture, photography, video and installation art. We teach small groups of students in a friendly, supportive and open environment, supported by great facilities. This is why the Guardian University Guide consistently ranks us among the top departments in the UK for student satisfaction with teaching and feedback, for staff-student ratio and for the quality of student resources.

The School has a long-standing international reputation for excellence; ranked 1st in the UK for world-leading research in the latest Research Assessment Exercise, we are one of the most important and highly-rated History of Art departments in the UK. Our graduates go on to high profile posts in such prestigious institutions as the British Museum, V&A, Tate and Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, as well as leading History of Art departments, publishers and the commercial art world.

The School of Art History and World Art Studies is based in Norman Foster’s world-famous Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, an icon of modern design, which contains an astounding art collection with major internationally-renowned works by artists such as Francis Bacon, Edgar Degas, Jacob Epstein, Henry Moore and Pablo Picasso. Students work in close proximity to this collection, “perhaps the greatest resource of its type on any British campus” according to the Times Good University Guide.

95% of our History of Art graduates (and 88% of the School’s BA graduates overall) go on to work and/or postgraduate study within 6 months of graduating. We are therefore the highest-rated department in England (and joint first in the UK) for History of Art graduate prospects
100% of our History of Art graduates (and 97% of the School’s BA graduates overall) said they thought staff had made the subject interesting. This figure was matched by just one other History of Art department in England
Almost 90% of the School’s BA graduates said that they had received the advice and support they needed to do well in their studies, a figure exceeded by just two other History of Art departments in the UK. This is probably because – as the survey reveals – our students get more lectures, seminars, tutorials and general contact time with academic staff than students at many other leading History of Art departments in the UK
96% of our History of Art graduates said they had been provided with the IT resources they needed for their studies, a figure matched by just one other History of Art department in the UK
Finally, 94% of the School’s BA graduates overall said they were highly satisfied with the quality of their degree course, continuing our tradition of providing a first-class university education in History of Art as well as Archaeology, Anthropology, and Museum and Gallery Studies.

Compulsory Study (40 credits)

Students must study the following modules for 40 credits:

Name	Code	Credits
FORM AND FUNCTION	ART-1L08	20
Most art objects, artefacts and buildings are designed to serve a set of purposes. These may be straightforward and practical or very complex, elusive and difficult to account for. Drawing on a range of case studies from a broad geographical and chronological spectrum, this compulsory lecture module examines how use and function helps to explain why art objects, artefacts and buildings look the way they do. Building on this, the module then considers whether meaning is rooted in original, intended functions or in later changes in use or somewhere else entirely.
MAKERS AND MAKING	ART-1L05	20
A compulsory lecture programme which will serve as an introduction, first to the materials and processes of artistic creation, their physical and working properties and their social and symbolic meanings. Then it will look at the activities of artists, architects and artisans across time and space, their working roles, their changing status, their cultural representation and the myths which surround them.

Option A Study (40 credits)

Students will select 40 credits from the following modules:

Name	Code	Credits
ART AND MYTH IN INDIA	ART-1Z30	20
This module introduces students to the cultural heritage of India by establishing the links between the mythic narratives of the key religions, Buddhism and Hinduism, and their related artistic forms, sculpture, architecture and painting. The module traces the key debates on the emergence of the Buddhist emblems at the Sanchi stupa, a burial mound and site of pilgrimage in central India. Gaining familiarity with the core philosophical concepts of Hinduism, we will then assess how Hindu divinities become manifest through artistic practices and architectural forms, such as at the temple complexes of Elephanta and Khajuraho. The module will continue with debates on the mythology of the Devi (great goddess), and conclude with an analysis of anthropological and sociological approaches to the art and performative cultural traditions of rural and tribal communities in India.
BEGINNERS' ARABIC I	LCSU1OA1	20
This is the first part of a beginners' course in Arabic assuming no prior knowledge of the language. The module aims to develop the ability to use Arabic effectively in everyday practical situations with speakers of Arabic both in the UK and overseas. Cannot be taken by final-year LLT students. Alternative and additional slots may be available, depending on enrolment.
BEGINNERS' ARABIC II/IMPROVERS	LCSU1OA2	20
This is the second part of a beginners' course in Arabic following on from Beginners' Arabic I (LCSU1OA1). Students with a GCSE grade C or below (or equivalent experience) may join this module. Alternative slots may be available, depending on student numbers.
BEGINNERS' CHINESE I	LCSU1OC1	20
A beginners' course in Chinese assuming no prior knowledge of the language. The module aims to develop a basic knowledge of Chinese for practical communicative purposes in everyday situations with speakers of Chinese. Can be taken in any year, but not by final-year LLT students.
BEGINNERS' CHINESE II	LCSU1OC2	20
A continuation of the beginners' course in Chinese I (LCSU1OC1). Can be taken in any year, but not by final-year LCS students.
BEGINNERS' FRENCH I	LCSU1F11	20
A beginners' course in French assuming no, or very little, prior knowledge of the language. Can be taken in any year, but not by final-year LLT students. (NB: Alternative slots available depending on student numbers.) If you have GCSE or equivalent, you are not eligible. This is an intensive course designed to bring students to GCSE Level in two semesters. Much work is expected to be done at home, listening to tapes and grammar exercises, for consolidation.
BEGINNERS' FRENCH I (SPRING START)	LCSU1F14	20
This module is for students at beginners' level who have little or no prior experience of French. The module will develop students' reading, writing, listening and speaking skills. The aim is to equip students with the linguistic understanding of a number of real life situations, as well as the ability to communicate effectively in those situations. There will also be opportunities to explore aspects of the cultures where French is spoken. Particular emphasis is placed on acquiring a sound knowledge of grammar. This module has three contact hours per week.
BEGINNERS' FRENCH II	LCSU1F12	20
A continuation of the beginners' course in French (LCSU1F11). Can be taken in any year, but not by final-year LCS students. Students with a GCSE grade C or below (or equivalent experience) may join this module. LCS students in this category must then take Intermediate French I (LCSU2F95) to fulfil their 40-credit requirement. (Alternative slots may be available depending on student numbers). This module has three contact hours per week.
BEGINNERS' GERMAN I	LCSU1G11	20
A beginners' course in German assuming no prior knowledge of the language. Can be taken in any year, but not by final-year LLT students.
BEGINNERS' GERMAN II	LCSU1G12	20
A continuation of the beginners' course in German (LLTU1G11). Can be taken in any year, but not by final-year LLT students. Students with a GCSE grade B or below (or equivalent experience) may join this module. LLT students in this category must then take Intermediate German I (LLTU2G97) to fulfil their 40-credit requirement.
BEGINNERS' GREEK I	LCSU1OG1	20
A beginners' course in Greek assuming no prior knowledge of the language. Can be taken in any year, but not by final-year LLT students.
BEGINNERS' GREEK II	LCSU1OG2	20
A continuation of the beginners' course in Greek (LLTU1OG1). Can be taken in any year, but not by final-year LLT students. Students with a GCSE grade C or below (or equivalent experience) may join this module. LLT students in this category must then take Intermediate I to fulfil their 40-credit requirement.
BEGINNERS' ITALIAN I	LCSU1OI1	20
A beginners' course in Italian assuming no prior knowledge of the language. Can be taken in any year, but not by final-year LLT students. NB. Additional slots may be available depending on enrolment. Orals are arranged separately.
BEGINNERS' ITALIAN II	LCSU1OI2	20
A continuation of the beginners' course in Italian (LLTU1OI1). Can be taken in any year, but not by final-year LLT students. Students with a GCSE grade C or below (or equivalent experience) may join this module. LLT students in this category must then take Intermediate I to fulfil their 40-credit requirement. NB: Additional slots may be available depending on enrolment. Orals are arranged separately.
BEGINNERS' JAPANESE I	LCSU1OJ1	20
A beginners' course in Japanese assuming no prior knowledge of the language. Can be taken in any year, but not by final-year LLT students. Alternative groups may be available at C56 or D4DX depending on enrolment.
BEGINNERS' JAPANESE I (SPRING START)	LCSU1OJ4	20
This module is for students at beginners' level who have little or no prior experience of Japanese. The module will develop students' reading, writing, listening and speaking skills. The aim is to equip students with the linguistic understanding of a number of real life situations, as well as the ability to communicate effectively in those situations. There will also be opportunities to explore aspects of the cultures where Japanese is spoken. Particular emphasis is placed on acquiring a sound knowledge of grammar. This module has three contact hours per week.
BEGINNERS' JAPANESE II	LCSU1OJ2	20
A continuation of the beginners' course in Japanese (LLTU1OJ1). Can be taken in any year, but not by final-year LLT students. Students with a GCSE grade C or below (or equivalent experience) may join this module. LLT students in this category must then take Intermediate I to fulfil their 40-credit requirement. Alternative groups may be available at C56 or D4DX depending on enrolment.
BEGINNERS' RUSSIAN I	LCSU1OR1	20
A beginners' course in Russian assuming no previous knowledge of the language. Can be taken in any year, but not by final-year LLT students.
BEGINNERS' RUSSIAN II	LCSU1OR2	20
A continuation of the beginners' course in Russian (LLTU1OR1). Can be taken in any year, but not by final-year LLT students. Students with a GCSE grade C or below (or equivalent experience) may join this module. LLT students in this category must then take Intermediate Russian I (LLTU2OR1) to fulfil their 40-credit requirement.
BEGINNERS' SPANISH I	LCSU1H11	20
A beginners' course in Spanish assuming little or no prior knowledge of the language. Can be taken in any year, but not by final-year LLT students. (Orals are arranged separately.)
BEGINNERS' SPANISH I (SPRING START)	LCSU1H14	20
A repeat of module LCSU1H11 for those who wish to start their course in the Spring. This module is not available to LCS students.
BEGINNERS' SPANISH II	LCSU1H12	20
A continuation of LLTU1H11. Can be taken in any year, but not by final-year LLT students. Also available to otherwise qualified people at module organiser's discretion. LLT students in this category must then take Intermediate I to fulfil their 40-credit requirement. (Orals are arranged separately.)
EARLY ISLAM: TYPES, DYNAMICS AND DIFFUSION	ART-1Z04	20
This module provides an introduction to the architecture and arts of early Islam. It examines the beginnings of a new faith and state and the evolution of a new art and new architectural paradigms. The historical focus will be on the Umayyad and Abbasid periods, ranging across Asia, into Africa and west to southern Spain. Types, their evolution, variation and diffusion - in architecture, sculpture, mosaic, painting, textiles, books, silver plate, ceramics - will be introduced and interpreted. The theme of the module will be ongoing cultural formation and reformation through invention and the appropriation, assimilation and transformation of visual and material traditions across time.
FORM AND FUNCTION	ART-1L08	20
Most art objects, artefacts and buildings are designed to serve a set of purposes. These may be straightforward and practical or very complex, elusive and difficult to account for. Drawing on a range of case studies from a broad geographical and chronological spectrum, this compulsory lecture module examines how use and function helps to explain why art objects, artefacts and buildings look the way they do. Building on this, the module then considers whether meaning is rooted in original, intended functions or in later changes in use or somewhere else entirely.
INTERMEDIATE FRENCH I	LCSU2F95	20
This is an intermediate course in French and is intended for students who have enough pre-A-Level experience of French and wish to develop their knowledge to a standard comparable to A-Level. The module is made up of three elements, each taught for one hour per week: Reading Comprehension, Listening Comprehension, and Grammar. While the emphasis is on comprehension, the speaking and writing of French are also included. The module is not available to students with AS or A-Level French. This module can be taken in any year. (Alternative slots may be available depending on student numbers.)
INTERMEDIATE FRENCH II	LCSU2F96	20
A continuation of LCSU2F95. (Alternative slots may be available depending on student numbers.)
INTERMEDIATE GERMAN I	LCSU2G97	20
An intermediate course in German for students with German GCSE, O-Level or LLTU1G11/12. Includes revision of basic grammar and introduction of new grammar. Not available to students with AS- or A-Level German. Can be taken in any year.
INTERMEDIATE GERMAN II	LCSU2G98	20
A continuation of LLTU2G97. Open for students with AS-Level (below grade C).
INTERMEDIATE GREEK I	LCSU2OG1	20
An intermediate course in Greek for those students who have taken Beginners' Greek I and II or who have a GCSE in the language. This module aims to enable students to build on, and further enhance, existing reading, writing, speaking and listening skills. A key component is the exploration of themes that develop interculturality. Specific aspects of language are revisited and consolidated at a higher level. The emphasis lies on enhancing essential grammar notions and vocabulary areas in meaningful contexts, whilst developing knowledge of contemporary life and society that focuses on culture and current affairs.
INTERMEDIATE GREEK II	LCSU2OG2	20
A continuation of the intermediate course in Greek (LCSU2OG1). This module has three contact hours per week.
INTERMEDIATE RUSSIAN I	LCSU2OR1	20
An intermediate course in Russian for those students who have taken Beginners' Russian I and II or who have a GCSE in the language. This module aims to enable students to build on, and further enhance, existing reading, writing, speaking and listening skills. A key component is the exploration of themes that develop interculturality. Specific aspects of language are revisited and consolidated at a higher level. The emphasis lies on enhancing essential grammar notions and vocabulary areas in meaningful contexts, whilst developing knowledge of contemporary life and society that focuses on culture and current affairs. This module has three contact hours per week.
INTERMEDIATE RUSSIAN II	LCSU2OR2	20
A continuation of the intermediate course in Russian (LCSU2OR1). This module has three contact hours per week.
INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I	LCSU2H11	20
An intermediate course in Spanish for those with no more than GCSE, O-Level or Beginners' Spanish. Begins with an intensive revision of Indicative Mood. Can be taken in any year. 3 hours per week. Orals are arranged separately. Alternative slots available depending on student numbers.
INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II	LCSU2H12	20
A continuation of LLTU2H11. Alternative slots available depending on student numbers.
INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY	ART-1P62	20
This unit presents an overview of the history of anthropological thought and practice in the twentieth century. It will examine various anthropological approaches in chronological order, exemplifying each of the approaches by means of key monographs. This unit is compulsory for V0L0 students and complements ART-1P61.
INTRODUCTION TO ARCHAEOLOGY	ART-1P61	20
As a wide-ranging introduction to archaeology, this unit examines the theory and methodology of the discipline and its interrelationships with anthropology. Case studies are drawn from around the world. This unit is compulsory for V0L0 students and complements ART-1P62.
INTRODUCTION TO ART HISTORY	ART-1A09	20
This module provides an introduction to the academic study of art history by looking at how writers primarily in the European tradition have sought to analyse, record and evaluate works of art. We will examine texts from ancient Rome to the 20th century, and consider how accounts of artists�� lives, descriptions of art works and attempts to trace a historical development of art have all informed the way that art historians think about their subject. In this seminar, we will also consider the problems of relating texts to visual art and ask what themes are relevant to art historians today.
INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE I	LCSU1OB1	20
A beginners' course in British Sign Language assuming no prior knowledge of the language. It is designed to provide students with basic training in communication with deaf people and an awareness of life in the deaf world. Teaching and learning strategies include the use of conversation, role play, dialogue and video work. Assessment is based on a number of sign language tasks and tests plus one short essay. Can be taken in any year. Alternative groups may be available depending on student numbers. Students will have to attend one of the groups which will be taught on Mondays, 10.00 am - 12.30 pm (B2B3E4), 1.30 pm - 4.00 pm (C5C6C7) or 5.00 pm - 7.30 pm ( A910EY), subject to student enrolment/timetables.
INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE I (SPRING START)	LCSU1OB4	20
A beginners' course in British Sign Language assuming no prior knowledge of the language. It is designed to provide students with basic training in communication with deaf people and an awareness of life in the deaf world. Teaching and learning strategies include the use of conversation, role play and dialogue. Assessment is based on a number of sign language tasks and tests plus one short essay. Can be taken in any year. Alternative groups may be available depending on student numbers. These groups would be taught on Mondays from 10.00 - 12.30 pm (B2B3E4) or 5.00 - 7.30 pm ( A9A10EY) subject to student enrolments.
INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE II	LCSU1OB2	20
A continuation of Introduction to British Sign Language I (LCSU1OB1). Alternative groups may be available depending on student numbers. Students will have to attend one of the groups which will be taught on Mondays at any of the following timeslots: 10.00 am - 12.30 pm (B2B3E4), 1.30 pm - 4.00 pm (C5C6C7) and 5.00 pm - 7.30 pm (A9A10EY), subject to student enrolment/timetables.
INTRODUCTION TO GALLERY AND MUSEUM STUDIES	ART-1Z12	20
This module introduces some of the key concepts and tenets underpinning galleries and museums. The first half of the module reviews the history of galleries and museums and examines the ways in which society impacts upon the structure and objectives of institutions that display art and objects. The second half of the module considers the reverse process: the ways in which museums and galleries engage visitors with their activities and their displays.
INTRODUCTION TO MODERNISM, RUSSIA C. 1910-1932	ART-1P52	20
This unit introduces some of the key concepts of modernism (such as 'abstraction','construction' and 'primitivism') by examining a range of material produced in Russia in the early part of the 20th century - painting, sculpture and architecture, and also design, photography and photomontage. The unit examines the work of Natalya Goncharova, Kazimir Malevich, Vladimir Tatlin and Aleksandr Rodchenko amongst others.
LEARNING FROM OBJECTS	ART-1S03	20
The aim of this module is to convey some of the basic principles, methods and problems involved in studying artefacts and art objects, be they small or large, two or three-dimensional. The module draws on the visual and architectural resources of Norwich and the Sainsbury Collection. It is taught by a series of lectures, group discussions and presentations.
MAKERS AND MAKING	ART-1L05	20
A compulsory lecture programme which will serve as an introduction, first to the materials and processes of artistic creation, their physical and working properties and their social and symbolic meanings. Then it will look at the activities of artists, architects and artisans across time and space, their working roles, their changing status, their cultural representation and the myths which surround them.
MODERN JAPANESE LANGUAGE HONOURS 2/I	LCSU2J01	20
This semester-long Japanese language module is compulsory for all second-year Single Honours Japanese students. Its aim is to build up language proficiency and cultural awareness of Japan.
MODERN JAPANESE LANGUAGE HONOURS 2/II	LCSU2J02	20
This semester-long module is compulsory for all second-year Japanese Honours students. Its aim is to build up language proficiency and cultural awareness of Japan.
POST A LEVEL SPANISH LANGUAGE 2/I	LCSU2H21	20
This semester-long Spanish language module is compulsory for all second-year Single Honours Spanish students as well as being an option for any student who has done Post-A-Level Spanish Language I. Its aim is to build up language proficiency and cultural awareness of Spain and Latin America. (Alternative groups may be available depending on student numbers.)
POST A LEVEL SPANISH LANGUAGE 2/II	LCSU2H22	20
This semester-long module is compulsory for all second-year Spanish Honours students as well as being an option for any student who has done Post A-Level Spanish language 2/I (or equivalent). Its aim is to build up language proficiency and cultural awareness of Spain and Latin America. For one of the three weekly contact hours, students will be able to choose either Translation or Business as an option. (Alternative groups may be available depending on student numbers.)
POST A-LEVEL FRENCH LANGUAGE 1/I	LCSU1F21	20
A Post A-Level module designed to develop overall competence, with emphasis on grammatical accuracy and on the promotion of autonomous learning and transferable skills. Consisting of a lecture, one hour oral, and two hours of 'travaux diriges' in small groups for which extra slots are available. Not available to French native speakers or those with equivalent competence.
POST A-LEVEL FRENCH LANGUAGE 1/II	LCSU1F22	20
A continuation of module LCSU1F21.
POST A-LEVEL FRENCH LANGUAGE 2/I	LCSU2F01	20
This French Honours language module is compulsory for all second-year Single Honours French students. It is designed to build up linguistic proficiency, cultural knowledge and learning skills in preparation for the Year Abroad. Activities focus on promoting self-direction in language learning, and draw on a variety of resources, including electronic resources, for in-class, self-access and group project work (oral, aural, written). Seminars are taught in French. (Alternative groups will be available for seminars.)
POST A-LEVEL FRENCH LANGUAGE 2/II	LCSU2F02	20
This module is the continuation of the Post A-Level French Language 2/I module (LCSU2F01) and is compulsory for all second year French Honours students. There is a core element to this module which takes up the objectives of LCSU2F01 in a translation hour (D2 or E3) and a year abroad preparation oral class. There are three additional strands. Each student will take one of these strands: i) Introduction to Interpreting (obligatory for Q9R8 students) (A3B4), ii) French Law and Society (C3D4) or, iii) French for Business (obligatory for R9N2 students) (A7*A8). Non-Q9R8 and non-R9N2 students will be asked to state a preference in the Autumn semester.
POST A-LEVEL GERMAN LANGUAGE 1/I	LCSU1G21	20
A basic module in post A-Level German (also open for students with AS-Level grade A) consisting of revision and extension of selected areas of advanced grammar and reading and discussion of newspaper articles. Its aim is to develop competence in all areas of spoken and written German. This module is not available to native speakers or those with equivalent competence.
POST A-LEVEL GERMAN LANGUAGE 1/II	LCSU1G22	20
A continuation of post A-Level German I consisting of revision and extension of selected areas of advanced grammar and reading of texts and discussion of relevant topics. Its aim is to develop competence in all areas of spoken and written German. Not available to native speakers or those with equivalent competence.
POST A-LEVEL JAPANESE LANGUAGE 1/I	LCSU1J21	20
A Post A-Level module designed to develop overall competence, with emphasis on grammatical accuracy and on the promotion of autonomous learning and transferable skills. It aims to enable students to build on, and further enhance, existing reading, writing, speaking and listening skills.
POST A-LEVEL JAPANESE LANGUAGE 1/II	LCSU1J22	20
A continuation of module LCSU1J21. This module is not available to native speakers or those with equivalent competence.
POST A-LEVEL SPANISH 1/I	LCSU1H21	20
An advanced course in Spanish for students with Spanish A-Level, Intermediate Spanish (LCSU2H11 & 12), or any other equivalent qualification. This module can be taken in any year. (Alternative slots may be available depending on student numbers.) Orals are arranged separately. This module is not available to native speakers or those with equivalent competence.
POST A-LEVEL SPANISH 1/II	LCSU1H22	20
A continuation of module LCSU1H21. This module is not available to native speakers or those with equivalent competence.
RENAISSANCE PAINTING AND CULTURAL EXCHANGES IN EUROPE	ART-1Z18	20
This module explores the various ways in which patrons and painters negotiated and exchanged ideas, values and conventions of practice across Western Europe in the course of the fifteenth century. In particular, we will examine cultural links between the territories ruled by the Dukes of Burgundy in Northern France and Low Countries and the republics and courts of the Italian peninsular. The focus will be on the visual analysis and comparative interpretation of painted images and on the reading and discussion of primary written sources.
THE ARTS OF EMPIRE: SPAIN 1580-1665	ART-1Z20	20
In 1580, when the Spanish and Portuguese crowns were united, the Hispanic peninsula became the centre of a wide-reaching Empire, spread across Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas. This module considers the impact that this imperial venture had on art production and art consumption in Spain itself. In terms of artists, we will consider works by, amongst others, El Greco, Peter Paul Rubens, Francisco de Zurbaran and Diego de Velaquez. But we also focus on ecclesiastical and royal patrons and collectors to explore how art was used at the centre of the first great European colonial Empire.

Option B Study (20 credits)

Students will select 20 credits from the following modules:

Name	Code	Credits
INTRODUCTION TO EARLY MODERN STUDIES	HIS-1A15	20
This module introduces key themes in early modern history: witchcraft, gender, rebellion, religious conflict, the reformation, warfare, state formation and other key aspects of the period 1500-1750.
INTRODUCTION TO MEDIEVAL HISTORY	HIS-1A13	20
This module is designed to provide an introduction to medieval history both for first year historians and students from other schools. It surveys the history of medieval Europe, including England, from c.1000 to 1300, and also examines some literature, art, and architecture from the period. The module also aims to introduce students to a range of primary sources, including some of the physical remains to be found in East Anglia.

Option C Study (20 credits)

Students will select 20 credits from the following modules:

Name	Code	Credits
THE HOLOCAUST IN HISTORY	HIS-1A26	20
In the last twenty years there has been a sustained and remarkable growth of historical and public interest in the ��Holocaust��. The proliferation of academic work on all aspects of the history of the Holocaust, accompanied more recently by a burgeoning scholarship on genocide in general, has been matched by an enormous output of ��private�� and ��public�� history, from memoirs and recollections by ��survivors�� to films and documentaries, websites of all kinds and the official commemoration of the Holocaust in museums, exhibitions and days of remembrance. The Holocaust has thus been transformed from a specialised branch field of historical enquiry into a contemporary cultural phenomenon. This module encourages you to reflect critically on this phenomenon by setting the history of the Holocaust into its wider context. This will involve study of: the history of the persecution of the Jews since the Middle Ages; the changing nature of antisemitism in Europe over the centuries; the emergence of a racial-political antisemitism at the end of the 19th century; the impact of the First World War on attitudes to minorities and on the propensity for more violent assertions of nationhood; Nazi practices of isolation, Aryanisation, deportation and ghettoisation; the German war of racial annihilation in the East and the implementation of the ��Final Solution��; the experience, motivations and psychology of the ��ordinary�� perpetrator; the testimony of those who survived the Holocaust; the relationship of the Holocaust to other genocides; the challenges of representing and teaching the Holocaust. The module will therefore enable you to reflect more widely on what history is, how we do it, and why we do it; on the methods one can use, the questions one can ask, the variety of sources one can tackle and why history matters.
WITCHCRAFT, MAGIC AND BELIEF IN EARLY MODERN EUROPE	HIS-1A22	20
This module looks at the changing character of magical belief between the late medieval period and the early industrial revolution. It pays particular attention to: gender; popular culture; sexual politics; drama; witchcraft; and the cultural, social and intellectual world of early modern communities.

Compulsory Study (20 credits)

Students must study the following modules for 20 credits:

Name	Code	Credits
CATEGORIES AND CONCEPTS	ART-2L06	20
This compulsory lecture module examines how artefacts are approached in the different disciplines of archaeology, anthropology and art history. This examination is conducted by exploring the histories of the various disciplines in order to reveal how they have developed their procedures and conceptual tools.

Option A Study (40 credits)

Students will select 40 credits from the following modules:

Name	Code	Credits
ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELD METHODS	ART-2Q14	20
THIS MODULE IS COMPULSORY FOR VOLO/VOLX STUDENTS. The aim of this module is to provide students interested in archaeology with a good grounding in field practice. This predominantly practical module will be taught mostly at the offices of Norfolk Archaeology Unit and you will have the opportunity to gain experience of archaeological fieldwork on an archaeological excavation or survey. You will learn what happens to the material that is amassed from archaeological fieldwork and how archaeologists build up a picture of how people lived in the past from the things they left behind.
ART AND ARCHITECTURE IN VENICE	ART-2V08	20
The module prepares for the study of Venetian art and architecture undertaken in Venice for ten days in the co-requisite unit ART-2V10.
ARTS OF THE BOOK & DISPLAY OF LITERACY IN THE 1ST MILLENNIUM	ART-2Q01	20
Literacy and writing were among the most enduring legacies of the Roman world. This unit will look at how script was used, particularly in conjunction with images in Late Antiquity and the early Middle Ages. It will consider the birth and evolution of the codex, the modern book and the development of new traditions of writing, illustration and decoration, in the book and in other media, in both religious and secular contexts. Issues considered will include manufacture, materials, scribes and scriptoria, text and image, the illuminated initial letter and the display of literacy.
CATEGORIES AND CONCEPTS	ART-2L06	20
This compulsory lecture module examines how artefacts are approached in the different disciplines of archaeology, anthropology and art history. This examination is conducted by exploring the histories of the various disciplines in order to reveal how they have developed their procedures and conceptual tools.
CONCEALING AND REVEALING: ANCESTORS, SPIRITS AND KINGS	ART-2Z38	20
This module investigates what is represented in African art objects. Sometimes what is revealed by objects when in use is secondary in importance to what is concealed. The external agencies which motivate and empower objects may often lie in the domain of spirits. Kings themselves are often also regarded as spirits. How does that come through in the regalia kings wear, the places they live in and their decorative schemes? The module examines figural sculpture, the arts of divination and masquerade, shrines and funerary monuments. African Islam and Christianity are examined as further arenas for artistic and architectural expression. The final sessions look at the body as a site of artistic intervention and particularly at how it comes to articulate the complexities of identity in contemporary contexts.
CONTEMPORARY GALLERY AND MUSEUM STUDIES	ART-2Z13	20
The issues facing galleries and museums in contemporary times are many: issues to do with the status of collections, their display, questions of finance and audiences, acquisitions and in certain circumstances disposal and repatriation in the case of objects from overseas. This module examines these questions in detail, focusing on a number of case studies to provide a detailed understanding.
DISPLAYING THE PAST	ART-2Z30	20
Most, if not all, art galleries and museums are inherently engaged with the past. The choices they make about what to display, and how to display it, have been influential in shaping the interpretation of both distant and more recent periods and cultures. How have museums and galleries used the past to make statements about their own societies - consciously or not? This module will use both historical and present-day case studies to explore this question and related issues. Although the module focuses in particular on antiquities and the ancient world, the range of potential topics is broad.
ERASMUS SEMESTER ABROAD	ART-2E01	60
A semester abroad at an approved university within the Erasmus network.
ERASMUS SEMESTER ABROAD	ART-2E02	60
A semester abroad at an approved university within the Erasmus network.
ERASMUS YEAR ABROAD	ART-2E0Y	120
A study year abroad at an approved university within the Erasmus network.
FIELDWORK, ART AND ARCHITECTURE IN VENICE	ART-2V10	20
The study of Venetian art and architecture undertaken in Venice for ten days following preparation in the co-requisite module ART-2V08. As a guide, at current figures we expect the trip to cost in the region of 800 pounds.
IMAGE, WORD AND MODERNITY IN BRITAIN, c.1800-1918	ART-2Z17	20
In this module, we will examine the interaction between the visual and the verbal in British culture during the nineteenth century, looking at images and/or texts produced by William Blake, the Pre-Raphaelite circle, Algernon Swinburne, Edward Burne-Jones, the English social realists, James McNeill Whistler, Aubrey Beardsley and Oscar Wilde, Walter Sickert, the Bloomsbury group and artists/poets of the First World War. In turn, we will consider the ways in which art historians, poets, novelists, literary critics and theorists have considered the often-vexed relationship between image and word. Thus, while largely chronological in form the course requires students to engage with the theoretical and critical literature on image/word relations, and considers issues such as the title, the calligram, ekphrasis, visual humour and the aesthetics of texts.
INDIGENOUS ARTS AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES	ART-2Z28	20
This module begins by analysing what is meant by Indigenous arts and peoples. In particular, we shall consider the link between the anthropology of art and Indigenous identity. The module continues by examining issues related to the interpretation of indigenous arts in wide-ranging geographic and cultural contexts from North America, to India and Australia. It then questions Indigenous peoples' engagement with notions of ethnicity and heritage, as well as the formation of an 'Indigenous media' through film-making. The module aims to foster an inter-disciplinary approach.
INTRODUCTION TO JAPANESE ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY	ART-2Z36	20
Building on the Japanese holdings of the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, the module will survey major developments in ceramics, lacquer, metallurgy, sculpture, architecture, painting and photography. Cross-cutting themes will include links between ancient and modern, with northeast Asia and beyond, connoisseurship, collecting and exhibiting Japan's artistic and archaeological heritage. The course offers students a comprehensive introduction to the fascinating art and archaeology of the Japanese archipelago, from Heian to Edo, from Okinawa to Hoddaido, and from the stone age to the contemporary.
MATERIAL WORLDS	ART-2X89	20
Recent research in archaeology and anthropology has begun to reframe questions posed by the study of material culture. This module introduces some contemporary archaeological and anthropological perspectives on art and material culture. Case studies are drawn from around the world. This module is compulsory for V0L0 and V0LX students. It is taught jointly by an archaeologist and an anthropologist.
NORTH AMERICA /AUSTRALASIA COMPULSORY YEAR ABROAD	ART-2AOY	120
Year abroad in North America or Australasia. Reserved for students on V354U1 and VOLXU1.
THE ANTHROPOLOGICAL HISTORY OF THE BLACK ATLANTIC	ART-2Z29	20
This module is an interdisciplinary approach to the cultural history of the African Diaspora to the Americas, mainly Latin America and the Caribbean. It follows a chronological sequence from the rise of slave trade, the formation of creolized societies, and the fight for freedom to the contemporary discussions around African heritage in the Americas. Drawn from the most updated and authoritative scholarship on the connections between West Africa and the Americas, the course aims to discuss the dynamics of transposed cultures and the reconstruction of meanings about ancestorhood, ethnicity, heritage, gender relations and religious authority in the context of the formation of new socialities.
VISUAL AND VERBAL IN MEDIEVAL CULTURE	ART-2X90	20
The focus of this module is two-fold. Its interdisciplinary range encourages students to consider the potential of both verbal and visual forms of representation, meanwhile developing a sense of the variety of medieval culture. Some sessions address medieval modes of thought and representation, such as narratives, discourses and allegories; others focus on major objects such as the Bayeux Tapestry and the Song of Roland. The module is co-taught by faculty from ART and LIT. No previous experience of medieval studies is required.
VISUAL DISPLAY	ART-2L05	20
This module examines the variety of ways in which visual displays operate - displays such as, for example, public rituals and art exhibitions. It investigates the many factors influencing how we are presented with and respond to artefacts and art objects. To do this, the module is structured around a series of historical and contemporary case studies drawn from around the world. The central aim is to promote and develop a critical awareness of the issues and complexities surrounding past and present visual displays.
WORLD ARCHITECTURE? RETHINKING THE 'BAROQUE' THROUGH JESUIT CHURCHES	ART-2Z25	20
A recent exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum proposed that the 'Baroque' style was a world-wide phenomenon, the first of its kind. But is that really so? And what issues and problems arise when art-historical enquiries are structured by a (putatively) global notion of style? If we are to study global phenomena, is style in fact a helpful art-historical category at all? To test such questions, this module focuses on one type of building, churches, erected in great numbers for one of the first truly global institutions, the Jesuit order. From the middle of the sixteenth century and for the following two hundred years, this order of Roman Catholic missionaries presided over the building and decoration of churches in places as diverse as Rome, Venice, Antwerp, Paris, Munich, Madrid, Lima, Beijing and Goa. Moreover, for art historians in the early twentieth century, the Jesuits were closely associated with the coming of the 'Baroque'; this is what makes them into an ideal case-study for addressing the above questions. The module thus investigates the relationship between style, architecture, agency and institutional patronage but on a truly global scale.

Option B Study (40 credits)

Students will select 40 credits from the following modules:

Name	Code	Credits
ANGLO-SAXON ENGLAND, C. 500-1066	HISH2A93	20
This is a general survey module of the history of England from the arrival of the English in Britain in the fifth century until the end of the eleventh century and the conquest by the Normans. We shall cover topics such as the conversion of the English in the seventh century, the domination of England by Mercia in the eighth century, the Viking invasions and the reign of Alfred the Great, the emergence of Wessex as the dominant force in England in the tenth century, the conquest of England by the Danes in the eleventh century and the Norman Conquest of England.
ANGLO-SAXON ENGLAND, C. 500-1066 (CW)	HISH2A93C	20
This unit is a coursework-only version of HISH2A93C ANGLO-SAXON ENGLAND, c. 500-1066 and is available only to non-HIS and Visiting students.
CONSPIRACY AND CRISIS IN EARLY MODERN ENGLAND	HISH2H08	20
Assassination. Foreign invasion. Revolt and rebellion. Political and religious plots loomed large and posed a constant threat in Early Modern England. Conspiracy was not simply an imagined threat nor did it exist in theory; it was a social and political reality that elicited fear, shaped policies and gave rise to self-fulfilling prophecies. Did the greatest threat of subversion come from popular uprisings, foreign invasion or from the heart of the British government? From Mary, Queen of Scots and the Gunpowder Plot to the hidden agenda of Charles I, this module will survey a series of popular, elite and royalist conspiracies. Moving behind official narratives, it will draw on a host of resources to investigate alternative explanations for crisis over power, authority and legitimacy during this period. Each conspiracy will provide and point of entry into broader changes in early modern society as the crown and commons reimagined and realigned political, religious and social boundaries.
CONSPIRACY AND CRISIS IN EARLY MODERN ENGLAND (CW)	HISH2H08C	20
Assassination. Foreign invasion. Revolt and rebellion. Political and religious plots loomed large and posed a constant threat in Early Modern England. Conspiracy was not simply an imagined threat nor did it exist in theory; it was a social and political reality that elicited fear, shaped policies and gave rise to self-fulfilling prophecies. Did the greatest threat of subversion come from popular uprisings, foreign invasion or from the heart of the British government? From Mary, Queen of Scots and the Gunpowder Plot to the hidden agenda of Charles I, this module will survey a series of popular, elite and royalist conspiracies. Moving behind official narratives, it will draw on a host of resources to investigate alternative explanations for crisis over power, authority and legitimacy during this period. Each conspiracy will provide and point of entry into broader changes in early modern society as the crown and commons reimagined and realigned political, religious and social boundaries. This module is only available to non-HIS and visiting students.
EARLY MEDIEVAL EUROPE	HISH2B13	20
This module focuses on the geographical area covered by the Carolingian Empire - that is, the modern territorial units of France, Germany, Italy, and the Benelux countries. It begins in the late sixth century with the Merovingian dynasty and ends with the reform of the Papacy and the first crusade at the end of the 11th century.
EARLY MEDIEVAL EUROPE (CW)	HISH2B13C	20
This unit is a coursework-only version of HISH2B13 EARLY MEDIEVAL EUROPE and is available only to non-HIS and Visiting students.
FROM AGINCOURT TO BOSWORTH: ENGLAND IN THE WARS OF THE ROSES	HISH2B18	20
Through a close examination of the lives and reigns of four very different monarchs this unit investigates the workings of kingship and high politics in one of the most turbulent periods of English History (1415-1485). New interpretations of the Wars of the Roses, as well as original source material, will be studied.
FROM AGINCOURT TO BOSWORTH: ENGLAND IN THE WARS OF THE ROSES	HISH2B18C	20
This module is a coursework-only version of HISH2B18 FROM AGINCOURT TO BOSWORTH: ENGLAND IN THE WARS OF THE ROSES and is available only to non-HUM and Visiting students.
HERITAGE AND PUBLIC HISTORY	HISH2H05	20
Public history is history in the public sphere, whether in museums and galleries, heritage sites and historic houses, radio and television broadcasting, film, popular history books, or public policy within government. In the UK, it is a new and burgeoning area of academic interest and debate. The central challenge and task of public history is making history relevant and accessible to its audience of people outside academia, whilst adhering to an academically credible historical method. This module explores the theory and practice of public history in heritage, broadcasting and publication. The first half of the module considers the principles of visitor interpretation, museology and curatorship, asking questions such as, how is the past used? What is authenticity? What decisions are made in the presentation and interpretation of museums and historic houses? Must public – or popular – history mean ‘dumbing down’, or can we satisfy the public’s curiosity about the past in a way that also satisfies us as historians? The second half of the module seriously engages with the challenge of how to represent history in television documentaries, radio broadcasts, mainstream cinema, in the making of public policy, and as popular history or historical fiction. Outside speakers – chosen from curators, interpreters, producers, and popular historians and broadcasters – will lecture as part of this course. The course will also involve a field trip to Hampton Court Palace.
IMPERIAL RUSSIAN AND SOVIET HISTORY 1861, - 1941	HISH2D89C	20
This module is a coursework-only version of HISH2D89 IMPERIAL RUSSIAN AND SOVIET HISTORY and is available only to non-HIS and Visiting students.
IMPERIAL RUSSIAN AND SOVIET HISTORY, 1861-1945	HISH2D89	20
This module examines some of the main themes in Russian history between the Emancipation of the Serfs and the outbreak of the Second World War. We will look at the nature of industrialisation and the peasant economy, the autocracy and its fall in 1917, the revolutionary movement and the nationalities question. We will then examine how the Revolution of 1917 changed the state and the ways in which the Communists attempted to change society before 1929. We conclude by examining the country during the era of the five year plans and the impact of the Stalinist system on the Soviet Union before the outbreak of world war.
LANDSCAPE I: STRUCTURES OF LANDSCAPE	HISH2A51	20
This unit will examine the development of the English landscape from early prehistoric times to the late Saxon period. We will examine the field archaeology of the Neolithic, Bronze and Iron Ages, discuss in some detail the landscapes of Roman Britain, and assess the nature of the Roman/Saxon transition. We will then investigate the development of territorial organisation, field systems and settlement patterns during the Middle and later Saxon periods. The unit provides an introduction to archaeological theory and methods, as well as giving a broad overview of the development of society, economy and environment in the period before the Norman Conquest.
LANDSCAPE I: STRUCTURES OF LANDSCAPE	HISH2A51C	20
This unit is a coursework-only version of HISH2A51 LANDSCAPE I and is available only to non-HIS and Visiting students.
LANDSCAPE II (CW)	HISH2A52C	20
This unit will examine the development of the English countryside from late Saxon times into the eighteenth century. Topics covered will include medieval settlement and field systems, medieval and post medieval earthworks, woods and wood-pastures, enclosure, walls and hedges, the archaeology of houses, and vernacular houses. There will be a substantial practical component to the unit, involving the analysis of earthworks, hedges and woods, early maps and aerial photographs.
LANDSCAPE II : BUILT AND SEMI-NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS	HISH2A52	20
This module will examine the development of the English countryside from late Saxon times into the eighteenth century. Topics covered will include woods and wood-pastures, enclosure, walls and hedges, the archaeology of churches and vernacular houses. There will be a substantial practical component to the module, involving the analysis of buildings, hedges and woods and other semi-natural environments.
LATER MEDIEVAL EUROPE	HISH2A94	20
This module focuses on the political, cultural and social history of later medieval Europe (c. 1100-c. 1500) looking particularly at France and Italy. We discuss the formation of cities, the position of the papacy, lay piety, the role of women, and other related topics.
LATER MEDIEVAL EUROPE (CW)	HISH2A94C	20
This is a coursework-only version of HISH2A94 LATER MEDIEVAL EUROPE and is available only to non-HUM and Visiting students.
LATIN FOR HISTORIANS	HISH2A62	20
The aim of this module is to provide an introduction to the linguistic skills in medieval Latin which enable students to read administrative documents such as charters, accounts, court rolls, etc. It is particularly suited for those who contemplate proceeding to the MA pathways in Medieval History or in Local and Regional History.
MEDICINE AND GENDER	HISH2B97	20
This module offers a broad historical treatment of gender issues in medicine, examining women as providers and recipients of healthcare from Ancient Greece to the NHS. Topics for study include the female body, obstetrics and gynaecology, the female healer and the medical profession, women, witchcraft and popular healing, scientific medicine and professionalisation, nurses, nursing and reform, and women's health.
MEDICINE AND GENDER (CW)	HISH2B97C	20
This module is a coursework-only version of HISH2B97 MEDICINE AND GENDER and is available only to non-HIS and Visiting students.
MEDICINE AND SOCIETY BEFORE THE 17TH CENTURY	HISH2B95	20
This module examines the theory and practice of medicine at all levels of English society during the medieval and early modern periods, and assesses the impact of medical ideas upon religious literary and political thought. Topics include: the emergence of a healing profession and its attempts to secure a monopoly of practice; the role of women as both patients and practitioners; theories about the spread of disease and necessary measures for public health; medicine and the Church; and attitudes to mortality. Edited versions of original documents are used.
MEDICINE AND SOCIETY BEFORE THE 17TH CENTURY	HISH2B95C	20
This module is a coursework only version of HISH2B95: MEDICINE AND SOCIETY BEFORE THE 17TH CENTURY and is available only to non-HUM and Visiting Students.
MEDICINE AND SOCIETY IN MODERN BRITAIN	HISH2B96	20
This module considers the practice of medicine in Britain from the eighteenth century to the establishment of the NHS. Themes include the impact of science and professions, the organisation and control aspects of medical and hospital services and healthcare as seen by sufferers and patients. In the context of background trends in social history, students can follow up special interests (eg, gender issues, rural services) in essay topics.
MEDICINE AND SOCIETY IN MODERN BRITAIN (CW)	HISH2B96C	20
This module is a coursework-only version of HISH2B96 MEDICINE AND SOCIETY IN MODERN BRITAIN and is available only to non-HIS and Visiting students.
MODERN GERMANY, 1866-1945	HISH2D53C	20
This module is a coursework-only version of HISH2D53 MODERN GERMANY, 1866-1945 and is available only to non-HIS and Visiting students.
MODERN GERMANY, 1914-1990	HISH2D53	20
The history of few countries is as dramatic as that of modern Germany in the 19th and 20th centuries. This module will examine the making of the German nation, the political consequences of Germany's transformation into an industrial superpower, why Germany plunged Europe into war in 1914, whether Weimar democracy had any chance of survival, the relationship of people to regime in Nazi Germany, what in Germany's history produced a regime as barbarous and destructive as that of Adolf Hitler, and the impact of Nazism on Germany since 1945.
MODERN ITALY, 1860-1945	HISH2E08	20
This module studies the social, political and economic history of Italy from its unification in 1860 until the end of the Second World War. It will begin by looking at the process of unification, the difficulties encountered in governing the new nation-state and the problems of uneven social and economic modernisation. The module then focuses on the First World War and the rise of Fascism after 1918, before assessing the nature of Mussolini's regime and the reasons for its downfall.
MODERN ITALY, 1860-1945	HISH2E08C	20
This module is a coursework-only version of HISH2E08 MODERN ITALY, 1860-1945 and is available only to non-HIS and Visiting students.
NAPOLEON TO STALIN: THE STRUGGLE FOR MASTERY IN EUROPE	HISH2D02	20
This module deals with the rivalries of the Great Powers from the end of the Napoleonic Wars to the onset of the Cold War. We shall be examining topics such as the Vienna system, the Crimean War, Italian and German Unification, the origins of the First and Second World Wars and the start of the Cold War.
NORMAN AND PLANTAGENET ENGLAND, 1066-1307	HISH2B12	20
This module follows the history of England from the Norman Conquest of 1066 down to the death of Edward 1 in 1307. The aim of this module is to look at the political, ecclesiastical, social and intellectual history of England in this period and to place English history in the wider context of European history in the Middle Ages.
NORMAN AND PLANTAGENET ENGLAND, 1066-1307	HISH2B12C	20
This unit is a coursework-only version of HISH2B12 NORMAN AND PLANTAGENET ENGLAND, 1066-1307 and is available only to non-HIS and Visiting students.
QUEENS, COURTESANS AND COMMONERS: WOMEN AND GENDER IN EARLY MODERN EUROPE	HISH2F25	20
This module examines the issue of gender in European history, between 1500 and 1750. Using a variety of written and visual sources, and including a comparative element, it focuses on the following themes: definitions of femininity and masculinity; life-cycles; family, kinship, and marriage; social exclusion, charity and the welfare state; law, crime, and order; witchcraft and magic; honour, sex, and sexual identities; work; learning and the arts; material culture; the impact of European expansions.
QUEENS, COURTESANS AND COMMONERS: WOMEN AND GENDER IN EARLY MODERN EUROPE (CW)	HISH2F25C	20
This module is a coursework only version of HISH2F25 WOMEN AND GENDER IN EARLY MODERN EUROPE and is available only to NON-HUM and Visiting Students.
REFORMATION TO REVOLUTION	HISH2H01	20
This module examines three centuries of European history connecting two unprecedented revolutionary epochs: the Reformation of the sixteenth century and the American and French revolutions at the end of the early modern era. We will look at key themes and movements in these centuries, including the politics of the Reformation; the Mediterranean work of the Ottomans and Habsburg Spain; the Dutch Golden Age; the great political and religious struggles of the seventeenth century, including wars in the British Isles, the Holy Roman Empire, and the Baltic; the Russia of the Romanov czars and Peter the Great; the growth of centralised states and absolutism in France, Prussia and Austria; the Enlightenment; the rise of the Atlantic economies; and the challenge to the Old Regime from revolutionary politics.
REFORMATION TO REVOLUTION	HISH2H01C	20
This module is a coursework only version of HISH2H01 REFORMATION TO REVOLUTION and is available only to NON-HUM and Visiting Students.
SEMESTER STUDY ABROAD (AUTUMN SEMSTER)	HISH2X05	60
X05 This module offers HIS students on the V100 programme the opportunity to spend the Autumn semester of their second year studying abroad, either in a European university, as part of the ERASMUS scheme, or in a selected North American or Australian university approved by the School��s Director of Teaching.
SEMESTER STUDY ABROAD (SPRING SEMSTER)	HISH2X04	60
X04 This module offers HIS students on the V100 programme the opportunity to spend the Spring semester of their second year studying abroad, either in a European university, as part of the ERASMUS scheme, or in a selected North American or Australian university approved by the School��s Director of Teaching.
THE BRITISH EMPIRE, 1857-1956	HISH2B74	20
This module surveys the history of the British Empire from the mid-nineteenth century to the Suez Crisis, seeking to explain the Empire's growth and the early stages of its contraction. It examines the nature and impact of British colonial rule, at the political, economic and social/cultural levels, addressing the development of the 'settler' colonies/Dominions, the special significance of India and the implications of the 'New Imperialism'. Problems to be considered include theories of 'development' and 'collaboration', the growth of resistance and nationalism, and Britain's responses to these, and the impacts of the two World Wars and the Cold War on Britain's Imperial system.
THE BRITISH EMPIRE, 1857-1956	HISH2B74C	20
This module is a coursework-only version of HISH2B74 THE BRITISH EMPIRE and is available only to non-HUM and Visiting students.
THE DUCHESS OF DEVONSHIRE TO NANCY ASTOR: WOMEN, POWER AND POLITICS	HISH2H12	20
This module explores female involvement in politics, from the Duchess of Devonshire’s infamous activities in the 1784 Westminster election until 1919, when Nancy Astor became the first woman to take her seat in the House of Commons. It will examine topics including the early feminists, aristocratic female politicians, radical politics and the suffragettes. It will investigate the changes and continuities with female engagement with the political process from the eighteenth century through to the twentieth century.
THE DUCHESS OF DEVONSHIRE TO NANCY ASTOR: WOMEN, POWER AND POLITICS	HISH2H12C	20
This module explores female involvement in politics, from the Duchess of Devonshire’s infamous activities in the 1784 Westminster election until 1919, when Nancy Astor became the first woman to take her seat in the House of Commons. It will examine topics including the early feminists, aristocratic female politicians, radical politics and the suffragettes. It will investigate the changes and continuities with female engagement with the political process from the eighteenth century through to the twentieth century. This module is only available to non-HIS and visiting students.
THE ENGLISH CIVIL WARS	HISH2H10	20
This module looks at the causes, course and significance at what, in terms of relative population loss was probably the single most devastating conflict in English history; the civil wars of 1642-6, 1648 and 1651. In those years, families, villages and towns were divided by political allegiances and military mobilisation. Hundreds of thousands died, not just from warfare, but also from the spread of infectious disease, siege and the disruption of food supplies. In the rest of the British Isles, suffering was even more profound. The execution of the King in 1649, intended to bring an end to the wars, divided the country ever more deeply. By the late 1640s, radical social groups had emerged who questioned the very basis of authority in Early Modern Society, and made arguments for democracy and for the redistribution of land and power. Karl Marx thought that English revolution marked the beginnings of capitalism. Was he right? Focussing on ordinary men and women as well as upon important generals, politicians and monarchs, this module examines the following issues: the causes of the civil war; the reign of Charles I; the start of the warfare in Ireland and Scotland; the outbreak of the English Civil war; the course of the war; popular allegiances �� why did ordinary people fight?; the Levellers, Diggers and Ranters; the crisis of 1647-9; the trial and execution of Charles I; gender, women and revolution; the experience of warfare; print and popular political gossip; the failure of the English Republic and the Restoration of Charles II. Particular use will be made of the primary source extracts and web resources.
THE PAPACY, CHRISTIANITY AND THE STATE, 1050-1300	HISH2A10	20
In these centuries the pope became the most influential figure in Europe. He could depose emperors, mobilise vast armies to fight on crusade, and intervene in disputes in far-away realms. This module explores the origins of papal power and its impact on emerging nations in the west.
THE PAPACY, CHRISTIANITY AND THE STATE, 1050-1300	HISH2A10C	20
This unit is a coursework-only version of HISH2A10 THE PAPACY, CHRISTIANITY AND THE STATE, 1050-1300 and is available only to non-HUM and Visiting students.
THE POWER OF THE PAST	HISH2E02	20
Ideas about the past have often been very political. This unit looks at popular ideas about history. The first part of the unit focuses on modern Britain and Europe c. 1848-1991. The second part of the unit looks at a range of case studies from earlier periods.
THE RISE AND FALL OF BRITISH POWER	HISH2B57	20
This module examines Britain's expansion and decline as a great power, from the end of the Napoleonic Wars to the 1950s. It considers the foundations of British power, the emergence of rivals, Britain's relationship with the European powers and the USA, and the impact of two World Wars and Cold War. It investigates the reasons for Britain's changing fortunes, as it moved from guarding the balance of power to lowing its empire.
THE RISE AND FALL OF BRITISH POWER	HISH2B57C	20
This module is a coursework-only version of HISH2B57 THE RISE AND FALL OF BRITISH POWER and is available only to non-HIS and Visiting students.
TUDOR AND STUART ENGLAND	HISH2B35	20
This module seeks to identify patterns of continuity and change in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, with a view to defining the early modern period in practice. Through an examination of both political and constitutional history from the top down, and social and cultural history from the bottom up, it seeks to understand the period dynamically, in terms of new and often troubled relationships which were formed between governors and governed. Topics include: Tudor monarchy, the Protestant Reformation, the social order, popular religion and literacy, riot and rebellion, the Stuart state, the civil wars, crime and the law, women and gender.
TUDOR AND STUART ENGLAND	HISH2B35C	20
This module is a coursework-only version of HISH2B35 TUDOR AND STUART ENGLAND and is available only to non-HIS and Visiting students.
TWENTIETH-CENTURY BRITAIN, 1914 TO THE PRESENT	HISH2G01	20
This module examines the themes of conflict and consensus in Britain from the Great War to the present day, both through the study of political life and also by assessing the impact of economic, social and cultural change. There are opportunities to re-evaluate issues such as the impact of war on society, ��landmark�� General Elections such as those of 1945 and 1979, the nature and durability of consensus politics in the 1950s, or Britain��s role in the contemporary world.
TWENTIETH-CENTURY BRITAIN, 1914 TO THE PRESENT (CW)	HISH2G01C	20
This module is a coursework-only version of HISH2G01 TWENTIETH-CENTURY BRITAIN, 1914 TO THE PRESENT and is available only to non-HUM and Visiting students.
VICTORIAN BRITAIN	HISH2B73	20
This module will examine the leading themes in British history during Victoria's reign (1837-1901). It will include political, social, economic, religious, urban, gender and intellectual topics.
VICTORIAN BRITAIN	HISH2B73C	20
This module is a coursework-only version of HISH2B73 VICTORIAN BRITAIN and is only available to non-HIS and Visiting students.
WAR AND PEACE SINCE 1945	HISH2G02	20
This module analyses the use and non-use of force in inter-state relations. It first asks why wars occur between states and examines the political, legal and ethical constraints on military action. We then consider peaceful alternatives and civil society. The themes include: the causes of wars; the history of warfare; the Cold War; nuclear strategy and arms control; the laws of war; peace theories; UN peacekeeping; disarmament, and non-violent resistance
WAR AND PEACE SINCE 1945	HISH2G02C	20
This module is a coursework-only version of HISH2G02C WAR AND PEACE SINCE 1945 and is available only to non-HUM and Visiting students.

Free Choice Study (20 credits)

Students will select modules worth 20 credits from the course catalogue with the approval of their School

Compulsory Study (40 credits)

Students must study the following modules for 40 credits:

Name	Code	Credits
DISSERTATION IN ART HISTORY AND HISTORY	ART-3H0Y	40
An interdisciplinary project on some topic concerned with the relationship between history and art history. The subject of the dissertation must be approved by the module organiser. The dissertation should be 9,000 words in length and should be completed in the second semester of this double module.

Option A Study (30 credits)

Students will select 30 credits from the following modules:

Name	Code	Credits
'REDCOATS': BRITISH MILITARY POWER IN THE AGE OF THE FIRST GLOBAL WARS, 1754-1783	HISH3F87C	30
This module concerns the experience of the British army in the period of the Seven Years War and American War of Independence. It will examine the organisation and conduct of war in both Europe and America from a British perspective and discuss how the British army coped with the demands of conducting operations in the era of the first truly 'global' wars.
A WORLD AT WAR	HISH3F01	30
This module will consider the history of the Second World War from 1939 to 1945, looking at the decisive battles that settled its outcome. It interprets ��battle�� in the widest sense and it will look at ��classic�� land, sea and air encounters �� from the fall of France to midway, Stalingrad and D Day �� and also at the other critical battles such as the battle of production, the Home Front and the technological battle, from Enigma to the atomic bomb
BRITISH INTELLIGENCE IN THE 20TH CENTURY - MYTH AND REALITY	HISH3F97C	30
The study of intelligence history has seen considerable growth over the last 20 years, as a result of new archival evidence and above all a growing realisation that intelligence has for long been the "missing dimension" in historical interpretation of 20th century diplomacy, defence policy and strategy and in the operational history of two world wars. A consideration of the impact of intelligence assessment, its acceptance (or rejection) and its proponents has well known areas of historical analysis, particularly in the period from the 1930s to the Cold War. The aim of this module is to examine the current historiography of this "missing dimension" and assess its impact in the interpretation of British strategic and defence policy and to some extent, in internal and imperial security as well as considering popular and fictional interpretations of the intelligence service.
BRITISH INTELLIGENCE IN THE 20TH CENTURY - MYTH AND REALITY (CW)	HISH3F96C	30
The study of intelligence history has seen considerable growth over the last 20 years, as a result of new archival evidence and above all a growing realisation that intelligence has for long been the "missing dimension" in historical interpretation of 20th century diplomacy, defence policy and strategy and in the operational history of two world wars. A consideration of the impact of intelligence assessment, its acceptance (or rejection) and its proponents has well known areas of historical analysis, particularly in the period from the 1930s to the Cold War. The aim of this module is to examine the current historiography of this "missing dimension" and assess its impact in the interpretation of British strategic and defence policy and to some extent, in internal and imperial security as well as considering popular and fictional interpretations of the intelligence service.
CASTLES, CANNON AND CONCRETE: LANDSCAPES OF FORTIFICATION FROM THE MIDDLE AGES TO THE COLD WAR	HISH3K06	30
The module examines the landscape of fortification from the origins of the castle to the Cold War, with the aim of assessing the landscape ‘footprint’ of defended sites. The module starts with the castle and an examination of the place of ‘fortified residence’ in medieval war. We will then go on to assess the artillery forts of the Tudors and the archaeology of the English Civil War. Thereafter we will examine the various schemes for national defence up to 1900 before looking at landscapes of ‘Total War’. The latter includes both World Wars and the archaeology of Britain’s nuclear deterrent.
CHAMBERLAIN, CHURCHILL AND APPEASEMENT, 1935-1940 (CW)	HISH3G13C	30
Britain's response to the aggression of the fascist powers in the inter-war period has been the subject of fierce debate for decades, and is still hotly disputed between historians. This module examines British foreign policy in the era of 'appeasement'. It will focus on the period between 1935 and 1940, analysing a range of primary source material in detail. It will explore the role of key policy-makers, their critics, and the domestic context in which policy was constructed.
DEATH, BODY AND DISEASE: THEMES IN MEDICAL & SOCIAL HISTORY	HISH3F91	30
This module focuses upon the theory and practice of medicine in the context of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century social history. Topics include healing and science; concepts of 'orthodox' and 'alternative' medicine; interpretations of epidemic disease; the sufferer's agenda; minds, brains and bodies; and changing perceptions of death. We will consider contemporary texts and key contributions to the historiographical literature. It is expected that you will have some background in level 2 medical history course modules.
DISSERTATION IN HISTORY	HISH3P2Y	30
This module offers students the opportunity to submit a dissertation of 9,000 words on a topic approved by the School.
EDWARDIAN BRITAIN	HISH3E56	30
This module will examine the 'crisis of Liberal England' which has dominated modern discussion of this period. Themes will include the rise of new liberalism, the tariff reform controversy, women's suffrage, Home Rule for Ireland, the land question, national efficiency and social reform.
LANDSCAPE III FIELD COURSE	HISH3P4Y	30
The field course builds on the landscape archaeology units to provide forty hours of practical instruction in the field. The field course runs for one week in June, concentrating on the recording and analysis of buildings and historic landscapes. Assessment will take the form of a practical assignment in the field and an extended project.
MADNESS AND MEDICINE	HISH3F62C	30
This module considers the practice of medicine in Britain from the eighteenth century to the establishment of the NHS. Themes include the impact of science and professions, the organisation and control aspects of medical and hospital services and healthcare as seen by sufferers and patients.
NAPOLEONIC EUROPE	HISH3K01C	30
This module examines the impact of Napoleonic rule on Europe. Beginning with an examination of the foundations of the French Empire, the unit goes on to examine different aspects of Napoleonic rule: social and economic change; culture and ideology; warfare and the state; collaboration and resistance. It will look comparatively at the experience of France, Italy, Germany and Spain under Napoleon, before assessing the reasons for the downfall of the Napoleonic regime. Material used will include memoirs, literature and other contemporary documents.
OLIVER CROMWELL AND THE PURITAN WORLD (CW)	HISH3K05C	30
After forty years of relative obscurity, Oliver Cromwell emerged as a leader in the parliamentary opposition to the king during the English Revolution and became the most powerful man in Britain. This module will explore the life and times of Cromwell and provide a point of entry into political, religious and social change in early modern England from the long Reformation to the Restoration. It will draw from a host of primary sources to enter into Cromwell’s puritan mental world and seek to understand his personal and national aspirations. It will build on this to explore Cromwell’s conquest of Ireland and Scotland and his ambitious plans to undermine Spanish power in the Atlantic. Finally, the module will consider Cromwell’s controversial reception by contemporaries and his diverse representations in popular culture, film and history.
POWERFUL WORDS: EDUCATION, CULTURE AND POLITICS IN THE MIDDLE AGES	HISH3K14	30
This module will cover two centuries (1050-1250) during which a cultural revolution took place: the written word, from being remote and confined to a small elite, became conspicuous and increasingly necessary to medieval people - even to those who could not read for themselves. The reasons for this radical change will be explored, as will the new knowledge, the new institutions and the new social groups that the growing role of writing created. The contents of books, as well as their availibility, changed deeply. New Schools (some eventually turning into the first universities) developed, and higher learning moved from monastic to urban settings, training much larger numbers of men. These men were more likely to turn to the secular world for employment after they left the schools, and kings and princes needed the new learned elite to be their courtiers and bureaucrats. The new importance of written words transformed the face of Europe in the realms of religion, culture and politics.
RUSSIA IN REVOLUTION 1905-1921	HISH3F18	30
This module will look at the upheavals in Russia between 1905 and the introduction of a limited Parliament, and continue by examining the First World War and the downfall of the Romanov monarchy. We will then study the year 1917 in some detail and discuss the causes of the Bolshevik seizure of power. The Civil War and the reasons of the Communist victory will be analysed. The module will place the Russian Revolutions in their historical, political and geographical context and will consider the impact that these events had in the history of the twentieth century.
THE CRUSADES	HISH3A61C	30
This module will consider the history of the Crusades and the Crusader States from 1095 to 1291, covering a broad range of themes, religious , military and social, and taking into consideration the relations between Christians and Moslems in the Holy Land. Particular attention will be paid to primary sources, which are abundant and available in English translation.
THE NORMAN CONQUEST	HISH3K10	30
This module will examine the Old English and Norman states before 1066, the Conquest and the colonisation of the Kingdom of England. Particular attention will be given to the processes by which England was brought under Norman rule, both in the ecclesiastical and secular spheres. The module will be taught through original sources in translation.
TUDOR REBELLIONS	HISH3K08	30
This module looks at the nature of rebellions, riot and popular politics in Tudor England. The early part of the module proceeds in a chronological format; and after that, we analyse rebellion in more thematic terms, individual sessions look at: late medieval rebellion; early Tudor rebellion; The Pilgrimage of Grace of 1536; the 1549 rebellions Kett’s rebellion, popular rebellion in the 1580s and 1590os; gender and ritual; seditious speech; popular culture; Shakespeare, drama and popular protest; food and enclosure rioting. A lot of use is made of extracts of primary material . After we have studied Kett’s Rebellion of 1549, there will be a fieldtrip to examine key sites in Norwich associated with those events. This may possibly end in one of the oldest pubs in Britain; the Adam and Eve.
TWENTIETH-CENTURY SPORT HISTORY	HISH3F76	30
This module explores key themes and topics in the history of twentieth century sport, from the founding of the modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896 to the impact which the collapse of socialism had upon sport at the end of the century. Sport��s interaction with empire, nationalism, fascism , socialism and capitalism will be considered, demonstrating that the political history and international relations of the century are deeply entwined with sport. A range of examples are examined, from Franco��s Spain to the superpower competition of the Cold War. As an aspect of social history, issues of gender, race and disability are inseparable from this topic, as are the harnessing and exploitation of sport as a means of war or reconciliation at various periods throughout the century.
TYRANNY AND REVOLUTION: THE AGE OF RICHARD II	HISH3K17	30
This module explores the ��Age of Richard II�� (1377-99) as revealed in an exceptionally-rich corpus of primary sources. Richard��s was a tumultuous reign. To many contemporaries it seemed as if the world was turning upside down as those who traditionally wielded power in English society �� the king, the church and the aristocracy �� faced unprecedented challenges to their authority. Through weekly seminar discussions, members of the class will learn to assess the significance of the reign based on a close reading of selected texts. Two sources in particular will provide the documentary spine of the course: the ��Parliament Rolls of medieval England�� (recently re-edited in translation and freely available online) and the great chronicle of Thomas Walsingham, a monk of St Albans and perhaps England��s foremost chronicler of the period. We will also explore a range of other records and narratives as well as the verse of some of England��s most famous medieval poets, many of whom (notably Geoffrey Chaucer) were closely connected to the court of Richard II. The module falls into two parts. Part 1 investigates the political developments from the dying days of Edward III through the Peasant��s revolt (1381) to Richard II��s final years of ��tyranny�� (1397-9). Part two adopts a thematic approach. Topics here include parliament, political society, heresy, the Hundred Years War, chivalry and courtliness. We conclude by examining the revolution of 1399, which resulted in Richard��s deposition and death.
VICTORIAN UNDERWORLDS	HISH3H12	30
This module introduces students to the darker side of life in Victorian Britain. Though this was undoubtedly a period of economic prosperity, not everyone shared in the gains. In this module we shall look at those who, for reasons of poverty or ��deviance�� were confined to the margins. Topics will include the poor, the criminal and insane, prostitution, drink, child-workers, the workhouse, the London Irish, homosexuality and the Oscar Wilde case. By looking at the margins and the misfits, we will seek to gain a deeper understanding of British society in the nineteenth century.
WORKING IN THE HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT	HISH3H1Y	30
This module will provide students with the opportunity to undertake a work placement with an employer working in the historic environment sector. Each placement will last for six to eight weeks and will focus on a specific project relating to landscape history or archaeology. Placements must be undertaken between June and December, and will be followed up by a series of practical seminars in the spring semester. Students may arrange their own work placements but this must be approved in advance by the module organisers. Project based placements will be agreed in advance with the host organisations. Students will then have to ��apply�� for the placement of their choice, and will attend an informal interview with the relevant organisation before their choice of placement is confirmed. A list of provisional placements and projects will be available in Spring 2011. Please note that enrolment on this module will only be confirmed after a short interview with the module organisers.
YOUTH IN MODERN EUROPE	HISH3J04C	30
The importance of youth as a driving force for social change has been recognised by many historians. Young people were often at the forefront wherever revolutions took place, wars were fought and tensions in society erupted. However, the historical study of youth is still a relatively young discipline. The module uses ‘youth’ as a prism to study key themes in 20th century European history, such as the experience of war, life under dictatorship and the longue durée of social change. We shall examine the diverse experience of youth in Western and Eastern Europe during war and peace times, including the Communist and Nazi state-sponsored youth systems, and also the way in which generational experience and conflicts became underlying forces for social and political change. The module employs a strong comparative approach and countries studied include France, Britain, the Soviet Union, West and East Germany, Poland, Hungary and Czechoslovakia. The seminars will be accompanied by several film screenings.

Option B Study (30 credits)

Students will select 30 credits from the following modules:

Name	Code	Credits
ART OF ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA	ART-3Y34	30
Ancient Mesopotamia is recognisable today by two of its most impressive and powerful cultures; the Sumerians and the Assyrians. Situated between the Euphrates and the Tigris Rivers, Mesopotamia remained largely autonomous for nearly 3000 years, during which time its power and influence over neighbouring regions ebbed and waned. At the heart of Mesopotamian society was competence and skill in a broad range of arts and crafts, but it is most famous for being the world's first literate society. Along with writing, the glue of Mesopotamian society was cultic practice and religious belief, most visibly attested in the art of temples and burials. At all periods art was fundamental to Mesopotamian culture; it coloured their rituals and beliefs, it was integral to their writing system, and was used in both politics and warfare. This module will explore the significance of artistic practice in the development of Mesopotamian society.
ARTS OF THE PACIFIC: AGENCY OF REPRESENTATION	ART-3Y26	30
Representations are not unconditional or without engagement. In this module, representation is not merely understood as praxis, but as praxis with agency. Following Alfred Gell's notion of the agency of art, we will consider representation as a process that not merely describes, displays and communicates, it also does. Clues to its agency lie in the processes from which it emanates and in which it eventuates. We will discuss contemporary views on the Pacific by particularly focusing on the role of visual and material culture in these representations. The aim of this module is to promote a critical awareness of what artefacts socially do in the Pacific, to understand how they materialise relationships, are condensations of knowledge and how people use these forms to engage with their life worlds.
DISSERTATION IN ART HISTORY AND HISTORY	ART-3H0Y	40
An interdisciplinary project on some topic concerned with the relationship between history and art history. The subject of the dissertation must be approved by the module organiser. The dissertation should be 9,000 words in length and should be completed in the second semester of this double module.
DISSERTATION IN ART HISTORY AND LITERATURE	ART-3P0Y	40
RESERVED FOR STUDENTS ON THE VQ32U1 COURSE. An interdisciplinary project on some topic concerned with the relationship between literature and the other arts. The subject of the project must be approved by the module organiser. The project should be 9,000 words in length and should be completed in the second semester of this double unit.
DISSERTATION IN FILM STUDIES AND ART HISTORY	ART-3D3Y	40
ART students on this module undertake a research project on a topic related to their specialised interests, in consultation with an appropriate member of ART Faculty, leading to a 9-10,000 word dissertation.
DISSERTATION IN THE HISTORY OF ART WITH GALLERY AND MUSEUM STUDIES	ART-3G2Y	40
ART students on this module undertake a research project in consultation with an appropriate member of ART Faculty, leading to a 9,000 word dissertation
DISSERTATION IN WORLD ART STUDIES	ART-3D2Y	40
ART students on this module undertake a research project on a topic related to their specialised interests, in consultation with an appropriate member of ART Faculty, leading to a 9,000 word dissertation.
GALLERIES AND MUSEUMS PRACTICE	ART-3Y22	30
Galleries and museums as public bodies have a range of legal, administrative and curatorial responsibilities placed upon them. This module looks at the mechanisms that are in place to respond to these demands, looking at conservation and curation, at educational practice, governance and funding challenges. THIS MODULE IS NOT AVAILABLE IN 2011/12.
INVASION AND INVENTION: ART IN ENGLAND 1020-1135	ART-3X02	30
England was invaded twice during the 11th century, by Danes and Normans. Despite the resulting upheavals the period was one of the most productive of art and architecture that the country has ever experienced. Major and complex new buildings appeared at a remarkable rate and were elaborately decorated and furnished. Dozens of new libraries were created and stocked with manuscripts. How did historical circumstances and cultural activity interact in this environment? We shall explore this question through artefacts such as the Bayeux tapestry, Canterbury Cathedral and the Tower of London. In effect we shall be using '1066 and all that' to examine the relationship between art and history.
MANGAMANIA AND JAPAN	HUM-3J01	30
This module explores the world of Japanese manga, its history, genres, authors, audiences, and its global success including film and anime adaptations. Since the 1990s, this visual medium has opened up to the West. Famous artists like Tezuka Osamu, Urasawa Naoki, Ikeda Riyoko and Aoike Yasuko have been translated into many languages. In this module we shall explore the function of manga in Japanese postwar history and society and analyse manga genres for different target groups (girls�� and boys�� manga, boys�� love, rorikon and yaoi). Special consideration is given to traditional gender roles in Japan (sarar��man and OL) and their erosion, which entails new trends, topics and visual styles. We then scrutinise the depiction of recent economic and demographic changes in Japanese society (ageing, fr��t��, otaku), the popularity of robotic heroes, as well as the development of time travel narratives and the attitudes towards death. The aim of the module is to understand the core elements of Japanese manga addiction and the reasons for the current mangamania in the West. All sources and texts will be in English. No Japanese language proficiency is required. The module will have a three hour seminar and a separate screening
N AMERICA/ AUSTRALASIA EXCHANGE PROGRAMME DISSERTATION	ART-3A1Y	40
A project on some aspect of the exchange between cultures. The subject of the project must be approved by the module organiser. The project should be 9,000 words in length.
SPACES OF CONTEMPORARY ART	ART-3Y33	30
This module takes as its point of departure the proposition that the experiences of space described in David Harvey's The Condition of Postmodernity provide a useful means of addressing contemporary art. The module begins with an examination of the contemporary spaces of display, including large temporary exhibitions (the Venice Biennale etc.) and the relatively new institutes which perhaps dominate the work they present (Tate Modern, the Bilbao Guggenheim etc.). We will then turn to look at the ways artists have negotiated these spaces, embracing them through installation work, exploiting them to provide arenas for participation, or resisting them with site-specific displays. We will also consider alternatives which circumvent these spaces through the use of digital technologies.
TRANSPORTED SUBJECTS: BRITISH ART AND GLOBAL ENCOUNTER IN THE EIGHTEENTH AND NINETEENTH CENTURIES	ART-3Y17	30
Structured as a geographical tour in which the particular issues and artworks provoked in British subjects by the West Indies, North America, the Pacific, Asia and Africa are addressed and thematically interlinked, this course explores the ways in which 'British' visual culture was transformed by global contact. Analysing the works of artists such as John Singleton Copley, Sir Joshua Reynolds, JMW Turner and William Holman Hunt in a range of media including painting, sculpture and photography, we will consider issues such as the problems involved in representing slaves, the Gothic visual effects of American independence in Britain, the distinctive forms of British oriental imagery, and the ways in which art registered revised conceptions of 'home' (Britain itself, both our departure point and our final destination) in the face of imperial and global experience.
VISUAL KNOWLEDGE AND EARLY MODERN GLOBALIZATION (1450-1650)	ART-3Y19	30
Cross-cultural encounters and new forms and uses of visual imagery overlapped in intriguing ways in the early modern period. A range of practices and interests��from trade to collecting, and from natural philosophy to religion��brought Europeans into new relations with topography, flora and fauna, people, rituals, costumes and objects from unfamiliar locales. Focusing on the Mediterranean and Atlantic contexts, this module explores how encounters were mediated by diverse forms of visual imagery (ethnographic, still life, scientific), representational practices (naturalism, drawing, cartography, print), and systems of classification (memory, morphology, collections).
WORLD ART: ISSUES AND DEBATES	ART-3L01	20
In this compulsory third-year lecture course the frameworks of world art are addressed. The wider issues of European boundaries, the movement and trade of objects across frontiers, national identities, globalisation and cultural hybridity are also discussed.
WORLD ART: ISSUES AND DEBATES	ART-3L03	30
This module is a 30-credit version of ART-3L01, 'WORLD ART: ISSUES AND DEBATES. It may only be taken by non-ART and visiting students.

Free Choice Study (20 credits)

Students will select modules worth 20 credits from the course catalogue with the approval of their School

Disclaimer

Whilst the University will make every effort to offer the modules listed, changes may sometimes be made arising from the annual monitoring, review and update of modules and regular (five-yearly) review of course programmes. Where this activity leads to significant (but not minor) changes to programmes and their constituent modules, there will normally be prior consultation of students and others. It is also possible that the University may not be able to offer a module for reasons outside of its control, such as the illness of a member of staff or sabbatical leave. Where this is the case, the University will endeavour to inform students.

Entry Requirements

A Level:: AAB including a grade B in History
International Baccalaureate:: 33 points including a grade 5 in Higher Level History
Scottish Highers:: At least one Advanced Higher preferred in addition to Highers
Scottish Advanced Highers:: AAB including a grade B in History
Irish Leaving Certificate:: AAAABB including a grade B in History
Access Course:: Please contact the university for further information
HND:: Please contact the university for further information
European Baccalaureate:: 80% including History

Students for whom English is a Foreign language

We welcome applications from students from all academic backgrounds. We require evidence of proficiency in English (including writing, speaking, listening and reading). Recognised English Language qualifications include:

IELTS: 6.5 overall (minimum 6.0 in Reading and Writing with no less than 5.5 in any component)
TOEFL: Internet-based score of 88 overall (minimum 20 in Reading and Speaking components, 19 in Writing component and 17 in Listening components.
PTE: 62 overall (minimum 55 in Reading and Writing components with no less than 51 in any component).

If you do not meet the University's entry requirements, our INTO Language Learning Centre offers a range of university preparation courses to help you develop the high level of academic and English skills necessary for successful undergraduate study.

Interviews

The majority of candidates will not be called for an interview. However, for some students an interview will be requested. These are normally quite informal and generally cover topics such as your current studies, reasons for choosing the course and your personal interests and extra-curricular activities.

Students will have the opportunity to meet with an academic individually on a Visit Day in order to gain a deeper insight into the course(s) you have applied for.

Gap Year

We welcome applications from students who have already taken or intend to take a gap year.

We also welcome applications for deferred entry, believing that a year between school and university can be of substantial benefit. You are advised to indicate your reason for wishing to defer entry and may wish to contact the appropriate Admissions Office directly to discuss this further.

Special Entry Requirements

Students applying for this course require an A Level in History at Grade B or above (or equivalent qualification).

Intakes

The School's annual intake is in September of each year.

Alternative Qualifications

If you have alternative qualifications that have not been mentioned above, then please contact university directly for further information.

GCSE Offer

Students are required to have GCSE Mathematics and GCSE English Language at Grade C or above.

Assessment

For the majority of candidates the most important factors in assessing the application will be past and future achievement in examinations, academic interest in the subject being applied for, personal interest and extra-curricular activities and the confidential reference.

We consider applicants as individuals and accept students from a very wide range of educational backgrounds and spend time considering your application in order to reach an informed decision relating to your application. Typical offers are indicated above. Please note, there may be additional subject entry requirements specific to individual degree courses.

Fees and Funding

University Fees and Financial Support: UK/EU Students

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University Fees and Financial Support: International Students

The University will be charging International students £12,300.00 for all full time School of Art History and World Art Studies undergraduate programmes which start in 2013.

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The UCAS code name and number for the University of East Anglia is EANGL E14.

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Email: admissions@uea.ac.uk

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