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History and Sociology (with Placement) (BA) - Greenwich
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History and Sociology (with Placement) (BA) - Greenwich

University of Greenwich
LondonUK
On campus
Full-time
€20,382.74/year
 3042 Points
Duration
4 Years
Language
English
Start date
Sep 2025

Program Description

This degree in history and sociology explores modern British, European and world history through the perspective of contentious issues in society, such as gender, ethnicity and social justice.

In this history and sociology degree, you will study contemporary and historical social theory, policy and practice in a vibrant, socially dynamic setting. Explore over five hundred years of social change with our creative and inspiring teachers through innovative modules which cover race, gender, violence, mobility and the family.

Notes:

• Tuition fees for students who have citizens' rights after Brexit: £9,250

• Placement year fees: £1,000

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Curriculum

Year 1

Introducing History: Ideas and Practice (30 credits)

The Changing Faces of Britain 1707 – 1918 (30 credits)

Inequality and Social Change (30 credits)

Applying Sociology (15 credits)

Self in Society (15 credits)

Year 2

Students are required to study the following compulsory modules:
Key Thinkers in Sociology (30 credits)

Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options:
Education and Social Formation (30 credits)
Drug Use in Society (30 credits)

Students are required to choose 60 credits from this list of options:
'The People's War': The Second World War, Society, Culture and Legacy (15 credits)
Atlantic Worlds 1650-1783 (15 credits)
Empire and Nation in the Middle East (15 credits)
Remaking English Society, c. 1550-1760 (15 credits)
History in Practice (30 credits)
Rebel Earth? History and Politics in the Anthropocene (15 credits)
“The Turbulent British”: A history of protest across the British Empire 1770 – 1930 (15 credits)

Placement Year

HPSS Sandwich Placement

Year 4

Students are required to study the following compulsory modules:
Gender, Race and Crime (15 credits)
Sociology of Gender and Sexuality (15 credits)

Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options:
History Work Placement (30 credits)
The History Dissertation (30 credits)

Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options:
A Global History of Genocide (30 credits)
Britain and the Suppression of the Slave trade 1807-1867 (15 credits)
Cities of the Sultans: Life in the Early Modern Ottoman Empire (15 credits)
Projecting Nations: Film, History and Propaganda (15 credits)
“Writing Lives”: Narratives of Defiance in North America & Britain 1850 -1950 (15 credits)

Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options:
Migration and Citizenship (15 credits)
Family and Society (15 credits)
Globalisation: Social and Political Perspectives (15 credits)
Family Policy (15 credits)

Careers

  • Research
  • Teaching
  • Administration, central and local government
  • Librarianship and information services
  • Museums and heritage management
  • Journalism
  • Publishing
  • The arts
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