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LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY
Regulations for the Honours Degree Programme in
HISTORY AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Academic Year 2011-12
These Programme Regulations apply to the conduct of the programme in the
2011-12 session and should be read in conjunction with University Regulation
XX and the relevant Module Specifications. These programme regulations may
be subject to change from time to time. Notice of change will be given by the
School responsible for the programme.
1. Structure
(1)
Administrative responsibility for the programme rests with the
Department of Politics, History and International Relations.
(2)
The programme leads to the degree of BA Honours.
(3)
The duration of the programme is 6 semesters (three year
programme), 8 semesters (four year programme) or 6 semesters plus
one academic year (four year thick sandwich programme).
(4)
The programme allows at Part B (Semester 2) for a course of study to
be taught in English at a foreign university.
(5)
Candidates following the four-year programme are required to
undertake an academic year abroad (Part I) which occurs between Part
B and Part C at a French-, German, or Spanish-speaking university,
following an approved course of study leading to the Diploma in
International Studies in accordance with Senate Regulation XI.
Candidates may also follow an approved course of study at a foreign
university where teaching is in English leading to the Diploma in
International Studies in accordance with Senate Regulation XI.
(6)
Candidates following the four-year thick sandwich programme are
required to spend the third academic year (Part I) EITHER undertaking
an approved Assistantship at a school or other approved placement in
a French-, German- or Spanish-speaking country, leading to the
Diploma in International Studies in accordance with Regulation XI, OR
undertaking an approved placement in the UK or abroad leading to the
Diploma in Professional Studies in accordance with Senate Regulation
XI. Participation in study abroad or a placement is subject to
Departmental approval and satisfactory performance during Parts A
and B.
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2. Content
(1)
Modules with a total modular weight of at least 50 must be studied in each
academic year (Parts A, B and C) from both History and International Relations.
Candidates may take 20 credits of Language Options in each Part: candidates
choose 10-credit modules derived from a list produced by the Department of
Politics, History and International Relations, depending on candidates’ previous
qualifications. Candidates who do not take Language Options must study a
total module weight of 60 from both History and International Relations.
(2)
Candidates must take at least 20 credits in History and 20 credits in
International Relations in each Semester.
(3)
Candidates must take a total modular weight of 120 in each Part with a
minimum module weight of 50 in each semester, taking into account both
compulsory and optional modules.
(A)
Part A - Introductory Modules
History Component
Semester 1
(i) COMPULSORY MODULES (total modular weight 20 or 30)
Module Code
EUA001
Either
EUA701
Module Title
Introduction to Academic
Studies
Module Weight
10
Modern Europe: From the
Enlightenment to the Present
20
Or, for candidates choosing a Language Option
EUA702
Modern Europe: From the
Enlightenment to the Present
10
(ii) OPTIONAL MODULES (total modular weight 10)
Language Option
10
Semester 2
(i) COMPULSORY MODULES (total modular weight 30)
Module Code
Module Title
Module Weight
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EUA704
EUA703
What is History?
Modern World History: New
Perspectives
10
20
(ii) OPTIONAL MODULES
None
International Relations Component
Semester 1
(i) COMPULSORY MODULES (total modular weight 20)
Module Code
EUA601
Module Title
Contemporary World Arena
Module Weight
20
(ii) OPTIONAL MODULES
None
Semester 2
(i) COMPULSORY MODULES (total modular weight 30 or 40)
Module Code
Either
EUA613
EUA611
Module Title
Module Weight
Political Ideologies
International Relations Theory
20
20
Or, for candidates taking a Language Option
EUA614
Political Ideologies (10 credit)
EUA611
International Relations Theory
10
20
(ii) OPTIONAL MODULES (total modular weight 10)
Module Code
Module Title
Language Option
Module Weight
10
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(B)
Part B - Degree Modules
EITHER – Standard Route
Candidates must choose either EUB608 Research Design or EUB708
Crafting a Dissertation in Semester Two.
History Component
Semester 1
(i) COMPULSORY MODULES (total modular weight 10)
Module Code
EUB701
Module Title
History for the 21st Century
Module Weight
10
(ii) OPTIONAL MODULES (total modular weight 20)
Module Code
EUB704
EUB702
Module Title
Modern South Asia: Politics,
Society & Culture
Cold War Europe
Module Weight
20
20
Semester 2
(i) COMPULSORY MODULES
None
(ii) OPTIONAL MODULES (total modular weight 30)
Module Code
Module Title
Module Weight
EUB708
EUB706
EUB707
EUB712
Crafting a Dissertation
Twentieth-Century Britain
Twentieth-Century Britain
Modern Germany: From Racial
Dictatorship to Recivilization
Modern Germany: From Racial
Dictatorship to Recivilization
Modern China
Modern China
Language Option
10
20
10
EUB713
EUB714
EUB715
4
20
10
20
10
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International Relations Component
Semester 1
(i)
COMPULSORY MODULES (total modular weight 40 or 30)
Module Code
Either
EUB605
Module Title
Module Weight
Political Analysis
10
EUB601
EUB626
The European Union
Debates and Developments in
Contemporary IR Theory
20
10
Or, for candidates taking a Language Option or The International
Semester
EUB605
Political Analysis
10
EUB625
The European Union (10 credit)
10
EUB626
Debates and Developments in
Contemporary IR Theory
10
(ii)
OPTIONAL MODULE
Language Option
10
Semester 2
(i) COMPULSORY MODULES (total modular weight 20)
Module Code
Either
EUB612
Module Title
Module Weight
Foreign Policy Analysis
20
Or, for candidates taking EUB608 Research Design
EUB621
Foreign Policy Analysis (10 credit)
10
(ii) OPTIONAL MODULES
Module Code
EUB608
Module Title
Research Design
Module Weight
10
OR - International Semester Route
Candidates may replace the modules required for Part B Semester Two with
an approved course of study taught in English at a foreign university.
Candidates must register for a total of 60 credits in History and International
Relations in Semester 1. In Semester 2 candidates will undertake assessed
work equivalent to 60 credits, as follows:
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(i) COMPULSORY MODULE (total modular weight 50)
Module Code
EUB001
Module Title
International Semester
Module Weight
50
(ii) OPTIONAL MODULE (total modular weight 10)
Module Code
EUB614
EUB709
(C)
Module Title
Research Design (Distance Learning)
Crafting a Dissertation (Distance
Learning)
Module Weight
10
10
Part C - Degree Modules
Semesters 1 and 2
DISSERTATION MODULES (total modular weight 40 credits)
Candidates must take EITHER EUC701 Dissertation in History OR EUC641
Dissertation in International Relations. The modular weight of either
Dissertation may be split between semesters in the ratio of 20:20, 10:30 or
30:10 depending on the balance of the other modules selected, resulting in
registration of not more than 70 credits or less than 50 credits in any one
Semester.
History Component
(i) COMPULSORY MODULES
None
(ii) OPTIONAL MODULES
Candidates must choose History modules to the value of 60 credits from a list
published by the Department of Politics, History and International Relations.
Candidates who have chosen to take EUC701 Dissertation in History (40
credits) must take a further 20 credits of History optional modules. Students
who have chosen EUC641 Dissertation in International Relations must
choose 60 credits of History optional modules.
International Relations Component
(i) COMPULSORY MODULES
None
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(ii) OPTIONAL MODULES
Candidates must choose International Relations modules to the value of 60
credits from a list published by the Department of Politics, History and
International Relations. Candidates who have chosen to take EUC641
Dissertation in International Relations(40 credits) must take a further 20
credits of International Relations optional modules. Students who have
chosen EUC701 Dissertation in History must choose 60 credits of
International Relations optional modules.
3. Assessment
Criteria for Progression and Degree Award
In order to progress from Part A to Part B, and from part B to Part C,
candidates must, at each part, achieve at least 100 credits and obtain a
minimum mark of 30% in the remaining module[s].
To be eligible for the award of an Honours degree, candidates must achieve
100 credits at Part C. A mark of at least 30% must be achieved in the
remaining 20 modular weights.
Relative Weightings and Parts of the Programme for the Purposes of
Final Degree Classification
Candidates’ final degree classification will be determined on the basis of their
performance in degree Module Assessments in Parts B and C in accordance
with the scheme set out in Regulation XX. The average percentage mark for
each Part will be combined in the ratio Part B 40%, Part C 60% to determine
the final overall percentage mark for the Programme (the Programme Mark).
Reassessment
Subject to the exception specified below, provision will be made in
accordance with Regulation XX for candidates who have the right of reassessment in any Part of the programme to undergo reassessment in the
University’s Special Assessment Period (SAP).
Candidates who have achieved fewer than 60 credits in any Part of the
Programme may not undergo re-assessment in the University’s SAP.
Reassessment in the University’s SAP will also not be available for certain
modules and this is indicated in individual module specifications.
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