The Australian National University Undergraduate Handbook 1999

Arts is the largest Faculty at ANU. It is the heart of the University. The Faculty offers students a broad education in humanities, languages and social sciences ¾ both the traditional disciplines and contemporary cross-disciplinary fields of study. Such an education promotes original thinking and brings with it life-long communication skills, and skills of criticism and analysis, that are of enduring value in any field of employment. Most community leaders are graduates of an Arts Faculty.

The Faculty’s teaching is of the highest standard, with staff regularly receiving Teaching Awards. Teaching generally takes the form of lectures, seminars and tutorials. The Faculty places special value on the personal interaction that is possible only in small-group teaching. At the same time, extensive use is made of information technology.

Every Department and Centre in the Faculty includes staff with world-wide reputations in their special fields of research. Through contact with these leading researchers, students are able to participate in cutting-edge intellectual debates.

Study Options

Within the Faculty there are opportunities to pursue specialised study as well as the more traditional broadly-based Arts courses which, by combining work in different disciplines, enhance individual versatility and adaptability in the changing circumstances of employment and community life. Arts graduates are employed in a wide range of occupations, often with less restricted career paths than graduates with more vocationally oriented qualifications. The Faculty publication Career Options for Arts Graduates is available from the Faculty Office. It encourages students to think about the advantages an Arts degree might bring as well as surveying the job prospects available to Arts graduates.

Units Offered

To keep abreast of new developments and educational needs, the Faculty continually revises the range of units it offers; an overview of the units taught may be obtained from the List of Arts Units at the end of the Faculty of Arts section of this Handbook. In addition to units offered by the Faculty of Arts itself, students may incorporate into their degrees some units offered by the Faculties of Asian Studies, Economics and Commerce, and Science.

Selecting Subjects

Students are advised to read carefully the unit descriptions set out in this Handbook before they finalise their enrolment. It is also possible for them to consult the Arts Faculty Sub-Dean and the Faculty Secretary about course structure and subject choice.

New Enrolments

Students enrolling in the Faculty for the first time are required to have their choice of units approved at a personal interview with the Sub-Dean or a student adviser. Successful applicants to the University will be told by letter of the days set aside for course approval and registration of enrolment.

Distinguished Scholar Program

From 1999 the Faculty of Arts will participate in the ANU Distinguished Scholar Program. The Program is designed to stretch the abilities of high-achieving students. It provides ‘customised’ undergraduate training for outstanding high school students from throughout Australia.

Distinguished Scholars will be selected on merit and when so selected will be allocated an academic mentor from the discipline of particular interest to the student. The mentor will, in consultation with the student, plan a program tailored to suit the particular needs and capacities of the student. The mentor will also encourage and monitor progress and development and help in a student’s interaction and involvement in the academic process.

Students who demonstrate outstanding academic ability may be invited to join the program at later stages.

More detailed information on the program is available from the Faculty Office or from Student Administration, Chancelry Annex. Applications normally close on 31 October each year.

Assistance for Students

There are many sources of advice and assistance available to students in the Faculty. Initial points of contact include: (i) the Faculty of Arts Office, located in the Haydon-Allen Building, (ii) the Sub-Dean, who advises on selection of courses and units, and (iii) Departmental Administrators. Lecturers and tutors assist students with their studies in each unit outside regular class times. Lecturers make themselves available during special office hours designated for this purpose. Heads of departments and program conveners, together with the undergraduate and graduate advisers in each department, offer guidance on the nature and content of majors and units.

Departments and Programs

Teaching within the Faculty is organised within departments, centres and programs. The departments offer units in humanities and social science disciplines that represent long-standing core areas of education and research in the Faculty. A departmental major in a Bachelor of Arts degree consists of an approved sequence of six semester length units comprising no fewer than 44 credit points normally taken in one department. The section headed ‘Departments’ provides information about these majors.

The programs bridge the interests of two or more departments and offer units either in newer areas of specialisation or in fields common to two or more disciplines. Some programs have staff specifically appointed to them, while others have developed through collaboration between staff in different departments. A program major is an approved sequence of six semester length units comprising no fewer than 44 credit points.

At the end of the Arts section there is a list of the departmental majors and the program majors offered by the Faculty.

Courses

The Faculty of Arts offers undergraduate courses for the degree of Bachelor of Arts at both pass and honours levels, together with more specialised Bachelor of Arts degrees in Art History and Curatorship, Australian Studies, Development Studies, European Studies and Policy Studies. The Faculty also offers the Diploma in Arts at the undergraduate level.

Changes to course structures and credit point values

You will note that undergraduate degrees are now being expressed in terms of credit points, on the basis of a normal full-time load of 48 credit points per year. For a full explanation of the changes to course structures, credit point values and course legislation, please see the General Information section of this Handbook.

Bachelor of Arts Degree

The Bachelor of Arts degree is a three-year course. If taken on a part-time basis it could take six or more years. The degree provides opportunities for study in the full range of units taught by the Faculty’s departments and programs including units from other faculties. The structure of the degree, which is set out under the entry for Bachelor of Arts, is a flexible one and enables students to pursue a wide range of academic interests.

Specialised Bachelor of Arts Degrees

The specialised Bachelor of Arts degrees provide courses of study in fields where a more closely integrated degree structure is advantageous (and where a number of departments and programs have complementary expertise). The broad requirements for the specialised degrees are the same as those for the Bachelor of Arts but the sequence and choice of units is prescribed in more detail. A detailed description of the five specialised degrees follows the entry on the Bachelor of Arts degree.

Diploma in Arts

The Faculty offers a number of diploma courses, each consisting of six semester-length undergraduate units. The courses are equivalent to an undergraduate major and do not require previous study in the chosen subject, although normal requirements for university admission apply. The courses are intended both for first-time mature age students and for graduates wishing to obtain a qualification in a new field. The following diploma courses are available: Art History, Classical Studies, Drama and Theatre Studies, European Languages (Diplomas in French, German and Italian), History, Philosophy, Sociology. Further details are given at the end of the next section on Undergraduate Courses.

Combined Degree Courses

To expand career options, combined undergraduate courses are also available in Arts/Asian Studies, Arts/Commerce, Arts/Economics, Arts/Science, Arts/Law and Arts/Arts (Visual). Students wishing to take a combined course must submit details of the proposed course of study to both faculties during the enrolment registration period. The requirements for all combined courses are set out in the Handbook section on Combined Courses.

Graduate Courses

The graduate courses in the Faculty are for the degrees of Master of Letters, Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy, together with the Graduate Diploma in Arts.

Detailed information about such courses is available in the ANU Graduate School Handbook.

Accredited Units in Academic English

Students whose first language is not English are eligible to take two units in Academic English towards their degree at the ANU. These units develop both language and study skills to prepare students for more effective participation in an Australian academic environment. These units (English in Academic Contexts and Advanced English in Academic Contexts) are taught by the Linguistics Department in the Faculty of Arts. Details can be found at the end of the Linguistics Department entry.

Units from the Australian National Internships Program

The Australian National Internships Program (see Chapter 4 of this Handbook), which is a part of the Asia-Pacific School of Economics and Management, offers three Internships units which are available to later-year students in a number of degrees. Students apply separately to the Program for selection and admission to these units, but should also enrol in them in the normal way on re-enrolment forms. At the time of application to the Program, students should consult the appropriate Faculty Office to determine precisely how the unit will fit within their degree course requirements.

Grading and Assessment

The Faculty of Arts has a grading system for examination results in the units it offers of High Distinction, Distinction, Credit, Pass and Fail.

Methods of assessment proposed in the departmental entries are those preferred by the lecturers concerned. It is Faculty policy that, at the beginning of the year or semester, lecturers should discuss with their classes the objectives, content and forms of assessment of units within the limits of the broad outlines published. As a result of these discussions, and subject to the authority of the Faculty, there may be some modifications in the methods of assessment cited.

Students who submit written work for assessment in a particular unit may not submit the same piece of written work (or a piece of written work substantially the same) for assessment in any other unit unless, prior to submission, they have obtained the approval of the Dean, lecturers in charge of the units, and heads of departments concerned.

Students enrolled in the Faculty of Arts are expected to be able to express themselves and to sustain an argument in their own words. They may not submit written work containing improperly acknowledged transcription or excessive quotation of the work of others. The Faculty considers plagiarism a most serious academic offence and severe penalties may be imposed on anyone found guilty of it. The Faculty’s policy is set out more fully in documents such as course guides and booklets issued by coordinators of units. The Study Skills Centre is available to help students who have problems with academic work.

Cancellation or Variation of Enrolment

Students who wish to cancel or vary an enrolment in any way must inform the University by completing a variation form which can be obtained at the Faculty Office. Students may discuss this decision or any other matter relating to their course with the Sub-Dean in the Faculty office.

Details about the deadlines for withdrawal from units are given in the Enrolment section of this Handbook.

Academic Performance

The University has determined that all undergraduate students should be subject to a minimum standard of academic performance. The criteria that will apply are:

General Academic Performance

Where a student has, over four consecutive semesters of effective enrolment (excluding periods of approved leave) failed units to the value of more than half the credit points in which the student has been enrolled (fail includes N, NCN or WN), the student’s enrolment in the award course will be terminated.

Repeated Failure in a Unit

Where a student has failed a unit twice, the student’s enrolment in the unit for a third time will be refused.

The implementation of these criteria commenced at the beginning of the 1998 academic year. This means that for Arts students the earliest a student can complete four consecutive semesters for the purposes of the general academic performance criteria is at the end of second semester, 1999.

There is a provision for appeal against decisions relating to academic performance.

Further information concerning academic performance and its implementation can be had from the Faculty Office or from Student Administration, Chancelry Annex or from the website www.anu.edu.au\acad.registrar\

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES

Bachelor of Arts

(Course code 3100)

Course requirements

A Bachelor of Arts degree consists of 20 semester-length units or equivalent. From 1999 semester units at 1000 level each have a value of 6 credit points, while units at 2000 or 3000 level each have a value of 8 credit points. Majors in the degree consist of a sequence of six units, or equivalent, in one Department or Program, normally two first year units (12 credit points) and four later year units (32 credit points).

A Bachelor of Arts degree must include units with a value totalling no fewer than 144 credit points and normally not more than 152 credit points and must also include:

no fewer than 12 units (96 credit points) from units offered at 2000/3000 level;
no fewer than 88 credit points from units offered by the Faculty of Arts;
the completion of two majors, one of which must be an Arts departmental major.

The Pass Degree

The pass degree is designed to give students a sound general education in the disciplines covered by the Faculty of Arts (ie the humanities and the social sciences) whereas the honours degree aims to provide a thorough scholarly training in one or two subjects, with a more restricted choice of supporting subjects than is possible in the pass degree.

Full-time students can complete the course in three years. Part-time students need at least five years to complete the course, assuming that they take four semester-length units each year. All students, whether studying part-time or full time, are required to finish their courses within ten years.

In special circumstances a student may include more than 48 credit points at 1000 level. Permission in writing is required and the Sub-Dean should be consulted.

Even though students enrolled in the BA course must complete 88 credit points offered within the Faculty of Arts, they have a wide choice of units as they may choose units up to the value of 56 credit points offered by the Faculties of Asian Studies, Economics and Commerce, and Science.

Bachelor of Arts students taking units to the value of 76 credit points in Psychology (ie the requirements for Psychology Honours) will be required to take normally 6 2000/3000 level Arts units (to the value of 48 credit points). Therefore they must normally have a total of 14 2000/3000 level units (to the value of 112 credit points) to complete Arts degree requirements.

The Degree with Honours

Courses are available for the degree of Bachelor of Arts (Honours) with single, combined and double honours. All involve at least one further year of study after the completion of the pass degree, and enrolment in a program of study prescribed by the honours school. Part-time students may take two years to complete the fourth year honours program.

Why enrol for the degree with honours?

The structure of the pass degree avoids both extreme variety and extreme specialisation, although it still allows students to concentrate on a specific area of their choice. The degree with honours differs in that it declares its specialisation and provides an extra year (the Honours year) of more advanced work in the chosen subject than is possible in the pass degree. It is therefore an appropriate preparation for someone who wants to work further in a certain area, whether as a graduate student or in a profession.

How does one become an honours candidate?

Intending honours candidates will take a normal first year, but should discuss the choice of first-year units with the Sub-Dean and the head of department concerned. The requirements differ from department to department, but, in general, admission to an honours school depends on consistently good results (at least credit level) in the first three years. Provided that candidates satisfy the requirements of the honours school, the head of department will at the end of the third year recommend them to the Faculty for admission to the Honours year. There must be no gap the completion of the pass degree and the Honours year, except with permission from the Faculty.

Within the programs, Honours are offered by Film Studies, Human Sciences, Population Studies, Religious Studies and Women’s Studies. Students interested in honours-level work in other programs should consult conveners.

Candidates for the degree with honours must fulfil all the requirements of the pass degree before being admitted to the Honours Year. In addition, they must complete the equivalent of 10 units (76 credit points) prescribed by the Honours school with a prescribed level of results. It is possible to take honours combining two Honours Schools. To do this will require the completion of the equivalent of between 14 and 16 units from the two Honours Schools at the appropriate level. Double honours is also possible, which involves completing the full requirements for two separate Honours Schools. Full details of honours requirements are set out in the individual departmental or program entries.

Can one include languages study in fourth year?

Students who wish to continue language study into their fourth year while enrolled in a non-language fourth-year honours course should discuss with their head of department the possibility of including language units in their fourth-year course.

Units Taken at Other Institutions

A student who has completed all or part of a degree or approved diploma in another Faculty or at another tertiary institution may be granted status for some of that work in his or her Bachelor of Arts degree. Status of 56 credit points will be granted for a completed degree. Where status is granted, the student will be given a time limit which will be less than the normal maximum of 10 years. Applications for status should be made at the Faculty office.

Normally students enrolled in a Bachelor of Arts degree will not be permitted to take units offered by other institutions. Subject to the approval of the Sub-Dean, however, students may include in the Bachelor of Arts course the following units:

Spanish (University of Canberra)
Slavonic Languages (Macquarie University)
Approved units from University of Canberra for inclusion in the Women’s Studies major.

Each student seeking approval to include these units in his or her degree must do so in writing in advance of enrolment at the other institution. Status in the Bachelor of Arts course for such units will appear on the student’s record as ‘unspecified’.

Bachelor of Arts (Art History and Curatorship)

(Course code 3101)

Coordinator: 1st semester Professor Michael Greenhalgh; 2nd semester Dr Erika Esau

This work-related degree course seeks to bridge the gap between the theoretical side of Art History as a university discipline and the practicalities of curating cultural objects and bringing them before the public.

Degree Structure

The degree requires the completion of 144 credit points and two majors, one of which must be in Art History. Of the total of 144 credit points, students will be required to complete:

(i) 7 units (52 credit points) of Art History including at least one unit from Group A and one unit from Group B.

(ii) 5 units (at least 36 credit points) from Group C, with no more than 2 of these units being at first-year level.

GROUP A

ARTH2045 Curatorship, Theory & Practice
ARTH2057 The Art and Politics of Collecting

GROUP B

ARTH2044    Art and its Context: Materials, Techniques, Display
ARTH2052    The Art of the Modern Print
ARTH2050    Photography: A History in Art
ARTH2055    The Fabric of Life: An Introduction to Textile History
ARTH2045    Curatorship, Theory & Practice
ARTH2057    The Art and Politics of Collecting

GROUP C

Up to 12 points at first-year level from one or more of the following subject areas: anthropology; archaeology; film studies; history; a foreign language; philosophy.

Later year units

ANCH2009    Artefacts and Society in the Greco-Roman World
ANTH2005    Australian Aboriginal Societies and Cultures
ANTH2010    Anthropology of Art
ANTH2017    Aborigines and Australian Society
ANTH2049    Ethnographic Film
ANTH2052    Ethnography, Film & Literature: Cross Cultural Knowledge & Form
ARTH2032    Computer Applications in the Humanities
ARTH2035    Publishing Humanities on the World Wide Web
ARTH2036    World Wide Web Strategies: Information, Publication, Education, Museums, Commerce
ASHI2010    Representing Asia on Film: South-east Asia
ASHI2011    Representing Asia on Film: East Asia
ASHI2162    Chinese Civilization in the Song Period
ASHI2262    Indianised States of Southeast Asia
ASHI2269    Japanese Images of the Feminine: Literature, Film and Art
ASHI2816    Identity and Culture in Japanese History
DRAM2010    Design and the Theatre
DRAM2013    Historical Movement and Period Style in the Theatre
ENGL2055    Shakespeare and Film
ENGL2066    Australian Film: Ned Kelly to Mad Max
ENGL2067    Classic Novel into Film
ENGL2069    Modern Novel into Film
FILM2002    Play into Film: The Cinematic Adaptation of Theatrical Texts
FILM2003    European Cinemas, European Societies
FILM2004    Postwar European Cinema: Film and Directors
FILM2005    Moving Pictures and the Visual Arts
FILM2006    US Cinema: Hollywood and Beyond
FREN2023    French Cinema from the “Nouvelle Vague” to the Nineties
HIST2110    History and Theory
HIST2122    Popular Culture, Gender and Modernity
HIST2119    Urban Australia, 1850-1980
HIST3006    Researching and Writing History
GERM3046    German Cinema
ITAL3009    Postwar Italian Cinema
PHIL3065    Advanced Philosophy of Art
POLS2009    Bureaucracy and Public Policy
POLS2051    Approaching Politics
POLS2076    Frankfurt School and Habermas
PREH2006    The Construction of Archaeological Knowledge
PREH2040    Archaeology of the Central Andes
PREH2021    The Archaeology of Mexico and the Maya
PREH2032    Presenting the Past: Archaeology, Politics and Representation
PREH2033    Feminism, Gender and Archaeology
PREH3017    Archaeological Artefact Analysis
SOCY2035    Urban Society: Development and Change
WOMS2010    Representation and Gender
WOMS2011    Feminist Film Theory
WOMS2020    Issues in Postcolonial Studies
WOMS2022    Reading Contemporary Culture
WOMS2023    Gender, Sex and Sexuality: An Introduction to Feminist Theory
WOPH2001    Theories of Post-Modernism

The Degree with Honours

The BA Honours (Art History and Curatorship) degree is designed to provide:

practical experience in art curatorship
advanced training in art historical and curatorial methodologies
scope to develop independent research skills to a high level

Entry Requirements:

(a) Completion of the requirements for the pass degree;

(b) Credit average and at least one Distinction in 10 of the 12 units specified for the degree;

Fourth year honours students follow the syllabus for Art History IV (Honours), except that the thesis will be focussed on a curatorial topic and normally an internship involving curatorial work in an art institution will substitute for one of the seminar courses.

Bachelor of Arts (Australian Studies)

(Course code 3102)

Coordinator: To be determined

The Bachelor of Arts (Australian Studies) enables students to develop a high level of detailed knowledge of Australia from several disciplinary perspectives. It is intended to be of value to students wishing to enter careers requiring extensive knowledge of Australian life, culture, and institutions, in areas such as administration, policy, education, information and communication. It would be especially appropriate for those intending to work in cultural, political, or social institutions specifically concerned with Australia, either in Australia or elsewhere. It may be of particular value to indigenous and non-indigenous students wishing to specialise in Aboriginal Studies, and seeking employment in fields with particular relevance to indigenous people.

The 144 credit points required for the degree shall be made up as follows:

1. an Australian Studies program major or an Aboriginal Studies Program major (44 credit points); plus

2. a Departmental major in the Faculty of Arts (44 credit points); plus

3. an additional 28 credit points from the list of units in the Australian Studies Program Major;

4. and elective units to the value of at least 28 credit points, subject to the requirement that a degree must include a minimum of 96 points at 2000/3000 level.

Students should note that no unit may count more than once in meeting degree requirements.

The Degree with Honours

The honours program in the BA (Australian Studies) will be akin to a combined honours program in the Faculty, consisting of a program of coursework and thesis devised in consultation between a Head of Department and the Degree Coordinator. Students hoping to undertake an honours year in the BA (Australian Studies) should consult with the Degree Coordinator early in their second year of study.

To enter the honours year a student must have completed the requirements for the Pass degree, along with the special requirement noting that one of the electives must be in the same area as the Departmental major, making at least 50 credit points in that discipline or field. The student must also have satisfied the relevant Department’s requirements for combined honours degree students, and have achieved at least a credit average in Australian Studies units to the value of 72 credit points (as specified in paragraphs 1 and 3 of the pass degree requirements above) including at least two distinction results. The thesis will be in the area of Australian Studies, and its word length will be subject to negotiation between the Department and the Degree Coordinator.

Bachelor of Arts (Development Studies)

(Course code 3103)

Coordinator: Dr Bloul, Sociology

The Bachelor of Arts in Development Studies has been established to cater for the interests of students seeking to prepare for a variety of careers related to the development of Third World countries. These careers may be focused primarily on economic, social or political development and based in Australian institutions or abroad.

The BA (Development Studies) course offers students a firm base in one of the social science disciplines together with a coherent selection of units focused on generic problems of development and on the recent experience of Southeast Asia, China or the Pacific Islands. Whilst it is tightly structured, it is flexible enough to accommodate an additional major in a relevant foreign language and to allow for a wide range of choice among units. The Australian National University is recognised for its leadership in the field of Development Studies and has an exceptionally large number of staff who have undertaken extensive research in the Third World, as well as a strong library collection in the field.

Students taking the degree should achieve an inter-disciplinary understanding of theory and practice concerning the processes of development in the Third World, with special competence concerning one or two of four areas: China, Oceania, West Asia or South and Southeast Asia, together with a firm background in one of the relevant social science disciplines.

Degree Structure

The course consists of 144 credit points. The first year of the degree course consists of introductory units in at least three of the five relevant social sciences: Anthropology, Economics or Economic History, Geography, Political Science and Sociology. Recommended first year units are listed in the section headed Degree Structure.

The second and third years require:

(a) A disciplinary major in one of Anthropology, Economic History, Economics, Geography, Political Science or Sociology. This consists of thirty-two credit points drawn from a range of approved units at 2000/3000 level building upon the appropriate introductory limits. A student majoring in Economics or Economic History will also have to take an Arts departmental major under (c) below.

(b) A Development Studies major, consisting of (i) two core A units, and (ii) two area units drawn from an approved list of units focussing on China, Oceania, West Asia or South and Southeast Asia.

(c) Thirty-two further credit points, normally including at least 2 of the core units listed in the Development Studies program major. These may be omitted by students opting to complete a third major in a relevant social science discipline or in a language.

The Degree with Honours

To qualify for fourth-year Honours in Development Studies, students must complete the BA (Development Studies) Pass degree. Normally, they must also have passed six later year units in their disciplinary major and have achieved at least a Distinction in both of the core units in their Development Studies major and at least one later-year unit in their disciplinary major. The Honours IV program consists of an Honours Seminar in Development Studies, an appropriate fourth-year component taken in the department of the students disciplinary major (or a cognate component in another department) , and a sub-thesis of approximately 20,000 words.

Degree Structure Bachelor of Arts (Development Studies)

First Year (48cp)
At least 36cp from: Economics I or Microeconomics for Social Scientists and Macroeconomics for Social Scientists Two first-year units in Anthropology, or Geography or Political Science or Sociology	Recommended options for the remaining 12cp: Australian Economy Business and Economy in the Asia-Pacific Region Two first-year History units Individual and Society in Contemporary Asia An Asian or European language

Later Years (96cp)
Disciplinary Major In one of the following: Anthropology Economics Economic History Geography Political Science Sociology	Development Studies Major Two core units from Group A Two approved area units (as listed for Development Studies Program Major)	Additional Units (a) A second different disciplinary major or Development-related program major, or (b) Two core units listed in the Development Studies program major and Two units approved by the degree coordinator
(32cp)	(32cp)	(32cp)

Bachelor of Arts (European Studies)

(Course code 3104)

Coordinator: Professor E Papadakis (Contemporary Europe Program)

The Bachelor of Arts in European Studies focusses mainly on Europe (including Britain) since World War II. The degree focusses on the foundations of modern Europe, bearing in mind its long history and how this has shaped contemporary European societies. It also considers the innovative aspects of recent developments, particularly the possibilities for cooperation and unity as well as the tensions between diverse traditions.

The course consists of 144 credit points.

Students take a major in Contemporary Europe and a major in a European language other than English. They also take first-year units in either Political Science, History, Sociology, English, Philosophy or Art History, to the value of 12 credit points, and designated later-year units in the same Department or in Modern European Languages to the value of 16 credit points.

In addition, students take two first-year and two later-year units of their choice.

Students are advised to consult the Coordinator in order to see whether there may be other units which cohere especially well with the units of their choice.

The degree has three aims:

to enable students to gain perspectives on the social, political and cultural forces that operate in contemporary Europe;
to enable students to acquire competence in reading, understanding and speaking a European language (other than English); and
to provide a grounding in one of the following disciplines: Political Science, History, Sociology, English, Philosophy or Art History.

To achieve these aims the degree:

offers core units in European institutions, politics, history and society;
includes units which focus on language skills and combine the acquisition of these skills with the study of politics, society and culture; and
provides a sufficient number of units prepared by specialists in the various disciplines who are located in departments within the Faculty of Arts.

Those students whose language major is offered outside the Faculty of Arts must complete a departmental major within the Faculty.

The Contemporary Europe Major compulsory units:

FIRST YEAR

Foundations of Modern Europe EURO1002

(6cp)