UCL HISTORY
INCOMING STUDY ABROAD
STUDENTS
(Erasmus, JYA, Exchange, Affiliate)
2016-2017
For further information consult http://www.ucl.ac.uk/history
or contact:
Emma Patten
[email protected]
020 7679 7124
Disclaimer
The information contained in this booklet is believed to be correct at the time of going to press but no guarantee
can be given that it will not be amended before the commencement of the academic session 2016-17.
Contents
Welcome from the Head of Department...…………………………………………………. 1
Study Abroad Students coming to UCL: ‘what to expect’……………………………… 2
Introduction to modules……………….……………………………………………………… 5
Module choices…………………………………………………………………………………… 5
How are module allocations made?..………………………………………………………….. 5
Will there be a chance to amend my module choices?...................................................... 5
Timeline for making your module selections….………………………………………………. 6
Programme Structure…………………..……………………………………………………… 7
Modules 2016-17……………………………………………………….……………………….. 9
HIST2XXX Thematic modules..………………………………………………………………… 9
HIST6XXX Survey modules……..……………………………………………………………… 10
HIST7XXX Advanced Seminar modules………………………………………………………. 11
Directed Independent Study Project (DISP)…………………………………………………... 12
Module Summaries in code number order……….………………………………………... 13-28
HIST2XXX Thematic module summaries……………………………………………………… 13
HIST6XXX Survey module summaries………………………………………………………… 17
HIST7XXX Advanced Seminar module summaries …………………………………………. 22
Interdepartmental Modules…………………………………………………………………… 30
Registering non-History modules on PORTICO……………………………………………… 30
What happens if a module selection is ‘rejected’ in PORTICO……………………………... 30
Pre-enrolment and Module Registration on PORTICO………………………………….. 41
What is pre-enrolment ………...………………………………………………………………… 41
When do I pre-enrol……………………………………………………………………………… 41
How do I complete pre-enrolment……………………………………………………………… 41
How do I register my modules into PORTICO………………………………………………… 41
What happens once I have registered my modules into PORTICO………………………... 41
What happens once I have pre-enrolled via PORTICO……………………………………… 41
Undergraduate Teaching Timetable………………………………………………..……….. 42
Checking for clashes…………………………………………………………………………….. 42
History undergraduate teaching timetable……………………………………..……………… 42
Tutorial groups……………………………………….…………………………………………… 42
Non-history teaching timetable………………………………….……………………………… 42
Personal timetable……………………………………………………………………………….. 42
History Department module pre-registration procedures….…………………..……….. 43
Suggested reading for January entry students……………………………………………46
Getting Here and Finding Your Way Around……………………………………………….50
Induction events…………………………………………………………………………………52
History Society…………………………………………………………………………………..53
Tutorial Arrangements………………………………………………………………………….54
How we contact you…………………………………………………………………………….55
Who you contact…………………………………………………………………………………56
Continued overleaf…
Attendance and Workload……………………………………………………………………...58
Assessment and Submission procedures…………………………………………………..59
Examinations……………………………………………………………………………………...60
Extenuating Circumstances……………………………………………………………………61
Feedback and Results…………………………………………………………………………...62
Suggested grade conversion (US) ……………………………………………………………62
Student Feedback………………………………………………………………………………...63
Other useful information: systems, resources and terminology………………………...64
Writing Support and Resources………………………………………………………………..66
Health and Safety…………………………………………………………………………………69
Message from the Head of Department, Prof. Jason Peacey
Dear Study Abroad and Erasmus Students,
Please allow me to extend a very warm welcome to the UCL History Department. My colleagues and I are
delighted that you will be joining us. We look forward to introducing you to the study of history at university
level in the UK. An exciting and fulfilling experience awaits you; we will do our best to help you to realise
your potential, develop your ideas and get the most out of your time here with us at UCL History.
It is UCL’s policy to get incoming students to make choices about which courses they would like to take
before they arrive, and this document explains what you need to do. It may look and seem daunting, but
hopefully everything will become clear.
It’s important to think carefully about your choices because there will be very limited scope to make
amendments when you arrive. At this stage, I would just like to offer a few words of very general advice.
You will see that, while most of the options open to you involve ‘survey’ courses, which are somewhat
broad in scope, there are also at least some ‘thematic’ courses as well. Our general view is that ‘survey’
courses are more suitable for students who are making the transition into higher education, not least
because they tend to blend lectures and seminars. ‘Thematic’ courses, on the other hand, might be a little
more challenging. This is partly because they tend to involve seminar classes, but not lectures, which
means that they revolve around group discussions, and partly also because these groups will include
second and third year students, who might be a little more confident in such settings. It is also true that we
generally need to give second and third year students priority when enrolling for these courses, since they
are obliged to take them.
Secondly, I also wanted to take this opportunity to encourage you to take courses on periods and places
that you have not encountered before. If you have requirements then please contact the Study Abroad
Administrator.
Meanwhile, you might want to visit our website and follow us on Facebook and Twitter for departmental
news and events. Links for Facebook and Twitter can be found on our home page at
www.ucl.ac.uk/history.
Enjoy the rest of your vacation and we look forward to meeting you.
Best wishes,
Professor Jason Peacey
Professor of Early Modern British History
Head of Department
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Study Abroad Students coming to UCL History:
‘what to expect’
The UCL Admissions team handle all admissions centrally. They will contact you directly about your
application and arrival, including the UCL International Student Orientation Programme (ISOP) which is
designed to give you an overview of how things work at UCL and the processes and procedures.
The History Department accept students on Study Abroad programmes, including Erasmus. In our
information the term often used is ‘affiliate student’. All departments have slightly different processes and
procedures. The History Department will distribute more specific information about what we need from you
directly.
The table below is a general guide to what happens when.
When?
What happens?
May
Module choices and information about the History Study Abroad Programme (incoming)
will be posted online on the History Department website at ucl.ac.uk/history. This will
include the confirmed module selection available for the academic year. Please note that
modules listed in the UCL Study Abroad guide are indicative only and vary each year).
July
Pre-allocation for History modules only (September starters – term 1 only and full
year). The History Department will send an email to you directly using the email address
as on your application form. The deadline is the first Friday in August and we ask
students to await allocations before registering formally on the UCL system (Portico).
August
Pre-allocation will be made for History modules, and information sent out by email by the
History Department. We will also send out information about the History Department
Welcome meeting – although this is part of the UCL International Student Orientation
Programme (ISOP) this particular session is run by the History Department.
August
UCL will send you information about pre-enrolment.
September
Arrival and enrolment.
Autumn Term officially starts on Monday 26th September 2016 - although induction
events for overseas students often begin the week before from Wednesday 21st
September 2016.
This first week is known as Freshers’ Week, no classes run this week but there are lots
of events for new arriving students. Further information can be found on the History
Department website and we will tell you more in the Welcome Meeting.
Teaching starts on Monday 3rd October 2016. The teaching term runs for 11 weeks in
total. No classes run for the sixth week (commencing Monday 7th November 2016) which
is Reading Week. This week is opportunity for students to catch up on work and reading.
We recommend all students attend the International Student Orientation Programme
(ISOP) events set up by UCL during induction week and the week prior, this will provide
you with useful information. Once registered you will receive a confirmation email.
You will receive your username and password when you enrol in person on arrival at
UCL, you will need these details to log in to UCL systems (Portico, Outlook email,
Moodle). Once you have enrolled please register for your pre-allocated modules. If you
are taking non History modules you should also register for these. Information about
different departments can be found on our website and also later in this document.
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PLEASE NOTE: Once you arrive only your UCL email will be used for important emails
regarding your modules and programme. Please do not rely on forwarding as this is not
reliable.
October
Any changes to modules must be made in the first week of teaching. If you are having
problems please contact see the Study Abroad Administrator or the Affiliate
Tutor/Erasmus Tutor in the History Department.
November
Reading Week is week commencing Monday 7th November 2016, no teaching takes
place during this week.
November
Pre-allocation for History modules only (January starters – term 2&3 only). The
History Department will send an email to you directly using the email address on your
application form. The deadline is the first Friday in December and we ask students to
await allocations before registering formally on our systems (Portico).
UCL will also contact you regarding the pre-enrolment task.
December
Pre-allocation will be made for History modules, and information sent out by email by the
History Department. Please do not complete module registration until we have confirmed
your module allocations. We will also send out information about the History Department
Welcome meeting – although this is part of ISOP this particular session is run by the
History Department.
January
Arrival and enrolment.
Spring term teaching starts on Monday 9th January 2017. The teaching term runs for 11
weeks in total. No classes run for the sixth week (commencing Monday 13th February
2017) which is Reading Week. This provides an opportunity for students to catch up on
work and reading.
The Welcome Meeting for January Study Abroad students will be the week before
teaching starts. Further information can be found on the History Department website and
we will tell you more in the Welcome Meeting.
We recommend all students attend the International Student Orientation Programme
events set up by UCL during induction week and the week prior, this will provide you with
useful information. Once registered you will receive a confirmation email.
You will receive your username and password when you enrol in person on arrival at
UCL, you will need these details to log in to UCL systems (Portico, Outlook email,
Moodle). Once you have enrolled please register for your pre-allocated modules. If you
are taking non History modules you should also register for these. Information about
different departments can be found on our website and there is further information later
in this document.
PLEASE NOTE: Once you arrive only your UCL email will be used for important emails
regarding your modules and programme. Please do not rely on forwarding as this is not
reliable.
January
Any changes to modules should be made in the first week of teaching. If you are having
problems please see the Study Abroad Administrator or Affiliate Tutor/Erasmus Tutor in
the History Department.
February
Reading Week is week commencing 13th February 2017, no teaching takes place during
this week.
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February
Transcripts for term 1 only students will be issued by the Examinations Department.
They are usually sent directly to your home institution, but we advise all students to
ensure they have updated their portico record before departure as a precaution. (For
independent affiliate students your recorded address on Portico will be used for mailing
your transcript).
April
No classes will take place from 25th March through to 23rd April 2017. UCL will also
close completely over Easter from 13th – 19th April 2017, inclusive.
April
Summer term starts on 24th April 2017. This is when examinations will be scheduled and
there will also be dates for final coursework submissions during this term. (more details
about the Examination period and scheduling can be found later in this document).
June
The end of term and of the academic year is 9th June 2017 and students here for
Spring/Summer or the full year are expected to be ‘engaged’ until this date.
Students can get provisional results from the Affiliate Tutor / Erasmus Tutor at the end of
term tutorial day. Alternatively please contact the Study Abroad Administrator in History if
you have questions about provisional results and coursework feedback.
August
Transcripts for term 2 only and full year students will be issued by the Examinations
Department. They are usually sent directly to your home institution in late July/early
August. We advise all students to ensure they have updated their portico record before
departure as a precaution. (For independent affiliate students your recorded address on
Portico will be used for mailing your transcript).
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Introduction to modules
This module catalogue contains a lot of information which may seem quite daunting. However,
you should bear in mind that before you arrive at UCL, you simply need to follow FOUR steps:
Step 1: Chose which modules you would like to take using the module choice list herein.
Step 2: Complete and submit your module pre-registration form.
Step 3: Await History Department confirmation of the modules you have been allocated a
space.
Step 4: Pre-enrol.
Module choices: Before you arrive at UCL, you are required to complete a module pre-registration form
for the History Department which can be found in this handbook along with the list of module choices
available to you). It is very important that you follow the instructions on the module pre-registration form
carefully and read it collaboratively with this information. Once you have completed your module preregistration choice form, you will need to submit your form electronically to [email protected] by 12
noon on Friday 5th August (or Friday 2nd December for January 2017 entry). We will send you
confirmation of the modules you have been allocated to by Wednesday 10th August (or before Christmas
for January 2017 entry). You should only register for the modules allocated, which can be done on arrival.
How are module allocations made? To enhance the learning experience for our students we
implement a strict capping system on our modules which means that, unfortunately, a small number of
students may not get their first module choice. If you are taking a module outside of the department, you
will not receive confirmation that you have a place on the module until you register your interest. Once you
register the interdepartmental module in PORTICO, both the History Department and the teaching
department (the department who runs the module) will need to approve your selection electronically via
PORTICO. You should not expect your selection to be approved in PORTICO right away, and your
selection may not be approved until the week teaching commences on Monday 3rd October. We advise all
students to check the procedure for requesting modules to departments directly (see the information about
interdepartmental modules).
Will there be a chance to amend my module choices? It may be possible to make amendments
to your History modules during induction week, but spaces will be limited. You can also request to be put
onto waiting lists if there are modules you have a particular interest in but have not be able to get onto.
During induction week, there is likely to be more scope to make amendments to any modules you are
taking outside of the department, and you should contact the relevant department to enquire about
availability before you make amendments to your module selections. No changes are permitted after the
first week of teaching.
You will be meeting with the UCL History Affiliate Tutor/Erasmus Tutor at the Welcome Meeting. If you
need help with any academic concerns you have this is the person to speak to, they will be able to offer
advice regarding the modules you have been allocated. Please note that your Tutor cannot authorise
changes to your module selections, and you will need to contact a member of the History Department
Undergraduate Team (the Study Abroad Administrator will be happy to assist).
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Timeline for making your module selections:
September entry
Monday 4th July
The History Department will send you an electronic module choice form and
module catalogue by e-mail.
Friday 5th August
You must submit your module choice form to [email protected]
By Wednesday 10th
August
Confirmation of your History module allocations will be sent to you by e-mail.
Please refer to UCL
admissions guidance.
You must complete your pre-enrolment (module registration is on arrival).
Thursday 22nd September
(appointments tbc)
Welcome Meeting with the Affiliate/Erasmus Tutor.
January entry
Monday 7th November
The History Department will send you an electronic module choice form and
module catalogue by e-mail.
Friday 2nd December
You must submit your module choice form to [email protected]
By Wednesday 7th
December
Confirmation of your History module allocations will be sent to you by e-mail.
Please refer to UCL
admissions guidance.
You must complete your pre-enrolment (module registration is on arrival).
Friday 6th January
(appointments tbc)
Welcome Meeting with the Affiliate Tutor.
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Programme Structure at UCL History
What we expect of our own students and how their experience relates to our expectations:
Students in the UK usually take A-level exams at 18. These provide a more specialist focus than is typical
in most other countries with students generally only studying 3 or 4 subjects in the last two years of their
school career. Most then apply to university to study a single discipline.
We run the following History BA programmes (the Study Abroad Programme runs alongside these):
 History BA (3 years)
 Ancient History BA (3 years)
 History with a Year Abroad BA (4 years, including a year abroad)
 History with a European Language BA (4 years, including a year abroad)
For our full time BA students, although they may take options from other departments all students are
required to take a minimum of 75% of their modules in History.
All undergraduate History programmes are carefully structured. In each year of study, students must
complete a module load of 4 UCL credits. This may be made up of 1 credit (full year) and 0.5 credit (half
year) modules, some of which are compulsory (and not open to affiliates), and some of which are optional
(which are open to affiliates).
Taught undergraduate programmes at UCL are made up of 'modules' or 'courses'. These terms are used
interchangeably.
Each module has a code, which indicates which department runs it (e.g. all History Department modules
have a HISTXXXX code) and a title (e.g "History of Ethics").
Each module is assigned a weighting, measured in 'course units'. For undergraduates this weighting will
either be 1 (a 'whole unit') or 0.5 (a 'half-unit'). These can be translated into US credits and ECTS as
below.
UCL Course Unit
US credit
ECTS
1
8
15
0.5
4
7.5
The History Study Abroad Programme (incoming students):
The History Study Abroad Programme runs with the same general structure. Students MUST take a full
load. Your course load will depend on how long you are at UCL, see below.
Full-year undergraduate Study Abroad
4 UCL course units 32 US credits
60 ECTS
One-term undergraduate Study Abroad
2 UCL course units 16 US credits
30 ECTS
All Study Abroad students must take a minimum of 50% of their course load in their home department (the
department to which you are admitted/primary department).
The list of History modules in the UCL Study Abroad Guide is illustrative only so, whilst you may
unfortunately find not all of the courses listed on your original application are available, there will also be
additional modules on offer.
UCL History run modules running the full year and those which run half year only.
It is possible to take a single term of some full year modules as a stand alone module of 0.5 course
units. This is only available to Study Abroad students who arrive in September or in January i.e. who are
unable to take the full year version due to only attend for part of the year.
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Term 1 students may take the first half (September to December) of any full-year module as a stand
alone module. (0.5 course unit = 4 US credits = 7.5 ECTS)
Term 2 students may take the second half (January to April) of some full-year modules as a stand alone
module. (0.5 course unit = 4 US credits = 7.5 ECTS)
When completing your History Department Module Pre-Registration Form, please take care to use the
correct codes (please check the listings carefully).
Students must be in attendance for the examination term (April to June) if they are full year or
January arrival in order to complete assessments and examinations.
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MODULES 2016-17
HIST2XXX Thematic Modules (1 unit: Intermediate)
Availability: These modules are primarily designed for second and final year History students, it is
recommended that you only apply to take a thematic module if you have a keen interest in the subject
matter and are willing to contribute substantially and regularly to class discussions. Thematic modules
typically examine a particular historical theme in detail.
Teaching method: Thematic modules are generally taught by 2-hour seminars on Thursdays 14:00 –
16:00. Some modules may run a duplicate class during another slot and students will be allocated to a
class prior to term 1. Occasionally, a thematic module may be taught by a 1-hour lecture and 1-hour
tutorial. 40 contact hours (this excludes independent study hours expected as part of the workload for the
module)
Assessment method: HIST2XXX: 2 x 2500 word essays (50%) and a 3-hour examination in term 3
(50%).
Credit value: 1 UCL credit = 8 US credits = 15 ECTS
HIST2105
HIST2110
HIST2202
HIST2302
HIST2310
HIST2418
HIST2419
HIST2420
HIST2421
Roman Democracy (Dr Valentina Arena)
Migrants and Expats in the Middle Bronze Age: Old Assyrian Communities in Anatolia,
20th-17th Centuries BC (Dr Yağmur Heffron)
Rome AD300-1000: Portraits of a city, reflections of a changing world (Dr Antonio Sennis)
The Industrial Revolution in Britain (Dr Patrick Walsh)
State, Sovereignty and Liberty: The History of European Political Thought in the 18th
Century (TBC)
History, Memory, Democracy: Politics and the Past in Latin America, c.1970 to the Present
(Dr Thom Rath)
War, Rebellion and Social Discontent in Modern China (Dr Lily Chang)
India and the Global Economy, 1500-Present (Dr Jagjeet Lally)
African Cities – Past and Present (Dr Tim Gibbs)
If you join the History Department for either the Autumn or the Spring /Summer term only, you may take
just an Autumn ('A') or a Spring/Summer ('B') version of any full year course for 4 US credits/7.5 ECTS.
They will run for 20 contact hours only during one term and are taught in the same way as the full year
modules.
Assessment method: HIST2XXXA: 4000 word coursework (100%), HIST2XXXB 2x2500 word essays
(40% and 60% respectively).
Please note that students attending the full year must take the full year version (full-year students are not
normally permitted to).
These letters denote whether a module falls in term 1 (A) or term 2 (B) and should be applied to all
module codes where the module is a one term module i.e. including where you are studying for only one
term of a full year course HIST2XXXA for term 1, HIST2XXXB for term 2.
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HIST6XXX Survey Modules (Beginners/Intermediate)
Availability: Survey modules are primarily designed for first and second year History students. These
modules provide a historical overview of a large geographical region or a long time span.
Teaching method: Survey modules are generally taught by a 1-hour lecture and a 1-hour tutorial. Some
modules may run a 1 ½ hour or 2-hour lecture with fewer tutorials. Students will be allocated to a tutorial
group after the first lecture. Usually 40 contact hours (this excludes independent study hours expected as
part of the workload for the module).
Assessment method: HIST6XXX: 1 x 2500 word essay (25%), a 3-hour examination (75%), and an
unassessed practice essay (or equivalent pieces of written or non-written work).
Credit value: 1 UCL credit = 8 US credits = 15 ECTS
HIST6001
HIST6107
HIST6102
HIST6106
HIST6201
HIST6208
HIST6321
HIST6312
HIST6301
HIST6313
HIST6410
HIST6406
HIST6411
HIST6414
The History of Political Thought (Dr Angus Gowland)
The Roman Republic, c. 350 BC-44 BC (Dr Valentina Arena)
The Near East 1200-300 BC: Empires and Pastoralists (Dr Yağmur Heffron)
The Hellenistic World from Alexander to the End of the Attalid Kingdom
(Dr Paola Ceccarelli)
Europe in the Early Middle Ages, 400-1000 (Dr Antonio Sennis)
The First European Union? Christendom 1100-1350 (Dr John Sabapathy)
Empire in Eurasia c.1600-1900 (Dr Jagjeet Lally)
Colonial and Revolutionary North America 1607-1787 (Professor Stephen Conway)
British History c.1689-c.1860 (Dr Patrick Walsh)
Building the American Nation: The United States, 1789-1920 (Dr David Sim)
History of Latin America c.1830-c.1930 (Dr Thom Rath)
Britain and the Wider World, 1878-1982 (Dr Michael Collins)
History and Politics of Latin America c.1930 to the Present (Dr Sarah Washbrook)
The Making of Modern America: The United States Since 1920 (Dr Nick Witham)
If you join the History Department for either the Autumn or the Spring /Summer term only, you may take
just an Autumn ('A') or a Spring/Summer ('B') version of any full year course for 4 US credits/7.5 ECTS.
They will run for 20 contact hours only during one term and are taught in the same way as the full year
modules.
Assessment method: HIST2XXXA: 4000 word coursework (100%), HIST2XXXB 2x2500 word essays
(40% and 60% respectively).
Please note that students attending the full year must take the full year version (full-year students are not
normally permitted to).
These letters denote whether a module falls in term 1 (A) or term 2 (B) and should be applied to all
module codes where the module is a one term module i.e. including where you are studying for only one
term of a full year course HIST6***A for term 1, HIST6***B for term 2.
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HIST7XXX Advanced Seminar Modules (Advanced)
Availability: These modules are primarily designed for second and final year History students. These
modules cover a diverse range of periods, regions and historical approaches.
Teaching method: Advanced Seminar modules are generally taught by a weekly, participatory, two-hour
seminar over one term.. Some modules may run a duplicate class during another slot and students will be
allocated to a class prior to term. 20 contact hours (this excludes independent study hours expected as
part of the workload for the module)
Assessment method: 2 x 2500 word essay (100%).
Credit value: 0.5 UCL credit = 4 US credits = 7.5 ECTS
Term 1
HIST7121A
HIST7215A
HIST7214A
HIST7014A
HIST7310A
HIST7334A
HIST7336A
HIST7350A
HIST7352A
HIST7366A
HIST7456A
HIST7461A
HIST7467A
HIST7463A
Ancient Greek Religion of the Archaic and Classical Periods (Dr Paola Ceccarelli)
Invasion, Integration and Identity in the North Sea Zone, c. 400–1200
(Dr Emily Winkler)
Blood, Bile and Buboes: Medieval Medicine (Dr Kathleen Walker-Meikle)
History of Asian Medicine (Dr Vivienne Lo)
The Remaking of the English Ruling Class 1665 – 1789 (Dr Patrick Walsh)
Emergence of the State: The History of European Political Thought in the 17th and Early
18th Centuries (tbc)
The Political City: London in the Seventeenth Century (Professor Jason Peacey)
Remembering Slavery (Dr Nicholas Draper)
Law’s Empire: Legal Cultures in the British Colonial World (Professor Margot Finn)
Images and Imagination in Early Modern Thought (Dr Anna Corrias)
Race and the Sciences: Modern Ideologies of Human Difference (Dr Helga Satzinger)
Gender in Modern British History, c.1850-1939 (Dr Clare Makepeace)
Childhood in Modern East Asia (Dr Lily Chang)
Collecting for the Nation. Amateurs, Collectors and Diplomats: A History of Museum
Formation (Dr Lucia Patrizio Gunning)
Modules for non History affiliates only
HIST7401A History of Parliament (Dr Charles Littleton)
HIST7403A Medieval History in London Collections (Dr Marie-Pierre Gelin)
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Term 2
HIST7104B
HIST7121B
HIST7215B
HIST7214B
HIST7310B
HIST7316B
HIST7335B
HIST7336B
HIST7365B
HIST7366B
HIST7456B
HIST7459B
HIST7467B
HIST7463B
Slavery in the Classical World (Dr Simon Corcoran)
Ancient Greek Religion of the Archaic and Classical Periods (Dr Paola Ceccarelli)
Invasion, Integration and Identity in the North Sea Zone, c. 400–1200
(Dr Emily Winkler)
Blood, Bile and Buboes: Medieval Medicine (Dr Kathleen Walker-Meikle)
The Remaking of the English Ruling Class 1665 – 1789 (Dr Patrick Walsh)
Religious Tolerance and Intolerance in Early Modern Europe (Professor Ben Kaplan)
State, Sovereignty and Liberty: The History of European Political Thought in the 18th
Century (tbc)
The Political City: London in the Seventeenth Century (Professor Jason Peacey)
Queer Histories in Britain 1880s-1980s (Dr Florence Sutcliffe-Braithwaite)
Images and Imagination in Early Modern Thought (Dr Anna Corrias)
Race and the Sciences: Modern Ideologies of Human Difference (Dr Helga Satzinger)
Gender and History in Latin America since Independence (Dr Sarah Washbrook)
Childhood in Modern East Asia (Dr Lily Chang)
Collecting for the Nation. Amateurs, Collectors and Diplomats: A History of Museum
Formation (Dr Lucia Patrizio Gunning)
Modules for non History affiliates only
HIST7401B History of Parliament (Dr Robin Eagles (term 2))
HIST7403B Medieval History in London Collections (Dr Marie-Pierre Gelin)
Directed Independent Study Project
It is possible for Study Abroad students to choose a Directed Independent Study Project
(HISTA001/HISTA002) as one of their courses.
HISTA001 is worth 0.5 UCL course units and is assessed by an essay of 5,000 words; HISTA002 is worth
1 UCL course unit and is assessed by a dissertation of 10,000 words (full-year students only).
Most universities in the United States will allow their students to write a DISP, but you must check to make
sure this is acceptable to your home institution.*
If you are interested in this option, please contact the Affiliate & Study Abroad Administrator
([email protected]) with a suggested topic/title, this will be discussed with the Affiliate Tutor with respect
to finding an appropriate supervisor.
*Please note that students from Penn, Brown or Cornell, are not permitted by their home university to
choose this option. Students on the Erasmus programme are not permitted to take this option.
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MODULE SUMMARIES IN CODE NUMBER ORDER
---------------------------------------------------------------------Thematic Seminar (Group 2) modules 2016-17
(value: 1 course unit: Intermediate)
HIST2XXX Thematic modules are designed primarily for Second Years, but are open to Finalist students.
There are a very limited number of spaces remaining on HIST2XXX thematic modules. These modules
are typically taught as 20 x 2-hour seminar classes to groups of a maximum of 15 students over term 1
and term 2. Occasionally, a thematic module may be taught by a 1-hour lecture and 1-hour tutorial*.
Assessment is by 2 coursework essays of 2500 words each (50%) and a 3-hour written examination (50%)
in term 3.
Truncated 10 week versions of these modules, known as HIST2XXXA (term 1) and HIST2XXXB (term 2),
are available to single semester Erasmus and JYA affiliate students and are examined by a single 4000
word essay (HIST2XXXA) or 2 coursework essays of 2500 words each (40% and 60% respectively).
HIST2105 Roman Democracy
Module Convenor: Dr Valentina Arena
This course examines this controversial question of whether the late Roman Republic was a democracy
by investigating Roman politics through the lens of classical political theory, applying ideas about liberty,
citizenship, equality, and form of government to the real political practices of the Romans of the first
century B.C. Beginning with the political thought of influential ancient authors such as Plato, Aristotle, and
Cicero, the course progresses with an in-depth analysis of republican ideology, and then aims to
contextualise these values within the everyday political environment of first-century Rome. The course
continues by examining the ways in which the image of the roman republic has been constructed and
applied across the centuries, tracing its metamorphosis in the hands of writers like Machiavelli, and the
English and American revolutionaries.
HIST2110 Migrants and Expats in the Middle Bronze Age: Old Assyrian Communities in Anatolia,
20th-17th Centuries BC
Module Convenor: Dr Yağmur Heffron
This module examines in detail the mixed urban communities of foreign merchants and local populations
in central Turkey in the early second millennium B.C. Using the large corpus of private documents from
this era, we can trace the fortunes of families across generations and follow the lives and business
dealings of individuals. We explore political economy of long-distance exchange; examine the relevance of
state institutions to private enterprise; trace the emergence of unique socio-legal practices to
accommodate mixed families; investigate gendered division of labour; and assess the significance of
religion in expressing ethnic identities. We also consider how past and present approaches to kārum
period history have been formulated; following the trajectories of established and marginalised
historiographies over the past 70 years.
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HIST2202 Rome AD300-1000: Portraits of a city, reflections of a changing world
Module Convenor: Dr Antonio Sennis
Through a focus on the city of Rome, we will explore a number of themes of key importance in the general
history of late antiquity and the early Middle Ages. These include: the end of the imperial world; the
relationship between Pagan and Christian élites; the rise of Papal authority; the effects the structural
changes in the Mediterranean trade had on the city’s market system; the intellectual and artistic
productions; the relationship that the Popes had with the city’s aristocracy and the main powers of the time
(Byzantine emperors, Lombard kings, Frankish kings and emperors); the Carolingian renaissance; the
Ottonian empire. During the year we will use a wide range of written sources (available in translation) and
archaeological evidence from excavations carried out in Rome in the last 15-20 years. During the year we
will see how the structures of the antique Mediterranean world survived for longer than commonly thought
and then transformed, declined and eventually collapsed. Moreover, we will study the physical, socioeconomic, political, cultural and religious transformations that occurred in a city that, in spite of time,
wanted to continue being celebrated as eternal.
HIST2302 The Industrial Revolution in Britain
Module Convenor: Dr Patrick Walsh
The 'industrial revolution' was one of the three or four most important transformations in human history,
and Britain was the first society to experience it. At heart that transformation was economic, a profound
increase in both outputs and productivity. But crucially it had important social, cultural, intellectual and
political dimensions: class, gender and generational relations changed considerably; new attitudes
towards risk and consumption were forged; radical new ideas proliferated about the economy and the
environment, the individual and the collective; and both state and empire played important roles in this
'great transformation'. This course, therefore, locates economic developments within a wider framework
and to explore how dramatically yet uncertainly Britain changed in the 130 years or so before 1830. The
course is based on secondary sources, including plenty of tables and graphs. It is taught via weekly
seminars. In addition to assessments, compulsory non-assessed coursework, such as book reviews, will
also often be set.
HIST2310 State, Sovereignty and Liberty: The History of European Political Thought in the 18th
Century
Module Convenor: TBC
This course will focus on the most important political discourses of the eighteenth century. Students will
engage in close interpretation of key texts of this period as well as examining the wider historical context.
The main topics of the course are resistance, revolution, natural law and absolute monarchy (Pufendorf
and Hobbes); commercial society, self-interest and the passions (Mandeville, Montesquieu and the
Scottish Enlightenment); the social contract and the general will (Rousseau); Enlightenment conjectural
histories of civilization (Rousseau, Ferguson and Herder); theories of modern liberty and the modern
republic (Kant, Sieyès and Constant); European order and perpetual peace (Rousseau, Kant).
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HIST2418 History, Memory, Democracy: Politics and the Past in Latin America, c.1970 to the
Present
Module Convenor: Dr Thom Rath
How do debates about history affect politics and citizenship? In this class we will explore this question in
modern Latin America, focusing on the 1970s to the present, as Latin America experienced a shift from
authoritarian (usually military) rule to civilian democracy. The class has three main aims: to introduce
students to key theoretical and interdisciplinary perspectives on history, memory, and temporality; to allow
students to analyze different types of knowledge about the past, their relationship to each other, and to
processes of political change; to deepen students' understanding of modern Latin America. Key topics
include: state violence and human rights, truth commissions and transitional justice, professional
historiography and public history, indigenous histories and politics, film and the mass media, neoliberalism
and technocratic discourse, literature and testimonios. Some other questions we will consider: What kind
of historical knowledge was possible under authoritarian rule? What truths are produced by truth
commissions? Do debates about the past matter for democratic citizenship? What is the relationship
between official history and popular culture? What role do professional historians play in democratization?
Has democracy allowed for a more open, inclusive debate about the past, or has it fostered public
amnesia? Some background in Latin American history is useful but not essential.
The first half of the class will focus on the theme that has dominated scholarship so far: political violence,
and official efforts to deal with its legacy. Later in the course, we will broaden the perspective somewhat
and look at how debates about the past have shaped indigenous and black social movements, economic
policy, and particular kinds of cultural production: museums, testimonios, tourist sites, historiography, and
film.
HIST2419 War, Rebellion and Social Discontent in Modern China
Module Convenor: Dr Lily Chang
This module explores the causes, motivations, and consequences brought on by the upheavals of war,
rebellion, and social discontent in China from the late nineteenth century and in the first half of the
twentieth century. Through an examination of the internal and external forces that led to the collapse of
the Chinese empire in 1911, the module will examine themes such as nation-building, state-society
relations, the emergence of new and competing ideas about political governance, modernity, foreign
relations, civil society, the flowering of urban and popular culture, the formation of the Nationalist
Government, the founding of the Chinese Communist Party, and the social impact and lived experiences
that such events had on the Chinese population.
A key theme is exploring the lived experiences and consequences of China’s involvement in conflict in the
twentieth century, including the First Sino-Japanese War, the 1911 Revolution, the Second World War, the
Chinese Civil War, the Communist Revolution, and the Korean War. Because China’s historical
experiences are inseparable from a larger regional and global identity in the modern era, throughout the
module, we will also examine the extent to which these events were pivotal to the formation of the
Chinese nation, and the relationships and tensions that China experienced with its neighbours and the
world. Comparisons with other historical events taking place around the world will further be introduced,
and students will be highly encouraged to draw upon their existing historical knowledge to explore broader
historical comparisons with other parts of the world.
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HIST2420 India and the Global Economy, 1500-Present
Module Convenor: Dr Jagjeet Lally
If India’s share of world income was 27 per cent in 1700, why was it only 5 per cent in 1950? If colonial
rule shackled the Indian economy and frustrated its development, how has India emerged as a global
economic superpower today? In this course, we will examine the history of the Indian subcontinent
through the early modern and modern eras, focussing on India’s changing role and position in the global
economy. The starting-point for the course is the establishment of the Mughal Empire in the sixteenth
century. The Mughals transformed India’s domestic and external economy, as evident from India’s
centrality in trade and economic connections with the Islamic empires of Eurasia and with states and
markets of the Indian Ocean world, from East Africa to China. At this time, following the discovery of the
sea route from Europe to Asia via the Cape of Good Hope, Europeans – first the Portuguese and, after
1600, the Dutch and the English – also established economic relations with India. Following the
establishment of the East India Company as a territorial power on the subcontinent after c. 1750, and the
increasing integration of South Asia into the economy of the British Empire, India’s role and place in the
global economy was transformed, and Indian nationalists decried the deindustrialisation and drain of
wealth that was reducing India and her people to poverty. After Independence, Indian planners sought to
reduce poverty through industrialisation and a series of five-year plans that came at considerable cost and
with mixed success, arguably necessitating the liberalisation of the economy from the 1980s that has once
again altered India’s role and place in the global economy.
HIST2421 African Cities – Past and Present
Module Convenor: Dr Tim Gibbs
Questions concerning urbanisation and urbanism can take us to the heart of the flows of people, trade and
resources that have shaped African History. Historically, urban settlements were often centres of political
power, religious ritual and trading wealth. For centuries, African urban forms were connected to, disrupted
by and reconfigured through trade with the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. Most infamous was slavery; there
were also flows of spices, gold, ivory and other commodities. In the 19th and 20th centuries, a new form of
urbanisation was then moulded by colonialism. Colonial urban planners imposed racial segregation;
patterns of industrialisation and trade were synonymous with exploitation. Yet cities were also vibrant
spaces in which new forms of popular cultural, religious and political expression thrived. This struggle for
the city often lay at the heart of anti-colonial politics in the mid-20th century. In turn, post-colonial
nationalists would project their power onto Africa’s cities. More recently – in the decades of economic and
political uncertainty that characterised the late 20th century – cities were transformed again into uncertain,
informal spaces. At the same time, global flows reconfigure urban networks, connecting Congolese
traders to Paris, for instance. This course introduces students to the global and internal forces that
transformed Africa and traces the historic antecedents of many of the categories that dominate (and
sometimes stereotype) contemporary debates about Africa. For demographic trends and burgeoning
populations suggest that the future of African society in the 21st century will be forged in its cities.
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Full-Year (Survey) lecture modules 2016-17
(value: 1 course unit: Intermediate)
UCL History Department survey modules are available to UCL History students in their first and second
year (Finalists are not permitted to take these modules). Survey modules are typically taught as 20 1-hour
lectures to groups of 45-60 students and 15-18 1-hour tutorial classes taught in groups of 15 students
(maximum) over terms 1 and 2.
Assessment is by one coursework essay of 2500 words (25%) and a 3-hour written examination (75%).
An informally-assessed practice essay (or equivalent pieces of written or non-written work) will also be set.
Truncated 10 week versions of these modules, known as HIST2XXXA (term 1) and HIST2XXXB (term 2),
are available to single semester Erasmus and JYA affiliate students and are examined by a single 4000
word essay (HIST2XXXA) or 2 coursework essays of 2500 words each (40% and 60% respectively).
HIST6001 The History of Political Thought
Module Convenor: Dr Angus Gowland
This course traces the development of western political thought from its classical origins to its most
important modern formulations, exploring the main European traditions of inquiry concerning the best
political society and way of life for its members. It extends from Greek antiquity to the early twentieth
century, and emphasis is placed on the writings of major thinkers including Socrates, Plato, Aristotle,
Cicero, Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, Machiavelli, Thomas More, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Adam Smith,
Mary Wollstonecraft, J.S. Mill, Marx, Nietzsche, and Carl Schmitt. The theories of these authors are
interpreted through their employment of fundamental political concepts such as liberty, justice, equality,
natural law and natural rights, virtue, sovereignty, authority, the state, constitution, and revolution. As the
course is designed to explore the historical significance of these key works in the history of European
political thought, it is fundamentally concerned with the relationship between the selected texts and the
political and intellectual contexts in which their authors were writing.
HIST6102 The Near East 1200-300 BC: Empires and Pastoralists
Module Convenor: Dr Yağmur Heffron
This survey course provides an outline of the history of the Near East between c.1200 BCE and 331 BC,
covering Egypt, the Eastern Mediterranean coast, Eastern Anatolia, Mesopotamia and Iran. We will start
the first term with the collapse of the Late Bronze Age world system from 1200 BC onwards and
investigate the resulting geo-political changes, including the decline of Egypt, the formation of Israel and
Judah and the Aramean-Luwian principalities, the rise of the Assyrian empire and its rival Urartu, and the
Phoenician colonisation of the Mediterranean. In the second term, we will explore the end of the Assyrian
empire, Egypt from the 22nd to the 26th Dynasty, the Neo-Babylonian and the Persian empire as well as
Elam and the peoples on the outer fringes of the Mesopotamian world, such as Cimmerians, Scythians,
and Phrygians.
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HIST6106 The Hellenistic World from Alexander to the End of the Attalid Kingdom
Module Convenor: Dr Paola Ceccarelli
This course covers the period from Alexander to the formation of the Roman province of Asia in 129 B.C.
It includes all areas of the Mediterranean and the Near East that were conquered by Alexander of
Macedon (336-323 B.C.). These areas formed part of a cultural milieu of great variety and complexity, but
one that was to some degree united by the presence of Greek ideas, Greek institutions and the Greek
language.
The course will cover the main outlines of the political history of the Hellenistic kingdoms, as well as their
institutions, structures of power, economies, and cultural and religious systems. It will pay particular
attention to major shifts and developments associated with the period: the changing nature of the polis,
religious, artistic and intellectual developments, acculturation and cultural conflict, and the interaction
between Rome and the East.
HIST6107 The Roman Republic, c. 350 BC-44 BC
Module Convenor: Valentina Arena
The course, covering a chronological range of approximately three centuries, aims to study Rome from its
emergence as a leading city-state in Italy to the eventual decline of its republican system. A particular
emphasis will be given to the investigation of the values that informed Roman republican society. The
course will be structured as follows: the first half of the lectures will focus on the evolution and
transformation of Roman society analysed in its political, economic, social and cultural aspects. The
emergence of and changes in political and social values will be highlighted. The second half of the
lectures will concentrate on the factors that led to the fall of the Republic, paying particular attention to the
evolution of the ideas previously presented as part of an ideological system. In the classes we will analyse
specific topics connected to the lecture and will have the opportunity to handle different kinds of ancient
sources (literary, archaeological, and epigraphic).
HIST6201 Europe in the Early Middle Ages, 400-1000
Module Convenor: Dr Antonio Sennis
This course is designed to survey the principal developments of the history of Europe in the early middle
ages, with particular reference to issues of concern to historians over the past 10-15 years. The course
begins with an outline historical survey to enable students to identify the major settings, people and places
(fall of the Roman Empire, rise of Islam, Carolingian and Ottonian Empires etc.) and then proceeds
thematically, dealing with developments in a series of subject areas (e.g. states, religious experience,
towns and trade, legal structures and dispute settlement) over the entire period.
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HIST6208 The First European Union? Christendom 1100-1350
Module Convenor: Dr John Sabapathy
This course examines developments across Christendom between the First Crusaders’ seizure of
Jerusalem in 1099 and the demographic shocks of the earlier fourteenth century. From that ‘high-point’ of
European ambition to the devastation of the Great Famine and Black Death, what did it mean to be part of
Christendom? How similar were European social, political and religious patterns from Ireland to Acre?
How did Europeans cultivate ideas of Christendom in practice? We will look at the hazardous struggle for
titles which produced an English King of Germany, a Flemish Emperor of Constantinople and a French
King of Sicily. Numerous actors made claims to regional, European, or even universal authority, from the
Holy Roman Emperor to the Pope. But by the end of the period some of those looked rather worse for
wear. Along and beneath such grand claims all sorts of common practices developed which connected
countries – in law, learning, government and religion. The period was one of great outwards expansion
(eastern Europe, Spain) and wider exploration, actual and imaginative. We will go with Dante to hell and to
China with Marco Polo. It was also a period of great inward self-colonization as ideas and ideals of right
government and right belief became sharper and stronger. A peasant could be condemned as a heretic –
but so too could a pope, an emperor, or an entire military order.
The course will think about the nature of Christendom however not only on ‘European’ terms, but also
through the many cultures which interacted and sometimes conflicted with it: Byzantine, Mongol, Mamluk,
Kurdish. We will look at and use a wide range of political, religious, visual and literary sources to re-think
the period. It is oddly in need of reinterpretation given the number of ‘emblematic’ medieval institutions
which developed during it (crusades, inquisitions, gothic art, the rise of universities, the coming of the
friars). After The Making of the Middle Ages but before The Waning of the Middle Ages what was Medieval
Europe?
HIST6301 British History c.1689-c.1860
Module Convenor: Dr Patrick Walsh
The course is designed to provide an overview of British (not just English) history in its political, economic,
social and intellectual dimensions. Though the main structural thrust will be provided by political and
economic developments, emphasis will be laid on the importance of placing these developments in their
full context. The topics covered will include: the significance of the Revolution Settlement of 1689-1701;
the impact - politically, economically, and socially - of war, particularly during the ‘long eighteenth century’
(1689-1815); the changing role of the crown; the development of political parties; church and state; social
structure and social mobility; the loss of the American colonies; agrarian change; the industrial revolution;
urbanization; political and religious dissent; free trade and protection; Chartism and trade unions; Britain
as an imperial power; the Victorian administrative state.
HIST6312 Colonial and Revolutionary North America 1607-1787
Module Convenor: Professor Stephen Conway
This course aims to provide an understanding of the history of Colonial and Revolutionary North America
from the first English settlement in Virginia to the aftermath of the War of Independence that created the
United States. Attention is concentrated on the mainland English (later British) colonies, though
consideration is given to French, Dutch, and Spanish North America and to the relationship between
English/British North America and the rest of the Atlantic world. Topics considered include patterns of
migration from the Old World to the New, the introduction of chattel slavery, relations between European
incomers and the native inhabitants, religious diversity, and the increasing integration of eighteenthcentury Britain and its North American colonies.
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HIST6313 Building the American Nation: The United States, 1789-1920
Module Convenor: Dr David Sim
This course will offer an introduction to the key themes and events in nineteenth century American history.
At the beginning of our period the United States was a fragile union of post-revolutionary states that had
struggled to free themselves from British rule. At its end it the United States was a global power that had
intervened decisively in the First World War and which saw itself as being in a unique position to shape
the peace that followed. What drove this dramatic transformation, and what was the relationship between
domestic nation-building and this rapid increase in American influence overseas?
We will focus on the vigorous and often violent contests over slavery and capitalism, democracy,
nationalism and imperialism that moulded the United States during this period. We will examine the rapid
extension of the American settler population across the continent and the dispossession of native peoples,
as well as the ongoing debates over who exactly comprised ‘we the people,’ as named by the U.S.
Constitution. And, of course, central to this module will be the American Civil War (1861-1865), which cost
the lives of more than 700,000 Americans and resulted in the emancipation of nearly four million enslaved
African Americans. Still the bloodiest conflict in the history of the United States, the Civil War has shaped
the modern United States to a greater degree than any other event since the Revolution.
The course will introduce you to both primary and significant secondary works relating to this period and
will aim to give you a sense of the tumultuous political, economic and social changes that remade
American life between 1789 and 1920.
HIST6321 Empire in Eurasia
Module Convenor: Dr Jagjeet Lally
After the death of Tamerlane in 1405, and the fragmentation of Tamerlane’s empire that formerly stretched
across Eurasia, a number of new empires emerged or else expanded across the Middle East (the
Ottoman and Safavid empires), South Asia (the Mughal empire), and East Asia (the Qing empire). In spite
of their differences, these empires shared crucial similarities, both in their form and functioning (e.g.
composite cultures, revenue administration, imperial ideology), and in their patterns of change, pointing
towards their shared origins and their comparable experience of ‘global’ influences. This course serves as
an introduction to the histories of the Ottoman, Safavid, Mughal and Qing empires and their respective
regions, and also to the comparative history of empire.
HIST6406 Britain and the Wider World, 1878-1982
Module Convenor: Dr Michael Collins
In the late nineteenth century and for much of the twentieth century, Britain was simultaneously a
European, American, Asiatic and African power. The purpose of this course is to examine the ways in
which British policy-makers manipulated their foreign and defence policies to maintain Britain’s overseas
interests. The chronological period covered by the course includes the time when Britain was at the height
of its global power and the period when its position was coming under so much stress that policy makers
were compelled to shed an increasing proportion of their overseas commitments. The topics that will be
examined will include: the composition and ideas of the policy-making elite in Britain; the influence of the
Treasury – and more generally of economic constraints – on foreign and defence policy; the invasions of
Afghanistan and Egypt in 1878 and 1882 and their significance; the government of the British empire in
the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries; the decision to rebuff German advances for an alliance
but to negotiate an alliance with Japan and ententes with France and Russia at around the turn of the
century; British defence policy and the decision to go to war in 1914; the development of war aims during
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the First World War; the problems facing the British when they tried to disengage from Europe in the
1920s; the Empire between the wars; rearmament and appeasement in the inter-war period; why Britain
declared war on Germany in September 1939; British strategy and the politics of the Second Front; the
impact of the world wars on Britain’s imperial relations; Britain and the origins of the Cold War; the process
of decolonisation in Asia and Africa after 1945; the evolution of British defence policy between 1945 and
1982; the British decision to join the European Community.
HIST6410 History of Latin America c.1830-c.1930
Module Convenor: Dr Thom Rath
This course looks at Latin America in the first century after independence. Its main stress is on Spanish
America, but considers Brazil for comparative purposes. The continent will be studied as a whole, and
specific countries will be examined too. No language requirement is set, and no prior knowledge of the
subject is assumed. Students are encouraged to pursue their own interests. Specific country topics
include: liberalism and authoritarianism in Mexico; the character of the Mexican revolution; revolutionary
artists in Mexico; oil and dictatorship in Venezuela; Argentine development in comparative perspective;
the survival and demise of the Spanish colony in Cuba and Cuban radical traditions.
HIST6411 History and Politics of Latin America c.1930 to the Present
Module Convenor: Dr Sarah Washbrook
Latin America generated some of the most famous icons of the 20th century, yet the region has the most
unequal distribution of income in the world and few governments have commanded widespread support or
legitimacy for long. This course aims to analyse why. The course focuses on nation-state histories in the
first term and explores comparative themes in the second term, in order to convey both a sense of the
distinctiveness of individual Latin American countries and an understanding of what they have in common.
The countries covered are Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Chile and Cuba. Themes covered by the course
include US relations with Latin America, revolutions and guerrilla movements, race, gender, human rights
and the politics of memory, citizenship, social justice, religion.
HIST6414 The Making of Modern America: The United States Since 1920
Module Convenor: Dr Nick Witham
The Making of Modern America is an introduction to the key themes and events in twentieth century
American history. Topics covered will include the New Deal, the impact of World War Two, US foreign
policy during the Cold War and afterwards, the Civil Rights movements, the domestic impact of the war in
Vietnam, the “right turn” of the 1970s and 1980s, and the Clinton, Bush II and Obama administrations. The
lectures will focus on the competing visions of America that have shaped culture, society and politics since
the 1920s and suggest some frameworks within which this history can be understood, while the seminars
will explore a range of primary and secondary source material to help illuminate these themes.
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Half-Year Advanced Seminar modules 2016-17
(value: 0.5 course unit: Advanced)
These half-year (one term) modules, available to second and final year UCL History students, are typically
taught as 10 2-hour seminars to groups of 15 students (maximum) and are assessed by two 2500 word
coursework essays (100%).
HIST7014A History of Asian Medicine
Module Convenor: Dr Vivienne Lo
Asian Medical History aims to provide knowledge of the background and development of key concepts
and practices in the history of Chinese medicine, with a secondary focus on the history of Tibetan and/or
Indian medicine. It will describe the transmission of these Asian medical systems and traditions to Europe
and the reception of traditional medicines in the modern world. The course will give a broad historical
perspective, while at the same time focusing on the social, cultural and political contexts of key times of
medical innovation.
HIST7104B Slavery in the Classical World
Module Convenor: Dr Simon Corcoran
This course seeks to study slavery in the context of the societies of Greece and Rome, while remaining
aware also of the influence of developing modern debates and concerns on the subject. The topic is
approached principally through the study of the ancient sources, in order to find out both how slavery
functioned in practice, but also how the people of antiquity thought about it. It tackles the difficulties of
uneven and incomplete ancient evidence, both textual (we have plentiful writings from slave-owners, but
little from slaves) and physical, and considers the merits of other approaches less dependent on ancient
material (e.g. demography, and comparison with better documented ‘slave societies’). Slavery is
considered from economic, social and ideological perspectives. The sources of slave-supply, the work
slaves did, how they were treated and their legal position are all examined. The process of manumission
and the varying statuses of freedmen are also covered, as well as other forms of dependent labour. More
general issues are also addressed, such as the definition of what a slave is, the notion of a ‘slave society’,
and ultimately how important and integral to ancient societies the institution of slavery was. Each class
lasts two hours, and includes prepared presentations by students, group discussions of issues or texts,
and consideration of material distributed on hand-outs. Preparation is by the reading of a quantity of
ancient source material, in the light of suggested topics for thought and secondary reading.
HIST7121A/B Ancient Greek Religion of the Archaic and Classical Periods
Module Convenor: Dr Paola Ceccarelli
Greek religion is a complex topic of abiding fascination. This module starts by addressing the questions of
what (Greek) religion is and how religious practices and beliefs in ancient Greece differed from (but are
also similar to) contemporary forms of monotheism. We will explore the various and conflicting ways in
which the Greeks imagined their gods, with a special emphasis on genre and setting: we’ll consider the
anthropomorphic divinities of Homer, Hesiod, and Greek tragedy; the rather more abstract deities of the
philosophers; and the gods invoked in magic and mystery religions. The second main focus of the course
will be on the religion of the Greek city-state of the classical period and its various aspects, such as
priesthoods and sacrifices, sanctuaries and festivals, channels of communication with the divine sphere
(seers, oracles, dreams), and hero cult. We’ll end with a look at a religious phenomenon that emerged
during the Hellenistic Age: the deification of the king.
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HIST7214A/B Blood, Bile and Buboes: Medieval Medicine
Module Convenor: Dr Kathleen Walker-Meikle
Health and disease are constants that affect all humans throughout history. This course presents
important developments and features of medieval medicine, concentrating on the period 1100-1500 in
Western Europe. During the course we will visit the Wellcome Library to view a range of medical
manuscripts and the Society of Apothecaries to examine pharmaceutical objects.
Medieval medicine inherited and adapted medical theory from Classical world, much of it through the
medium of Arabic translations and commentaries on the ancient texts, which fundamentally transformed
medicine from the eleventh century onwards. Universities became places where practitioners could study
medicine in a learned Latin environment and take part in a common core curriculum. However, universitytrained physicians were always a minority, and most people accessed healthcare through other conduits,
such as by consulting healers who based their cures on experience rather than any theory, hiring a
midwife, reciting charms, or remembering household lore that had been passed on to them. Practitioners
themselves could take on many roles, such as fifteenth-century Richard Knyght, who was a “ffecissian
(physician), ironmonger, surgeon, and dogleche (dog doctor)’. Court physicians operated at the highest
levels of society while female and Jewish practitioners often operated at the borders of the permissible.
The practice of medicine differed from place to place, although the high expectancy of death always
loomed overhead.
In this course we will examine various medieval medical innovations including spectacles, hospitals and
public health legislation. The medieval hospital’s main aim was not to provide medical care but to fulfil
public responsibilities to take care of the destitute, decrepit, and disabled. In addition to taking
responsibility for these members of society, urban authorities were preoccupied with public health,
legislating on contagious diseases such as leprosy, enacting quarantine measures, and regulating the
sale of fresh meat. Medieval attitudes towards leprosy ranged from fears of contagion to admiration for the
sufferer. Diagnosis was often essential in order to receive charity, with some beggars counterfeiting
symptoms.
A spoonful of sugar did make medieval medicine go down! From the 11th century medicines were often
packed with sugar. Sugar syrup, juleps, and candy feature in ingredient lists, along with petrol, Persian
violets, sumac or cinnamon, all pointing to a huge global trade in pharmaceuticals that we will investigate.
The final focus of our course will be the global epidemic known as the Black Death that swept through the
known world killing huge numbers, and leaving both physicians and the populace helpless in the face of
such huge mortality. As a percentage of the population, mortality from the Black Death (40 to 60% in many
areas) is the highest of any catastrophe known to mankind. We will look at how medieval physicians
responded to this extraordinary new medical threat.
HIST7215A/B Invasion, Integration and Identity in the North Sea Zone, c. 400–1200
Module Convenor: Dr Emily Winkler
Throughout its pre-modern history, the British Isles and northern Europe were settled, invaded and
conquered repeatedly by peoples of different religions, linguistic backgrounds, and economic interests.
Some medieval writers made much of this history of invasion; most notably, Henry of Huntingdon, an
English historian writing in the twelfth century, referred to England’s history as beset by ‘Five Plagues’.
Others sought ways of minimizing the import of invasion in the context of a grander scheme of Christian
history: Bede the Venerable, in his eighth-century History of the English People, described invading tribes
as united by the Latin language and by the power of Christian conversion. And sources for the late Anglo-
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Saxon era, recounting the Viking incursions, often devoted a surprising amount of narrative energy to
recounting conflict within the British Isles. With every conquest, narratives changed—as did history.
But there is more to the story than conquest and invasion. The stories which medieval authors told also
wrote perceptively about accord, compromise and treaties throughout the North Sea zone. How did
repeated invasion shape the North Sea Zone in the Middle Ages? Does ‘integration’ better reflect the
actuality and the memory of the past than ‘invasion’? What place does the history of this sea region have
in the context of medieval Europe? What stories does the archaeological evidence tell us? How does our
picture of the past change when we compare this evidence to contemporary and subsequent written
accounts?
The North Sea zone is an ideal laboratory for the study of crisis, change and continuity in history.
Scandinavia can tend to be marginalized unless discussions centre around Viking activities. Britain, as a
small archipelago—rendered in many a medieval map as two lines on the ‘edge’ of Christendom—it was
remote from continental Europe; perceived as peripheral; a destination and an object of desire for those
far from it. Yet in the material and written records of these regions, we find a fascinating microcosm of
ancient and medieval ideas about the end of the world and its beginning. In this course, we will test the
significance of Britain’s ‘insularity’ and separation from the rest of medieval Europe against its integral role
in the world of the medieval North Sea. We will compare conversions religious, linguistic and historical; we
will explore changing ideas of identity in northern Europe and how repeated invasion impacted them; and
we will learn to identify perspective and bias in primary source accounts.
HIST7310A/B The Remaking of the English Ruling Class 1665 – 1789
Module Convenor: Dr Patrick Walsh
This course explores a seeming paradox. Between 1660 and 1760 England’s social elite failed to
reproduce itself demographically. In many families deaths outnumbered births, throwing sacred lines of
succession into confusion. Yet at just the same time those families dramatically reproduced themselves in
other ways: houses were built; landscapes sculpted; paintings commissioned; libraries filled; fields
enclosed; villages moved; towns built; political power accumulated. Consequently, eighteenth-century
England was lorded over not by a stable, ancient elite, but by one constantly remaking itself. This course
explores how and why this took place.
HIST7316B Religious Tolerance and Intolerance in Early Modern Europe
Module Convenor: Professor Ben Kaplan
The subject of this course is the relations between Europe’s different religious groups – the various
Christian denominations chiefly, but also Christians and Jews – in the centuries between the Reformation
and the French Revolution. With the Reformation, a once-united western Christendom split into hostile,
warring camps. Despite the ideals of toleration and religious freedom championed by some thinkers,
actual social relations between the groups remained intensely problematic to the very end of the early
modern period. Those relations will be the focus of our study.
How did ordinary people experience the religious divisions? How did they interact with one another? What
were the obstacles to peaceful coexistence? Why did toleration prevail in some local communities while
others descended into sectarian violence? What kinds of arrangements and accommodations did
toleration entail, where it existed? To address these questions we will take a comparative approach,
examining different parts of Europe, principally France, the Holy Roman Empire (roughly equivalent to
Germany), and the Netherlands.
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HIST7334A Emergence of the State: The History of European Political Thought in the 17th and
Early 18th Centuries
Module Convenor: TBC
This course explores key concepts in European political thought in the seventeenth century. Natural law,
the state of nature, state sovereignty and the social contract are just some of the themes which will be
studied. Our focus will be on a close reading of the major works of the leading political philosophers of the
seventeenth century.
HIST7335B State, Sovereignty and Liberty: The History of European Political Thought in the 18th
Century
Module Convenor: TBC
This course will focus on the most important political discourses of the eighteenth century. Students will
engage in close interpretation of key texts of this period as well as examining the wider historical context.
The main topics of the course are resistance, revolution, natural law and absolute monarchy (Pufendorf
and Hobbes); commercial society, self-interest and the passions (Mandeville, Montesquieu and the
Scottish Enlightenment); the social contract and the general will (Rousseau); Enlightenment conjectural
histories of civilization (Rousseau, Ferguson and Herder); theories of modern liberty and the modern
republic (Kant, Sieyès and Constant); European order and perpetual peace (Rousseau, Kant).
NB: Students are not permitted to take both HIST7335B and HIST2310.
HIST7336A/B The Political City: London in the Seventeenth Century
Module Convenor: Professor Jason Peacey
The early modern period was one of immense importance for the development of London, in terms of
upheavals in church, state, politics and society, and in terms of its emergence as one of the world’s
greatest cities. This course employs an interdisciplinary approach to the study of London’s history during
the seventeenth century, in order to appreciate the many facets of the city’s political life. It explores the
forces of order and disorder, and the avenues and arenas for both formal and informal political action, as
well as the interactions between different groups within the capital, including parishioners, apprentices,
and merchants. It analyses the impact of dramatic events from the Civil War to the Plague and Great Fire,
and of long term trends, such as the print revolution, and explores a range of sources as divers as
government records, maps, newspapers, and early modern plays.
HIST7350A Remembering Slavery
Module Convenor: Dr Nicholas Draper
This course examines how Britain’s involvement in colonial slavery has been conceptualised and
remembered in both academic and public contexts. It will explore the ways in which contemporaries
construed Britain’s involvement, trace the subsequent major historiographical debates as to how and why
British colonial slavery was brought to an end, analyse how pervasive or otherwise were the effects of the
slave-economy for metropolitan Britain, focusing on London and on the other major port-cities, reflect on
how the bicentennial of the abolition of slavery was commemorated in 2007, and consider the calls for
reparations for slavery from Caribbean governments and from descendants of enslaved people elsewhere
in the African diaspora.
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HIST7352A Law’s Empire: Legal Cultures in the British Colonial World
Module Convenor: Prof Margot Finn
This module explores the ways in which law and legal regimes worked to create, regulate, challenge and
change British colonial societies.
Adopting a thematic and comparative approach, it extends
chronologically from the eighteenth through the twentieth century. Each seminar is designed to introduce
a specific aspect of legal regulation and to examine within a comparative framework the ways in which
that phenomenon shaped life across a range of British colonies, using both primary and secondary
readings. The first five weeks of the module focus on aspects of law that relate to crimes against property
and the person and to regimes of coerced labour; the second half focuses on social and cultural aspects
of colonial law, particularly the perceived violation of British behavioural norms. Geographically, the
course explores legal developments in colonial contexts that stretched from Canada and the Caribbean to
sub-Saharan Africa, Australia and the Indian Ocean world.
HIST7366A/B Images and Imagination in Early Modern Thought
Module Convenor: Dr Anna Corrias
In the early modern period, the imagination was considered a crucial mental power that played a key role
in the general well being of the individual as well as in his cultural, social, and religious life. In fact, in the
fifteenth and sixteenth century the sphere of influence of the imagination was substantially wider than
today and included such different fields as art and philosophy, medicine and religion, and demonology.
This course will look at the complex notion of the imagination and its role in the early modern learned
discourses and their reflections in the different fields of knowledge. Through an interdisciplinary approach,
it will examine the epistemological, medical, religious, and artistic role of images and will show in which
ways the early modern period – up to the emergence of mechanical philosophy and modern science in the
seventeenth century – can be convincingly described as a “culture of the imagination”. Particular attention
will be given to the epistemological role of the imagination in early modern philosophy and its relationship
with the other faculties of the soul, and with memory, and to the imagination in the medical context. We
will look at the influence of images on physical and mental pain and on the role played by the maternal
imagination in the development of an healthy child, from the conception of the embryo to childbirth. In this
context, we will analyse some famous paintings on love used to decorate the nuptial bedroom with the aim
of stimulating the married couple’s imagination and promoting the conception of healthy and beautiful
children. We will also focus also the use of the transitive power of the imagination in early modern magic –
such as, for example, in the evil-eye. The course will also deal with the progressive decline of the central
role of the imagination in the seventeenth and in the eighteenth century following the development of a
new attitude towards nature and the human mind. Each week we will examine closely one or more
exemplary texts in relation with the cultural and intellectual context in which it was produced.
HIST7456A/B Race and the Sciences: Modern Ideologies of Human Difference
Module Convenor: Dr Helga Satzinger
Since the early nineteenth century, the category of ‘race’ has been used to classify people of different
origin and to legitimize hierarchical social orders. The course will give an introduction into the history of
‘race’, as it is embedded in European colonialism, the slave trade and Empire building. It will analyse how
the concept of ‘race’ was both supported and contested by the sciences of the times. It will also explore
how gender orders and racial orders are intertwined. We will read and interpret classic texts of racist
thought of the 19th c., cover the Nazis’ move from racism and anti-Semitism to genocide and war, discuss
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efforts by 20th c. scientists to counter the legitimacy of ‘race’ and investigate recent revivals of ‘race’ in the
late 20th c.
HIST7459B Gender and History in Latin America since Independence
Module Convenor: Dr Sarah Washbrook
Gender – the socially constructed and historically contingent representation of perceived biological
differences – has become a key concept in historical analysis, which has reshaped historical
understandings of the Latin American past and present. By highlighting the social origins of naturalised
concepts, such as sexuality, reproduction and the family, and examining the historical ways in which they
have been defined and regulated, gender analysis provides a powerful tool with which to interpret power,
ideas, and material relationships more broadly.
This course aims both to examine the history of gender and sexuality in Latin America since
independence and to analyse Latin American history through the lens of gender. It seeks to highlight the
connection - empirically, theoretically and epistemologically - between gender, masculinity, femininity,
sexuality and the family, and the political, economic, social and cultural processes that have characterized
Latin America since independence. These include war, nation-building, state formation, export
development, liberal modernization, industrialization, the growth of the national developmentalist state,
revolution, authoritarianism and democratization, among others.
HIST7461A Gender in Modern British History, c.1850-1939
Module Convenor: Dr Clare Makepeace
This undergraduate 'half' module introduces students to the study of gender in modern British history. The
course examines how the gender order has changed from the mid-nineteenth century to the eve of the
Second World War, in order to illuminate wider issues of power. It covers key events and periods when
the gender order was thrown into sharp relief, such as the campaigns around suffrage and prostitution, the
experience of war and changing expectations and behaviours in regards to sexuality. The course focuses
both on masculinities and femininities. It aims to provide students with an understanding of gender as an
important aspect of historical explanation. The module is delivered in a two hour seminar format, taught
both in term one and term two.
HIST7463A/B Collecting for the Nation. Amateurs, Collectors and Diplomats: A History of
Museum Formation
Module Convenor: Dr Lucia Patrizio Gunning
Where do museums come from, how did they amass their collections and who do they belong to? This
course is centred on the history of collecting in the Mediterranean from the mid eighteenth century to the
late nineteenth century. This period saw the growth and evolution of collecting from being the sole
preserve of the powerful and wealthy to becoming also a national prerogative which helped shape the
identity of the British Empire. Understanding how collectors and museums sourced antiquities provides
insight into contemporary issues of ownership as exemplified by Greece’s ongoing campaign for restitution
of the Elgin Marbles. Two museum visits will look at specific antiquities that exemplify different types of
collecting and collectors.
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HIST7467A/B Childhood in Modern East Asia
Module Convenor: Dr Lily Chang
What is childhood and why do children matter? This module explores the history of children and childhood
in different social, cultural, and political contexts in twentieth-century East Asia. Utilising ‘childhood’ as a
lens, the aim of this module is to explore three key themes: To what extent are notions of childhood
socially constructed in history? Is childhood simply a ‘modern invention’? More importantly, how has global
influences affected our historical understanding of childhood as a means to capture social and political
change in East Asia? As a starting point, the concept of children and childhood will first be examined from
an interdisciplinary perspective. Drawing on a range of sources, the seminar will further explore how the
roles and representations of children in the family, the nation, gender, law, education, arts and public
culture have shaped understandings of childhood in modern East Asia.
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Half-Year Seminar modules for Non-History Affiliate students 2016-17
(value: 0.5 course unit: Intermediate)
These half-year (one term) modules, designed for non-History Affiliate students (students not registered in
the UCL History Department). They are typically taught as 10 2-hour seminars to groups of 15 students
(maximum) and are assessed by means of two 2500 word coursework essays (100%). We do not
usually permit our History students to take these so if you do wish to take one of these modules
you should provide permission from your home institution.
HIST7401A/B History of Parliament
Module Convenors: Dr Charles Littleton (term 1) and Dr Robin Eagles (term 2)
This course examines the history of the Westminster parliament from its medieval origins to the present
day, focusing on the early modern and modern phases. Students will gain understanding of the main
processes and procedures of parliament, all of which will be explained in broad social context, including
material on popular involvement in politics and the legal system. The course comprises three parts: the
first an overview of the historical development of the parliament, divided into three sections (from the
beginning to the age of the Tudors; the Stuarts and the 18th century; the age of reform - the 19th and 20th
centuries); second an exploration of the physical setting in the Royal Palace of Westminster and the use
of its spaces in ritual and ceremony, incorporating a specially organised visit to the Palace of Westminster
itself); third an analysis of the representative, legislative, and judicial functions of parliament, including a
visit to the Parliamentary the Record Office and the Museum. The course concludes with a consideration
of the role of the institution in an age of European integration and regional devolution. By the end of the
course, students will not only have acquire extensive knowledge of the history of parliament but also
understand the main principles of historical method, particularly source interpretation and the presentation
of an informed argument, and will have been given opportunities to develop these skills themselves in the
assessed work.
HIST7403A/B Medieval History in London Collections
Module Convenor: Dr Marie-Pierre Gelin
This course is intended for students without a background in history and will provide an exploration of
medieval history through the study of material culture, both artefacts in museum collections (such as the
British Museum and the Wellcome Collection) and surviving medieval buildings in London (such as
Lambeth Palace). Taking a thematic approach, it will consider the principal social, political and cultural
characteristics of the late Middle Ages (c.1000-1500). For example, medieval church architecture will be
investigated as evidence of faith and belief, while objects associated with medieval kings will be studied as
examples of political identity. In an age when literacy was not widespread, objects can provide an insight
into the varied ways people expressed ideas and experienced the world around them. Primary source
texts will be studied alongside material sources to demonstrate how objects can both support and at times
undermine ideas articulated in texts. Students will be introduced to methods of analysing objects as a
source for medieval history, as well as the problems and issues of studying material culture within a
museum or library environment. Weekly sessions will be taught through a combination of lectures and
seminars at UCL and gallery talks at museum collections, including the BM, Victoria and Albert Museum,
and the Museum of London. Students will also participate in object handling sessions. Topics discussed
will include political life, religion, daily life, science, magic and medicine and art and design.
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Interdepartmental modules
Although UCL, in common with other British colleges and universities, does not offer a 'liberal arts'
education in the American sense, it is possible for students admitted to the History Department to apply to
take modules in other departments - and in practice, many do so.
All departments function separately, and are subject to their own procedures on module allocation and
registration, as well as for assessment, submission procedures and deadlines for their own modules. This
means it is important to contact departments directly about the modules they run specifically to find out
what you need to do.
The History Department cannot guarantee acceptance onto other interdepartmental modules. You will
often need to gain permission from the relevant department and to follow their registration procedures. To
give yourself the best chance of taking your preferred courses, you are advised to investigate your options
and the registration procedures carefully by contacting the relevant department directly as far in advance
as possible - places are limited and often the modules fill up very quickly. Please list a backup modules
in the History Department in case there are no more places available on your choice of
interdepartmental module.
Interdepartmental information has been listed on the next few pages. Please note that not all departments
will be listed so please refer questions directly to those departments. Go to the UCL homepage
(www.ucl.ac.uk) and enter ‘departments’ in the search engine (found in the top right hand corner of the
screen), then select the first link ‘UCL Departments A-Z’. If you have any difficulties, you should contact
the teaching department, directly.
Registering non-History modules on PORTICO: You should notify us if you wish to take nonHistory modules. Once you have submitted your module choice form and we have returned confirmation
of the History module(s) you have been allocated a space on, you will be asked to register all modules on
PORTICO as part of the pre-enrolment process, including any non-History electives you would like to take
– please take care to use only the codes we provide to you. Once you have registered your modules in
PORTICO, your selections will need to be electronically approved by both the History Department and by
the teaching department (the department who runs the module). Your space on the non-History module(s)
will not be confirmed until this time. Departments usually approve module selections in PORTICO prior to
the week teaching commences on Monday 3rd October. If your module selections have not been approved
by this time, you should contact the Programme Administrator in the relevant teaching department. If your
non History module is approved and you have reserved ‘back-up’ modules in History, please let us know
so we can release those slots – [email protected].
What happens if a module selection is ‘rejected’ in PORTICO: If you have registered the correct
History modules in PORTICO in accordance to the allocation list of History modules, your History modules
should be approved in PORTICO. If you attempt to register for another History module which you have not
been allocated a space on, you will automatically be rejected and you will need to contact the Study
Abroad Administrator in History to resolve the issue.
If you are rejected from a non-History module, it is likely that the module is either full or you are not eligible
to take the module, and you will need to elect another module. The Undergraduate Programme
Administrator in the relevant department will be able to confirm the reason. If you wish to take another
non-History module, you simply need to register this module in PORTICO (if the system allows you to) and
await approval from the History Department and the teaching department. If you wish to substitute the
‘rejected’ module for a History module, you can either use your back-up module (if you have been
allocated one) or you should contact the Study Abroad Administrator, [email protected], and provide the
code and title of the History module you would like to take and await their confirmation before you register
the module in PORTICO. A list of available modules will be listed on the History website during the first
few weeks of term.
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Please note that this inter-departmental module registration information is for 2015-16 and will be updated once this information is available
Department
Are courses
available for
affiliates
registered in
other
departments?
How do you sign-up?
E-mail the Undergraduate
Coordinator Jolanta Skorecka
([email protected])
as early as possible to enquire over
availability of courses and how to
register.
Anthropology
Yes
Upon choosing a course, you must
then get approval from the Affiliate
Tutor (this can be done via e-mail)
and can register on Portico.
ANTH1013 Methods and
Techniques in Biological
Anthropology, ANTH1010
Researching the Social World,
ANTH2008 Being Human,
ANTH1014B Introduction to
Biological Anthropology are not
available to affiliate students.
ANTH7026 Anthropology of China is
only available to students who have
completed a course in Social
Anthropology at a good level.
Any popular courses with
affiliates?
Most Anthropology courses are very
popular.
Affiliates from other departments
are welcome to take introductory
Anthropology courses. If a student
is looking to take a more advanced
course, they will need to speak to
the Affiliate Tutors Marc Brightman,
Ruth Mandel or Dr Galina
Oustinova-Stjepanovic.
Contact information
Undergraduate Coordinator: Jolanta
Skorecka
[email protected]
Affiliate Tutors:
Marc Brightman
[email protected]
Ruth Mandel
[email protected]
Dr Galina Oustinova-Stjepanovic
[email protected]
Department website:
www.ucl.ac.uk/anthropology
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Any further details
No need to visit the department,
you can enquire by e-mail. A full
list of courses is available on the
Anthropology Website in the
Current Students section:
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/anthropology/
current-students
Archaeology
Yes
Students are advised to enquire
over course availability with the
Academic Administrator, Judy
Medrington, especially with regard
to ARCL6002 Ancient Egypt in
London, which fills up quickly and
courses with a practical element.
ARCL6003 London before the Great
Fire is already full.
Classical and Medieval
archaeology courses are popular.
Academic Administrator
Judy Medrington
[email protected]
Students are advised to e-mail
Judy Medrington regarding
interest in courses and availability.
No need to visit the department.
Affiliate Tutor
Jose Oliver
[email protected]
ARCL1015 Field Methods is only
available to those enrolled at the
Institute of Archaeology.
For other courses, students are able
to enter them on Portico without first
checking with the Department.
To enquire about the courses,
availability and how to register,
please e-mail Owain Evans,
International and Affiliates Officer
for the BASc
Arts and
Sciences
(BASc)*
*The UCL
equivalent to
a Liberal Arts
Programme
Yes
About the BASc:
The Core courses have been
created to enhance understanding
of how different branches of
knowledge interrelate. These
courses enable you to acquire the
skills and concepts needed to work
effectively across multiple
disciplines. When designing these
courses, the department worked
with employers to ensure that the
skills that you will develop are those
that employers are looking for in a
modern day graduate.
Many of the interdisciplinary Arts
and Sciences courses are popular
with affiliates. We believe that new
courses such as Psychology in the
Real World (BASC2092),
Environmental Sociology
(BASC2093), Creative Writing
(BASC2004) and Open Source
Synthetic Biology (BENG2071) will
also be particularly popular.
A full list of the BASc 2015/16
offerings can be found here:
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/basc/document
s/BAScCoursesForAffiliates
Other BASc courses include
interdisciplinary electives and
additional courses that are written
and taught by other departments for
BASc students.
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International and Affiliates Officer:
Owain Evans
To view course and credit
information, please visit:
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 020 7679 2573
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/basc/
documents/BAScCoursesForAffili
ates
No need to visit the department, you
can enquire by e-mail.
Registration takes place Friday 25
September to Friday 02 October
2015. Classes are timetabled
between Monday 05 October and
Thursday 08 October 2015, and
start in the week commencing
Monday 12 October 2015.
Centre for
Languages &
International
Education
(CLIE)
Yes
Come to the CLIE for an informal
interview with a tutor for the
language you wish to study, who will
assess your level and sign your
registration form (this applies even if
you are a complete beginner or
have previously studied at the
CLIE).
Arabic, Dutch, French, German,
Italian, Japanese, Mandarin,
Portuguese and Spanish 0.5 and
1.0 course units at up to seven
levels from complete beginners (A1)
to near fluency (C1/C2).
English Language Skills for
Academic Purposes 0.5 course unit.
Academic Writing in English for
Non-Native Speakers 0.5 course
unit.
Academic Writing in English for
Native Speakers 0.5 course unit.
Visit: CLIE Course Units office, room
111, 26 Bedford Way.
All CLIE course units (0.5 and 1.0)
are available to affiliate students.
Email: [email protected]
They are all full year courses (i.e.
October to March with exams in
May) so you must be at UCL for
the academic year. However if
you are starting at UCL in January
you may be able to join a
language course unit upon arrival
at UCL, if you have been studying
the language at your home
institution during the Fall Term
(level C or higher). The courses
would be a 0.5 course unit and
would be four hours per week.
Please see us for more
information.
Students can find information about
the levels at
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/clie/CourseUnit
s/Information/MFL
And a list of course codes at
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/clie/CourseUnit
s/Documents/CourseCodes.pdf.
You can select the most appropriate
CLIE module on Portico either
before or after the interview; we will
approve your language course
unit(s) (after amending if necessary)
at the end of the session.
A limited selection of modules for
affiliate students are available.
Computer
Science
Yes
Affiliate Tutor
Dr Jens Krinke
[email protected]
For more information on course
availability and how to sign-up,
please visit:
http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/teaching_lea
rning/
degree_programmes/ancillary/
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There is no need to visit the
department. Please review the
Computer Science webpages
before sending an email.
Visit the Affiliate Administrators in
Economics (G18c Drayton House)
or email
[email protected] to
see what modules are available,
then sign up on Portico.
Economics
Yes, but only
select
introductory
modules
English
No, students
must have
applied and
been accepted
directly into
the English
department
n/a
Yes, all except
ESPS9001
and
ESPS9002
Students can regsiter for modules
on Portico and will be accepted
subject to availability. If they wish,
they are more than welcome to visit
or email the Programme
Administrator Andrew King to ask
about any modules beforehand.
European
Social &
Political
Studies
Term 1 and Full Year affiliates can
choose:
ECON1006 - History of Economic
Thought ECON6002 - An
Introduction to Applied Economic
Analysis
(NO PREREQUISITES for these
courses, open to all)
.
Full Year affiliates can also choose:
ECON1602 Basic Microeconomic
Concepts (PREREQUISITES:
Calculus I or Calculus AP)
ECON6003 Money & Banking
(PREREQUISITES: Introductory
microeconomics, macroeconomics
& calculus)
n/a
No specific courses, most courses
have a few affiliate students
registered.
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Economics Affiliate Office Paula Moore and Rebecca Burns
G18c Drayton House
Open every day at the beginning of
term
10-12 and 2-4pm.
[email protected]
Affiliate Tutor: Marcos Vera
Hernandez
[email protected]
n/a
Programme Administrator
Andrew King
[email protected]
Sign-up is first come first served
on Portico. Sign-up for
ECON1602 and ECON6003 on
Portico, then email an up-to-date
copy of your transcript to show
you meet the prerequisites to
economics.affiliates @ucl.ac.uk or
drop by the department in person
to talk to the Affiliate
Adminstrators.
n/a
You can register on Portico. No
need to visit department but are
very welcome to.
Geography
Greek & Latin
Hebrew &
Jewish
Studies
Yes
Yes
Yes
Students must come and register at
the Department Office. Please visit
the Affiliate Tutor during his office
hours. Geography module selection
on Portico will not be approved
unless you have registered with the
Department first. When you register
you will receive a timetable and a
Geography booklet, which includes
coursework deadlines and
examination information.
Affiliate Tutor: Alan Latham
[email protected]
Yes. Students should visit the
Affiliate Tutor during office visiting
hours, Pearson Building, G19.
Office visiting hours are available
on the door.
Students can also get help from
the main Geography Office
(Pearson Building)
Register for courses on Portico in
the ordinary way. Places will be
confirmed subject to availability.
You are welcome to contact the
Affiliate Tutor if you have any
queries on course content and
suitability.
For almost all courses in translation,
there is no entry qualification.
Requirements for all courses,
including language-based courses,
are noted in our online course
catalogue. There are occasional
space restrictions with very popular
courses but the department
welcomes affiliates and strives to
accommodate them wherever
possible.
Affiliate Tutor:
Rosie Harman
[email protected]
Open door policy. No need for any
special registration; if the student
has the entry level qualification,
encouraged to sign-up to the
class.
Students must come and register at
the Department Office (Foster
Court, room 318). Please visit the
Affiliate Tutor during his office
hours. Hebrew and Jewish Studies
module selection on Portico will not
be approved unless you have
registered with the Department first.
Courses such as Jewish-Muslim
Relations, Introduction to Israeli
Culture, Society and Politics,
Women in Jewish Tradition, Britain
and Israel: Conflict and
Normalisation, The Arab-Israeli
Conflict: War and Diplomacy in the
Middle East.
Department Administrator
Belinda Samari-Stojanovic
[email protected] (Foster
Court, room 318)
You can visit the department
(Foster Court, room 318) to
discuss courses and complete the
department registration form.
For information on other modules,
please visit: www.ucl.ac.uk/hebrewjewish/prospective-students/studyabroad-at-ucl
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Affiliate Tutor: Michael Berkowitz
[email protected] (Foster Court,
room 326)
History of Art
Yes but only
certain
courses
(called
Elective
courses on our
website).
These are our
Art in London
courses.
To see details of our Elective
courses, and how to register, check
the History of Art Department's
website at:
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/arthistory/current_students/
other-UCL-students/electivecourses
The Art in London courses are very
popular with visiting affiliates and
UCL non History of Art degree
students
Affiliate Tutor Diana Dethloff
([email protected]).
Undergraduate courses taught by
Institute of the Americas staff at
other departments:
---------------BASC2093: Environmental
Sociology
Dr
Grahamn Woodgate
Dept: Arts and Sciences
Please check with the relevant
departments on how to register for
these modules.
For
Department of History courses
contact Emma Patten, Affiliate
administrator [email protected].
Registration is via Portico only on a
first come first served basis; each of
our Art and Architecture in London
courses are capped at 18.
We will not have any undergraduate
modules on offer in 2015-16 at the
Institute of the Americas, but our
staff teach undergraduate modules
in other departments.
HIST3421/9421: Che Guevara: The
Making of a Revolutionary
Dr Paulo Drinot
Dept: History
Institute of
the Americas
N/A
Department website:
www.ucl.ac.uk/art-history/currentstudents
HIST3422/9422: The New Deal:
The USA and the Legacy of the
Great Depression
Prof Jonathan Bell
Dept: History
HIST6414: The Making of Modern
America: The United States Since
1920
Dept: History
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Affiliates can only take one Art in
London course per term. Full year
affiliates can take one in each
term. There is no need to visit the
department as registration is only
via Portico on a first come first
served basis.
Linguistics
Management
Science and
Innovation
Philosophy
Registration is via Portico only.
Most introductory modules are very
popular so early registration is
recommended.
You can view module information
and availability via:
Please contact: [email protected]
Contact the Affiliate Administrator
Fiona Holland for any queries about
course availability. Students need to
register for all modules on Portico.
Places on our modules are given on
a first come first serve basis.
All of our courses are popular with
affiliates and the spaces on each of
our modules fills up very quickly
during registration week. We offer
spaces on a first come first serve
basis only. In particular the modules
International Business, Accounting
for Business, E-Business
Environment and Management and
Comunication in Behaviour and
Organisations are extremely
popular.
Affiliate Administrator and Senior
Teaching and Learning Administrator
Fiona Holland, [email protected]
Registration is via Portico only. All
modules are very popular so early
registration is recommended.
Introduction to the History of
Philosophy 1 & 2.
Introduction to Moral Philosophy.
Introduction to Political Philosophy.
Affiliate Tutor: Mark Kalderon
[email protected]
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/pals/currentstudents/undergraduates/subsidiary
-linguistics
No need to visit department or
speak to Linguistics staff.
You can register on Portico for
modules for which you believe you
meet any pre-requisites.
Yes
Yes
Yes
For full list of available modules,see
the BA courses section at
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/philosophy/curr
ent-students/ba-programmes
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Students are advised to email
Fiona Holland with queries. No
need to visit the department.
Affiliate Tutor – Sarah Warnes,
[email protected]
[email protected] (monitored by
Department Administrators)
Department website:
www.ucl.ac.uk/philosophy
Courses with a code that begin
PHIL1___ are introductory,
courses with a code that begin
PHIL2___ are intermediary, and
courses with a code beginning
PHIL3__ are advanced.
Any concerns about suitability for
a course should be addressed to
the Affiliate Tutor.
Register for modules on Portico as
soon as possible and no later than
by the end of the first week of
teaching.
Political
Science
Yes
By checking on Portico students will
be able to know by week two of
teaching if their space on the
module has been approved. The
department will do its utmost to
ensure as many students as
possible are accommodated on the
POLS courses. Students should
attend classes from week one of
teaching even if module selections
have yet to be approved on Portico.
Priority will be given to students
attending class from week one of
teaching.
Students should complete a
Psychology Online Module Request
Form prior to registration on Portico.
Psychology
Yes
All of our courses are popular with
affiliate students. Spaces are limited
and priority will be given to students
registered in the Department of
Political Science first.
Up to date information about
modules available is on our website
here:
Undergraduate & Postgraduate
Programme Manager
Lisbeth Aagard
[email protected]
Students do not need to visit the
department. They should simply
register on Portico.
Undergraduate Administrator
Kayt Newman
[email protected]
www.ucl.ac.uk/spp/teaching/undergr
aduate/ug-modules
Many modules are popular with
affiliate students. Priority will be
given to Psychology affiliate
students first.
There is an information sheet
dedicated to affiliates from outside
Psychology at the link below. The
info sheet contains the link to the
module request form.
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/pals/currentstudents/undergraduates/subsidarypsychology
Affiliate Tutor: Daniel Richardson
[email protected]
Programme Administrator: Jo Strange
[email protected]
Students must:
1) Read the information sheetat
the link below
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/pals/currentstudents/undergraduates/subsidar
y-psychology
2) Complete the Psychology
Online Module Request Form (link
in the info sheet)
3) Complete registration on
Portico
They should register as normal via
Portico (provided they have already
completed the module request
form), and their choices will be
approved as soon as possible.
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Psychology
and
Language
Sciences
School of
European
Languages,
Culture and
Society
(SELCS)
Yes
Courses can be reviewed on this
following page:
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/pals/currentstudents/undergraduates/subsidarypsychlangsci
If you wish to sign-up to a course,
please notify David Newton by email beforehand and then register
on Portico.
Course sign up for affiliates
registered in other UCL
departments will take place on
Friday 9th January from 4pm - 5pm
in Foster Court room B29 cluster
room.
Yes
Please email the SELCS Affiliate
Officer, Caroline Horslen, to check
module availability in SELCS
Language and Literature modules.
Places are limited and registration is
on a first come, first served basis.
Places will be given according to
availability on a first come, first
served basis and also according to
suitability for the module. (Some
modules may not be advised for
students without an appropriate
scientific background, even if there
are no formal prerequisites.)
Teaching Administrator
(BSc Speech Sciences and BSc
Psychology and Language Sciences)
Students can sign up to modules in
the individual language departments
or for interdisciplinary European
Language and Culture courses
(ELCS), taught in English. Affiliates
may only take intermediate ELCS
courses.
Affiliate Tutor: James Agar
[email protected]
Students cannot take PALS2005
Please contact David Newton with
any course queries
David E Newton
[email protected]
Affiliate Officer: Caroline Horslen
[email protected]
Email the SELCS Affiliate Officer
to check for available space and
request permission on modules.
Students may not register on
Portico until they have received
permission from SELCS.
Contact e-mail is
[email protected]
Places on Departmental courses
are subject to availability and may
have prerequisites; popular courses
include ITAL6001, FREN4005
GERM4001B (native speakers only)
and all ELCS Term 2 modules.
The contact e-mail is
[email protected]
Slade School
of Fine Art
No
n/a
n/a
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n/a
n/a
School of
Slavonic &
East
European
Studies
Yes, but with
some
restrictions. In
particular,
affiliate
students
cannot take
introductory
modules.
Affilate students from other home
departments should enquire about
module availability by contacting the
SSEES Affiliate Administrator by
email ([email protected]) or
in person at the SSEES Student
Administration Office in room 341
(3rd floor) of the SSEES building
(16 Taviton Street).
Yes
Affiliate Administrator: Ms Stephanie
Dutton
[email protected]
The Department of Science and
Technology Studies at UCL is an
interdisciplinary centre for the
integrated study of science's history,
philosophy, sociology,
communication and policy.
Academic Administrator: Christina
Ogunwumiju
[email protected]
Many of our courses are popular
with affiliate students. STS is an
interdisciplinary department offering
courses in History of Science
throughout the ages, Philosophy of
Science, Sociology of Science,
Science and Globalisation and
Science Communication.
Department webpage:
www.ucl.ac.uk/sts
Affiliate Tutor: Dr Rachel Morley
[email protected]
If you wish to speak to a member
of staff about module options,
please visit the SSEES Student
Administration Office in room 341
(3rd floor) of the SSEES building
(16 Taviton Street). You can also
email any questions to:
[email protected]
The department will do its utmost to
ensure that as many students as
possible are accommodated on
SSEES modules. Students should
note, however, that places on each
module are limited and registration
is on a first come, first served basis.
Priority will also be given to nonaffiliate students and to SSEES
affiliate students.
Students are very welcome to
register on most modules. Our
module catalogue can be found
online at:
www.ucl.ac.uk/sts/study/bsc/docum
ents/
module_catalogue.pdf
Science and
Technology
Most available modules are popular
with students. Information on
available modules can be found in
the SSEES Affiliate Handbook at:
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ssees/currentstudents/undergraduate
Registration is via Portico. Priority is
given to students who are required
to take modules as part of their
scheme of award. After that places
are allocated on a first come first
served basis according to the date
registered in Portico.
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Affiliate Tutor: Dr William MacLehose.
[email protected]
Where the module is assessed in
part by examinations, any
students who will *not* be present
for examinations in the Summer
Term (such as those staying for
Term 1 only and leaving in
December) must register for an
alternative assessment pattern.
These modules have an
alternative module code in Portico
usually HPSC****A.
Students who will be present for
examinations in the summer must
register on the usual assessment
pattern.
For advice on this please contact:
[email protected].
Pre-enrolment and Module Registration via PORTICO
What is pre-enrolment? Pre-enrolment is an online service for new students accessed via PORTICO
(UCL's Student Information Service).
When do I pre-enrol? You will be sent an e-mail from UCL inviting you to pre-enrol.
What happens once I have pre-enrolled via PORTICO? You will need to enrol in person. Once
you have completed the pre-enrolment you will be sent an e-mail telling you when and where you should
enrol. If you do not receive an e-mail once you have completed pre-enrolment, you should contact the
International Support team [email protected]. Further information about ISOP and enrolment
can be found on the UCL website http://www.ucl.ac.uk/iss/orientation/affiliate-students1.
How do I register my modules into PORTICO? You must not register until you have submitted your
completed module pre-registration choice form for History and have received confirmation of your History
module allocations (the modules we have reserved space for you on). You may find the Module
Registration Document (https://evision.ucl.ac.uk/hts/ucl/module_registration_student_userguide.pdf)
useful when you are ready to make your module selections. Module registration is usually done after you
arrive and have enrolled at which point you will be given your UCL username and password to access the
systems. There will be further sessions about this during ISOP.
What happens once I have registered my modules into PORTICO? As long as you correctly
enter the module codes for the History modules you have been allocated a place on, the History
Undergraduate Team will aim to approve your module selections before the start of term. If you have
registered to take modules outside of the department, both the History Department and the teaching
department will need to approve your module selections via PORTICO. It may take longer for other
teaching departments to approve your module selections, as they will be allocating places to students in
their own department in the first instance. Do not be concerned if your modules have not been approved
before the start of term. You can contact the relevant teaching department to find out when you should
expect your interdepartmental modules to be approved.
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Undergraduate Teaching Timetable
Checking for clashes: Before you submit your module choice form you can check the common timetable,
to ensure that none of the selections you have listed on your form clash with the compulsory modules you
are required to undertake in your first year of study. Once you have clicked on this link, you should click on
‘Custom’ and ‘Click to start’. In the right hand box you can either enter the module name or switch to enter
the module code. You can add various modules to create a mock timetable which is useful when checking
for clashes.
Tutorial groups: Once you have registered your module selections into PORTICO, you will be allocated
to a tutorial group before teaching commences through the automatic placement process on PORTICO.
You will only be allocated to ONE tutorial group, and you need not notify us if one or more of the tutorial
groups associated your HIST6XXX survey module clashes with another module. As long as you can
attend at least one of the tutorial groups, this is not considered to be a clash.
Non-History teaching timetable: The easiest way to check when a non-history module is running before
you complete your module choice form is to check the common timetable.
Personal timetable: Once you have a valid UCL user name and password and after you have registered
your module selections into PORTICO, you will be able to log into your personal timetable via PORTICO
and view your complete teaching schedule for the modules you are undertaking in your first year of study.
This will be a final opportunity to discover any clashes and notify the Undergraduate Team. You need not
worry about viewing your personal timetable until the start of term and this function will be further
explained to you during your History Department Welcome Meeting.
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History Department Module Pre-registration procedures
1.
This pre-registration process is for incoming History Study Abroad and Erasmus students only,
and is the process by which we will allocate modules run by the History Department.
Decide which modules you are interested in by looking at the list of available modules for the
2016-17 academic year posted on our website.
2.
All Study Abroad and Erasmus students must take at least half (50%) of their course load in their
admitting department.
The total number of course units you are expected to take depends on the duration of your stay:
3.

Full-year affiliates and Erasmus students must register for 4 UCL course units in total.

Half-year affiliate and Erasmus students must register for 2 UCL course units in total.
If you wish to take a module in a department other than History, it is important that you consult
with the department directly to establish how they use Portico Module Registration.
Some departments consider application via Portico and other departments require you to preregister with the Department directly before registering on Portico.
Information will be posted on the History Study Abroad website area before start of term. Please
list a backup module in the History Department in case there are no more places available on
your choice of interdepartmental module (please note the actual number of modules you wish to
take in History where the form prompts, and mark these choices in the list on your form as
‘backup’ options).
4.
Complete the Study Abroad Student Module Pre-Registration Form.
Fill in as many choices as you can, we require all students to list a second choice for every
module they list. Timetabling may mean restrictions to module choice combinations, and some
modules will be oversubscribed. You should be prepared to be allocated any module that you list.
Listing a minimum number of modules does not increase your chances of getting onto those
modules.
5.
If you need to take certain History modules to fulfil requirements at your home institution, or if
there are any combinations of History modules that you would prefer not to take, please send
details by email when you return your form.
6.
Submit your Module Pre-Registration Form to the Study Abroad Administrator
([email protected]), as soon as you can and no later than 14:00 GMT on

Friday 5 August 2016 for students arriving in September 2016

Friday 2 December 2016 for students arriving in January 2017
All forms submitted by this date will be given equal consideration.
Students will be informed of their module allocations prior to arrival. Any queries regarding module
registration should be directed either to the Affiliate/Erasmus Tutor or the Affiliate & Study Abroad
Administrator ([email protected]).
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UCL Department of History
Incoming Study Abroad Student Module Pre-Registration Form for 2016-17 Academic Year Entry
Please return your completed form to [email protected] by Friday 5th August 2016.
Name
Email address
Primary Department
Secondary Department (if applicable)
Full year
Fall term only
Period of Study (please tick)
1.
History Department Modules
Study Abroad students must register for at least 50% of their course load in their primary department i.e. a minimum of 1
UCL course units out of the full 2 course units for Fall term only students; a minimum of 2 UCL course units out of the full
4 course units for full year students. (Please note: 1 UCL course unit =8 US credits=15 ECTS)
Please indicate how many UCL course units you intend to take in the History Department:
Please indicate how many UCL course units you intend to take in other departments:
2.
History Module Preferences
Please ensure that you list only modules that are listed on the History Department website as being available to incoming
Study Abroad students during this academic year. http://www.ucl.ac.uk/history/current-students/study-abroad
Please list alternatives in case we are unable to offer you a place on all of your preferred modules. Please list at least one
alternative for every module you wish to take. If you are a full-year student taking any half-year modules, please also
bear in mind the need to balance your Term 1 and Term 2 workloads.
Module Code
Module Title
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
3.
Other Requirements/Preferences
If you need to take certain modules to fulfil requirements at your home institution, or if there are any combinations of
History modules that you would prefer not to take, please send details by email when you return your form.
4.
Modules in Other UCL Departments
The History Department cannot register you for modules in other UCL Departments. Please check the websites of the
relevant department(s) for information about availability and suitability of modules or, contact their Affiliate (or
Undergraduate) Administrator. Some Departments may be unable to confirm places until term begins. Please be aware of
the possibility of timetable clashes with History modules.
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UCL Department of History
Incoming Study Abroad Student Module Pre-Registration Form for 2016-17 Academic Year Entry
Please return your completed form to [email protected] by Friday 2nd December 2016.
Name
Email address
Primary Department
Secondary Department (if applicable)
Confirm Period of Study (please tick)
5.
Spring term only
History Department Modules
Study Abroad students must register for at least 50% of their course load in their primary department i.e. 1 UCL course
unit of the full 2 UCL course unit load for Spring term only students. (Please note: 1 UCL course unit =8 US credits=15
ECTS)
Please indicate how many UCL course units you intend to take in the History Department:
Please indicate how many UCL course units you intend to take in other departments:
6.
History Module Preferences
Please ensure that you list only modules that are listed on the History Department website as being available to Study
Abroad students during this academic year. Information can be found on the UCL History website
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/history/current-students/study-abroad
Please list alternatives in case we are unable to offer you a place on all of your preferred modules. Please list at least one
alternative for every module you wish to take.
Module Code
Module Title
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
7.
Other Requirements/Preferences
If you need to take certain modules to fulfil requirements at your home institution, or if there are any combinations of
History modules that you would prefer not to take, please send details by email when you return your form.
8.
Modules in Other UCL Departments
The History Department cannot register you for modules in other UCL Departments. Please check the websites of the
relevant department(s) for information about the availability and suitability of their modules for Study Abroad students
or, if you cannot find the information you need, contact their Affiliate (or Undergraduate) Administrator. Some
Departments may be unable to confirm places until term begins. Please be aware of the possibility of timetable clashes
with History modules.
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January Entry Affiliates
For January-entry Study Abroad students planning on taking the ‘B’ versions (second half of full year
modules), preparatory reading has been listed below. This is suggested and not compulsory. You will not
be expected to know what was taught in term 1 and will not be assessed on knowledge from term 1.
Module
code
HIST2105B
HIST2107B
Module
Roman Democracy: Myth or
Reality?
An Economic History of Ancient
Greece
HIST2108B
Understanding the Early
Mesopotamian World
HIST2109B
Asia, the Aegean, Europe Ancient Greece's 'Spatial
Imaginaries'
The Medieval Universe
HIST2201B
HIST2204B
Suggested preparatory reading
Social Systems in Religious
History from Constantine to
Napoleon
http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/textidx?c=acls;idno=heb01443
http://universitypublishingonline.org/cambridge/histories/ebook.
jsf?bid=CBO9781139054140
Bartlett, R., The Natural and the Supernatural in the Middle Ages
(2008)
Bynum, C. W., ‘Why All the Fuss About the Body? A Medievalist's
Perspective,’ Critical Inquiry 22 (Autumn, 1995), pp. 1-33
Le Goff, J., The Medieval Imagination, trans. A. Goldhammer
(1985)
1. Social systems: Functionalism and Evans-Pritchard
Functionalism
• R. Radcliffe-Brown, ‘Functionalism: a protest’, American
Anthropologist, 51 (1949), pp. 320-323
Evans-Pritchard
• Mary Douglas, Edward Evans Pritchard (New York, 1980)
• John W. Burton, ‘Evans-Pritchard on Nuer Religion’, Journal of
Religion in Africa,, 14 (1983), pp.167-186;
2. Louis Dumont and Mary Douglas
Louis Dumont
• L. Dumont, Homo Hierarchicus (Chicago, 1966).
Mary Douglas
• Mary Douglas, Natural Symbols. Explorations in Cosmology
(London, 1996)
3. Social systems: Niklas Luhmann
• N. Luhmann, Social Systems, transl. J. Bednarz et al. (Stanford,
1995).
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Module
code
Module
Suggested preparatory reading
HIST2205B
Islamic Empires in a Comparative
Perspective: The Foundations of
Mediterranean Politics
Holt, P. M., The Age of the Crusades: The Near East from the
Eleventh Century to 1517 (London, 1986)
READ ONE OR MORE OF:
Herrin, J., Byzantium: The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire
(London, 2007)
MacKay, A., Spain in the Middle Ages: From Frontier to Empire
(London, 1977)
Waley, D. and Dean, T., The Italian City-Republics, 4th edn
(London, 2010)
HIST2302B
The Industrial Revolution in
Britain
HIST2312B
Religious Reformation and
Popular Piety, 1450-1650
HIST2414B
American History in Hollywood
Film
HIST2417B
Credit, Money and Crises in the
Global Economy, 1700-1970
HIST2418B
History, Memory, Democracy:
Politics and the Past in Modern
Latin America c.1970 to the
present
HIST2420B
India and the Global Economy,
1500 to the Present
HIST2421B
African Cities - Past and Present
HIST2422B
Superpower: A Global History of
the United States, 1898-1989
HIST2423B
Social Change, New Social
Movements, and Politics in
Britain after 1945
HIST2424B
The Cultural Cold War in Europe,
1917-1989
HIST6001B
The History of Political Thought
HIST6101B
The Near East to 1200BC: The
Earliest States
HIST6102B
The Near East 1200-336 B.C.:
Empires and Pastoralists B
See volume 2 of Kuhrt A. 1995/1997 The Ancient Near East
c.3000-330 BC London) and read up on Assyria
HIST6105B
The Roman Empire from
Augustus to Theodosius I
HIST6105Bbiblio_2014full.pdf
HIST6106B
The Hellenistic World from
Alexander to the end of the
Attalid Kingdom
Bill Freund, African Cities (Cambridge, 2007) - certainly chapter 3,
ideally the whole book. Ch 3 posted on Moodle (in seminar 7)
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Module
code
Module
HIST6108B
The Greek World, c.800-386BC
HIST6110B
Ancient and Medieval China
HIST6201B
HIST6208B
Europe in the Early Middle Ages,
400-1000
The First European Union?
Christendom 1100-1350
Suggested preparatory reading
C. Wickham, The Inheritance of Rome: Illuminating the Dark Ages,
400–1000 (London, 2010).
also invaluable to supplement the course:
P. Brown, The Rise of Western Christendom (3rd edn, 2013). [for
religion]
R. Collins, Europe 300–1000 (3rd edn, 2010). [for politics]
Not all students will have studied medieval history. These
suggestions are to help you orientate yourself either way. If there
are specific areas/approaches you'd like suggestions for, please
do ask.
Two very good places to start are R. I. Moore's forceful First
European Revolution (covers c.970-1215) and Steven Runciman's
The Sicilian Vespers (covers c.1250-c.1311). The former's semithematic, the latter a deal older, but a proper page-turner.
Other good ways in are:
> R. W. Southern, Scholastic Humanism and the Unification of
Europe, 2 vols. Way more than angels dancing on pinheads:
scholasticism, government and making sense of the world.
> Alexander Murray, Reason and Society in the Middle Ages.
Enormously creative and wide-ranging: maths, social climbing,
ambition, universities and saints.
> Robert Bartlett, The Making of Europe. Thematic interpretation
950-1350, focuses on frontiers, less on the 'centre'.
> John D. Cotts, Europe's Long Twelfth Century: Order, Anxiety
and Adaptation, 1095-1229. New good survey.
> John Watts, The Making of Polities. New excellent political
interpretation of 1300-1500, first chapter looks back over the
thirteenth century.
> Susan Reynolds, Kingdoms and Communities in Western
Europe. How men and women made European communities of all
shapes and sizes, by a great iconoclast.
> C. W. Previté-Orton, A History of Europe 1198-1378 – does what
it says on the tin from a reliable, if now old-fashioned
perspective.
More adventurous might be Robert Brentano's masterpiece Two
Churches: England and Italy in the Thirteenth Century and Rome
before Avignon: A Social History of Thirteenth-Century Rome (ch.
1 of the latter is dense and could be skipped, but it is a book
constantly full of insight – its chapter on the popes is possibly the
best essay written on the subject).
HIST6301B
British History c.1689-1860
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Module
code
Module
HIST6312B
Colonial and Revolutionary North
America 1607-1787
HIST6321B
Empire in Eurasia c.1600-1900
HIST6402B
European History since 1945
HIST6405B
Europe 1870-1945: Paths through
Modernity
HIST6406B
Britain and the Wider World,
1878-1982
HIST6411B
History and Politics of Latin
America c.1930 to the Present
HIST6414B
The Making of Modern America:
The United States since 1920
Suggested preparatory reading
John Darwin, The Empire Project: The Rise and Fall of the British
World-System, 1830-1970 (Cambridge, 2009)
Philippa Levine, The British Empire: Sunrise to Sunset, 2nd edition
(London, 2013)
Sarah Stockwell (ed.), The British Empire: Themes and
Perspectives (London, 2008)
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Getting Here
Information about travelling to UCL can be found on our website at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/maps/.
The History Department is located on the main UCL campus, in 23-26 Gordon Square. The easiest way to
find us is to use the Gordon Street gate, just along the road from the Bloomsbury Theatre. Follow the
footpath around to the left and the entrance to the History Department will be on your right, via an external
staircase.
Show route from UCL main entrance
Show route from Euston Station
We encourage all new Study Abroad students to arrive in London in time to join UCL's International
Students Orientation Programme (ISOP). Information about orientation and lots of useful advice can be
found on UCL International Student Support pages http://www.ucl.ac.uk/iss.
For all accommodation questions please contact the UCL Student Accommodation
(http://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/accommodation) who will be able to advise you. The University
of London Housing Services (http://housing.london.ac.uk/) can also provide information on alternative
options.
This is especially designed for students who are not usually resident in the UK and the schedule includes
both socially and academically orientated events, as well as assistance with practicalities, such as
opening a bank account.
Finding your way around
It may help to remember that the department occupies four houses (23-26 Gordon Square).
It is only possible to walk straight through from no. 23 to no. 26 on the second and third floors.
The main entrance provides access to numbers 24 and 25 at ground-floor level. To access some rooms in
numbers 23 and 26 you may need to enter via the basement of the house in question at the rear of the
building, or go up to the second floor and then across and back down to the first floor.
The student common room is on the ground floor of 25 Gordon Square.
If you get lost, please just go to Reception, G04a, in 24 Gordon Square and someone will be happy to
help.
For plans of the UCL Campus please go to the UCL website at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/maps/.
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Induction Week
For September entry students the UCL International Student Orientation Programme (ISOP) will take
place from 20-22 September 2016. Term officially begins at UCL on Monday, 26th September, 2016.
For January entry students the UCL International Student Orientation Programme (ISOP) will take place
from in the first week of January 2016 (dates TBC). Term officially begins at UCL on Monday, 9th
January, 2017.
All our students will be invited to our Departmental Welcome in History. This is scheduled during the
UCL ISOP and we will notify you of exact details before your arrival along with further details of other
activities.
In addition to the Departmental Welcome meeting there will be various other activities organised for you
by the History Department.
Try not to miss...
...the Student Welcome Party
This is for incoming students, and an opportunity to meet others joining at the same time as well as meet
members of academic staff.
...the History Ambassador tour of UCL
The History Ambassador tour of UCL will follow the welcome meeting. The History Department
Ambassador will be able to answer some of your questions about where to go and what you can find.
...a Library tour
The tour lasts about 20 minutes starting from the Flaxman Gallery in the main UCL library from 1:30pm. If
you wish to attend please sign up at the History Welcome meeting as numbers are restricted.
...the History Society
The History Society runs socials, academic events and career evenings throughout the year. Their
Chairperson will be at the Departmental Welcome Meeting for History students to tell you more.
http://uclhistorysociety.com/
We hope that you enjoy your first week but don't worry if you find it a bit overwhelming. Remember that
there is always someone you can turn to for help or advice. In the first instance, we encourage you to
contact your Affiliate Tutor (for those on JYA and affiliate studies) or Erasmus Tutor (for those on
Erasmus) or one of the History Department administrative staff (in Reception room G.04) but there are
also many other sources of support.
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/current-students/support
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Dear incoming student,
The History Society Committee would like to congratulate you on successfully gaining a place to study History
with us. Secondly, a warm welcome to UCL! We hope that you are looking forward to starting your first year of
University and experiencing all that life as a student in London has to offer. During both fresher’s week and
throughout the year we will be organizing a programme of welcome events to help you settle in and make your
time here as enjoyable as possible.
As a student run society within the History department, we aim to create a community for History students,
with both academic and social events, so that we can really make the most of our time here. In order to do this,
we will be holding careers and alumni talks, film nights, group trips, balls and more over the course of the
coming year.
One of the main focuses of the Society is to hold events with speakers from many different backgrounds and
industries to talk about the career options open to you as Historians. Our speakers range from the Civil
Service, top law firms, finance sectors and parliamentarians. As one of the highest ranking UK Universities, we
are able to attract speakers at the top of their field who can provide excellent career advice and insight into the
options available to you after your degree.
On top of this, we will be organizing various social events for History students from all years. This will include
pub-crawls and quizzes, joint socials with other societies, group trips to museums and larger events such as the
summer ball. During Fresher’s week we will be holding a welcome evening with drinks and pizza to help you
get to know your fellow classmates, and also a pub crawl night out to add to your fresher’s experience!
Information regarding these events will be provided in due course through Facebook and other social media
pages - so be sure to like/join our pages and we’ll keep you updated!
In order to make the most of these opportunities and to receive discounted prices for our events, we would
encourage you all to join the History society by paying a small membership fee. Membership is priced at £10
and covers your membership for the duration of your studies here at UCL. To join, contact our treasurer Anna
([email protected]) or myself ([email protected]). Opportunities to join the society will also be advertised
during fresher’s week and throughout the first term.
For now, enjoy your summer and we look forward to meeting you in September!
Best wishes,
Hannah Ruschen
(History Society President 2016-17)
www.twitter.com/UCLHistorySoc (Official UCL History Twitter account)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/387366388013813/ (Official UCL History Society Group)
https://www.facebook.com/UCL-History-Society-200164433374210/ (official UCL History page)
http://uclhistorysociety.com/ (Official website)
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Tutorial Arrangements
All students in the History Department are assigned a personal tutor. This person is responsible for
providing support, encouragement and advice on both academic and personal matters.
Dr David Sim will be the Affiliate Tutor to students from the US and Canada for the 2016-17 academic
year.
Email: [email protected]
Dr Bernhard Rieger will be the Erasmus Tutor to students from Europe for the 2016-17 academic year.
Email: [email protected]
Tutors are available during weekly office hours and by appointment throughout the year. You can find
contact details for all members of staff, along with their office hours, on their staff page (follow the relevant
link from the staff list on the People pages which can be found on the History website).
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/history/people
There are also designated Tutorial Days when you can meet with your tutor to discuss your progress. The
dates of Tutorial Days are given in the undergraduate calendar on the Undergraduate History enoticeboard on Moodle to which you will have access once fully registered at UCL. Detailed arrangements
for Tutorial Days will be sent to students directly via email or posted on the notice boards a few days in
advance.
If you have an urgent problem and the Affiliate Tutor or Erasmus Tutor is unavailable, please contact the
Departmental Tutor (Welfare and Transition), Cari Tuhey or the Study Abroad Administrator, Emma
Patten.
E-mail: cari.tuhey (at) ucl.ac.uk
E-mail: e.patten (at) ucl.ac.uk
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How we contact you
UCL e-mail
Your UCL email address will be your primary form of contact with the History department, this is where
notifications and reminders will usually be sent. You are expected to check this at least three times per
week and to read and act promptly upon all messages sent to you.
Student pigeonholes and Noticeboard
Student pigeonholes are located in the History Department Undergraduate Common Room, on the ground
floor of 24 Gordon Square. You should also check here regularly during term-time as anything sent to you
by post, particularly from other UCL departments or services, is likely to be sent c/o the History
Department rather than to your term time address. Departmental notices will be posted on the main notice
boards in the Undergraduate Common Room.
Staff pigeonholes are located in the Departmental Reception (Room G.04a).
Portico
You must keep your contact details (address and phone number) up-to-date via Portico. It is very
important that you do this in case we need to contact you urgently.
Moodle
All students should register for their modules on Portico (all modules have a Moodle page). Once
registered please ensure you are also registered for your modules on Portico - if this does not happen
automatically then you can do this manually yourself using the keycode ‘pizza’. Moodle is the online
teaching and learning portal. You will find resources for your module on these pages, along with other
communications which you can find on the site and which will also be emailed to your UCL account by the
Module Convenor.
Further information about Portico and Moodle can be found in the ‘other useful information’ section of this
document.
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Who you can contact
In general…
For administrative questions about your History modules and procedures relating to them please contact
the Study Abroad Administrator, Emma Patten ([email protected]). For example, questions regarding
module changes, module registration, examinations or coursework submission (please note that module
changes are not always possible after the first week of teaching).
For questions or problems relating to specific modules, including absence, please contact the Module
Convenor for that module. If you are reporting an absence please notify your Module Convenor by email
at the earliest possible opportunity, and copy in the Study Abroad Administrator. Alternatively, please
contact the Study Abroad Administrator by phone (020 7679 7124).
For all academic concerns and personal problems, such as personal or medical issues that may be
affecting your work or your ability to meet deadlines, please contact your personal tutor – the Affiliate
Tutor or Erasmus Tutor – or the Departmental Tutor, Cari Tuhey.
Further useful links to support services can be found on the Undergraduate History e-noticeboard on
Moodle which you will be able to access once you arrive and formally enrol.
Dyslexic students may be entitled to special exam provision and/or assessment arrangements and are
encouraged to contact the Undergraduate Administrator ([email protected]) for advice.
If you require references, you can ask your Personal Tutor, or one of your module tutors.
All History department Academic Staff and key administrative staff details can be found under the People
link on the left of this page (or at this link https://www.ucl.ac.uk/history/people).
For anything else...
Centralised departments tend to deal with specific questions relating to transcripts, IT systems and
accommodation so you should approach the relevant team directly. A list of questions and the relevant
contacts can be found below. If you have difficulty in finding the right person then contact the Study
Abroad Administrator.
What do you need?
Who should you contact?
I need information about
enrolment at UCL
Information for new international students and information on
enrolment is available at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/iss
I need a CAS number
Contact UCL's Student Immigration and Compliance Officer
([email protected])
Contact the Portico Services Office on
020 7679 0637 (10am to 4pm Monday to Friday)
I’m having problems with Portico /
([email protected])
online pre-enrolment
Further information on pre-enrolment can also be found online at
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/new-students/pre-enrolment
I have a question about fees
You should contact the Fees and Credit Control Office
([email protected])
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I’ve lost my details for the
International Student Orientation
Programme / I’m going to be
arriving late to the UK
Contact the International Office [email protected]
(Please also contact the History department Affiliate Administrator
[email protected])
I need a statement of Student
Status or verification of
qualification
You need to speak to the Student Centre ([email protected])
The Examinations Department are responsible for issuing all formal
transcripts, please contact them directly for queries
([email protected])
Exam results are recorded on your Portico entry, which you can still
I haven’t received my transcript / I
access once you leave.
need a new transcript
Further formal copies of your transcript can be requested from the
Examinations Department, further details can be found on their website
at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/currentstudents/exams_and_awards/qualifications/transcripts.
I need to check my UCL userid /
I’ve forgotten my UCL password
Contact the ISD Service Desk on:
Telephone: (+44) 020 7679 5000 (Monday to Friday, 8.30 - 17.30)
email: [email protected]
More information about where to find the helpdesk can be found at the
link below
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/isd/help
I am dyslexic / I have a medical
condition requiring provision
If you have a medical condition and need special exam provision,
please contact the UCL Health Centre.
Dyslexic students may be entitled to special exam provision and/or
assessment arrangements and are encouraged to contact the
Undergraduate Administrator for advice.
Further useful links to support services can be found here
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/current-students/support
I would like to make a complaint
If you are unhappy about any aspect of your experience in the
Department, we encourage you to discuss it (in confidence) with the
Affiliate Tutor or Erasmus Tutor in the first instance, or with the
Departmental Tutor. There are UCL-wide procedures for considering
formal representations made by students.
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/academic-manual/part-5/student-complaintsprocedure
Other useful contacts…
Information for new students and information on enrolment is available at www.ucl.ac.uk/new-students.
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Transcripts, Degree certificates - Examinations section ([email protected])
Research Degree upgrade and examination - Research Degrees section
([email protected])
UCL userid and password - ISD Service Desk ([email protected])
Student ID cards - Security Systems ([email protected])
CAS’s for current students - UCL's Student Immigration and Compliance Officer
([email protected])
Points-based immigration issues - UCL Union's Rights and Advice ([email protected])
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Attendance and Workload
Students studying a full course load (four full-year units or the equivalent) are expected to spend about 40
hours per week studying (including time spent in lectures, seminars and classes, private reading and
writing essays).
You are expected to attend all classes, seminars and lectures offered in connection with each module
you are taking. Note that attendance does not mean your mere physical presence. It means doing the
required reading and thinking for all the topics being considered, so that you can take an active part in
any discussion. Learning through interaction with one’s peers is a key life skill that will remain important
throughout your career.
It is important to realise that your reading should not be restricted to topics on which you are writing
an essay. You should spend the equivalent of a full working day on preparing for a particular class. How
many pages of reading this represents has defied quantification, so the number of hours rather than the
number of pages is cited as a guideline. By being prepared to contribute to any topic being addressed in
class and participate in discussions and analysis, you will also better equip yourself to deal with the range
of questions in the examination.
Although you may not be assessed on attendance please note that the History Department expects all
students to attend to attend and participate fully. UCL policy also requires that students attend all classes
and seminars for their modules, the minimum level of attendance at classes and seminars is 70 per
cent (this includes lectures).
Attendance will be monitored by the tutor. Students whose work or levels of attendance are deemed
unsatisfactory on a particular module unit are liable to be deregistered from it by the History
Departmental Tutor. In this case, they would not be permitted to take the examination for the module and
would receive no credit for any work that might have been done.
Absences should be reported to the module tutor and also the Undergraduate Administrator at [email protected]. Absence cannot be condoned so will go on record, unless there are extenuating
circumstances in which case documentation will be requested and students should contact the
Undergraduate Administrator or your Affiliate Tutor/Erasmus Tutor.
Most modules are not taught during Reading Weeks, although some may be. Reading Weeks are not
vacations, but part of terms and should be used to complete essays, undertake reading and prepare for
the second half of term.
If you are taking any modules outside the UCL History Department, you should make sure that you
meet the attendance requirements and follow the assessment procedures of the department in which the
module is taught.
If you have any particular problems with modules or need to report an absence please refer to ‘Who you
can contact’.
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History Department
Assessment and Submission Procedures
Examinations and Coursework Submission
For students taking a full year or who are arriving in January for terms 2 and 3, please note that
examinations and coursework submissions will be due in term 3 and you will be expected to be present in
order to make submissions.
The Study Skills Booklet for History contains useful information about what is expected and can be found
on the Undergraduate History e-noticeboard on Moodle under ‘Academic Support’
(https://moodle.ucl.ac.uk/login/index.php), along with full details about making submissions. Students can
also find this information when they sign up on Moodle for each of their modules, including marking
criteria. Moodle is our virtual e-learning environment where you can sign up for each of the modules you
are registered for to find further information on the syllabus, reading lists, and send and receive messages
from your course tutor and your tutorial group once you are registered. You will be given further
information at the departmental welcome.
Please be aware that if you are planning to take modules in other departments their submission
procedures and deadlines may differ to those of the History department, so please check with the course
convenor of the module when you start. Your module convenor will also be best placed to explain to you
what will be expected of you.
For students who are non native speakers or English you should be aware that unlike some European
institutions, all Erasmus students are expected to take the same assessments as our students and be
marked on the same criteria. The UCL language requirement for entry is in place to ensure you are
equipped to perform at university level.
Assessments:
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All full year HIST2XXX modules are assessed by two 2500 word essays and an unseen written
exam in term 3.
All full year HIST6XXX modules are assessed by one 2500 word essays and an unseen written
exam in term 3 (there will also be an additional unassessed essay).
All HIST2XXXA and HIST6XXXA modules are assessed by either one 4,000 word essay OR two
2,000 word essays.
All HIST2XXXB and HIST6XXXB modules are assessed by one 2500 essay, and one 2500
summative essay, the latter of which is released in term 3.
HIST7XXXA and HIST7XXXB modules are all assessed by two 2500 word essays.
Deadlines:
All coursework deadlines are posted on the online calendar on the Moodle e-noticeboard.
Further information about submission procedures, penalties for over-length coursework, plagiarism
guidance and related can be found on the module Moodle pages and also on the Moodle e-noticeboard.
Cover sheets for submissions can be found in the UCL History Student Common Room in 24 Gordon
Square.
If you have mitigating circumstances which is likely to affect the quality of your work, or you feel you are
unable to meet the coursework deadline, please contact the Departmental Tutor (Transition and Welfare),
Cari Tuhey, as soon as possible: [email protected]. Her office hours are: Monday 4-5pm, Tuesday 121pm and Thursday 12-1pm.
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Registration and Examination Timetable
Full-year Affiliates will be asked by email in January to log onto Portico and confirm their module
registrations. It is your responsibility to make sure your Portico record is correct and to inform the
Undergraduate Administrator in the Academic Office immediately if there are any errors or omissions. It
may be difficult to sort out problems if you only discover that you have not been properly registered when
the exam timetables are issued in March.
Students taking examinations for full year modules should be given access to your examination timetable
via your PORTICO account, usually by the end of term 2. UCL Registry will email you in late March giving
you the link to the exam section of your Portico record. You will find there your own exam timetable plus
details of the locations of the exam centres. Please check your timetable carefully to ensure that it is
correct and remember to note your exam dates carefully. You should also visit the central Exams Office
webpages at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/current-students/exams_and_awards as this will give you more
information about UCL exam practice and the previous year’s guide to exams and venues. Please ensure
you check the locations of your exam venues in advance.
The exam period is during term 3 and examinations can fall at any time during that period.
Preparation for Examinations
Your teachers should provide guidance on examination techniques. See the Department's Study Skills
information for further advice, this can be found on the Moodle e-noticeboard
(https://moodle.ucl.ac.uk/login/index.php). You should aim to practice the skills that will be tested in the
examination, such as timed essays.
When you sit an examination, please bear in mind that, according to UCL regulations, ‘Examiners attach
great importance to legibility, accuracy and clearness of expression’ and they are required to ‘take account
of ‘a candidate's ability to express his/her knowledge in a clear, concise and scholarly fashion’.
Handwriting must be clear and standards of spelling and grammar high. Please note that you must not
resort to note form, abbreviated words or shorthand. We expect the same standards for any work you
undertake in the department.
Past examination papers are available for consultation in the Library and on its web pages. (N.B. You will
need to enter your UCL information systems user ID and password to access the exam papers on the
web.) Further information on how to access past exam papers can be found at http://digitoolb.lib.ucl.ac.uk:8881/R&?local_base=EXAMPAPERS.
Prior to the start of the exam period, please ensure that you have read section 3.17 of the UCL History
Undergraduate which relates to examinations:
https://moodle.ucl.ac.uk/pluginfile.php/2890621/mod_resource/content/7/UCL%20History%20Undergradu
ate%20Handbook%202015-6v2.pdf.
In addition to your UCL student ID card, you must take your candidate card and display it on your desk in
the exam hall. You will not be allowed to take the exam without both of these items. The Exams Office will
send your candidate card to the contact address shown on Portico. If you lose or never receive you
candidate card, please go to the Exams Office in the UCL Registry (South Wing) corridor. There may be a
small charge of £1 if the original card has been lost or if you haven't kept your contact address up to date
and it has been posted to the wrong place.
If you have any questions or any problems during the examination period then please contact us as soon
as possible.
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Extenuating Circumstances:
Cari Tuhey, Departmental Tutor (Transition and Welfare)
(020 7679 3609 [email protected])
Exam related problems:
James Phillips (October) / Marlene Cox (November onward), Undergraduate Programmes Administrator
(020 7679 1348 [email protected]/[email protected])
General queries:
Emma Patten, Study Abroad Administrator
(020 7679 7124 [email protected])
Illness during Examination period
If you are ill during the examination period you should obtain a medical certificate and also inform the
Undergraduate Administrator or Departmental Tutor as soon as possible. If necessary, arrangements can
be made for such candidates to sit an examination in a Special Facility. In order to arrange a medical
certificate, you need to go to the UCL Health Centre (http://www.gowerstreetpractice.org.uk/index.html).
If you are ill on the day of an examination, you should contact the Undergraduate Administrator as soon as
possible.
Extenuating Circumstances
If, at any point during the year, circumstances arise which you feel might affect your academic
performance, you are strongly encouraged to contact the Departmental Tutor in History, Cari Tuhey
([email protected]). Please be assured that any information you disclose will be treated in the strictest
possible confidence.
If you feel that illness or any other extenuating circumstances have affected your performance in an
examination, documentary evidence must be submitted within 7 days of the date of that examination.
Please collect a form from the Academic Office. Circumstances that have already been brought to the
attention of the Board of Examiners and for which allowance has already been made (e.g. extra time
because of dyslexia, extension of deadline for coursework) should not be notified in this way.
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Feedback and Results
All credited assessments are moderated, meaning that they are marked by two members of academic
staff. At UCL History you may find that more weight is placed on fewer assessments.
Students should receive provisional feedback within four weeks of the submission date. This will be given
by the module tutor and will be the initial mark pre-moderation. The final mark once the second marking is
complete will be finalised at the end of your studies.
Once the History Board of Examiners Meeting has taken place, all results must then be verified by the
UCL Board of Examiners. UCL Examinations usually release all marks via PORTICO by the following
deadlines.
Term 1 only students: March
Term 2 only and full year students: August
Transcripts will be sent out around this time by the Examinations team. These will usually be sent directly
to your home institution, but please also ensure your postal details are up to date in PORTICO (your
Portico address will be used for mailing your transcript if you are an independent affiliate). If you have
questions about your transcript you can contact the Examinations department directly yourself at
[email protected], but if you are have any problems do let us know.
Provisional results and feedback for essays can be provided before this date, either from the Affiliate Tutor
on Tutorial Day or please email the Study Abroad Administrator (History) to request this information at
[email protected].
Suggested Grade Conversion (US)
Please note that the grades in this table apply only to students at US institutions. The grades are
recommendations only and institutions may choose to interpret and convert students’ UCL marks
differently.
Mark
UCL Class
Recommended US Grade
70 - 100
First
A
65 - 69
Upper Second
A-
60 - 64
Upper Second
B+
55 - 59
Lower Second
B
50 - 54
Lower Second
B-
46 - 49
Third
C+
43 - 45
Third
C
40 - 42
Third
C-
0 - 39
Fail
F
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Student Feedback
UCL History Staff-Student Consultative Committee (UG SSCC)
The Undergraduate SSCC meets twice a year and is the primary opportunity for students to put forward
any comments or suggestions regarding the department, teaching and degree programmes.
If you would like to represent the Study Abroad student body on this committee then please contact the
Study Abroad Administrator ([email protected]) in the History Department.
If you have any concerns or points you would like to raise then please feel free to contact one of the
representatives prior to the meeting. All meetings are scheduled in the UCL History calendar on the
History Undergraduate Moodle page, where you can also find full details about the committee and the
elected representatives on the Student Representation and Voice tab.
Module Evaluation Questionnaires
Towards the end of the teaching of each module you will be sent a link to your UCL email account to an
online module evaluation questionnaire. We ask that you complete your feedback on the aspects of the
content and teaching of these modules as the feedback received enables Module Convenors to improve
their modules.
If you have any concerns during the running of the module please do not hesitate to raise them with the
Module Convenor at the time so a resolution can be found, you do not need to wait until the questionnaire
at the end of teaching.
Modular reports from 2014-15 can be found with the SSCC minutes and documents.
Study Abroad Questionnaire
UCL History send out a questionnaire to our Study Abroad affiliates towards the end of their stay at UCL.
We ask that all students complete this as the feedback enables us to improve on the experience for future
students.
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Other useful information:
systems, resources and terminology
Moodle is UCL's online teaching and learning environment where you can interact with your course online
by participating in activities such as quizzes and wikis, share thoughts and ideas in discussion forums,
watch recorded lectures in Lecturecast, submit assessments through Turnitin and read resources.
All students should register onto Moodle for each History module they are registered for on Portico. If,
when you log in, your module does not already show on your home page once you have registered on
Portico, then you need to register for your module manually. All students should be signed up
automatically on Moodle for each History module they are registered for on Portico (if this is not the case,
or if you change module, you can add them manually yourself). Moodle is the UCL online learning
resource for students, and your module page will show notifications from the tutor, reading lists and
submission information. The registration key is ‘pizza’ (you won’t need this for all modules). All students
MUST monitor their UCL email as all notifications will go to that email address. If in doubt please ask the
History Affiliate Administrator or module tutor.
All soft copy submissions can be submitted by uploading your essay to turnitin which is accessed via the
Moodle page for your module. Turnitin is a plagiarism software which the department uses to scan
assessed coursework for evidence of plagiarism. This system gives access to billions of sources
worldwide, including websites and journals, as well as work previously submitted to the Department, UCL
and other universities. It is important to note that Turnitin is used in combination with academic judgement
to determine where plagiarism may have occurred. Please see the History Department Study Skills
booklet for further guidance on avoiding plagiarism and referencing. UCL guidance on plagiarism is also
available on the Undergraduate History e-noticeboard on Moodle.
Log in to Moodle:
https://moodle.ucl.ac.uk/
Portico was designed to meet the needs of students with an on-line portal which allows you to:
· Maintain your contact details with UCL
· Select your modules
· View your timetable, and find out your exam results
· Pay your fees on line
· Re-enrol each year
· Apply for your Graduation tickets
· Plan and record your skills development
The Portico user guide can be found on the UCL website
(https://evision.ucl.ac.uk/hts/ucl/module_registration_student_userguide.pdf)
Log in to Portico:
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/new-students/log-portico
For technical issues, please contact the appropriate help service:
 UCL userid and password issues: ISD Service Desk on 020 7679 5000 (Mon to Fri, 8.30 - 17.30)
or email [email protected]
 Accessing Portico: Portico Services Office on 020 7679 0637 (10am to 4pm Mon to Fri) or email
[email protected]
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Timetable
It is possible to look up your timetable yourself using the UCL online timetable.
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/timetable
Instructions:
1. Once on the Online Timetable page click on ‘Custom’, then ‘Click to start’ below.
2. Enter ‘module name’ in the box on the right (if you click ‘switch’ then you can search by ‘course code’
which is often easier). Click to ‘Search’.
3. This should provide a listing of modules. Click on the module you want to select, it should show again
below.
4. You can repeat the above steps until you have your full list of modules in the bottom list if you wish to
view them all alongside each other.
5. Click on ‘create timetable’.
Photocopiers
Card operated photocopiers are available in the Library and the photocopying room off the walkway
between South Junction and Lower Refectory.
Computers
The Information Systems Division (ISD) provides a system of networked computer workrooms at various
locations in College, including room 203 in the History Department, which is open from 9.00 a.m. to 5.00
p.m. daily.
ISD services including printing, passwords, and wireless (http://www.ucl.ac.uk/isd/services)
Wireless networks (http://www.ucl.ac.uk/isd/services/get-connected/wireless/)
Printing (http://www.ucl.ac.uk/isd/services/print-copy-scan)
IT Training (http://www.ucl.ac.uk/isd/services/learning-teaching/it-training)
ISD Service Desk for all enquiries (http://www.ucl.ac.uk/isd/help)
Undergraduate Common Room
The undergraduate common room on the ground floor of 25 Gordon Square contains pigeonholes for your
mail and notice boards for general notices of events etc. There are also basic kitchen facilities and
computers for checking email.
Useful Terminology
'teaching hour': Although modules are scheduled by the hour, in order to facilitate the movement of students
from class to class the UCL 'teaching hour' actually runs from 5 minutes past the hour to 5 minutes to the hour (50
minutes long).
'term': This is often referred to as 'semester' in the US. The UCL academic year runs in three terms. Term 1 runs
from late September to mid December, term 2 from January to end of March and term 3 from late April to June
following the Easter Holiday (please see term dates for actual dates).
'Modules': The terms 'course' and 'module' are often both used interchangeably. In UCL History we refer to all of
our classes as modules.
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'Reading Week': In both term 1 and term 2 after the fifth teaching week there is a week of no teaching referred
to as 'Reading Week'. During this time no lectures, tutorials or seminars will be held. This is an opportunity for
students to consolidate what they have already studied and discussed, and to prepare the reading for the following
five weeks. Dates can be found on the term dates pages.
'Lecture': A typical lecture-based module will have between 30-75 students, who attend one formal lecture all
together each week of one hour (UCL teaching hour). In the History Department, for modules that run with a weekly
lecture students will generally be split into groups of 15 for a tutorial session which will be held most weeks for
about an hour.
'Tutorials' and 'Seminars': In the UCL History Department tutorials and seminars are both classes of about 15
students who meet for weekly classes. Tutorials differ in that they are usually linked to a weekly lecture, they will
only run for one UCL teaching hour. Seminars are the primary form of teaching for the module, students must meet
for a weekly session of two UCL teaching hours. Seminars offer you the chance to polish your discussion and
presentation skills and to learn from each other.
Writing Support and Resources
Study Skills Booklet
The Study Skills Booklet contains important information on formatting footnotes and bibliographies,
preparing written assignments and studying for exams, including answering gobbets questions.
Please see the Undergraduate History e-noticeboard for more details – ‘academic support’.
Writing Lab
The Writing LAB provides individual writing support via one-to-one tutorials and group workshops with a
dedicated team of writing tutors.
Tutors are happy to discuss initial brainstorming, planning, constructing an argument, writing styles,
referencing, feedback and anything else connected to academic writing, whether for a first university
essay or with an experienced writer who would like a second opinion. Tutors will not comment on the
content of an essay or act as proofreaders. It is however important to note that the Writing Lab focuses on
English academic writing but cannot support writing in other languages or provide English language tuition.
As well individual tutorial sessions, the Writing Lab also runs group workshops on a variety of useful topics,
such as planning an essay, making an argument, referencing and plagiarism. These workshops are
running now in the first half of term. Whilst many places on the workshops have been booked up, some of
are still available and places often become available on the day. You can check availability on their web
pages http://www.ucl.ac.uk/writing-lab.
More about their workshops and walk-ins can be found at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/writing-lab/what-is-writinglab/what. Information about other writing resources are also listed on their website at http://www.indigosandbox.ucl.ac.uk/writing-lab/online-resources/help-at-ucl.
WALS
UCL Union has launched a service offering Writing and Language Support (WALS) to students whose
native language is not English. Using peer tutors, WALS aims to assist international students with their
academic writing and speaking, as well as oral presentations. The Moodle page to sign-up is:
www.tinyurl.com/ucluWALS and the UCLU webpage is here: http://uclu.org/wals
Centre for Languages and International Education (CLIE)
CLIE offers academic courses for a fee to students whose first language is not English. These English for
Academic Purposes (EAP) courses cover topics such as academic writing, reading, listening, speaking &
pronunciation. These are popular courses which run once each term. Please visit:
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/clie .
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Online Resources for Research
Some of the resources below must be accessed via the UCL Library site. For these, the links below will
take you to the page on the Library website from which you can access them. You will need your UCL
userid and password.
Bibliographies
Bibliography of British and Irish History: indexes articles, chapters and books on British, Irish and
British Imperial history (over 300,000 entries at last count and updated regularly).
Historical Abstracts (via UCL Library): bibliography of world history since 1450 (does not include the
USA and Canada)
Electronic Journals
JSTOR (via UCL Library): This 'journal storage' site (hence the name) provides complete back runs (from
the time of first issue until 1998-2000) of over 300 major, English-language, academic journals. The
journals can be browsed by title or you can search for an article by title, author or words in the text. This is
a tremendous resource that includes the full text of most volumes of Past and Present, English Historical
Review, Speculum, The William and Mary Quarterly, The American Historical Review and many other
history journals. Remember that you may sometimes want to look under headings other than 'History'
(Theory and Society is indexed under 'Sociology'; Representations, under 'Language and Literature;'
Journal of Roman Studies, under 'Classical Studies,' etc.).
Ingenta (via UCL Library): delivers approximately 15 million articles from more than 25,000 academic
journals. Unlike JSTOR, this does not provide access to 'back runs' but it does include the most recent
issues of 138 history journals. Picks up, in many ways, where JSTOR leaves off.
Library Catalogues
UCL Library Catalogue: for more information on UCL Library Services.
University of London Library catalogue: for more information about the library.
The British Library's on-line catalogue and the on-line catalogue of the Library of Congress
(Washington, D.C.) are also useful. It may seem odd to search catalogues of libraries to which you do not
have access, but it's a good way to fill in bibliographical details (such as place or date of publication) that
you may have omitted to note when you had a book in your hands. Strange but true, not all library
catalogues can be depended upon to provide this information accurately. These are especially reliable.
Gateways (sites that index other sites)
Richard Jensen's Scholars' Guide to the WWW: This is especially good for U.S. history.
British Academy Portal: The British Academy's directory of online resources in the humanities and social
sciences. A good place to start.
MERLOT -- A clever acronym for this site that reviews over 500 history sites (and many other educational
resources); an eclectic assortment, but some of the sites are very good.
Best of History Websites: Because these are listed by their rankings it can be a bit confusing to use, but
it's also very helpful.
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Search Engines
Search for the words you want. Remember that more precise search terms yield more manageable results!
It may seem easier to type just 'French Revolution,' but do you really want to sift through 1.27 million hits?).
There are numerous such engines, but two of the best are:
Google and Alta Vista
Google Scholar helps you identify the most relevant research across the world of scholarly research
Remember that you may not want or need to look at many of the sites you find.
More Specialised Sites
Just in case you never thought to look on the web for serious historical resources, these might be a few
good places to start.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (via UCL Library Services) is an invaluable research resource.
It is now online and is accessible via the UCL network or with an Athens password.
An on-line MAP COLLECTION is hosted by the Bodleian Library (Oxford). Digimap provides access to
historical as well as current OS maps of Britain. It is necessary to register individually to this service,
though UCL is a subscriber.
Medieval and Classical Library, includes translations of texts by Tasso, Chaucer and Saxo
Grammaticus, among others.
Internet Library of Early Journals; searchable full-text of six major journals from eighteenth- and
nineteenth-century Great Britain
Proceedings of the Old Bailey London, 1674-1834 makes a wealth of archival information (about trials
held at London's central criminal court) freely available.
British History Online, a digital library containing some of the core printed primary and secondary
sources for the medieval and modern history of the British Isles.
Documenting the American South; over 1200 books and manuscripts providing evidence on history,
literature and culture of the United States South from the colonial period to the early twentieth century.
Comprehensive guidance for UCL History students can be found on the Moodle e-noticeboard including:
 Undergraduate History Student Handbook (including information on attendance and workload,
submissions, support services, examinations and assessments)
 Study Skills Handbook (including marking criteria)
 UCL History Calendar (including deadlines and key dates)
 Staff-Student Consultative Committee
 History Society
 Health & Safety
 UCL Term dates (and closures)
 Student Facilities
 Libraries
 Teaching Assistant Contact Details
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Health & Safety Guidance for the History Department
23-26 Gordon Square
PLEASE READ
The UCL campus emergency number is 222. This is for all emergencies.
Fire
If you discover a fire phone 222 and sound the alarm.
In the case of fire you need to exit the building as swiftly and safely as possible, please do not try to tackle
the blaze yourself. All escape routes within the Department are signposted. It is basically a case of coming
down to the ground and exiting via the external stairs, or leaving the Department via one of the basement
back doors.
The assembly point in the case of the fire alarm is at the back of the department. Do not block exits from
the building.
Accident & First Aid
If you suffer or observe an accident in the department please report it to the History Department reception,
room G04, and complete an accident report form.
The department First Aider is Charlotte McElvaney, based in G04, x. 31340.
Outside of office hours please approach the UCH A&E.
Major injury can be reported via the emergency number 222. Give your location, telephone contact,
details.
Reminders
Smoking is not permitted anywhere in the building at any time.
Mobile phone use is permitted in the Common Room only.
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