Medieval Studies with a Foundation Year, BA (Hons)
Swansea University
  • Mode of Study : FULL Time
  • Duration : 4 Year Full Time With a Foundation
  • Start Month : Sep 2023
Price: GBP£ 16,650 Per year
International student course fee

About the Courses

WHY MEDIEVAL STUDIES WITH A FOUNDATION YEAR AT SWANSEA?

Based at our stunning Singleton Park campus, in parkland overlooking Swansea Bay on the edge of the Gower Peninsula, our Medieval Studies course at Swansea University is highly regarded by students and employers.

History at Swansea is ranked:

16th in UK for Student Voice (NSS 2023*)

 *Based on the average positivity score across questions 22 to 25 in the NSS 2023 when ranked against 33 universities featured in the Times Good University Guide

WHY MEDIEVAL STUDIES WITH A FOUNDATION YEAR AT SWANSEA?

Based at our stunning Singleton Park campus, in parkland overlooking Swansea Bay on the edge of the Gower Peninsula, our Medieval Studies course at Swansea University is highly regarded by students and employers.

History at Swansea is ranked:

16th in UK for Student Voice (NSS 2023*)

 *Based on the average positivity score across questions 22 to 25 in the NSS 2023 when ranked against 33 universities featured in the Times Good University Guide

Modules

Year 0 (Level 3)

Entry Level 3 / Foundation Year

Compulsory Modules

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code

Academic Writing and Skills Development September-January 20 FY-011

Introduction to Being Human September-January 20 FY-012

Introduction to Research September-January 20 FY-015

Critical Reflection and Problem Solving January-June 20 FY-014

Research Essay January-June 20 FY-016

History, Memory and the Creation of Identity January-June 20 FY-018

Year 1 (Level 4)

FHEQ 4 Undergraduate / HECert

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code

Medieval Europe: An Introduction September-January 20 HIH117

Making History September-January 20 HIH122

Literature and Society in Medieval Europe. January-June 20 EN-113

Optional Modules

Languages options

Choose Maximum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Students do not have to take languages modules but if required Ancient Language modules (Greek or Latin) must be taken as a pair (parts 1 and 2). To select the semester 2 modern language modules (MLF102, MLG109 or MLS131 students must select the corresponding language module in semester 1

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance

Beginning Greek 1 September-January 20 CLG101

Intermediate Greek 1 September-January 20 CLG105

Beginning Latin 1 September-January 20 CLL101

Intermediate Latin 1 September-January 20 CLL105

Further Latin 1 September-January 20 CLL125

French for Beginners I September-January 20 MLF101

German for Beginners I September-January 20 MLG108

Spanish for Beginners I September-January 20 MLS130

Beginning Greek 2 January-June 20 CLG102

Intermediate Greek 2 January-June 20 CLG106

Beginning Latin 2 January-June 20 CLL102

Intermediate Latin 2 January-June 20 CLL106

Further Latin 2 January-June 20 CLL126

French for Beginners II January-June 20 MLF102

German for Beginners II January-June 20 MLG109

Spanish for Beginners II January-June 20 MLS131

AND

Ancient History and Classical Civilisation Pathway

Choose Maximum Of 60 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : SELECT FROM ONE PATHWAY ONLY. You will be required to continue on your chosen pathway for the duration of your degree. If you have selected Greek or Latin select one semester two module. If not, select one semester one (Sept-Jan) module and two semester two (Jan-June) modules. NOTE: • You should select enough credits from these modules to give you 60 credits (3 modules) in total in each teaching block.

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance

Ovid's Metamorphoses: The Transformations of Mythology September-January 20 CLC102

Introduction to Ancient Egyptian History, Society and Culture September-January 20 CLE120

Greek History and Society September-January 20 CLH100

Of Gods and Heroes - Greek Mythology January-June 20 CLC101

Introduction to Ancient Philosophy and Rhetoric January-June 20 CLC103

Age of Empire: Ancient Egypt and her Neighbours January-June 20 CLE115

Rome from Village to Empire: An Introduction to Roman History January-June 20 CLH150

OR

History Pathway

Choose Maximum Of 60 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : SELECT FROM ONE PATHWAY ONLY. You will be required to continue on your chosen pathway for the duration of your degree. If you have selected Greek or Latin select one semester two module. If not, select one semester one (Sept-Jan) module and two semester two (Jan-June) modules. NOTE: • You should select enough credits from these modules to give you 60 credits (3 modules) in total in each teaching block.

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance

Europe of Extremes, 1789-1989 September-January 20 HIH121

Fieldtrip module: The Past in its Place January-June 20 HHC100

The Early Modern World, 1500-1800 January-June 20 HIH118

Britain and the World 1800 to 2000 January-June 20 HIH124

OR

English Literature Pathway

Choose Maximum Of 60 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : SELECT FROM ONE PATHWAY ONLY. You will be required to continue on your chosen pathway for the duration of your degree. If you have selected Greek or Latin select one semester two module. If not, select one semester one (Sept-Jan) module and two semester two (Jan-June) modules. NOTE: • You should select enough credits from these modules to give you 60 credits (3 modules) in total in each teaching block.

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance

Monsters, Theories, Transformations September-January 20 EN-100

Approaches to Gender in English Literature September-January 20 EN-112

Creative Writing: Fiction Genres September-January 20 EN-117

Creative Writing: Styles of Fiction January-June 20 EN-118

The Stage Play World January-June 20 EN-119

Year 2 (Level 5)

FHEQ 5 Undergraduate / HEDip

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code

The Practice of History January-June 20 HIH237

Optional Modules

Medieval Studies Optional Modules

Choose Minimum Of 60 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Students must take minimum of 60 credits and up to 100 credits in Medieval Studies. Latin or Greek modules must be selected at the appropriate level and as a pair (totalling 40 credits) NOTE: In total students select 120 credits for the year and MUST NOT exceed 60 credits in any one semester.

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance

Intermediate Greek 1 September-January 20 CLG203

Beginning Greek 1 September-January 20 CLG221

Further Greek 1 September-January 20 CLG225

Advanced Greek 1 September-January 20 CLG227

The Heirs of Rome: The Making of Christendom, Byzantium, and Islam in the Early Middle Ages, 400-800 September-January 20 CLH230

Intermediate Latin 1 September-January 20 CLL203

Beginning Latin 1 September-January 20 CLL221

Further Latin 1 September-January 20 CLL225

Advanced Latin 1 September-January 20 CLL227

Exploring the Bloody Chamber: Medieval to Postmodern September-January 20 EN-237

Medieval Encounters September-January 20 EN-266

Medieval Britain 1250-1461 September-January 20 HIH227

Intermediate Greek 2 January-June 20 CLG204

Beginning Greek 2 January-June 20 CLG222

Further Greek 2 January-June 20 CLG226

Advanced Greek 2 January-June 20 CLG228

Intermediate Latin 2 January-June 20 CLL204

Beginning Latin 2 January-June 20 CLL222

Further Latin 2 January-June 20 CLL226

Advanced Latin 2 January-June 20 CLL228

Ancient and Historic Places (Study-Trip/Field project: History) January-June 20 HIH2001

Britain in the Early Middle Ages: Slaves, Dragons, Queens and Vikings January-June 20 HIH276

The Anglo-Norman World 1066-1225 January-June 20 HIH287

AND

History Pathway

Choose Maximum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : SELECT FROM ONE PATHWAY ONLY. Students must continue on the pathway you choose in year 1 for the duration of their degree. If you have chosen only 60 credits from the Medieval Studies Options box, select the remaining 40 credits from ONE of the Pathway boxes. Students MUST NOT exceed 60 credits in any one semester. Students can select HIH283 or HIH283W but not both

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance

The Golden Age of Spain and Portugal, 1450-1700 September-January 20 HIH235

Revolutionary America, 1760 to 1791 September-January 20 HIH278

Disunited Kingdom? Class, Race, Gender and Social Division in Twentieth-Century Britain September-January 20 HIH284

The Rise and Fall of the Russian Empire September-January 20 HIH289

The Past in the Present: Exploring Heritage Practice and Debates. January-June 20 HHC200

Revolutionary and Napoleonic Europe, 1789-1815 January-June 20 HIH222

History Work Placement January-June 20 HIH281

The Story of America on Film and Television, 1607-1867 January-June 20 HIH283

Stori America Ar Ffilm a Theledu, 1607 to1867 January-June 20 HIH283W

Ruin and Renewal: Europe, 1918-1968 January-June 20 HIH288

OR

Classical Civilisation and Ancient History Pathway

Choose Maximum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : SELECT FROM ONE PATHWAY ONLY. Students must continue on the pathway you choose in year 1 for the duration of their degree. If you have chosen only 60 credits from the Medieval Studies Options box, select the remaining 40 credits from ONE of the Pathway boxes. Students MUST NOT exceed 60 credits in any one semester.

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance

The Roman Comic Novel: Excrement and Sacrament September-January 20 CLC204

Reading Classical Civilisation September-January 20 CLC206

Marbles, Slaves and Mines, Oils Grains and Wine: Roman Economy and Society September-January 20 CLH2007

Greek City States September-January 20 CLH264

Gender in the Roman World September-January 20 CLH267

Roman Satire: Ranting and Bantering January-June 20 CLC207

Decision and Responsibility: The Tragic Predicament January-June 20 CLC209

The Imperial Image: Roman Emperors and Imperial Women in History, Literature and Art. January-June 20 CLH2006

Myths and Society in the Greek World January-June 20 CLH2008

Beyond Mainland Greece: Asia in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods. January-June 20 CLH268

Schools work placement: Teaching ancient history and ancient languages January-June 20 CLP202

OR

English Literature Pathway

Choose Maximum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : SELECT FROM ONE PATHWAY ONLY. Students must continue on the pathway you choose in year 1 for the duration of their degree. If you have chosen only 60 credits from the Medieval Studies Options box, select the remaining 40 credits from ONE of the Pathway boxes. Students MUST NOT exceed 60 credits in any one semester.

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance

Debating Texts: Theory in Literature September-January 20 EN-206

Revolution of the Word: Modernism January-June 20 EN-207

Fragments of Union: The Cultural Making and Breaking of Britain January-June 20 EN-241

Contentious Shakespeare January-June 20 EN-242

Year 3 (Level 6)

FHEQ 6 Undergraduate / Honours

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

None found.

Optional Modules

Compulsory Selective - DISSERTATION

Choose Exactly 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select ONE dissertation module. If you select HIH3300 or EN-3031 your dissertation must be on a medieval topic. If you select CLD300 your dissertation must be on a suitable topic e.g late antiquity/early medieval history NOTE: ** please note that acceptance on the English Literature dissertation is subject to the submission of a suitable proposal in year 2.

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance

Classics, Ancient History, Egyptology Dissertation September-June 40 CLD300

Dissertation - English Literature September-June 40 EN-3031 ** please note that acceptance on the English Literature dissertation is subject to the submission of a suitable proposal in year 2. If selected this mist be on a medieval topic

History Dissertation September-June 40 HIH3300

AND

Medieval Studies Optional Modules

Choose Minimum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Choose between 40 and 80 credits from the following options. You must ensure that you have at least 80 credits overall of Medieval Studies. Greek or Latin modules must be taken as a pair, at the appropriate level. These modules are subject to availability

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance

Intermediate Greek 1 September-January 20 CLG321

Further Greek 1 September-January 20 CLG325

Advanced Greek 1 September-January 20 CLG327

Advanced Greek 3 September-January 20 CLG329

Monarchy: Ancient and Medieval September-January 20 CLH372

Intermediate Latin 1 September-January 20 CLL321

Further Latin 1 September-January 20 CLL325

Advanced Latin 1 September-January 20 CLL327

Advanced Latin 3 September-January 20 CLL329

The Placing of History: Digitally Mapping the Historic Past September-January 20 HIH3357

Intermediate Greek 2 January-June 20 CLG322

Further Greek 2 January-June 20 CLG326

Advanced Greek 2 January-June 20 CLG328

Advanced Greek 4 January-June 20 CLG330

Pagans, Christians, and the "Falls" of Rome January-June 20 CLH374

Intermediate Latin 2 January-June 20 CLL322

Further Latin 2 January-June 20 CLL326

Advanced Latin 2 January-June 20 CLL328

Advanced Latin 4 January-June 20 CLL330

Madness, Malady and Melancholia: Literature and Medicine from Genesis to Genomes January-June 20 EN-3051

The First Crusade: Devotion, Piety and Power in the Latin Christian World January-June 20 HIH3353

AND

History Pathway

Choose Maximum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : SELECT FROM ONE PATHWAY ONLY to make up your 120 credits for the year. You must continue on the pathway you have chosen in year 1 and 2. NOTE: you must select a balance of 60 credits in each teaching block. Students may select HIH3378 or HIH3378W but not both

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance

The Story of the USA on Film and Television, 1865 to 2008 September-January 20 HIH3378

Stori yr Unol Daleithiau ar Ffilm a Theledu, 1865 i 2008 September-January 20 HIH3378W

The Cold War September-January 20 HIH3382

The Rise and Fall of Wales? Politics, Culture and Society in Wales, 1847-1939 September-January 20 HIH3383

From Machiavelli to Mussolini: Government and Society in Western Political Thought September-January 20 HIH396

Concro'r Byd: Twf a Chwymp Ymerodraethau Prydain a Ffrainc January-June 20 HIH300W

History on Screen: Television, Cinema & Gaming January-June 20 HIH3379

Deformity, Deviance and Difference: Exploring Disability History January-June 20 HIH3380

The Russian Civil War January-June 20 WS-305

Overlord: War, Societies, and the Battle for Normandy 1944. January-June 20 WS-306

OR

Classical Civilisation and Ancient History Pathway

Choose Maximum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : You must continue on the pathway you have chosen in year 1 and 2

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance

The Roman Comic Novel: Excrement and Sacrament September-January 20 CLC304

Greek City States September-January 20 CLH364

Culture and Control in Roman Britain September-January 20 CLH381

Decision and Responsibility: The Tragic Predicament January-June 20 CLC309

Roman Satire: Ranting and Bantering January-June 20 CLC316

Myths and Society in the Greek World January-June 20 CLH3008

Beyond Mainland Greece: Asia in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods January-June 20 CLH368

Pompeii and the Cities of Vesuvius January-June 20 CLH394

Schools work placement: Teaching ancient history and ancient languages January-June 20 CLP309

OR

English Literature pathway

Choose Maximum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : You must continue on the pathway you have chosen in year 1 and 2

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance

Welsh Gothic / Gothic Wales September-January 20 EN-3040

Poetry in the Twentieth Century September-January 20 EN-3043

Written in Blood: Reading the Vampire September-January 20 EN-3050

Graphic Novel September-January 20 EN-3055

Reading/Writing Trauma September-January 20 EN-394

Crime Fiction since 1920 January-June 20 EN-3045

Professional Development: Preparing for Work January-June 20 EN-3048

The Swansea University International Dylan Thomas Prize Module January-June 20 EN-3053

Haunted Spaces/Haunting Texts: ghost stories and contemporary women's writing January-June 20 EN-3059

Philosophy and Literature January-June 20 EN-3060