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Bachelor of Arts with Honours History, Level 6, 2023/24 - Course Handbook
Welcome to the Course
This handbook provides you with information that you will need on your course. You should find it helpful when you first start, when you are preparing for assessment and at any time that you need help or advice in connection with your studies here. Each module you study will also have its own handbook of instructions, to guide you through seminar preparation and assessments.
The Course Team is looking forward to working with you this year and we hope that your time studying with us at Leeds Beckett University is both enjoyable and successful.
On behalf of our University and the whole Course Team I would like to wish you well in your studies.
Rachel Rich
History Course Director
Whether you are joining us for the first time, or returning to your course, we welcome you at the start of what we are sure will be a stimulating, challenging and rewarding year of study with us.
Our aim is to provide all our students with a research- informed, innovative and relevant curriculum that informs understandings of the world we live in. Our courses are highly valued by employers, and our approach to student learning and support places you at the heart of everything we do. In addition to offering a diverse range of teaching approaches and a variety of different methods of assessment, we attach the greatest importance to providing you with constructive feedback on your work so you can develop your future learning.
Our learning environment is student-centred, and we value your opinions. We want to know about the things you enjoy and think we do well, and also to hear about ways in which you believe we can improve your experience with us. You can share your views with us through course representatives, evaluation of modules, or constructive comments to staff. Whichever route you choose, we are always interested in what you have to say.
Staff across the School of Humanities and Social Sciences will provide you with all the support we can to help you succeed on your chosen course, and we look forward to working with you as you achieve your academic ambitions. I hope you have an enjoyable and rewarding year.
Professor Andrew Cooper, Dean of School
Leeds Beckett Students' Union (LBSU) is led by students for students! Their mission is to make your uni life better! Your Student Officer Team is elected by you to lead the Students' Union into the academic year. They represent all Leeds Beckett students and campaign for the changes you want to see in the university and beyond. They do this by representing your interests, giving you the chance to socialise and meet new people, hosting CV-boosting opportunities, and providing advice and support when you need it most. Shape your own experience by submitting your thoughts through your Course Rep, or if you'd like to influence the Students' Union's policy stance on particular issues or share ideas for improving the student experience across the University, submit your ideas on the Have Your Say platform, which is designed to make change happen! Below you'll find information on a few of their services but if you've any questions, please feel free to get in touch.
Silas Ozoya, your Academic Experience Officer, also wanted to say a few words to introduce himself: "Hey There! I'm Silas, your Academic Experience Officer. It's my job to ensure your academic experience at Leeds Beckett is the best it can be! We're a friendly and open-minded bunch at LBSU, so don't hesitate to get in touch with us! I'm looking forward to meeting you very soon!"
Contact LBSU at:
Email: lbsu-welcome@leedsbeckett.ac.uk
Phone: 0113 812 8400
Website: www.leedsbeckettsu.co.uk
- Following the lifting of all pandemic restrictions and advice from the Department for Education, we currently anticipate that no social distancing measures will be in place on campus during the 2023/24 academic year, enabling a normal on-campus experience. Our aim is to ensure that our students experience Leeds Beckett University, our courses, campuses, facilities and services to the fullest extent possible, while maintaining an environment where students and staff feel safe.
- In all cases, the health and safety of students and staff is our priority and we will continue to follow guidance from the UK Health Security Agency, the Department for Education and all other recognised government agencies (such as the Office for Students) in full and keep matters under close review at all times. The advice and restrictions may change before and/or during the academic year, either nationally or in response to local conditions and rates of infection and include the need for social distancing measures and other restrictions. Our flexible delivery model allows us to revert to a blended and/or remote delivery model if this becomes necessary. In a worst case scenario it is possible our campuses may need to close.
- In the event that delivery is restricted as a consequence of pandemic restrictions, we will keep you informed of planned changes as they arise, to ensure you are provided with accurate information.
Key Contacts & Keeping in Touch
Margaret Garland
HistoryAdmin@Leedsbeckett.ac.uk
For the School of Humanities and Social Sciences Admin Office Opening Hours please see Appendices section at the end of the Course Handbook.
Your Academic Librarian team can be contacted onHSSLibrary@leedsbeckett.ac.uk
To find out the key resources for your subject and to book an appointment with the Library's Academic Support Team, see your Subject Guides: https://libguides.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/schools/humanities_and_social_sciences
Level Four Leader
Dr Owain Wright
Level Five Leader
Dr Erich De Wald
Level Six Leader
Dr Helen Dampier
The contact details of other key services, such as Student Advice, Disability Advice, Student Wellbeing, the Library, Student Money, Careers, Students' Union Advice Service and Students' Union Student Voice Team can be found on the Students web page.
Academic and administrative staff at our University use your student email address to contact you. It is important that you check this account regularly. You can forward emails from your student email address to a preferred personal email address, however, quarantine and spam filters needed by our University mean that emails sent from external email addresses may be delayed, blocked or deleted. It is therefore important that your student email address is the only email address that you use to contact University staff. Information on how to access your student email address can be found on the Library Student IT Support page (http://libguides.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/it_support/office365/outlook)
Please make sure that you inform your Course Administration team whenever you change your address and contact details. It is important that you also update your records yourself. You can do this via the My Account/Update my Data tab on MyBeckett. This will ensure we can always contact you in an emergency, and that you receive any important University communications that we may need to send you.
We will inform you of class activities and course notifications, including any cancellations. This will be done in a variety of ways: via an announcement via MyBeckett or an email to your student email address.
For each module, the Module Handbook will include the preferred method of communicating general information about that module to you.
MS Teams is part of the Office 365 suite used by staff and students for communication and collaboration:
- Access via MyBeckett on University devices as well as on personal mobiles via a free downloadable app.
- Participate in online meetings and video conferencing in groups or one-to-one.
- Work on shared content, ideas, projects and online learning.
- Utilise breakout rooms to create more dynamic sessions
Further information is available on the Library's MS Teams FAQ web page.
Your course team will advise how Microsoft Teams will be used on your course and make guidance available as required.
Timetable Information
The University’s standard term dates are available on our Academic Calendars web page.
Taught sessions, both mandatory and optional, will be scheduled and included in your online timetable. Depending on your course, this may also include scheduled online teaching and learning sessions where student engagement is required at a specified time or tutor pre-recorded lectures.
Normally, timetables will be made available to continuing students on 31st July and during induction week for new students via:
- The Student Portal (MyBeckett)
- The Leeds Beckett app
You should discuss any difficulties relating to your engagement with timetabled sessions with your Course Administrator.
Course Overview
The course is organised along the following four thematic strands:
- British History: Themes addressed on this strand include: urbanization, gender relations, class and its relevance, race and ethnic identities, environmentalism, criminality and youth culture;
- European History - This strand examines the rise of Europe and European ideas to global prominence over the last 500 years, with an emphasis on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries;
- The Wider World - This strand explores the relationship between the West and the Wider World, with focus on cultural encounters between peoples of European and non-European ancestry over the past 500 years. Areas of study include: European contact with native peoples in the Americas, Africa, the Indian subcontinent, and Australasia; migration to and within Europe;the relationship between Britain and its Empire; American hegemony and its discontents; Globalisation;
- Working with The Past - Our public history strand offers students opportunities to engage with history in the 'real world', especially with regard to how history is consumed by the public though such things as displays in museums, films, and other media. This strand also has a strong emphasis on local Yorkshire history.
Once enrolled on the course, students study three 20-credit modules per semester. Each module involves a combination of lectures and seminars, with further tutorial contact hours with module instructors. Outside class, students are expected to do independent reading, research and preparation related to the modules they are studying. In developing the new content and structure of the course, we have taken into consideration student feedback gleaned from focus groups, module evaluations, andtheNSS.
Overtheyearsthishasledustobringinmorelongseminars(90minutes or two hours); we have reduced the number of exams used in assessment; we have expanded the diet of assessment to introduce students to a wider range of skills; and wehave introducedanengagementcomponenttoour Level4assessmentinresponse to student concerns about the seminar experience.
We have also gathered specific feedback about the current changes, finding that students are supportive of the introduction of optionality at Level 5, and the introduction of an optional live brief employability module, along with an option module at Level 6 enabling them to apply their knowledge and skills in a work-based environment and plan future career paths. We have also introduced opportunities for students to study optional interdisciplinary modules, where they are taught in conjunction with students from other subject groups (Media and English Literature) within the School of Humanities and Social Sciences.
As part of the course, students will encounter varied forms of assessment that may include:extendedessays,timedexams, presentations, posterdisplays,museumreports,blogwriting, podcasting and assessed engagement. Taken together, the wide range of modes of assessment develops and measures students' abilities to think, speak and write critically, to reflect on the discipline and their own practice of it, to work both independently and as part of a group, to manage their time and operate as professionals within the discipline. At the same time, students will be encouraged to acquire skills in digital information retrieval and the production of material using a range of digital platforms including the MyBeckett VLE, PowerPoint, WordPress andothers.
At the end of the course, students will be able to:
1 | At the end of the course, you will be able to evaluate, interpret and analyse primary and secondary sources from a wide range of places and across the modern period (c. 1750-2000). |
2 | At the end of the course you will be able to reflect critically on historical methods and approaches, and apply at least some of these in your own research. |
3 | At the end to the course, you will be able to formulate arguments and discuss evidence verbally and in writing. |
4 | At the end to the course, you will be able to carry out independent projects, using a variety of research skills, with appropriate supervision. |
5 | At the end to the course, you will be able to work effectively with others (within and beyond the university), understand diverse cultures historically, and appreciate different interpretive viewpoints. |
6 | At the end to the course, you will be able to use digital technology in learning, research, and analysis, and to communicate your findings with others. |
Level | No. | Learning Outcome |
4 | 1 | At Level 4 you will be able to identify some key debates in modern history and assess these debates in class and in your written work. |
| 2 | At Level 4 you will become familiar with the broad chronologies of the modern histories of Britain, Europe and the Wider World, and understand some of the ways that these histories are connected in a global context. |
| 3 | At Level 4 you will gain a range of key academic skills, including the ability to analyse a number of types of primary sources. |
5 | 1 | At Level 5 you will be able to critically engage with key debates in modern history, and communicate your analysis of these in a range of media, including oral presentations, essays, and other modes of display. |
| 2 | At Level 5 you will be able to identify theories and methods of modern history, and use these to contextualise your learning in the modern histories of Britain, Europe, and the Wider World. |
| 3 | At Level 5 you will be able to contextualise and critically analyse a wide range of primary sources (including, but not limited to, textual and visual materials), and use these as evidence in classroom discussions and in your written work. |
6 | 1 | At the end of Level 6 you will be able to engage critically and analytically with a wide range of debates in modern history. |
| 2 | At the end of Level 6 you will have acquired knowledge of a range of specialist research-led topics in modern British, European, Wider World, and Public histories, and be able to independently analyse sources in these areas. |
| 3 | At the end of Level 6 you will be an independent learner, capable of designing and executing substantial primary source research projects with guidance from a supervisor. |
Assessment & Feedback
Level 4 is assessed by coursework predominantly, with some examinations and practical assessments.
Level 5 is assessed by coursework predominantly, with some examinations and practical assessments.
Level 6 is assessed by coursework predominantly, with some examinations and practical assessments.
Modules may have more than one component of assessment.
Please note the exam/assessment periods in the academic calendar and make sure that you are available during those periods. Further details of your schedule of examinations can be found on your timetable once the examination schedule is released. Coursework submission deadlines can normally be found on MyBeckett, on course noticeboards or in individual Module Handbooks/other module guides.
Disabled students requiring adjustments to assessments/examinations should contact Disability Advice as soon as possible. We can only guarantee that adjustments can be put in place if students have contacted us by the following deadlines:
Semester 1 - 10th November 2023
Semester 2 - 8th March 2024
Contact us:
Email: disabilityadvice@leedsbeckett.ac.uk
Tel: 0113 812 5831
Website: https://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/student-information/disability-advice/
It is important for your progression and achievement that you submit all work for all assignments in a timely manner. It is also important that you keep copies of all work submitted until after you have graduated. You should also keep any receipts confirming the submission of assignments. In the event of your submitted work being lost you may be required to produce a copy of the work and submission receipt. If you are unable to do so, your work will not be marked.
It is important to note that submitting all assignments is a requirement of your course. Should you experience extenuating circumstances which prevent you from submitting on time please make yourself aware of the Mitigation and Extenuating Circumstances process. Without any form of extenuating circumstances, standard penalties apply for late submission of assessed work. Full details of the penalties for late submission of course work are available in section 3 of the Academic Regulations at https://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/our-university/public-information/academic-regulations/. Please check the penalties that apply to this course as some Professional, Statutory and Regulatory Body requirements may mean that different penalties apply.
If you have been recommended 'flexibility around deadlines' as a reasonable adjustment in a Reasonable Adjustment Plan, your Course Administrator will be able to advise you of the process.
You are required to submit your written work via Turnitin; further information on Turnitin is available here: https://libguides.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/it_support/mybeckett/turnitin
Assessed work will normally be returned with appropriate feedback within four weeks of your submission. Each Module Handbook will provide you with specific guidelines on how and when you will receive feedback on your assessments.
Formative feedback may take the form of verbal communications in face-to-face and online sessions; responses to emails; and in tutorials (in person or online) with module tutors and your Academic Advisor. Summative feedback will take the form of written and/or audio comments on submissions, usually delivered via Turnitin. The marking process involves evaluating, annotating and providing tailored feedback on all students' work, as well as moderating with other tutors for quality and consistency of feedback. This ensures that summative feedback is thorough, fair, and returned in a timely way, reflecting the various stages of this process.
Results from module assessments and decisions on progression to the next level of study (e.g., from Level 4 to Level 5 of an undergraduate degree) or awards (if you are in the final level) are available on the Results Online system: https://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/studenthub/results-online/.
Results will appear in Results Online within five working days of the date of the Progression and Award Board meeting (the meeting where your end of level outcome will be decided) or the Module Board meeting (the meeting where modular outcomes are decided).
If you are unsure about when you might receive your results or have queries relating to your results, you should contact your Course Administrator.
The University recognises that, from time to time, students may encounter issues which may prevent them from being able to submit or take assessment. Where this is the case, students may be able to submit their 'extenuating circumstances' for consideration. Please see the Mitigation and Extenuating Circumstances web page for further information.
If you have not passed a module at the first attempt you will be eligible for re-assessment. See your Module Handbook for details of the relevant re-assessment process (e.g., whether it is coursework, an examination, a presentation or other form of assessment/when it will take place/what the deadline is). You will be advised via Results Online of your options for re-assessment. You are advised to contact your Course Director, Course Administrator or Academic Advisor for any necessary clarification.
Details about our Appeals process can be found on the appeals web page.
Academic integrity means intellectual honesty and is part of good academic practice. Further information can be found on our academic integrity web page.
Teaching & Learning
The course is delivered through a range of learning and teaching activities that build student knowledge both horizontally (in terms of the breadth of historical subject matter covered each year) and vertically (in terms of building depth of knowledge year on year). This is in line with the expectations set out in the QAA History benchmark statement which stipulates the importance of time depth and geographic range (section 4, points 4.2 and 4.3). The Benchmark statement also highlights the importance of progression (section 5, point 5.1), something which occurs in our degree as students move through the learning pathway, deepening their understanding and critical awareness (see Benchmark Statement point 4.5).
Most modules offer a weekly lecture followed by a seminar (large-group and small-group teaching). Lectures are a space in which concepts and methods are introduced; seminars are the space in which students can learn to apply them by testing their points of view in guided discussion. Where academic content and good educational practice make it appropriate, student learning may be facilitated through a range of digital technologies. Delivery is also supplemented where appropriate with other forms of inclusive learning such as group projects, web reviews, and museum, archival and library visits (all fully accessible) to hone students' research skills and employability. This structure is underpinned by a range of authentic assessments, culminating in the writing of an extended piece of work, the dissertation or working with the past major project, at Level 6. This fits with the Benchmark Statement, which notes the importance of 'an extended piece of work' (point 4.7).
A great deal of learning also goes on outside the traditional classroom format. At Level 4, our engagement component rewards student for using learning resources, in the library and online, to prepare for seminars. The library supports us in providing an ever-increasing range of digital resources, including eBooks which are now acquired through a responsive system in which student demand leads to acquisition. Digital resources are increasingly central to historical research, but are particularly a feature of our teaching and learning philosophy as they create an inclusive learning environment in which students can continue to engage with materials on days when they are not present on campus or in the library. This commitment to inclusivity goes beyond the digital format, to informing the content of our reading lists and our commitment to teaching students to think critically about difference, and to draw on their own range of experience when learning about the past.
Our approach to teaching and learning is rooted in an understanding of history as a problem-solving discipline, so our students encounter a range of authentic assessments including project-based learning, poster design, group-work tasks, and 'live' project briefs. Active learning, in lectures, seminars, and assessments, is key to keeping students engaged. Students are also supported by the academic advisor system in which students have access to a personal advisor, and by a system of staff consultation hours to ensure that individual students can receive tutorial support in relation to any given module. Level 6 dissertations/major projects are taught exclusively via a one-to-one tutorial system with a research-active member of staff.
This information is correct for students progressing through the programme within standard timescales. Part time students will be supported by the course team to determine an appropriate selection of modules from the level for each year of study. Students who are required to undertake repeat study may be taught alternate modules which meet the overall course learning outcomes. Details of module delivery will be provided in your timetable.
Level 4(2021/22 for FT students and 2021/22 and 2022/23 for standard PT students) | |||
Semester 1 | Core (Y/N) | Semester 2 | Core (Y/N) |
Emergence of Modern Europe (20 credits) | Y | Twentieth Century Europe (20 credits) | Y |
Trade, Colonisation and Empire (20 credits) | Y | Migration and Cultural Encounters (20 credits) | Y |
Society and Culture in Modern Britain, c.1780-1914 (20 credits) | Y | The Public and the Past (20 credits) | Y |
Level 5(2022/23 for FT students and 2023/24 and 2024/25 for standard PT students) | |||
Semester 1 | Core (Y/N) | Semester 2 | Core (Y/N) |
Option Module 1 (20 credits) | N | History: Theory and Practice (20 credits) | Y |
Option Module 2 (20 credits) | N | Option Module 4 (20 credits) | N |
Option Module 3 (20 credits) | N | Option Module 5 (20 credits) | N |
Indicative Option Modules
Level 5 options are not all offered in every year. Rather, this is the full list of modules, from which students will be offered a choice of 3 from 4 in semester one and 2 from 4 in semester two. In semester two all students must take the core module, History: Theory and Practice. Thus this list should be taken as indicative, given that we cannot guarantee that a specific module will run in a given year due to issues affecting staff availability such as research leave:
- Thatcher's Britain
- War, Welfare and Society: Modern Britain, c. 1900-1950
- Radicals, Reformers and Revolutionaries in the British Isles, 1760-1922
- Beyond Men and Women: Themes in Western Gender History, c. 1870-2000
- Atlantic Revolutions
- Revolution! Europe 1789-1871
- Totalitarianism: State Ideology and Mass Politics in the Twentieth Century
- Slavery and Unfree Labour in the British Empire: Comparative Case Studies
- Bringing the Empire Home, 1851-1914
- Genocide and the Politics of Memory
- Digital History
- Landscapes of History
- Applied Humanities: Live-Brief Learning
- Swinging Britain: Turned on and Tuned in to the sixties
Level 6(2023/24 for FT students and 2024/25 and 2025/26 for standard PT students) | |||
Semester 1 | Core (Y/N) | Semester 2 | Core (Y/N) |
Dissertation or Working with the Past Major Project (40 credit module over 2 semesters) | Y | ||
Option Module 1 (20 credits) | N | Option Module 3 (20 credits) | N |
Option Module 2 (20 credits) | N | Option Module 4 (20 credits) | N |
Indicative Option Modules
The following option modules are indicative of a typical year. There may be some variance in the availability of option modules. Thus this list should be taken as indicative, given that we cannot guarantee that a specific module will run in a given year due to issues affecting staff availability such as research leave. Students choose four of:
- Beyond the Ballot: Politics and Society in Britain, 1918-2018
- 'Career Cartographies': work-integrated learning in the Humanities
- Conmen and Cutpurses: Crime in the Old Bailey, c. 1700-1868
- Britons Abroad: Histories of Overseas Travel and Holidaying, c. 1750-1970
- Apartheid and After: Twentieth-Century South Africa
- Public History Project
- Communist Eastern Europe 1945-1990: Peeking Behind the 'Iron Curtain'
- Restaurants, Roundabouts and Revolutions: Paris in the Nineteenth Century
- Streetlife: Urban Culture and Society Since c.1850
- Environmentalism in World History
- Civil Rights in North America
- Britishness: Nation and Society since 1707
- The Four Seasons of Modern Italy: Nationalism, Liberalism, Fascism, Democracy
- Under-Represented Heritage
- People's War': Understanding the British Home Front, c.1939-45
- Sea and Society since 1750
- Mediating Modernities: Visual Culture and Urban Space c.1850-1989
- Decolonisation Past & Present
A standard module equates to 200 notional learning hours, which may be comprised of teaching, learning and assessment, any embedded placement activities and independent study.
Modules may have more than one component of assessment.
Overall Workload | Level 4 | Level 5 | Level 6 |
Teaching, Learning and Assessment | 216 hours | 216 hours | 198 hours |
Independent Study | 984 hours | 984 hours | 1002 hours |
Placement | - | - | 80 hours (on Career Cartographies option only)
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Details of School academic staff can be found on the School of Humanities and Social Sciences Website.
Attendance & Absence
The University expects you to attend and contribute fully to all mandatory sessions on your timetable as set out in your student contract. Engagement in your lectures, seminars and practicals is an important part of your learning - contributing both to the University community and the learning experience of your fellow students on the course. This includes engagement in scheduled virtual learning and activities and meetings in online environments related to your studies.
We monitor your engagement at the University as regular attendance and academic achievement are closely linked. Moreover, by monitoring your engagement and attendance we can identify students who may need our guidance or support at an early stage to help them progress in their studies. This is part of our commitment to ensuring an excellent education and experience and supporting your success at Leeds Beckett.
The University does understand that from time to time there is good reason why you cannot attend a class, and in this instance you must contact your School office to let them know. This may then be recorded as an 'authorised absence'.
Please note that any attendance reports can be shared with you and your Course team. You might be asked to contact your School office so that appropriate academic or pastoral support can be offered, should your attendance record give cause for concern.
Our most important aim is to support your studies, but we are also required to report attendance to various external bodies such as the Student Loan Company and the Home Office. There are measures in place for students who seek to falsely register either their own or fellow students' attendance.
Our Academic Engagement Policy is available under 'Student Contract' on the Student Regulations web page.
Please note that if your course carries professional accreditation or recognition, there may be additional course-specific attendance requirements detailed elsewhere in this handbook.
You must notify your Course Administrator if you are absent (for example for an interview, emergency unforeseen circumstances, or for compassionate leave). If you are going to apply for mitigation you will need to provide written evidence of the reason for your absence.
Please note that if your course carries professional accreditation or recognition, there may be additional course-specific absence reporting requirements detailed elsewhere in this handbook.
If you are unable to study due to Covid-19 (coronavirus) symptoms, please see the guidance available on our Covid-19 web page.
If you are unable to study because of another illness for more than 14 consecutive days (including weekends), you must provide us with a Fit Note.
You can send a digital copy of your Fit Note to your Course Administrator, and then send the original by post.
If you are absent through illness on the day of an examination or assignment deadline and you intend to apply for mitigation, you must also provide us with details as possible. Your submission for mitigation may be made online and the circumstances surrounding it may be self-certified unless your period of absence is prolonged. Generally, all absences of 2 weeks or more will require the submission of verifiable documentary evidence.
For more information on 'fit to sit' and mitigation please visit our Mitigation web page.
Please note that if your course carries professional accreditation or recognition, there may be additional course-specific absence reporting requirements detailed elsewhere in this handbook.
Any Leeds Beckett student who suspects they may have, or have been diagnosed as having a serious infectious disease such as coronavirus, Mumps, TB, measles, meningitis or chicken pox should not attend campus. For notifiable diseases, students should notify their Course Director or Course Administrator as soon as possible giving information regarding which groups of students (and/or colleagues and clients on placements) you have been in contact with and when. For some diseases, such as TB and meningitis, your doctor and our Student Wellbeing Team have a responsibility to notify the West Yorkshire Public Health Protection Team who may also wish to speak to you (or your family) to determine if others require screening or medication. You should follow advice given by the hospital or your GP about when it is safe to return to University. Further information is available on the Student Wellbeing web page.
For guidance on what to do if you have symptoms of Covid-19 (coronavirus), please visit our Covid-19 web page.
If you are thinking about changing course or withdrawing from your course, further information can be found on our Student web pages.
International Students
Please be aware that our University fully complies with United Kingdom Visas and Immigration (UKVI) policy at all times. There are legal reporting requirements for all students in the UK on a Student visa, and full attendance is mandatory for all students who have a Student visa. Failure to meet UKVI attendance and engagement requirements could lead to your academic sponsorship being withdrawn and your visa being revoked.Students who hold a Student visa need to be aware of their responsibilities whilst in the UK, please see www.ukcisa.org.uk or our Student Immigration Advice and Compliance web page for full information.
For up-to-date information about visas, immigration issues and other matters relating to international students, please visit the International Students' web pages on the Students website or email the Student Immigration Advice and Compliance Team on siac@leedsbeckett.ac.uk.
You should have been enrolled on the International Student's Academic Introduction module in MyBeckett when you began your studies - if you missed this you can self-enrol and explore the content which introduces you to making the academic transition to a UK university. Please refer to Library page supporting international students
Professional Accreditation or Recognition Associated with the Course
'In Year' Work Placement Information
Level 6: including 80 hours optional work placement.
Skills, Employability & Graduate Opportunities
Specific Employability Skills:
- critical reasoning and analytical skills, including the capacity for solving problems and thinking creatively
- intellectual rigour and independence, including the ability to conduct detailed research
- the ability to construct an argument and communicate findings in a clear and persuasive manner, both orally and in writing
- the ability to work without direct supervision and manage your time and priorities effectively
- the ability to discuss ideas in groups, and to negotiate, question and summarise
- the ability to approach problems and new situations with an open mind
- appreciation of the different factors that influence the activities of groups and individuals in society.
Source: https://www.prospects.ac.uk/careers-advice/what-can-i-do-with-my-degree/history
In addition to the employability skills you gain as a result of completing the History course, you also have access to careers and employability support from professional services, which supports students and graduates with all aspects of career planning & decision making, along with helping you recognise and develop your employability skills.
The School has dedicated careers and employability support that enables us to build tailored career development learning into our programme at all levels of study. This allows us to support you with expert career development learning and employability from trained professionals who can help you make well-informed decisions about student and graduate employment or postgraduate study throughout your undergraduate career.
This is in addition to online careers and employability support via MyHub which includes a live jobs board where you have access to jobs and opportunities ranging from volunteering, placements and part-time work to graduate vacancies. Careers and employability events and workshops are accessible via MyHub, including regular careers and jobs fairs (including the annual Graduate & Placements Fair every October), employers on campus and employer-led initiatives such as Women in Leadership (WIL) and Digital LEAP. Practical help and resources are also available to assist you in exploring and researching career options (including self-employment, freelance & business start-up), job hunting and presenting yourself professionally in CVs, applications, online and in interviews. One-to-one careers guidance appointments with our dedicated School careers and employability professional also enables you to access tailored careers information, advice and guidance for the History subject area.
You will have opportunities to gain recognition during your time at Leeds Beckett University for the extra activities you do in addition to your studies, including volunteering, student societies, playing in our University sports teams and being a Course Representative.
By joining a society with Leeds Beckett Students' Union, you can make new friends, have fun, try something new and enhance your CV - societies provide a great opportunity to learn new skills and improve your existing ones. It can be difficult to get to know new people at university but don't worry, everyone is in the same boat! Our Leeds Beckett Students' Union believe that joining a student-led society is the best way to meet new people and make lifelong friends. There are so many societies out there - from course-based to hobby-based to religious to political and campaigning. Whether you're just starting out at Leeds Beckett or working on your last year of study, it is never too late to find the right society for you - or start one yourself!
Course-based societies are a great way to meet people on your course, expand your networks and celebrate your achievements together such as end of year Society Balls. If you have a great idea for a society, we can help you get it up and running. There are resources and support available for all societies - including funding to help make your society goals a reality. For more information on starting your own society, visit: leedsbeckettsu.co.uk/societies/create.
There are three Graduate Attributes for Leeds Beckett University and these are tailored to suit your course. The three attributes you should achieve by the end of the course are for you to be digitally literate, have a global outlook and for you to be enterprising. Learning about these attributes and being assessed on them as part of your modules will provide you with capabilities which are essential for your future career and wider life as you move on from your studies here. You will be formally assessed on all the attributes in some of your modules at each academic level in each year of your course. For more information on graduate attributes please visit https://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/student-information/academic-skills-and-advice/graduate-attributes/. Information on your assessment is included in your Module Handbooks.
ENTERPRISE
The BA (Hons) History course helps students become enterprising, independent learners who are able to identify and capitalise on available opportunities for academic development and self-development. In the curriculum and assessment methods, enterprise is embedded in the following ways:
Level 4
At this level students develop critical enterprise skills in the ability to work independently as well as in groups, take on board critical feedback on performance, research and evidence of independent thought is developed and assessed in all modules.
Level 5
At this level students are expected to demonstrate more self-awareness of when they are engaging in enterprising behaviour. In History: Theory and Practice they are expected to locate and evaluate a body of sources of sufficient potential to sustain a dissertation-length piece of work, assessed through a research proposal. The latter module also embeds employability and work-based learning at this level, and students are encouraged to develop creative and effective strategies for job-searching, networking and applying for work-related opportunities. Students who are keen for additional work-related experience can also opt for the Applied Humanities: Live Brief Learning module, in order to work in groups on a live project with a local industry partner.
Level 6
At Level 6 students are expected to hone their skills in enterprise, and especially to be able to demonstrate strategic thinking and a high degree of critical reflexivity. Both of these skills are developed and assessed in the Dissertation or Major Project module. As part of engagement with the dissertation modules, students need to schedule meetings with their supervisor, and prepare a peer-to-peer research presentation for 'Dissertation Day' in January. For students who chose it, the Working with the Past Major Project represents a dynamic alternative to the dissertation. The major project gives students the option to showcase critical engagement, primary source research, and analysis in a non-traditional format. Producing a tangible or a digital public history output achieves the same learning outcomes, while drawing on a slightly different range of enterpreuneurial skills, for students interested in public history, applied history, or heritage. Students who select this option will participate in Dissertation Day alongside their peers who are writing traditional dissertations. In addition, the option module 'Career Cartographies': work-integrated learning in the Humanities' is designed to enable students to evaluate the skills and knowledge they have acquired in the context of work-based environments. Students taking this module are involved in a minimum of 80 hours placement activity or work-related learning, coupled with online distance learning, in order to develop their ability to evaluate what they bring to employment opportunities and to articulate pathways for professional work and development beyond completion of their degree.
DIGITAL LITERACY
Students are expected to be computer literate and possess the ability to communicate with their tutors via e-mail and use major word processing, database, and presentation software such as Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. The course makes extensive use of online learning resources such as J-STOR and EBSCO as well as the Mybeckett Virtual Learning Environment. On the course, and supported by our subject librarians, students develop digital research skills, and learn to find, access, evaluate, and use digital information. They are also guided in acquiring a critical understanding of issues of authority, reliability, provenance, citation and relevance in the use of digital resources. In humanities subjects such as BA (Hons) History, digital literacy is essential if students are to function at a high level as independent learners and researchers.
The discipline of history has been revolutionised in recent years by the availability of online resources. Historical research has been greatly facilitated by the development of online repositories such as the Darwin Letters; the British Library Nineteenth-Century Newspapers; The Times Digital Archive; 19th Century UK Periodicals; House of Commons Debates; House of Commons Parliamentary Papers; and the Old Bailey online to name a few. For students interested in European and Wider World History, digital collections have become an invaluable source for dissertation research. Major secondary sources such as the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography are also available digitally via the Library Online. Students are expected to make full use of these and other resources and they are routinely included in module handbooks or as links from the VLE.
BA (Hons) History embeds Digital Literacy in its curriculum and assessment in the following ways:
Level 4:
At this level digital literacy as a basic study skill (outlined above) is developed in all modules. Students are introduced to accepted scholarly websites and databases such as the ODNB, JStor and EBSCO, while being discouraged from the use of sites whose academic quality cannot be guaranteed (e.g. Wikipedia) and those which are aimed at less advanced audiences (e.g. Spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk). Digital literacy forms a specific part of the assessment in Emergence of Modern Europe, where they are expected to use online resources to demonstrate their bibliographic skills and to use PowerPoint or another suitable presentation package. In Public and the Past, students are assessed, in part, on the creation of a research poster, which also requires the use of suitable software such as PowerPoint or Word.
Level 5:
At this level students are expected to demonstrate mastery of the VLE and the ability to locate and evaluate online sources for themselves. Students who are keen to make full use of the potentials of digital resource can opt for the Digital History module where they will learn to construct their own digital history project. In History: Theory and Practice they are expected to use online tools and databases, such as the National Register of Archives, to locate appropriate primary research materials for their proposed dissertation topics. As part of their work-based learning in the same module, they will be introduced to the uses of the internet as a tool for networking and locating employment-related opportunities.
Level 6:
At this level students are expected to be thoroughly confident at using online research tools to locate suitable primary and secondary sources for their dissertations and engaging in remote discussions with tutors and fellow-students. Students taking 'Career Cartographies': work-integrated learning in the Humanities' will also develop digital skills through online distance learning that supports their involvement in, and evaluation of, work-based activities and the application of knowledge and skills gained on their degree course.
GLOBAL OUTLOOK
Global Outlook is at the core of the BA (Hons) History degree. Any course including historical content necessarily brings students into contact with cultures different from their own, with different belief systems, habits of existence, life experiences, capabilities and aspirations. Global relevance is developed with regard to the chronological and geographical span of the curriculum. Chronologically the historical elements of the course are concentrated in the 'modern' period (roughly from the eighteenth century to the present day). Within this timeframe the course ranges across British, continental and extra-European contexts. Inclusivity is developed through practices of open discussion and the creation of a safe classroom environment where all points of view are valued as long as they are intellectually supported with appropriate evidence and example. It is also embedded in the content of the course through modules or components of modules which deal with issues such as class, gender, sexuality or race and the way in which these have been historically determined and constructed, and how they have shaped the historical experiences of human actors, as well as discourses and practices. Here, key concepts which cross disciplinary boundaries are introduced such as the role of 'otherness' in the construction of identity.
BA (Hons) History embeds inclusivity and global relevance in its curriculum and assessment in the following ways:
Level 4:
At level 4 students are encouraged to think about central issues relating to global outlook in relation to the discipline. In particular, this involves looking at developments over a protracted time span with particular emphasis on the contrasts between pre-modern, modern and post-modern societies. Among the history modules, global outlook is most explicitly positioned in the module Migration and Cultural Encounters, which examines 500 years of global migratory movements and their consequences, as well as Trade, Colonisation, & Empire, which looks at European global expansion and the long-term consequences of such for both colonisers and colonised.
Level 5:
At level 5 students are expected to engage much more actively with the global ethos of the course, through a selection of optional modules which bring together historical methods, theories and sources. While students have a choice of modules, they must pursue at least two of the four thematic strands in each semester, meaning that there is no possibility of a student graduating having only engaged with the history of one region during their second year of study.
Level 6:
At level 6 students are expected to begin to apply and develop their global outlook through more specialised modules and, in particular, to their personal dissertation topic. Option modules developing and assessing global outlook at this level include Decolonisation Past and Present, a module exploring the process of decolonisation in Africa and Asia, and the continued legacy of this process; Apartheid and After: Twentieth Century South Africa, which examines the origins, implementation and legacies of the apartheid system; Communist Eastern Europe 1945-1990 which explores the creation, consolidation and collapse of communism across eight countries in central and eastern Europe.
The Dissertation requires students to identify a very specific topic and manageable body of sources, which are then intensively analysed in order to draw more general conclusions that can be placed in the context of wider intellectual debate. In order to demonstrate its wider significance and value, students therefore need to position their own research within a global academic context.
The BA (Hons) History degree does not include a mandatory placement, but does offer students who wish to find placements every encouragement and support in so doing. The History team have contact with local museums and galleries, and can use these contacts to help students look for opportunities to become familiar with the heritage industry, which is one of many directions our students choose to go after completing the course.
Within the degree, students can undertake work related activities in a number of ways.
- The Applied Humanities: Live Brief Learning module offers students at Level 5 the option of working on a live brief with a local partner.
- At Level 6, students who chose the Public History Project option will gain work experience on a local history project, and developed skills of self-reflection useful to those who chose to remain within history as well as to those who choose to take these transferable skills (project design and management, research, analysis, communication, digital literacy) into jobs in other sectors. Students undertake a minimum of 80 hours placement activity or work-related learning with a selected employer or partner if they elect to take the Level 6 option module 'Career Cartographies': work-integrated learning in the Humanities'.
The Course Team liaises with the Careers and Employability team to ensure that at all levels of the programme there are specific workshops on career planning. In some cases, workshops are embedded in the programme and in other cases dedicated events are organised. We are supported by a dedicated Careers Consultant (School Partner) from the Student & Graduate Futures team who has supported us in embedding professional development in our modules which are set out explicitly in the University's Employability Improvement Framework, 2018-2023.
Students are also signposted to a range of volunteering and academic projects with some of our partners and opportunities to undertake paid work and gain work experience are made available to students via MyHub, the Job Shop and via announcements on MyBeckett. Students can also use MyHub to book one-to-one appointments with a career consultant during their time on the course and for up-to five years after they graduate. The Student and Graduate Futures team also offer regular career and employment fairs throughout the year.
History graduates are employed by a wide range of organisations including heritage organisations, museums and libraries. Other typical employers include:
- accountancy firms
- archive and records offices
- banks
- charities
- higher education institutions (HEIs)
- international development organisations
- law firms
- management consultancies
- publishing companies
- retailers
- schools
- television and radio broadcasters.
National and local government and the public services also attract history graduates, particularly the civil service (with some graduates applying to the Civil Service Fast Stream), NHS management, the police and armed services.
Source: https://www.prospects.ac.uk/careers-advice/what-can-i-do-with-my-degree/history
Learning Support
If you have a question or a problem relating to your course, your Course Administrator is there to help you. Course Administrators work closely with academic staff and can make referrals to teaching staff or to specialist professional services as appropriate. They can give you a confirmation of attendance letter, and a transcript. You may also like to contact your Course Rep or the Students' Union Advice team for additional support with course-related questions.
Your Academic Advisor will be an academic member of staff who teaches you on your course. Your Course Director will make sure that you are given the contact details of your Academic Advisor at the beginning of each year, usually in your course induction. Further details on the role of your Academic Advisor are available on the Academic Advisor web page.
If you need support, but you're not sure where to go, your Student Advice Team are here to help. The team are an essential part of your Student Support Network and are dedicated to ensuring you can access the advice and support you need, when you need it most.
Student Advice can also help in the practical elements of university. The team will produce your first campus card and assist you in replacing your campus card if needed throughout your time at Leeds Beckett. They can provide Confirmation of Enrolment and Bank Letters for our current students and full or partial transcripts for our graduates and fully enrolled students.
If you need help with more complex queries or concerns, our trained Student Life Advisers offer 1-1 appointments, providing a safe, confidential, and non-judgemental space to talk about your circumstances and identify support that you can access both within and outside of the university.
To contact the team, or to arrange an appointment, visit The Student Advice webpage for full details.
The Student Voice & Insight team at LBSU works alongside the elected Academic Experience Officer to effectively represent students' academic interests.
We provide support, training and ongoing development to over 1,000 Course Representatives, Postgraduate Research Reps, Student Community Leaders and Global Majority Student Ambassadors who represent you whilst you study at Leeds Beckett; and facilitate the collection of student feedback on your academic experience.
Unsure who your Course Rep is? Maybe you're interested in becoming a Course Rep or have feedback about your academic experience? Get in touch at:
- Email: studentvoice@leedsbeckett.ac.uk
- Telephone: 0113 812 8400
- Website: leedsbeckettsu.co.uk/your-voice
You can find information and resources online through the Support and Opportunities tabs in MyBeckett. In the Support tab, you can find details of a range of services that provide academic and personal support. These include Student Advice, Library Services, the Students' Union, Student Money, Disability Advice, Student Wellbeing, Student Immigration Advice and Compliance and Accommodation. There is also an A-Z of Support Services, and access to online appointments/registration.
In the Opportunities tab, you can explore the options you have for jobs, work placements, volunteering, and a wide range of other opportunities. For example, you can find out here how to get help with your CV, prepare for an interview, get a part-time job or a voluntary role, take part in an international project, or join societies closer to home.
If you have a disability, long-term physical or mental health condition, or a specific learning difference, we believe this should never be a barrier to studying at our University.
Please get in touch with us as soon as possible so we can ensure everything is in place before your course starts.
What should I do next?
- We will ask you to provide evidence of your disability, usually from a health professional or educational psychologist. Don't worry if you haven't got any, we can support you with this.
- Usually, we will arrange an appointment with your Disability Adviser to discuss any adjustments you might need and support you in applying for Disabled Students' Allowances (DSA).
- We will work with you to ensure any adjustments you need are available so you can fully participate on your course.
Please watch this short video about how the Disability Advice Team can work with you.
Disabled students can also access the Disability Resource Areas in each library and the support provided by the Library Learning Support Officer. More information is available on the Library website.
What is Disabled Students' Allowance (DSA)?
DSA is government funding to help with the cost of any additional support you might need while studying, such as: one-to-one support, specialist equipment (including useful software) and travel. For more information visit our website.
Contact Us:
Email: disabilityadvice@leedsbeckett.ac.uk
Tel: 0113 812 5831
Website: https://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/student-information/disability-advice/
The Library
The Library offers 24/7 support for your studies. You can access thousands of resources via MyBeckett or the Library website which also provides full details of all our services.
Library Academic Support
The Library Academic Support Team can help you develop your academic skills such as critical thinking, academic writing and analysing data, and research skills such as how to find, use and evaluate information for your studies. The team liaises with your lecturers to provide the information resources you need for your subject and to arrange academic skills sessions to support you in your studies.
The team maintains a number of websites and modules to support your learning:
- In your Subject guide, you'll find a variety of information resources which have been selected as a good starting point for research in that area. These are available on the Skills and Subject Support web page or via My Beckett.
- On the Skills for Learning website, you'll find online resources covering topics such as essay writing, research and time management, English Language and academic English plus information to help you reference and avoid plagiarism, alongside details of workshops that are designed to help you succeed in your assessments. The Skills for Learning website can be found on the Library website or via My Beckett.
- LBU Study Smart is a module in MyBeckett which introduces you to the key skills and services you'll need to study successfully at Leeds Beckett. There are also additional modules you can take as you move through your course to help you transition between study levels. The Academic Integrity Tutorial is a module in MyBeckett which introduces you to academic integrity at LBU and will help you develop the skills you need to attain good academic practice, including avoiding plagiarism and academic referencing.
- The Academic Integrity Tutorial is a module in MyBeckett which introduces you to academic integrity at LBU and will help you develop the skills you need to attain good academic practice, including avoiding plagiarism and academic referencing.
Library and Student IT Advice Service
The Library and Student IT Advice Service team can answer your queries on borrowing, finding information, passwords, multi-factor authentication (MFA) ,Office 365, online meetings, saving your work, MyBeckett and more:
- online (including 24/7 chat) via the Contact Us web page
- by phone - 0113 812 1000 (24/7 IT support)
- face-to-face in either of our Libraries, check Library opening times for details of when staff are available
They also have a wide range of short tutorials available on the Library's YouTube channel.
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi on the University campus is provided by eduroam, a secure wireless network, which also allows you Wi-Fi access if you visit other universities. To connect:
- Select eduroam from available Wi-Fi
- Your login details are:
Username followed by @leedsbeckett: e.g. c1234567@leedsbeckett.ac.uk
Password: your normal university password
*Android Users: Select under Phase 2 Authentication - MS-CHAPv2
Help is available on the Library's Wi-Fi web page.
Microsoft Office 365
You are provided with free access to Office 365 and the latest version of Office can be downloaded from the IT tab in MyBeckett or from office.com. All students who are registered for a qualification at Leeds Beckett University are eligible and you can use the subscription for the duration of your course. For instructions and more information, please see the Office 365 support page.
OneDrive
OneDrive Leeds Beckett is your individual file storage with 1TB of storage space. With OneDrive you can access and share your files across your devices. This is accessible on University PCs and off-campus through Office 365 portal. See the Saving your Work pages on the Library website for more information.
Leeds Beckett RemoteApp
The Leeds Beckett RemoteApp gives you access to a range of specialist software for your course on your personal devices. See the RemoteApp page on the Library website for more information.
Media Equipment - free loans
You can borrow high-end Media Equipment for free. Browse, reserve and collect equipment ranging from GoPros to Remote Presenters from the ground floor of the Shelia Silver and Headingley Libraries. Further information is available on the Media Equipment web page.
University life can have its ups and downs, and occasionally you may find yourself in need of advice. That's where we come in. Here at the SU we have a free advice service that is here just for you, the students at Leeds Beckett University.
The Advice Service at LBSU is a confidential, non-judgmental service run by professional advisers.
The service is independent from the University, so if you are having any problems with your course you can talk confidentially with us - although we do work with the University to find the best solutions, we would only contact them with your permission. We can advise on a range of topics including all aspects of the University Regulations and Procedures, housing issues and finance issues. We can guide you through any processes or procedures.
We're here to help you with any questions or problems you might have while you are studying at Leeds Beckett.
Get more information at www.leedsbeckettsu.co.uk/advice.
Resources
MyBeckett, the portal and virtual learning environment provides:
- access to your modules and timetables;
- your reading lists and email account;
- your personal storage area on our University IT servers;
- information on where to look for academic or personal support (Support tab);
- information on opportunities such as jobs, careers, part-time work, placements and volunteering (Opportunities tab)
- access to Library and student IT advice
Further information and support for using MyBeckett can be found on the MyBeckett Support Pages.
You can access a range of physical and online resources relevant to your course through the University Library. The Subject Support page for History provides course-specific resources and further information about media loans, books and library facilities. It can be found in the 'Library and IT Support' section below
Student Voice
We are committed to working in partnership with you and the Students' Union to provide you with an inclusive, safe and engaging learning environment which is conducive to study for all our students and our staff. An important element of your time studying with us is your engagement in developing your learning. Your engagement and attendance on your course enables you to further your learning and supports your achievement, course completion and aspirations for the future. There is an expectation that students will attend, engage in their learning and submit on time for assessment. We provide support for you to maximise your time studying with us and to develop your learning, skills and abilities to support you in your chosen career path.
We seek active participation by all our students in the continuous enhancement of our courses and through our monitoring, annual review and enhancement processes. These are formal processes used by our University for assuring the academic standards and quality of your course and its continuous improvement. These processes utilise your feedback, External Examiners' reports, feedback from staff and others, data relating to student outcomes on the course and student surveys to reflect on areas of good practice and areas for further enhancement. We invite all students to participate in a range of opportunities to provide us with feedback on your course and modules. This may include discussions with staff, focus groups, and meetings (e.g. with Course Representatives or with staff) and formalised student surveys e.g. mid module reviews, end of module evaluations and specific course or other surveys such as the Student Barometer, National Student Survey and Graduate Outcomes Survey. We utilise the outcomes of these surveys to benchmark our courses nationally and to inform annual course enhancements.
Informal feedback is also welcome at any time either via your Academic Advisor or module tutor or via your Course Representative. Our partnership with you enables us together to make the most of your learning experience with us and to enhance the quality and reputation of your course. You can find out what actions have been taken in response to your feedback through your Course Representative, the Students' Union, your tutors or through the Library.
Course Representatives (Reps) at undergraduate and postgraduate taught levels are student volunteers who represent you in formal and informal meetings with the University, and follow up on actions that have occurred because of student feedback. You can become a Course Rep, volunteering to represent the views of your peers in order to improve students' academic experience.
In the first few weeks of your time at Leeds Beckett, your Course Director will facilitate an opportunity to appoint Course Reps on your course.
LBSU provides support, training and ongoing development for Course Reps and supports their engagement in enhancement activities throughout the academic year.
Being a Course Rep provides you with an opportunity to enhance your own learning and the development of relevant professional and employability skills alongside your studies. As a Course Rep you would play an important role in:
- Acting as a point of contact and advocate for students on your course and in supporting their active engagement.
- Gathering feedback from students on your course to inform enhancements to the quality of your course and the student experience.
- Facilitating good communication between students and staff on the course.
- Working with the Course Director, members of the course team and the Students' Union to enhance your course.
- Facilitating and engaging in meetings about your course; and
- Being an ambassador for your course.
Further information about being a Course Representative is available at:
We invite all students to participate in a range of opportunities to provide us with feedback on your course and modules. This may include discussions with staff, focus groups, and meetings (e.g. with Course Representatives or with staff) and formalised student surveys e.g. mid module reviews, end of module evaluations and specific course or other surveys such as the Student Barometer, National Student Survey and the Graduate Outcomes Survey.
We are committed to providing a high quality experience for all our students. We welcome comments and compliments from students, and find them valuable for on-going improvements to our provision. Comments and compliments about your course can be raised with your Course Representative or directly with your Course Director or Academic Advisor.
If you have a specific complaint about an act or omission of our University, you may be able to make a complaint under the Student Complaints Procedure. In the first instance, you should raise the matter as soon as possible with the member of staff most directly concerned, or with the person who can best resolve it. If this does not resolve the matter, or if the complaint is too serious to be addressed in this way, then you should make a formal complaint in writing. Information about how to make a complaint, including the student complaints procedure and a complaints form, is available on the Students web pages.
General Information
Diploma of Higher Education History
Certificate of Higher Education History
Leeds Beckett University
PT students will be supported by the course team to determine an appropriate selection of modules from the level for each year of study. PT delivery is usually at half the intensity of the FT equivalent course, although there may be flexibility to increase your pace of study to shorten the overall course duration. Some modules may be delivered in a different sequence to that defined within this information set but the modules offered within each level are consistent. Please note that the work placement option is not generally available to PT students.
Course fees and additional course costs are confirmed in your offer letter. Course fees are presented to you annually through the online enrolment process. Please visit our Course and Tuition Fees Payment web pages for further information. Ongoing queries relating to additional course costs may be discussed with your Course Administrator.
Alternatively, you can contact any of the following teams:
For Student Finance related fee queries: studentfunding@leedsbeckett.ac.uk
Other fee related queries: fees@leedsbeckett.ac.uk
Payments: incomes@leedsbeckett.ac.uk
Policies, Standards & Regulations
Key University regulations and policies can be accessed on the following web pages:
- Academic Regulations (including assessment regulations) are available on our Academic Regulations web page
- The Student Contract is available on our Student Regulations web page
- The Student Charter is available on our Academic Regulations web page (Section 20)
Other Student regulations and University policies, including Safety, Health and Wellbeing policies, are available on our Student Regulations web page
You should also familiarise yourself with Support Report Respect where students and colleagues who are victims of any form of bullying, harassment or sexual misconduct, can access support, advice and guidance.
For advice on University regulations and policies, students should contact the Students' Union Advice Service.
The External Examiner assures that you are assessed fairly in relation to other students on the same course and also that the standard of your own award is comparable to similar courses taken by students in other higher education institutions within the UK. The External Examiner(s) provide an annual report for your course. External Examiner reports are available on our External Examiner Reports web page, which is accessible via the Course Information link on the Students home page.
The details of the External Examiners for this course are as follows:
Professor Neil Fleming (Chief External Examiner and with specific UG modules assigned)
Professor of Modern History
University of Worcester
Dr Laura Evans (Specific UG modules assigned)
Senior Lecturer in Modern History
Sheffield Hallam University
Dr Ruth Larsen (Specific UG modules assigned)
Senior Lecturer in History
University of Derby
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