BA (Hons) English and History Bachelor's degree at Strathclyde

An introduction to the study of English at university level, offering a foundation for historical and critical analysis of literary texts and creative writing. Students understand how historical and social contexts shape literature, discuss the relevance of historical literature to contemporary readers, and study how literary texts are constructed.

Focuses on the history of the British Isles from 1700 to 1914, examining key themes including the formation of the British state, industrialisation, the Empire, and the development of modern political parties and democracy.

Follows on from History 1A and takes the story to the end of the 20th century, covering World War I, the Labour Party, the Great Depression, World War II, the Welfare State, the Cold War, post-war society, women's rights, immigration, and devolution.

Situates texts in context, from genre to historical period and theory. Texts include poetry, drama, novels, short stories, life writing, and screenplays with options for critical and creative writing responses.

Explores how Scottish fiction and drama of the 20th and 21st centuries creates the idea of Scotland.

Looks at a range of literary texts and how they interpret and create the idea of 'human' at different points in history.

Focuses on the period from the final establishment of the territorial boundaries of the Scottish kingdom in James III's reign through to the Union of Crowns in 1603, examining political history alongside social, religious, economic and cultural developments.

Provides a broad introduction to the historical relationship between diseases and human societies in the early modern and modern periods, grouped around three themes: infectious disease, chronic disease, and society's responses to disease.

Explores Scotland's political, economic, religious, intellectual and social development in the aftermath of the Union of 1707 through to 1832, examining issues such as Jacobitism and agricultural and industrial change.

Examines principal developments in international history of twentieth century Europe, including the causes of World Wars, the Cold War, and European integration, with attention to French, Italian and German history.