History and Philosophy BA at Royal Holloway, University of London

This joint degree combines two interconnected disciplines; your philosophy studies will complement your study of History by providing you with a deeper understanding of fields such as politics, literature and art.

Department: History  |  Duration: 3 years full time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Egham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules: Year 1: History in the Making, Problems of Knowledge, Tutorial Special Study, Introduction to Ancient Philosophy; Year 2: Introduction to European Philosophy 1: Kant to Hegel, Mind and World; Year 3: History Dissertation. Optional modules: Year 1: Gods, Men and Power: An Introduction to the Ancient World, from Homer to Mohammed, From Renaissance to Revolutions: Europe and the World, 1500-1800, Conflict and Identity in Modern Europe, c. 1770 to 2000, From Mao to Bin Laden: Twentieth-Century Leaders in the Non-Western World, Rome to Renaissance: An Introduction to the Middle Ages; Year 2: The British and the World: 1763-1900, The Rise and Fall of the Roman Republic, Rome and its Empire from Augustus to Commodus, Globalising Capital: Britain and the World, 1846 to 1913, The Pursuit of Power: Europe 1000-1250 and others; Year 3: The Later Roman Empire, Byzantium and its Neighbours, 641-1081, London Urban Society, 1400-1600, Tudor Queenship: Mary I and Elizabeth I, 1553-1603, The Crusades and the Eastern Mediterranean, 1095-1291 and others.

Career pathways

Our degree courses not only promote academic achievement but also the means to hone the life-skills necessary to excel, post-graduation. Choosing to add philosophy into your studies at Royal Holloway not only prepares you well for postgraduate study it also equips you with the skills and qualities that employers are looking for.

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