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Key Course Details

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3 Year Full Time
UCAS Code
L252
Mode of Study
Campus Based
Typical Offer (view equivalents)
BBB
Location
Singleton Park Campus
Start Date Tuition Fees - Year 1
Sep 2021 £ 9,000
4 Year Full Time With a Year Abroad
UCAS Code
L25X
Mode of Study
Campus Based
Typical Offer (view equivalents)
BBB
Location
Singleton Park Campus
Start Date Tuition Fees - Year 1
Sep 2021 £ 9,000
3 Year Full Time
UCAS Code
L252
Mode of Study
Campus Based
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BBB
Location
Singleton Park Campus
Start Date Tuition Fees - Year 1
Sep 2021 £ 16,100
4 Year Full Time With a Year Abroad
UCAS Code
L25X
Mode of Study
Campus Based
Typical Offer (view equivalents)
BBB
Location
Singleton Park Campus
Start Date Tuition Fees - Year 1
Sep 2021 £ 15,650
3 Year Full Time
UCAS Code
L252
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Start Date Tuition Fees - Year 1
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Course Overview

On our War and Society degree you will explore the key human challenges of war, peace and conflict, opening up a range of exciting career possibilities by helping you to develop transferable skills, which are highly valued by employers.

You will be taught by leading academics who are specialist researchers in subjects such as American Studies, Classical and Egyptian Studies, History, Politics and International Relations, Literature and Media Studies.

There is also the opportunity to study abroad for a semester in Hong Kong, China, Singapore or North America – an exciting and valuable experience which will further enhance your career prospects.

Why War and Society at Swansea?

  • You will be based on our stunning Singleton Park campus, in parkland overlooking Swansea Bay on the edge of the Gower Peninsula.
  • There are opportunities to join in on national and international archaeological digs.
  • You can spend a semester studying abroad.
  • You will have an academic mentor who will provide you with any support you may need.
  • Political and Cultural Studies is ranked 12th in UK in the Guardian University Guide 2021

Your War and Society Experience

This degree involves studying across various subject areas, as you examine past cultures up to contemporary culture and the issues affecting the world today, and you can tailor your degree to your own interests with a wide variety of topics to choose from.

You can explore war studies, terrorism, ancient and contemporary war and conflict, human rights and global justice, gender, and conflict in European film.

War and Society Employment Opportunities

91% of graduates are employed or in further study within 6 months after graduating (DLHE 2015).

Students on this course typically develop excellent oral and writing skills and you will learn to present your ideas in a range of formats, along with strong research, analytical and problem-solving skills.

Our graduates enter careers in a wide range of sectors including:

  • the armed forces
  • government and politics
  • humanitarian organisations
  • journalism and media
  • public services.

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Modules

Your early studies will introduce you to the theories of war, warfare, and peace.

You will then choose your pathway with modules to suit your own interests, before focusing in depth on your chosen research project to produce your final dissertation.

BA 3 Year Full-time

Year 1 (Level 4)

FHEQ 4 Undergraduate / HECert

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules
Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule Name
WS-100 Period September-January20Theories of War
PO-118 Period January-June20War and Peace in the Nuclear Age
WS-101 Period January-June20War and Society in the Modern Era
Optional Modules
Optional Modules 

Choose Exactly 60 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Students should select two modules from TB1 and one module from TB2 from the list below.

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidance
AM-111 Period September-January20The American Experience 1492-2000
CLC101 Period September-January20Of Gods and Heroes - Greek Mythology
CLH100 Period September-January20Greek History and Society
HIH117 Period September-January20Medieval Europe: an introduction
HIH121 Period September-January20Europe of Extremes: 1789 - 1989
PO-126 Period September-January20Introduction to International Relations
PO-131 Period September-January20Introduction to Politics
AM-112 Period January-June20American Politics and Society
CLC102 Period January-June20Ovid's Metamorphoses. The Transformations of Mythology
CLC103 Period January-June20Introduction to Ancient Philosophy and Rhetoric
CLE100 Period January-June20Myths and Symbols of Ancient Egypt
CLH150 Period January-June20Rome from Village to Empire: An Introduction to Roman History
HIH118 Period January-June20Early Modern World, 1500-1800
HIH124 Period January-June20Modern British History
ML-102 Period January-June20Modern European Film: Themes and Perspectives
MS-120 Period January-June20Introduction to Media History
MSS106 Period January-June20Hollywood: A History of American Film

Year 2 (Level 5)

FHEQ 5 Undergraduate / HEDip

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules
Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule Name
WS-201 Period September-January20The First World War
WS-200 Period January-June20Contemporary Wars and Conflicts
Optional Modules
Optional Modules 

Choose Exactly 80 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Students should select two modules from TB1 and two modules from TB2.

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidance
AM-251 Period September-January20America in Crisis: Political Culture and Society from the Tet Offensive to Trump
HIH201W Period September-January20Rhyfel Cartref AmericaAvailable only to fluent Welsh speakers
HIH240 Period September-January20Europe 1500-1650: Renaissance, Reformation and Religious War
HIH252 Period September-January20War and Society in the Anglo-Norman World
HIH258 Period September-January20Occupied Europe 1938 - 1947
HIH272 Period September-January20The Cold War
AM-218 Period January-June20Re-Thinking the South: Southern Culture and History, 1865-1955
CLH216 Period January-June20Armies and Enemies of Imperial Rome
HIH2069 Period January-June20The Crusades and the Making of Latin Christendom, 1050-1300
HIH278 Period January-June20Revolutionary America, 1760 - 1791
HIH282 Period January-June20Rebuilding Western Europe: Cultures and Societies, 1945-1975
MS-235 Period January-June20Media Law
PO-239 Period January-June20Moralities of War and Peace
PO-248 Period January-June20International Security
PO-256 Period January-June20Genocide

Year 3 (Level 6)

FHEQ 6 Undergraduate / Honours

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules
Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule Name
WS-300 Period September-January20War and Society Research Portfolio
WS-301 Period January-June20War and Society Dissertation
Optional Modules
Optional Modules 

Choose Exactly 80 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : select 2 x 20cr modules in TB1 and 2 x 20cr modules in TB2 except when selecting HIH3304/06, or HIH3339/40 which count as two co-requisite 20 credit modules split between TB1 and TB2

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidance
AM-338 Period September-January20Clear and Present Danger: Terrorism and America
HIH3304 Period September-January20The Great War for Empire, 1754-1764
HIH3327 Period September-January20Observing Britain: Everyday Life in the Mid 20th Century
HIH3339 Period September-January20Internationalism, War and Peace: Europe 1900-1933, Part I
HIH3378 Period September-January20The Story of America on Film and Television, 1865 – 2008
HUA301 Period September-January20Gunfighter Nation: the West in History, Mythology and Fiction
MS-336 Period September-January20Mediating the 21st Century
WS-305 Period September-January20The Russian Civil War
AM-330 Period January-June20America and the Bomb
AM-335 Period January-June20The American Civil War in History and Memory
HIH3306 Period January-June20The Great War for Empire II, 1754-1764: EuropeMust be taken with HIH3304
HIH3319 Period January-June20A History of Violence
HIH3340 Period January-June20The Lights that Failed: the League of Nations and International Peace, 1919 to 1939Must be taken with HIH3339
HIH396 Period January-June20From Machiavelli to Mussolini: Government and society in Western political thought
ML-322 Period January-June20From Page to Screen: Adapting the European Classics
PO-3316 Period January-June20Shadow Wars: US Presidents and covert action from the Cold War to Trump
WS-302 Period January-June20The Spanish Civil War - Its Origins, Course and Legacy
WS-306 Period January-June20Overlord: War, Societies, and the Battle for Normandy 1944.

BA 4 Year Full-time (with a year abroad)

Year 1 (Level 4)

FHEQ 4 Undergraduate / HECert

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules
Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule Name
WS-100 Period September-January20Theories of War
PO-118 Period January-June20War and Peace in the Nuclear Age
WS-101 Period January-June20War and Society in the Modern Era
Optional Modules
Optional Modules 

Choose Exactly 60 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Students should select two modules from TB1 and one module from TB2 from the list below.

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidance
AM-111 Period September-January20The American Experience 1492-2000
CLC101 Period September-January20Of Gods and Heroes - Greek Mythology
CLH100 Period September-January20Greek History and Society
HIH117 Period September-January20Medieval Europe: an introduction
HIH121 Period September-January20Europe of Extremes: 1789 - 1989
PO-126 Period September-January20Introduction to International Relations
PO-131 Period September-January20Introduction to Politics
AM-112 Period January-June20American Politics and Society
CLC102 Period January-June20Ovid's Metamorphoses. The Transformations of Mythology
CLC103 Period January-June20Introduction to Ancient Philosophy and Rhetoric
CLE100 Period January-June20Myths and Symbols of Ancient Egypt
CLH150 Period January-June20Rome from Village to Empire: An Introduction to Roman History
HIH118 Period January-June20Early Modern World, 1500-1800
HIH124 Period January-June20Modern British History
ML-102 Period January-June20Modern European Film: Themes and Perspectives
MS-120 Period January-June20Introduction to Media History
MSS106 Period January-June20Hollywood: A History of American Film

Year 2 (Level 5)

FHEQ 5 Undergraduate / HEDip

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules
Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule Name
WS-201 Period September-January20The First World War
WS-200 Period January-June20Contemporary Wars and Conflicts
Optional Modules
Optional Modules 

Choose Exactly 80 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Students should select two modules from TB1 and two modules from TB2.

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidance
AM-251 Period September-January20America in Crisis: Political Culture and Society from the Tet Offensive to Trump
HIH201W Period September-January20Rhyfel Cartref AmericaAvailable only to fluent Welsh speakers
HIH240 Period September-January20Europe 1500-1650: Renaissance, Reformation and Religious War
HIH252 Period September-January20War and Society in the Anglo-Norman World
HIH258 Period September-January20Occupied Europe 1938 - 1947
HIH272 Period September-January20The Cold War
AM-218 Period January-June20Re-Thinking the South: Southern Culture and History, 1865-1955
CLH216 Period January-June20Armies and Enemies of Imperial Rome
HIH2069 Period January-June20The Crusades and the Making of Latin Christendom, 1050-1300
HIH278 Period January-June20Revolutionary America, 1760 - 1791
HIH282 Period January-June20Rebuilding Western Europe: Cultures and Societies, 1945-1975
MS-235 Period January-June20Media Law
PO-239 Period January-June20Moralities of War and Peace
PO-248 Period January-June20International Security
PO-256 Period January-June20Genocide

Year 4 (Level 6)

FHEQ 6 Undergraduate / Honours

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules
Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule Name
WS-300 Period September-January20War and Society Research Portfolio
WS-301 Period January-June20War and Society Dissertation
Optional Modules
Optional Modules 

Choose Exactly 80 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : select 2 x 20cr modules in TB1 and 2 x 20cr modules in TB2 except when selecting HIH3304/06, or HIH3339/40 which count as two co-requisite 20 credit modules split between TB1 and TB2

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidance
AM-338 Period September-January20Clear and Present Danger: Terrorism and America
HIH3304 Period September-January20The Great War for Empire, 1754-1764
HIH3327 Period September-January20Observing Britain: Everyday Life in the Mid 20th Century
HIH3339 Period September-January20Internationalism, War and Peace: Europe 1900-1933, Part I
HIH3378 Period September-January20The Story of America on Film and Television, 1865 – 2008
HUA301 Period September-January20Gunfighter Nation: the West in History, Mythology and Fiction
MS-336 Period September-January20Mediating the 21st Century
WS-305 Period September-January20The Russian Civil War
AM-330 Period January-June20America and the Bomb
AM-335 Period January-June20The American Civil War in History and Memory
HIH3306 Period January-June20The Great War for Empire II, 1754-1764: EuropeMust be taken with HIH3304
HIH3319 Period January-June20A History of Violence
HIH3340 Period January-June20The Lights that Failed: the League of Nations and International Peace, 1919 to 1939Must be taken with HIH3339
HIH396 Period January-June20From Machiavelli to Mussolini: Government and society in Western political thought
ML-322 Period January-June20From Page to Screen: Adapting the European Classics
PO-3316 Period January-June20Shadow Wars: US Presidents and covert action from the Cold War to Trump
WS-302 Period January-June20The Spanish Civil War - Its Origins, Course and Legacy
WS-306 Period January-June20Overlord: War, Societies, and the Battle for Normandy 1944.

Entry Requirements

Our standard entry requirement is BBB (UCAS tariff points 120) or equivalent. All offers are made following a review of the application form, predicted/achieved grades and subjects, the reference and personal statement. We also accept a range of advanced level qualifications including: International Baccalaureate 32; Welsh Baccalaureate - grade equivalent to A-level; Access to Higher Education and Open University qualifications, and Extended Project.

Here are the requirements for International students.

For applicants whose first language is not English, we require a minimum IELTS score of 6.0.

How You're Taught

Covid 19 Update - Please see the 'Covid Update for Learning and Teaching' expander below.

In the first year of study, you will be taught through lectures and tutorials. Assessment will be coursework, essay and examination.

In the second year, you will learn through seminars and group-work. Assessment will be varied including coursework, essays, group presentations and examination.

In the final year, you will undertake independent study through research methods, a dissertation or practice portfolio and also be taught through seminars and group-work. Assessment includes independent research dissertation, independent presentation, coursework and examination.

Our learning and teaching enhances your key skills that employers look for in graduates as follows:

  • Self-Management (attending classes, meeting deadlines, preparing for seminars, dissertation)
  • Teamworking (group presentations, group seminars, study trips and projects)
  • Customer awareness (study abroad, internships, work placements, student experience)
  • Problem solving (essay writing, research, examinations)
  • Communication and literacy (essays, examinations, presentations, project work, dissertation)
  • Numeracy skills (data analysis, statistics, graphs, datasets)
  • Information technology (Blackboard, essays, examinations, presentations, social media)

This course offers some modules taught through the medium of Welsh or bilingually for students who consider themselves to be fluent Welsh speakers. For more details on the provision available see the Welsh Provision expander below.

Welsh Provision

There are opportunities for Welsh speakers to study this subject through the medium of Welsh and our dedicated academy, Academi Hywel Teifi, is here to support you throughout your time at Swansea University. We offer you:

  • An interview through the medium of Welsh when applying for a place.
  • The option to receive your personal correspondence in Welsh, English or bilingually - we will then communicate with you in your language of choice.
  • Access to generous Welsh-language study scholarships or bursaries.
  • Access to modules taught wholly or partly in Welsh.
  • The option to write and submit your coursework or exams through the medium of Welsh (even if you have chosen to study in English), and your work will be marked in Welsh.
  • A Welsh-speaking academic tutor.
  • One-to-one support to improve your academic Welsh language skills.
  • An opportunity to gain an additional free qualification that serves as evidence of your Welsh language ability for future employers.

To see further details about the level of provision delivered in Welsh on this particular degree scheme, please see the Welsh-language course page for further information.

Since 2011, there has been a 40% increase in the number of students studying through the medium of Welsh at Swansea University and our TEF* data over the last two years shows that Welsh-medium students are high achievers in regards to employability (*Swansea University TEF return 2017 and 2018).

Meet Your Lecturers

  • Dr Sonja Amadae - Associate Professor
  • Dr Emel Akcali - Senior Lecturer
  • Dr David Anderson - Senior Lecturer
  • Robert Bideleux - Reader
  • Prof Jonathan Bradbury - Professor
  • Prof David Bewley-Taylor - Professor
  • Dr Themis Chronopoulos - Associate Professor
  • Dr Gerard Clarke - Associate Professor
  • Prof Alan Collins - Professor
  • Dr Dion Curry - Senior Lecturer
  • Dr Ekaterina Kolpinskaya - Lecturer
  • Dr Paddy McQueen - Senior Lecturer
  • Dr Steve McVeigh - Associate Professor
  • Dr Eugene Miakinkov - Lecturer
  • Cahir O'Doherty - Tutor
  • Dr Gerry Oram - Tutor
  • Dr Krijn Peters - Associate Professor
  • Dr Bettina Petersohn - Lecturer
  • Dr Dennis Schmidt - Lecturer
  • Dr Jamie Stacey - Tutor
  • Prof Mike Sheehan - Professor
  • Dr Luca Trenta - Senior Lecturer
  • Dr James Wakefield - Tutor
  • Dr Matthew Wall - Associate Professor
  • Dr Bryn Willcock - Lecturer

Tuition Fees

3 Year Full Time

Start Date UK EU International
September 2020 £ 9,000 £ 9,000 £ 15,650
September 2021 £ 9,000 £ 16,100 £ 16,100

4 Year Full Time With a Year Abroad

Start Date UK EU International
September 2020 £ 9,000 £ 9,000 £ 14,900
September 2021 £ 9,000 £ 15,650 £ 15,650

Fees for full time Undergraduate UK students may be increased in subsequent years of study by an inflationary amount determined by Welsh Government.

Fees for full time Undergraduate EU/International students will increase by 3% for each subsequent year of study.

During a sandwich year (e.g. year in industry, year abroad or placement year) a lower fee will apply. For more information visit our tuition fees page.

You can find further information of your fee costs on our tuition fees page.

You may be eligible for funding to help support your study. To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available please visit the University's scholarships and bursaries page.

Current students: You can find further information of your fee costs on our tuition fees page.

EU Transitional Bursary available for September 2021.

Funding and Scholarships

You may be eligible for funding to help support your study.

To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available please visit the University's scholarships and bursaries page.

Academi Hywel Teifi at Swansea University and the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol offer a number of generous scholarships and bursaries for students who wish to study through the medium of Welsh or bilingually. For further information about the opportunities available to you, visit the Academi Hywel Teifi Scholarships and Bursaries page.

Additional Costs

Access to your own digital device/the appropriate IT kit will be essential during your time studying at Swansea University. Access to wifi in your accommodation will also be essential to allow you to fully engage with your programme. See our dedicated webpages for further guidance on suitable devices to purchase, and for a full guide on getting your device set up.

You may face additional costs while at university, including (but not limited to):

  • Travel to and from campus
  • Printing, photocopying, binding, stationery and equipment costs (e.g. USB sticks)
  • Purchase of books or texts
  • Gowns for graduation ceremonies

Careers and Employability

Swansea Employability Academy (SEA) will support you at each stage of your career journey helping you build a bright future.

Our career support services include:

  • Employability workshops, employers’ talks, bespoke events and careers fairs
  • Individual advice and guidance from professionally qualified Careers Advisers
  • Help with finding jobs, internships, work placements and volunteering opportunities
  • Access to information resources on a wide range of career management topics
  • Advice and guidance on postgraduate study and funding
  • Funding to support student internship opportunities and Student Society/Club events.

We also provide help and advice for Swansea University Alumni up to two years after you graduate.

Academic Support

As well as subject specific support by college teaching staff and your personal academic mentor, the Centre for Academic Success provides courses, workshops and one-to-one support in areas such as:

  • Academic writing
  • Maths and statistics
  • Critical thinking
  • Time management
  • Digital skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Note taking
  • Revision, memory and exam techniques
  • English language skills (if English is not your first language).

In addition, if you have a Specific Learning Difficulty (SpLD), disability, mental health or medical condition, the Centre for Academic Success have Specialist Tutors to support your learning, working alongside the Disability Office and Wellbeing Service to support all your needs and requirements whilst studying at Swansea University.

Study Abroad and Global Opportunities

Enrolment on a programme with a semester/year abroad does not guarantee you a semester/year abroad placement. Spaces are limited and subject to a competitive selection process. In the event you do not secure a semester/year abroad placement, you will be transferred to the standard variant of your degree scheme without a semester or year abroad. To learn more about study abroad, visit our Go Global webpages.

International summer programmes are open to students from all colleges. Programmes typically range from 2 to 6 weeks, across destinations such as China, Zambia, South Korea, Japan, Canada and across Europe. For more information about programmes and eligibility visit our Summer Abroad webpages.

How to Apply

Apply now – UK, EU and international students.

For further guidance please visit our how to apply pages.

EU students - visa and immigration information is available and will be regularly updated on our information for EU students page.

Covid Update for Learning and Teaching

Covid Update for Learning and Teaching

We have made some changes to the way that we teach this year, with more activities taking place online than usual.

The University calendar runs in teaching blocks. Teaching block one (TB1) runs from September until January and during this block, for this year, you will be taught in a ‘blended’ way. This means that some of your teaching will be delivered online and some will be on campus. The online teaching, where you will be physically apart from your lecturer, can be ‘live’ with your lecturer present and where you’ll be able to interact. Some of it may be self-directed which means that you can access the learning materials at a time to suit you.

 

Your face-to-face, on campus sessions will be a mixture of:

Programme study groups and workshops

Subject seminars

Study skills workshops

Induction and orientation events

Individual Academic Mentoring meetings

Staff consultation and office hours

Dissertation supervision (Final year and PGT)

 

Your online learning and teaching may include:

Live streamed lectures

Module seminars, workshops and tutorials

Individual Academic Mentoring meetings

Staff consultation and office hours

Student and staff community events

Dissertation supervision (Final year and PGT)

 

Self-directed learning will be:

Organised Study Materials

Self-guided study activities

Preparatory and further reading

Recorded lectures

Formative tests and quizzes

Self-study in library

Self-study in PC Labs

Design Group Meetings

Pre-sessional courses Develop your academic skills, understanding of subject-specific English terminology, and academic English language

War and Society, BA (Hons)

War and Society with a Year Abroad, BA (Hons)

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      • Modern Languages, Translation and Interpreting
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