Admissions

UCAS Course Code: VQ13

Brief Course Outline

Duration of course: 3 years
Degree awarded: BA

Course statistics for 2012 entry

Intake: 10
Applications shortlisted for interview: 58.1%
Successful applications: 12.8%

Open days

See History
See English Language and Literature
Applicants for this course may like to attend any of the open days for either History or English since tutors will be available at each event who can discuss this joint course.

Contact details

History
Schools Liaison Officer,
History Faculty,
The Old Boys School,
George Street,
Oxford OX1 2RL
+44 (0) 1865 615020
Please email us at
schools.liaison@history.ox.ac.uk
View History website

English
English Faculty,
St Cross Building,
Manor Road, Oxford OX1 3UL
+44 (0) 1865 271055
Please email us at english.office@ell.ox.ac.uk
View English website

History and English

Courses tab icon

A typical weekly timetable

Most students have up to two tutorials a week and are often, but not always, working on two papers simultaneously. Most students attend three to four lecture courses a week. In the first and second years, students will also attend interdisciplinary classes with both English and History tutors present, in preparation for the interdisciplinary bridge paper. For the final year dissertation they will have an adviser from each discipline.

1st year
Courses Four papers are taken: Introduction to English Language and Literature (porfolio paper with one compulsory interdisciplinary question) One period paper from single honours English Language and Literature One British History paper from single honours History One of: Approaches to History; Historiography; optional subject (from single honours History)	Assessment Three written papers form the First University Examination, together with a submitted portfolio of two exam essays of 2,000 words each for ‘Introduction to English Language and Literature’. All exams must be passed, but marks do not count towards the final degree
2nd and 3rd years
Courses Seven papers are taken: One interdisciplinary bridge essay (6,000 words) Two of papers 1–6 from single honours English Language and Literature One British period paper from single honours History Either: One History Special Subject (counts as two papers) Or two from: General history paper from single honours History Further subject from single honours History British History period paper from single honours History One of papers 1–6 from single honours English Language and Literature Interdisciplinary dissertation (10,000 words)	Assessment Up to four papers for the Final Honour school can be examined as coursework (extended essays and dissertation). Between three and five papers will then be examined by final written examinations at the end of the third year