The aim of the module is to enable students to undertake an extensive piece of research on a topic of their choice in the field of their degree title, and to further develop their skills in research techniques and methods.

The 'fin de siècle' - stretching from the 1880s to the outbreak for the First World War - was defined by the clash between the old and the new. On the one hand, it was an era of scientific, technological, and philosophical innovation that inspired hope for the future as it pointed to humanity's apparently boundless creativity and mastery of the natural world. Yet, on the other, it was a time of febrile anxiety, in which premonitions of degeneration and decay captured the imagination and equally informed political and philosophical life.

'Sex, Death, and Decadence' examines the ways in which this optimism and anxiety shaped the political, cultural, and intellectual life of turn-of-the-century Europe. By engaging with a diverse range of primary materials, students will explore the ways in which, among others, debates over sex, symbols of death and decay, and fear over declining moral and racial standards, demarcate a specific moment in European history. This was a moment in which faith in rationality and progress seemed at once unquestionable, but also worryingly vulnerable.

This module offers students an opportunity to explore how American culture responded to questions raised by the modernisation of the United States between the end of the Civil War and the beginnings of World War 2.

This module examines the role played by the Soviet and post-Soviet security and intelligence agencies in the history of the Soviet regime and its satellites from the Russian Revolution of 1917 to the present day. The history of Communism is a key part of the history of the twentieth century; the Soviet Union's security and intelligence agencies played a key role in the history of Communism. The twentieth century was the most calamitously bloody century in mankind's history; the Soviet Union's security services, and those set up in their image, bear of a large share of the responsibility for that.

Drawing on contemporary examples, the central aim of this module is for students to examine the strategies different social groups adopt in order to make a living in uncertain economic times.

On this module, you will have the opportunity to produce a scholarly edition of a literary work or historical text of your own choosing and to publish it in digital form. To prepare you for this task, you will develop an understanding of the theoretical and methodological concepts of scholarly editing. Through a series of weekly workshops, where you will learn some of the requisite coding, you will be supervised through the process of producing your own digital scholarly edition.

The aim of the module is to provide students with an advanced understanding of the nature of contemporary war. Students will understand and explain changes in the character of conflict. Issues such as technology on the conduct of war as well as climate change provide a new appreciation of how States fight.

This course examines the emergence, evolution and contemporary existence of South Asia (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal) since 1945. It explores the moments of incorporation, trajectories of development and marginal spaces, apart from the mainstream of South Asia today.

This module examines the history and politics of Anglo-American relations, from c.1900 to the present.

The aims of this module are to:

• Outline the concepts and typologies related to the study of transnational mobilities, transnationalism and diaspora.
• Analyse the nature and geographies of transnational mobilities, transnationalism and diaspora using a theoretical and a contextualised case study approach.
• Evaluate the outcomes of transnational mobilities and diasporic networks.

The aim of the module is to explore anarchism in the history of ideas and contemporary politics, using a student-designed open syllabus and by completing a project, tailored to individual interests.

The aim of this module is to enable students to examine concepts of 'race' and racism from a sociological-historical perspective and to critically reflect on 'race' as a major category of social inequality and identity in our Contemporary World. The module encourages students to explore the social construction and applications of the idea of race in the development of Western society, and identify intersectionalities between race and other categories of social inclusion and exclusion in Modern Society.

This module introduces students to main themes and perspectives within the sociology of gender, with an emphasis on contemporary feminist and intersectional analyses of how societies, groups and individual lived experiences are gendered within different social contexts. Students will engage with theoretical perspectives and empirical analyses.

This module offers an overview of possible ways to understand poverty, pay, and living standards as well as the conceptual and empirical associations between them.

This module aims to:

• Introduce some of the main approaches to conceptualise and measure poverty and living standards.
• Assess the relationship between income, salary, wages, and poverty.
• Consider the role of social policy in addressing poverty and improving living standards.

One 10-credit module from a list supplied by the Language Centre, levels dependent on candidates’ previous qualifications. Languages offered are:  French, German, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish.