历史课程的第一年核心模块旨在扩展和加深您对过去的了解，并向您介绍从古代世界到今天的主要历史主题和主题。您将了解历史学家如何进行研究和解释过去，并发展自己的研究，论文写作和表达技巧。许多历史学的学生选择参加其他专门课程，课程内容从罗马帝国的沦陷到现代世界的暴力和帝国历史。在第二年和第三年，您可以设计自己的学位，专注于您最感兴趣的主题，时期和国家，从公元前八世纪到二十世纪的各种选择包括英国，欧洲，美国，亚洲和中东历史世纪。第一年的哲学模块介绍了哲学的几个关键领域，重点是哲学的性质，知识论，形而上学，批判性思维
Develop your critical abilities within two vibrant departments of like-minded students and expert scholars and gain a strong understanding of how History and Philosophy intersect and influence one another.<br><br>History's core first year module is designed to extend and deepen your knowledge of the past and introduce you to major historical topics and themes from the ancient world to the present day. You have the opportunity to gain insight into how historians conduct research and interpret the past and develop your own research, essay-writing and presentational skills.<br><br>The first year philosophy module Introduction to Philosophy' introduces students to key themes in the study of philosophy. Consciously drawing on a broad range of philosophical traditions -- Continental, Analytic, and non-Western -- it aims to present a comprehensive overview of various theoretical sub-disciplines within philosophy, but also to equip students with the ability to reason and think clearly about the most fundamental questions of human existence. The course, though designed as an introduction to the advanced degree-level study of philosophy, will also function as a self-standing introduction to philosophy suitable for those seeking to broaden their understanding of philosophy as it has been practised throughout various traditions. In the second and fourth years you will be able to choose from a broad range of philosophy modules, including for example: Continental Philosophy, Logic and Language, Aesthetics, Moral Philosophy. For more modules please see the PPR department website.