1. (American Studies, English, Film, History, MCC, Music, and Music Tech)
Choosing electives
School of Humanities
(American Studies, English, Film, History, MCC, Music, and Music Tech)

2. Choosing electives
Module selection starts in August for returning Level 5 and Level 6 students (years 2 and 3).
Before then, you can use this powerpoint to plan your selection and even to start preparing over the summer if want to.

3. What can I choose?
On the electives homepage ( click on ‘Look what you can choose…’

4. Example: Level 5 (2nd year) DH American Studies and Film Studies
Select your level of study and degree – let’s use DH AmStuds and Film Studies year 2 as an example.

5. What do you have to do?
Compulsory core modules are named. In this case there are two modules you must do (it will vary).

6. What can you choose to do (1)
‘Optional core modules’ make up the minimum requirements – in this case you need 15 more from Film and 45 from AmStudies.

7. What can you choose to do (2)
The ‘Electives’ make up the remainder – in this example, the student has 30 credits left to choose from: (i) programme approved electives…

8. What can you choose to do (3)
…and (ii) a long list of free-standing electives

9. Credit rules Your degree in total is 360 credits (3 x 120 per year).
At the end of their final year, SH students need 255 credits in their principal subject, i.e. 17 out of 24 modules, so you can do 7 free standing.
DH students need 120 in each principal subject, i.e. 240, so have 8 to do free standing.
Major/minor students need 225 credits in the Major subject and 90 in the minor (with 45 in the Minor from year 2).

10. Final year students
You must do at least one ISP (independent study project), usually a Dissertation in Humanities subjects.
This is (usually) worth 30 credits and runs the full year, so it is a ‘double’ module.
If you have any doubts about it, write to your personal tutor or the dissertation convenor.

11. Module Catalogue
To read about the modules, use the Module Catalogue:

12. To read about the modules
Choose the right route and then ‘Further details’

13. Module page
This page gives you the description, the assessments, the tutor’s name, and lots of other details to help you choose. There may be suggestions for pre-semester reading and books for purchase.