Undergraduate prospectus 2018–19 Liberal arts undergraduate programmes in London Alexandra Hewitt History BA with Psychology Sofia Sabben Law LLB with English 2 Contents 5 Curriculum 7 Teaching 45 History 60 PPH with a Politics major 13 Location 47 Law 61 PPH with a 19 Community 51 Philosophy History major 23 Accommodation 53 Politics & 63 Creative Writing International Relations 25 Social life 65 The NCH Diploma 55 PPE with a 27 Student Central Philosophy major 68 Graduates 33 Timetable 56 PPE with a 73 Qualifications 35 List of degree Politics major 75 Applying programmes 57 PPE with an 78 Fees 37 Art History Economics major 39 Economics 59 PPH with a Philosophy major 41 English 43 Geography 3 E X PE C T VE E TI LAW D EA G IN R IN C IT 2 R 0 W 1 E 8 C O Y N R O O M T S I C I S H T R A E N P G O L L I I S T H I C S & I R Y 8 P H 1 H P 0 A 2 I N L R I O G D S E O T O E C e P G E e HY P r EX g HISTORY e D Ww A a L L g in y lif a Qu 1 Choose your major 2 Choose your minor subject. For PPE 3 Study the unique subject, or study the and PPH, you choose two minors. NCH Diploma. single honours Law LLB. For the single honours Law LLB, you do not choose a minor. 4 CURRICULUM Liberal arts undergraduate programmes New College of the Humanities Economics, English, Geography, (NCH) is a world-class, History, Law, Philosophy, and university-level college in the Politics & International Relations. heart of London. The College We also offer Philosophy, combines a unique liberal Politics & Economics (PPE) and arts curriculum with highly Philosophy, Politics & History personalised teaching in an (PPH) combinations, Creative international community, Writing as a minor option, and ensuring that every student a single honours Law LLB.* who is prepared to work hard will achieve their full potential All undergraduates at NCH and leave fully equipped to combine their degree studies face the challenges of our with the College’s enriching increasingly complex world. diploma, which is designed to give you the insights that will At NCH, you choose a combined enable you to lead a rewarding honours degree comprising and fulfilling life, and offers a ‘major’ subject and a exceptional professional complementary ‘minor’ subject, development opportunities. from any two of Art History, * We hope to launch Law major and minor options and a new single honours Law LLB in September 2017, as well as Geography major and minor options in September 2018, subject to completion of the validation process. 5 Matthew Walker Philosophy BA with Law (Lond/NCH, 2016) Dr Christoph Schuringa BA (Cantab), PhD (Lond) Lecturer in Philosophy of NCH students receive feedback on their assignments in person, versus 31% of their peers at 97% Russell Group universities.* * Youthsight, the award-winning youth research agency, recently analysed the results of the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) Student Academic Experience Survey 2016 to compare the NCH academic experience to that of undergraduates studying the humanities and social sciences at Russell 6 Group universities. NCH outperformed the Russell Group in an overwhelming majority of areas. TEACHING How we teach How many students will At NCH, treating you as an We encourage all of our be in my degree classes? individual is central to our undergraduates to attend One-to-one tutorials: 1 ethos; we are committed to lectures in any subject, even if helping you achieve your the lecture is not in your chosen Small group tutorials: 2 – 4 academic, personal and degree specialism, so that you Lectures: 10 – 60 professional potential. can expand your knowledge without limitation and take full Here, you will benefit from advantage of NCH’s vibrant one of the best staff-to-student interdisciplinary culture. ratios in UK higher education. Teaching is delivered by highly experienced and enthusiastic academics through one-to-one tutorials, small group seminars and interactive lectures, and our smaller class sizes allow everyone the chance to participate and thrive. 7 Karishma Patel English with Philosophy BA Dr Charlotte Grant BA (Cantab), MA (Lond), PhD (Cantab) Senior Lecturer in English Emily Hill English BA with Philosophy ‘The small lecture sizes, large number of contact hours with staff, and one-to-ones with the academics are really beneficial to everyone who goes here. It sets NCH apart from other universities. Here, you really are a face, a name and a personality – you aren’t just a number.’ 8 TEACHING One-to-one tutorials Through one-to-one tutorials, our the deepest insights and academics will work with you sharpening your intellectual to clarify, challenge, defend and skills. It allows you to explore develop the arguments and ideas topics and lines of enquiry that you express in your essays. are beyond the syllabus, and adds even greater depth and At the heart of NCH’s academic richness to your studies. philosophy, the one-to-one tutorial method draws out your potential by providing 9 Our world-class Professoriate Our Visiting Professors, who are leading academics students access to some of the world’s greatest thinkers in their respective fields, contribute to the College’s that is unparalleled at undergraduate level. academic life. Between them, they deliver approximately Our Visiting Professors work closely with the College’s 100 lectures in each academic year at NCH, giving our academic faculty members, who lead weekly one-to-one tutorials and other small group teaching. Professor Professor Professor Simon Blackburn Sir Partha Dasgupta Richard Dawkins BA, MA, PhD (Cantab) BSc (Delhi), BA, MA, PhD BA, MA, DPhil (Oxon), Visiting Professor (Cantab), FBA, FAAAS FRS, FRSL of Philosophy Visiting Professor Visiting Professor of Economics of Science Literacy Professor Professor Professor Sir Daniel C Dennett Niall Ferguson Christopher Frayling BA (Harvard), BA, MA, DPhil (Oxon) BA, PhD (Cantab), DPhil (Oxon) Visiting Professor DArts (Bath) Visiting Professor of Economic History Visiting Professor of Philosophy of Art History Professor Professor Professor Rebecca Goldstein Bettany Hughes Howard Jacobson BA (Columbia), BA, MA (Oxon), BA (Cantab) PhD (Princeton) PhD (York) Visiting Professor of Visiting Professor of Visiting Professor Creative Writing Philosophy & Literature of History 10 TEACHING Professor Professor Professor Nicholas Humphrey Lawrence Krauss Barbara McDonald BA, MA, PhD (Cantab) BSc (Carleton), BA, LLB (Syd), Visiting Professor DPhil (MIT) LLM (Lond) of Philosophy Visiting Professor of Visiting Professor Science Literacy of Law Professor Professor Professor Sir Simon May Stephen Neale Trevor Nunn BA (Lond), MA BA (UCL), MA (Cantab) (Oxon), PhD (Lond) PhD (Stanford) Visiting Professor Visiting Professor Visiting Professor of Drama of Philosophy of Philosophy Professor Professor Professor Sir Christopher Peacocke Steven Pinker Christopher Ricks BA, BPhil, DPhil (Oxon), BA (McGill), BA, MA, BLitt FBA, FAAAS DPhil (Harvard) (Oxon), FBA Visiting Professor Visiting Professor Visiting Professor of Philosophy of Psychology of English Professor Geoffrey Professor Professor Robertson QC Peter Singer Adrian Zuckerman BA, LLB (Syd), BA, MA, (Melbourne), LLM (Jerusalem), BCL (Oxon) BPhil (Oxon) MA (Oxon) Visiting Professor Visiting Professor Visiting Professor of Law of Philosophy of Law 11 12 LOCATION A location that is second to none London is packed full of world- NCH has the great fortune of class museums, theatres and being based in one of the best restaurants, not to mention locations for a higher education outstanding music and comedy institution in the UK. Situated in venues. Whether you want to the centre of Bloomsbury, the visit a world-famous gallery, see main building is mere steps from your favourite band perform or Senate House Library and the photograph iconic landmarks, British Museum, and just a few there is always something to do minutes’ walk to Oxford Street, and somewhere to be. Covent Garden and Theatreland. 13 Tufnell House Mannequin House Urbanest University College King’s Cross London Stadium London (UCL) /St Pancras Victoria Park Royal Institute of Philosophy London Zoo Tottenham Court Road Gower St Student Central Regent’s Park Russell SOAS Square The British Library Royal Academy Russell of Dramatic Arts Square Southampton Row Senate House Library Goodge The British Street Museum The British Museum New College of Southeby’s Bedford London the Humanities Square Review Bookshop Institute of Art Helen Graham Arcitectural Association House School of Architecture Helen Graham House Dominion St Paul’s Cathedral Theatre Royal Opera House London School of Tottenham Economics & Political Oxford Street Court Road Sciences (LSE) River Thames Trafalgar Square Hyde Park Tower of London Southbank Centre Tower Bridge London Eye The O2 Royal Albert Hall Urbanest Buckingham Palace Westminster Big Ben Victoria & Olympia London Albert Museum Tate Britain Cutty Sark 14 Battersea Park Tufnell House Mannequin House LOCATION Urbanest King’s Cross London Stadium /St Pancras Victoria Park London Zoo Regent’s Park The British Library The British Museum New College of the Humanities Helen Graham House Royal Opera House St Paul’s Cathedral River Thames Trafalgar Square Hyde Park Tower of London Southbank Centre Tower Bridge London Eye The O2 Royal Albert Hall Urbanest Buckingham Palace Westminster Big Ben Victoria & Olympia London Albert Museum Tate Britain London Cultural institutions Universities Halls of residence Cutty Sark Battersea Park 15 16 LOCATION Where we teach The NCH main building, known The two-storey Mews to the rear as The Registry, is a stunning of The Registry is the social hub Grade I-listed, five-storey for our students. The first floor townhouse built between of the Mews houses the Junior 1776 and 1781.