BA History
Entry requirements
For 2027 entry: 112–128 UCAS tariff points (A-level grades BBC–ABB) including a minimum of 2 A-levels or equivalent qualifications. We also accept a wide range of vocational qualifications including BTEC Extended Diploma (grade DMM–DDM) and T Levels (Merit).
About this course
BA (Hons) in History. Core topics include Research Methods, Historical Research, and Critical & Analytical Thinking. The programme offers a 4-week placement or an optional 30-week placement in areas such as heritage, media and education. A collaborative History Graduate Project involves working with external heritage organisations on a public history event.
Modules
- Historical skills
- Historical Evidence
- The Making of Modern Britain, 1750-1945
- Media Histories
- History in the Public World
- European Histories 1800-2000
- Interpreting History
- Community Histories
- Post-War Britain, 1945-2000
- The Long American Century
- Exploring the Modern in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
- Society and Change in the Contemporary World
- The History Dissertation
- The History Graduate Project
- Comparative Themes across Time and Place
- Specialisms in History