BA History
About this course
BA (Hons) in History BA (Hons), a history degree centred on investigating past societies and global networks through time and space. Core topics include Research Methods and Historical Research. Students undertake a heritage-focused project with a real professional client. Year 0 provides foundational academic and professional skills, including the Applied Learning Project and Professional and Academic Skills for University Study. Year 1 introduces the discipline through Doing History, alongside optional modules such as The Medieval World, 1200 - 1500, The Early Modern World, 1500-1800, and The Holocaust and the Politics of Race. Year 2 advances professional competencies with Dissertation Research Skills and Communicating History, alongside options including First World War and Terror and Terrorism from 1789. The final year centres on employability through Using History, with options like Secret State: British Intelligence, 1558-1945, Cultures of Fascism in Europe and America from Mussolini to the Alt Right, and a traditional Dissertation or Professional Practical Project Dissertation.
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Entry requirements
A typical offer for our degree in History would be: BBC at A Level or, DMM at BTEC/Cambridge Technical or, Merit at T Level Other Entry Requirements: We welcome applications from students with a mix of A levels and BTEC/Cambridge Technical qualifications. For more information on how to make an application, please visit our How to Apply page . If you are an International student and would like information on making an application, please see our How to Apply page . Integrated Foundation Year (IFY) Entry Requirements: Admission to this foundation programme is normally: DEE at A Level or, MPP at BTEC or, Pass (D or E) at T Level However, we would also like to hear from you if you have professional or industry experience instead, a range of other qualifications or self-developed subject knowledge that relates to the programme you wish to study.
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What students say
Based on about 7 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 93%
- Learning opportunities: 88%
- Assessment and feedback: 86%
- Academic support: 85%
- Organisation and management: 90%
- Learning resources: 90%
- Student voice: 77%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 25 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 70%
- Left higher education: 25%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 15 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 55%
- Working and studying: 25%
- Further study: 15%
Most common jobs
- Teaching Professionals: 20%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 20%
- Administrative occupations: 15%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 10%
- Secretarial and related occupations: 10%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 60 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 2%
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 38%
- West Midlands: 11%
- East of England: 9%
- London: 14%
- South East: 20%
- South West: 2%
Who gets in
Based on about 30 students who started
- A levels: 95%
- Access course: 5%
- No formal qualifications: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Professional and Academic Skills for University Study
- Applied Learning Project
- Foundations in Culture and The Creative Industries
- Doing History
- Health and Healers: Histories of Disease and Disability
- The Medieval World, 1200 - 1500
- United States: War & Society, 1610-2020
- The Early Modern World, 1500-1800
- The Holocaust and the Politics of Race
- Politics and Society in Britain since 1945
- Catastrophe: Europe, 1890-1914
- Dissertation Research Skills
- Communicating History
- Crime, Policing and Punishment in England, 1700-1900
- First World War
- Family and Life-Cycle in Early Modern England
- Medieval Chivalry and its Afterlives
- Life on the Margins? Poverty and the Poor in Britain, 1660-1834
- Shadows of Empire: Movements and Migrations
- Terror and Terrorism from 1789
- Using History
- Citizenship and Gender in Britain 1760-1918
- Witchcraft and Heresy in Early Modern Europe
- Secret State: British Intelligence, 1558-1945
- The English Country House c. 1660-1850
- Gender and Work in Early Modern England
- The Wars of The Roses
- Jack the Ripper's London: Crime & Popular Culture in the Late Victorian City
- Cultures of Fascism in Europe and America from Mussolini to the Alt Right
- Murder and Mayhem: Crime in Twentieth Century Britain and America
- Seeing Ghosts? Death, Magic and the Supernatural in Britain: 1654 -1918
- Dissertation
- Professional Practical Project Dissertation
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA History at University of Northampton earn?
The median salary is £25,500 after 15 months, £22,500 after 3 years, £28,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £23,000 and £32,000. The £28,000 median after five years is £2,500 less than the UK median for History.
What do graduates of BA History at University of Northampton do next?
95% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2022-23).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA History at University of Northampton?
93% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2024-25.
What grades do I need for BA History at University of Northampton?
The typical offer is BBC at A level. The average entrant had 105 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA History at University of Northampton?
70% of students continued into their second year, and 25% left higher education.