BA History
Entry requirements
A level: AAA IB: 38 (including core points) with 666 at HL
About this course
BA in History, a history degree centred on historical study across broad chronological periods and diverse regions. Core topics include Historical Research. The course spans three years and provides access to extensive library resources including the Bodleian Library. Throughout the degree, students examine large geographical areas and specific thematic subjects. The first year establishes foundational knowledge through History of the British Isles and European and World History. Students also complete Historical Methods with a choice of papers such as Approaches to History, Historiography: Tacitus to Weber, and Quantification in History. Additionally, first-year students select an optional subject from a wide range including Theories of the State, Conquest and Colonization: Spain and America in the 16th Century, The Rise and Crises of European Socialisms, 1881–1921, Haiti and Louisiana: The Problem of Revolution in the Age of Slavery, and When Neighbours became Strangers: Violence, Community and Identity in Late Ottoman Syria, c. 1840-1900.
Modules
- History of the British Isles
- European and World History
- Historical Methods (choice of: Approaches to History; Historiography: Tacitus to Weber; Quantification in History; one of several foreign text papers)
- Optional subject (choice of around 25 including: Theories of the State; Conquest and Colonization: Spain and America in the 16th Century; The Rise and Crises of European Socialisms, 1881–1921; Haiti and Louisiana: The Problem of Revolution in the Age of Slavery; When Neighbours became Strangers: Violence, Community and Identity in Late Ottoman Syria, c. 1840-1900)