BA History
Entry requirements
GCSE: Grade C/4 in English, or equivalent. Tariff points: 112 Contextual tariff: See our contextual offers page. English Language Requirement: International and EU applicants are required to have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.0 with 5.5 in each component (or approved equivalent*). *The university accepts a large number of UK and International Qualifications in place of IELTS. You can find details of acceptable tests and the required grades you'll need on our English Language Requirements page. A-level subjects: No specific subjects required. BTEC: No specific subjects required. For information on required Guided Learning Hours please see our minimum entry requirements page. Access: No specific subjects required. Baccalaureate IB: No specific subjects required. We accept the IB Career-related Programme in conjunction with other Level 3 qualifications. Irish Highers: No specific subjects required. Welsh Baccalaureate: We accept tariff points achieved from the Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales in conjunction with other Level 3 qualifications. Cambridge Technical: No specific subjects required. T Levels: No specific subjects required.
About this course
BA(Hons) History, studying the past from the early modern period to the present day. Core topics include Research Methods. Modules cover areas such as Archives and Evidence, Public History, and Critical Approaches, with a final-year Humanities Research Project. A six-month work placement with a local cultural provider is available in the third year.
Modules
- From the Early Modern to Modernity
- Contemporary Histories
- Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
- Human Stories
- Critical Approaches
- Public History
- Archives and Evidence
- Human Futures
- History Advanced Options
- Special Subject*
- Humanities Research Project