BA (Hons) History

We combine the academic study of history with an investigation into its public role and purpose – heritage and memory; people and places. You’ll gain broad historical skills and expertise, including:

how to read historical texts;
how to use historical sources – visual, written, material; and
how to discuss and debate historical subjects.
Our modules range from the study of broad historical periods to focused explorations of specific topics. These reflect the research interests of our staff, and their most recent investigations and discoveries.

You’ll graduate with a wide range of personal, intellectual and transferable skills, relevant both to academic study and your ambitions beyond university.

Employers welcome the analytical and problem-solving skills and the flexible approach to learning that history students acquire. You’ll not only gain knowledge and understanding of history as a scholarly discipline, but you’ll also develop a multitude of skills that will be useful in your future working life. As a result our history students find employment in a wide variety of careers:

List of current alumni careers
Our history graduates have entered careers in:

education (at all levels);
the police force;
social services;
the charitable sector;
events management;
the National Health Service; and
museums and heritage.
You may also choose to continue your studies at postgraduate level.

Since 2011, employers such as Unilever, The National Trust, Don Foster (MP), The Jane Austen Centre, The Bishop's Palace Trust (Wells) and The Association of Learning Providers have recruited graduates from this course. Students have also gone into roles including Archives and Records Assistant, Historical Researcher, Curriculum Assistant, Part time lecturer and Historical Educator.

We accept a wide range of qualifications for entry to our undergraduate programmes. The main ones are listed below:

A Level - Grades BCC- CCC accepted with Grade C in History or related subject preferred
BTEC - Extended Diploma grades Merit, Merit, Merit (MMM) preferred in a related subject.
International Baccalaureate - A minimum score of 26 points required.