English and History BA (Hons)

How you learn

The majority of teaching and learning will be done through lectures, group seminars and independent study. You are taught by lecturers who are experts in their fields, delivering lessons informed by their own research experience and specialisms.

You learn through:

• lectures and seminars
• independent study
• field trips
• work placements
• studying abroad
• workshops

Work placements

In year two you have the opportunity to study Applied History, including a placement. Past placements have included local primary and secondary schools, local museums such as Kelham Island Industrial Museum, and other heritage organisations and local businesses.You can study abroad as part of an exchange. Current exchange locations for students include Prague, Czech Republic, Sweden, France, Switzerland, USA, Canada and Australia.

Live projects

We place a strong emphasis on developing your employability and career management skills. Past students have worked on projects for community-based history projects, museums, a local playwright, the South Yorkshire Through Time website, ASSIST (Asylum Seeker Support Initiative Short Term), Settle Stories (Performing Arts Theatre), local MPs, and the Citizens Advice Bureau. Alternatively, you can complete a placement in a school.You can also choose to be involved in Sheffield's annual Off the Shelf literary festival.

Field trips

Recent trips have included Manchester People's History Museum, the Museum of London, London's Globe Theatre, country houses and archives. We are situated close to Sheffield's Showroom cinema and we visit the Crucible Theatre.

Previous graduates of this course have gone on to work in many diverse fields, including:

• local government
• human resources
• advertising
• financial services
• the media and journalism
• librarianship
• teaching
• the heritage industry
• law
• human resources