History BA (Hons)
Bachelor's degree
In Bangor
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Bangor (Wales)
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Duration
3 Years
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Start date
September
History is one of the most inspiring, dynamic and relevant subjects that can be studied at degree level, and so it is no surprise that History remains one of the most popular degree subjects in the UK. It has an established range of concerns, but it is always expanding and changing as it responds to new themes or ideas raised by other disciplines. It is also a very practical subject, and during your degree you will develop various transferable skills that employers value highly. Surveys consistently indicate that History graduates obtain employment more rapidly than graduates in many apparently more 'vocational' subjects.
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About this course
The course aims to enable understudies to: Compile and correctly present references and bibliographies (scholarly apparatus). Determine what tutors are looking for when marking undergraduate work. Summarise and identify arguments in academic articles and books. Exhibit awareness of the differences between ‘popular’ and ‘academic’ history by examining different styles of writing about the past.
Comprehend the nature of historical and/or archaeological practice at degree level by studying specialist case studies. Understand how to use lectures, seminars, workshops, private study and the library effectively.
Prepare and plan for university level essays, assignments and exams.
Critically appraise basic historiographical debates and arguments. Distinguish between the various types of source materials used by historians and archaeologists in their research. Communicate ideas clearly and lucidly in written work, in group discussions and in a 10 minute individual presentation. Critically reflect on his/her study skills, and how they’ve developed during the module.
These wide ranging skills can be applied to a great variety of careers which means that history and archaeology graduates are faced with a broad spectrum of job opportunities, arising both directly from their studies, or as a foundation for careers in other fields for which a degree in history or archaeology is particularly useful. Examples include:
Archaeological units, archives and librarianship
Museums and heritage management
Researchers and writers for television, radio and film
Journalism and publishing
Teaching in primary, secondary and higher education
Law
Business and finance professions
Commercial, industrial and public service management
Marketing, sales and public relations
Civil service, charities and local and regional government jobs
Military and police
Personnel
Leisure and travel
300 280 points (History preferred)
We welcome applications from mature students whom we consider on individual merit. Applicants should have recent relevant study experience, for example a successfully completed Access course.
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Subjects
- IT
- Skills and Training
- History
- Dissertation
- Past Unwrapped
- Crisis of the Fourteenth Century
- Birth of Modern Europe
- Archaeological Principles and Techniques
- Introduction to Modern History
- Wales: Princes to Tudors
- Wales in the Modern World
- Introduction to History and Heritage
- Debating History
- Specialist and thematic modules
- Investigating original sources
Course programme
History BA (Hons)