History

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Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    Leeds

  • Start date

    Different dates available

This prestigious course allows you to explore a huge range of issues and themes, from the fall of the Roman Empire to the 21st century and spanning across the globe.
Core modules will give you a firm foundation to understand historical change and gain valuable research skills. You can also choose from a wide selection of optional modules to explore periods and societies that really interest you. Whether it’s medieval medicine or modern Africa, there’s plenty to discover.
Our School of History is one of the largest in the UK, meaning we have expert tutors in an exceptionally broad range of areas – and their cutting-edge research will inform what and how you learn. We also have top-class facilities, including one of the biggest university libraries in England. It’s a great place to study one of the broadest and most challenging degrees on offer.
Leeds has excellent resources for historians. The world class Brotherton Library holds a wide variety of manuscript, archive and early printed material in its Special Collections, including several National Collections, and the University Library offers comprehensive training programmes to help you make the most of the facilities we have.

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Leeds (North Yorkshire)
Maurice Keyworth Building, The University Of Leeds, LS2 9JT

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About this course

Entry requirements
A-level: AAA including A in History if taken, excluding General Studies and Critical Thinking.
Other course specific tests:
When an applicant is taking the EPQ in a relevant subject this might be considered alongside other Level 3 qualifications and may attract an alternative offer in addition to the standard offer. If you are taking A Levels, this would be AAB at A Level including A in History (excluding General Studies and Critical Thinking) and grade A in the EPQ. e’re committed to identifying the best possible applicants, regardless of personal circumstances or...

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Course programme

Year 1 is about your transition to degree-level study. We help you to gain a good grounding in historical periods through modules in medieval and modern history. We also help you to develop strong research skills for the whole of your time at University and beyond.

Once you’ve built that base of knowledge and skills, you can choose optional modules across Year 2 to help you focus on the social, cultural, political or economic themes that suit your interests. You’ll study at least two modules in the modern period and two from earlier times, but you can really tailor your degree to suit you.

By Year 3, you’ll have a clear idea of how to apply what you’ve learnt to a special subject, focusing on a specific topic in depth with the help of primary sources. You’ll also put your knowledge and skills into practice when you write a longer research dissertation on a topic of your choice.

Course structure

These are typical modules/components studied and may change from time to time. Read more in our Terms and conditions.

Modules Year 1

Compulsory modules

  • Historiography and Historical Skills 20 credits
  • Medieval and Renaissance Europe 20 credits
  • The Modern World 20 credits
  • Primary Sources for the Historian: An Introduction to Documentary study 20 credits
  • Studying in a Digital Age (Arts) 5 credits
Optional modules
  • Empire and Aftermath: The Mediterranean World from the Second to the Eighth Centuries 20 credits
  • Faith, Knowledge and Power, 1500-1750 20 credits

Year 2

Optional modules

  • The Crusades and Medieval Christendom 20 credits
  • Britain and the Industrial Revolution 20 credits
  • Patient Voices: Medicine and Healthcare in the Middle Ages 20 credits
  • Communist Eastern Europe, 1945-89 20 credits
  • The American Century, 1941-1980 20 credits
  • History Students in Schools 20 credits
  • The Rise of Modern Japan: From the Meiji Restoration to the Present Day 20 credits

Year 3

Compulsory modules

  • History Dissertation 40 credits
Optional modules
  • Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement 40 credits
  • The Cultural History of Venice, 1509-1797 40 credits
  • The Soviet Sixties: Politics and Society in the USSR, 1953-1968 40 credits
  • Apartheid in South Africa: Origins, Impact and Legacy 20 credits
  • In the Shadow of Franco: Terror and its Legacy in Spain, 1936-Present Day 20 credits
  • Men and Masculinity in Britain, c.1860-1960: War, Work and Home 20 credits

For more information on typical modules, read History BA in the course catalogue

Broadening your academic horizons

At Leeds we want you to benefit from the depth and breadth of the University's expertise, to prepare you for success in an ever-changing and challenging world. This course gives you the opportunity to broaden your learning by studying discovery modules. Find out more on the Broadening webpages.

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