BA (Hons) History
Bachelor's degree
In Hatfield
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Hatfield
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Duration
3 Years
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Start date
Different dates available
In your first year you’ll study modules that will give you an insight into the making of the modern world. Explore faith, magic and medicine and campaigns for freedom and equality. You’ll learn about Africa and the world, and about America from Hamilton to Trump.
In your second year you’ll be able to choose all your modules. This means you have the chance to specialise in those areas that fit your interests. Look at family life in the 18th century, politics in the 20th century, crime, and society in the 16th century, British imperialism and more. You can even choose to learn how to make a historical documentary, giving you a host of transferable skills.
Work placement/study abroad option: Between your second and final year, you’ll have the option to study abroad or do a work placement for up to a year. Not only will this give you an amazing experience to talk about but will also give your CV a boost. If you’d rather go straight to your final year, that’s absolutely fine too.
In your third and final year, you will continue to study those areas you love. You’ll also have the chance work on a final history project, known as a dissertation, on a topic of your choosing. This is the year in which you combine all those skills you’ve been gaining, preparing you for the world of work when you leave us.
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About this course
Ever wondered how past events shape our current world? Or why some current events are eerily similar to things that happened centuries ago? This course will help you understand how the modern world came to be and what this might mean for the future. We offer a flexible programme of study, where you’ll be encouraged to combine theoretical knowledge with practical skills. You’ll be able to choose many of your modules, so you can specialise in those areas you are interested in most. You’ll gain a solid foundation in many branches of history, whilst learning the practical skills needed in the field of work.
Your lecturers at Herts have won prizes for their work and even contribute to radio and television, both in the UK and abroad. You’ll study at a University that has contributed to ‘Harry Potter: A History of Magic,’ part of a British Library exhibition. You’ll learn about national as well as international history, from Europe to Africa and America. Our course focuses on the connection between past and present, linking people’s history and everyday lives.
UCAS points 104
A Level BCC
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Subjects
- Magic
- Project
- Politics
- Cashing
- Traders and Consumers
- Faith
- Magic and Medicine
- Freedom
- Public History
Course programme
Degree programmes are divided into levels, 4, 5 and 6. These correspond to your first, second and third/final year of study. Below you can see what modules you’ll be studying in each.
Level 4
Module
- Cashing In: Traders and Consumers, 1600 - 2001
- Belief and Disbelief: Faith, Magic and Medicine, 1500-1800
- The Fight for Rights: Freedom and Oppression, 1790s-1990s
- Introduction to Public History
- The Heritage Industry in Britain
- Leisure and Lifestyle: 20th Century American Music, Sport and Entertainment
- Historians' Toolkit
- Africa and the World, 1450-1850
Module
- Graduate Skills
- Doing History: Investigating the Historians' Craft
- Propaganda in 20th century War and Politics A
- Britain at War, 1688-1815 B
- Hearth & Heart: Family Life in the Long Eighteenth-Century
- Nation & Identity: Newly Independent States in Interwar Europe, 1918-1939
- Making a Historical Documentary
- Making Histories: Public History Work Experience
- Postcards from the Empire: Experiences of British Imperialism
- Maladies and Medicine in Early Modern Europe
- Crime and Society in England, 1550-1750
- The Age of the Cold War, 1945-1991
Module
- Oral History Project
- Bodies and Sexuality in the Early Modern Period A
- Italy and Fascism
- Popular Protest, Riot and Reform in Britain, 1760-1848 B
- The 1956 Suez Crisis: Causes, Course and Impact 1945-1962
- Everyday Lives: An Intimate History of Twentieth Century Women
- Thinking with History: Applying Historical Insight to Real-Life Issues
- Final Year History Dissertation
- Local and Global Community Heritage
- Pacific Histories: Colonisation, Conflict and Connections
- Sinners, Scoundrels & Deviants: Non-Conformity in the Atlantic World A
- Cold War Film and Propaganda
Additional information
EU Students Fee
Full time - £13450 for the 2021/2022 academic year
Part time - £1680 per 15 credits for the 2021/2022 academic year
International Students Fee
Full time - £13450 for the 2021/2022 academic year
Part time - £1680 per 15 credits for the 2021/2022 academic year
BA (Hons) History