BA History

About the Course

Enola GayThe History degree provides a thorough grounding in the full range, methodologies and practices of the discipline of History.

In the first year, you will be introduced to new areas of study through an examination of various historical case studies and exploration of the historic environment, field trips and research projects, and by investigating how the past is captured, made and communicated through visits to archives or museums or analyses of film, TV and other media.

In the second and third years, you will deepen your knowledge of the past through a combination of wide ranging modules, that survey long periods of time, and more focused, topic-centred specialist modules. This combination is extensive and covers all interests and preferences from, for example, studies of the Crusades to Modern America, from Henry I and the Wars of the Roses to the Troubles in Northern Ireland, and from the Holocaust to Post-War Britain.

Furness AbbeyThe culmination of the degree is the dissertation, where you will be free to pursue a topic of your choice, and the special subject, based upon the tutor’s own research and publication specialism. Teaching generally takes place in small groups allowing for interaction, discussion and close support from your tutors.

Award
BA (Single Honours)

UCAS Code
V100

Course Length
3 years full-time; part-time study available

Entry Requirements

The School has a dedicated Admissions and Recruitment officer who deals with all UCAS application, liaises with the various Programme Coordinators and arranges visits, and Open Days. The programme requirements are between 240 and 260 points and above or Access to HE Foundation Degree. However we are keen to judge each application on its merits, and thus will also look at non traditional routes though here entry may require an interview.

Career Opportunities

  • Teaching
  • Heritage (library, archives, museum, tourism)
  • Postgraduate research
  • General administrative and management posts; civil service 
  • Teaching
  • Heritage (library, archives, museum, tourism)
  • Postgraduate research
  • General administrative and management posts; civil service

You will develop powers of analysis, logical thought and argument within a supportive and encouraging environment. It will be these skills of communication, understanding, analysis and self-management that provide you with a passport into employment. Types of employment could include museum and archive work, journalism, law, banking, local politics, all types of administrative work, marketing and advertising, and teaching.

Campus

Lampeter Campus

Typical modules

  • The Holocaust
  • The Cistercians
  • History and Theory of Genocide
  • Modern America
  • Wars of the Roses
  • The Irish Question
  • Europe in the Age of Fascism, Communism and Democracy
  • Medieval England: Edward the Confessor to Richard II
  • Britain and the Great War

Key Features

  • Small classes with interactive learning
  • Opportunity to construct your own degree scheme
  • Training in historical research methods
  • Use of local record office and museum resources
  • Wide range of modules

Programme Specification

Programme Specification HISTORY

Further Information

Joint Routes Available:

  • BA History and Ancient History - V112
  • BA History and Anthropology - LVP1
  • BA History and Archaeology - V V14
  • BA History and English - QV31
  • BA History and Medieval Studies - V138
  • BA History and Islamic Studies - TV61
  • BA History and Philosophy - V V5C
  • BA History and Theology - V V16

Assessment methods

Assessment methods for the course draw upon a range of different forms and approaches that include a variety of written formats from essays (ranging from 1500 words up to 3500 words in length), book reviews, literature surveys, short 1000 word analyses, reflective journals, document analysis, palaeography, oral presentations delivered both in a group and individually, and both seen and unseen examinations.

In addition to summative assessments the programme also undertakes a range of formative assessments that may include one or more of the following: peer assessed work, group presentations, journals, internet searches, document analysis, and bibliographic exercises.

Learning and Teaching methods

Teaching methods are designed to provide interest, variety and academic curiosity. Seminars, workshops and small group work are our principal means of teaching, though supported by lectures, field trips, revision and study groups. We are also offer one-to-one tutorials in which you can discuss aspects of your on written work such as help with the structuring of essays, or writing technique or feedback advice on a specific assignment.