BA (Hons) History

• A Level: Must include passes at A2 in at least one subject.
• International Baccalaureate: Diploma with 24 points including a minimum of 15 points at Higher Level.
• Other equivalent qualifications recognised by the university.

Note: We would normally expect you to have Grade C in GCSE English and Maths.

English Language Requirements:

• Overall IELTS score of 5.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking (or recognised equivalent).

Your degree course encompasses the historical development of British and European society from 1500 to the late 20th century.

Questions of class, gender and race will be at the heart of your investigations as you examine the rise and decline of the British Empire and analyse the impact of social and political change on people's lives.

In your second year you’ll examine the key ideas and politics of European history. You’ll also focus on research and archive work and take up a stimulating work experience placement.

Oral history is increasingly important, and in year three you’ll undertake a module featuring people’s memories of historical events, in which you’ll interview Londoners about their vivid past.

By now, you’ll be ready to research and complete a major dissertation in an area reflecting your interests.

Throughout your three-year course, you can enrich your studies with optional modules in complementary areas such as Literature, Politics, Sociology and Anthropology.

Year 1

• Patterns of Imperial History 
• London, History and Heritage: the Making of the Modern City
• Britain in the Long 19th Century 

Optional (choose 1):

• Approaches to Shakespeare
• Political Philosophy
• Politics, State and Society
• International studies
• Culture, Technology and Social Change
• Introduction to Social Anthropology 

Year 2

• Reformation to Revolution 
• Research workshop: 20th century social history 

Optional (choose 1): 

• American Literature
• Writing Early Modern England
• Anthropological Theory 
• International Organisation and Global Governance 
• Human Mobility, Forced Migration and Social Change 
• Social Movements in the Radical Twentieth Century

Year 3

• Research Methods and Dissertation 
• Memory and History
• Culture, Thought and Belief in the Pre-Modern World 

Optional (choose 1)

• The Mediterranean World 
• War, Revolution and Upheaval in 20th Century Europe
• Politics of Global Powers
• Anthropology of Political Economy and Belief
• Culture, Power and Modernity