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BA History

University of Roehampton London, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

Our history degree is designed to build on your education by developing you as an individual and supporting your aspirations. You will learn to understand history in different ways, giving you a new perspective and challenging your views.

Develop key critical and analytical skills, and gain the confidence to present your arguments and debate ideas. Studying history in the 21st century requires digital literacies as well as traditional research skills, and at Roehampton, you will learn the latest methods for uncovering the past.

We foster a supportive environment built on strong student-staff relationships and an environment that helps you to thrive, whatever your background. You will learn through engaging lectures and seminars and also have one-on-one tutorials, personal guidance meetings, and extracurricular activities to allow you to develop your experience outside the classroom.

The books and documentaries produced by our historians are reflected in your lessons and your contributions often become part of the dialogue that informs staff research. Take up opportunities to study abroad, undertake a work placement, meet visiting scholars from around the world, and join fellow students on field trips at home and overseas. You can also join the student-led Roehampton Historical Society and contribute your own ideas.

General Eligibility

  • passes in two distinct subjects at GCE Advanced Level; or

  • a pass in one subject at GCE Advanced Level plus (a) passes in two distinct subjects at GCE Advanced Subsidiary Level, or (b) a Vocational A-Level Single Award, or (c) two Vocational A-Level part Awards;

  • a Vocational A-Level Double Award; or

  • a Vocational A-Level Single Award plus (a) two Vocational A-Level part Awards, or (b) passes in two distinct subjects at GCE Advanced Subsidiary Level; or

  • a BTEC National Certificate or Diploma; or

  • a completed T-Level award; or

  • a Scottish Certificate of Education with (a) passes in five subjects, including at least three at a Higher grade, or (b) passes in four subjects all at a Higher grade or New Higher grade; or

  • the full Diploma of the International Baccalaureate; or

  • an Irish Leaving Certificate with passes in four subjects at Grade C at the Higher level.

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Year 1

Compulsory module

  • Dictatorships and Democracies: Ancient and Modern

Optional modules

  • The Historian’s Craft

  • American History from Columbus to Cold War

  • Modern British and European History

  • Community and Identity in Global Perspective, 1700s-2000s

  • Diversity in Europe and its Neighbours c. 1000-1700

2 Year 2

Compulsory modules

  • Historical Controversies

  • Applied Humanities: Professional Practice and Placement

Optional modules

  • Medicine, Culture and Society from Ancient to Modern

  • Islam and the West

  • Afterlives: Ancient Gods and Heroes in the Middle Ages and Renaissance

  • Living and Dying under the Third Reich

  • Childhood: Histories, Lives and Stories

  • Romantic and Victorian Bodies

  • Social Policy in Britain from Workhouse to Welfare State, 1780-Present

  • The Global Economic Order

  • Culture, Society, and the State in Early Medieval Britain and China

Work Placement Year

  • Work Placement Year

3 Year 3

Compulsory module

  • Dissertation

Optional modules

  • Radicalism in the English Revolution, 1640- 1653

  • Representations of the Holocaust

  • Executive Leadership in Historical Perspective

  • Red Globalisation: Russia, China, and the Modern World

  • Gender and Sexuality in Europe, 1850-1920

  • Race and Empire

  • Treason, Loyalty, and State Power in the 20th Century

  • Empires and Geographies of Power in the Pre-Modern Age

  • Rebellion and Resistance in the Global South

Language Requirement

  • IELTS5.5
  • TOEFL59
  • PTE50
  • Duolingo69
IELTS 6.0 overall with a minimum 5.5 in each component

Additional Information

4 years (full-time) if opting for the additional placement year 4 years (full-time) if opting for Foundation Year entry

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For any enquiries or further details, please don't hesitate to contact us. Let's take the next step in your academic journey together.

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