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BA (Hons) History

University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

Studying an undergraduate degree in history – the story of humanity through the ages – develops your knowledge of the past and gives you a better understanding of the present.

Throughout your BA Hons History course, you'll receive excellent training in areas such as problem-solving, communication, research methods and interpretation.  

Our classes cover some of the most important and interesting historical periods at home and abroad, including Scotland’s ‘Highland Problem’ in the 16th century, Slavery in World History and Cold War Europe, 1945-1991.

Students can enjoy an optional year abroad – studying at a foreign university – as part of our course.

Our BA degrees in Humanities & Social Sciences are initially broad-based. In Year 1 you'll study three subjects, including your chosen subject(s).  

General Eligibility

A Levels

Year 1 entry: ABB-BBB
Year 2 entry: AAA-ABB

(GCSE English Language 6/B or Literature 6/B, GCSE Maths 4/C)

International Baccalaureate

32-30

HNC

Social Sciences:

Year 1 entry: A in Graded Unit; Maths National 5 B, or equivalent

HND

Social Sciences:

AAB in Graded Units.

Part Time Work Details

20 hours of work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Year 1

Semester 1 Compulsory Class

  • History 1A

Semester 2 Compulsory Class

  • History 1B

2 Year 2

Choose three from:

  • Scotland: Renaissance and Reformation

  • Disease & Society

  • History of Scotland 1700-1832

  • Modern Europe

3 Year 3

Semester 1 options:

  • Oral History: Theory and Practice

  • Cold War Europe

  • Disability in Modern Britain

  • Medicine & Warfare

  • France at War

  • Propaganda & War in the Twentieth Century

Semester 2 options:

  • Historiography

  • Madness and Society

  • Genocide in the 20th Century

  • Society and Politics in Colonial India: 1880s-1947

  • Scotland’s Highland Problem

  • Scottish Society since 1914

4 Year 4

Special subject classes (taught over both Semesters 1 & 2)

  • The Scramble for the Middle East: Arab Nationalism, Zionism and European Colonial Powers, 1914-1939

  • Twentieth-Century Czechoslovakia

  • Rwanda: Peace, Conflict & the Politics

  • Plantation in Ulster

Semester 1 Elective classes

  • France at War, 1870-1962

  • Medicine & Warfare in the Twentieth Century

  • Cold War Europe

Semester 2 Elective classes

  • Scottish Society

  • Scotland’s Highland Problem

  • Madness and Society

  • Genocide in the 20th Century

  • Society & Politics in Colonial India

Language Requirement

IELTS 6.5 overall (no individual band less than 5.5)

Ready to get started?

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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