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BA (Hons) History with Sociology

University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

If you’re fascinated by history, and how it relates to society, there’s no better place to study it than Portsmouth, a city teeming with the influences of the past.

On this BA (Hons) History with Sociology degree, you’ll pick the periods of time that interest you most, both in British and global history, and develop your skills in research and analysis. You’ll explore pressing contemporary social issues and get an understanding of specialist areas of sociological study such as food, happiness, violence, sport, social class, gender and race.

After the course, you'll have sought-after qualities you can transfer to the workplace in roles that involve analysis, research, communication and teamwork.

General Eligibility

  • A levels – ABB–BBC

  • UCAS points – 112-128 points to include a minimum of 2 A levels, or equivalent, to include a relevant subject 

  • International Baccalaureate – 25-26

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Placement year

On this course, you can do an optional work placement year between your 2nd and 3rd years to get valuable experience working in industry.

We’ll help you secure a work placement that fits your situation and ambitions. You’ll get mentoring and support throughout the year.

2 Year 1

Core modules in this year include:

  • Beliefs, Communities and Conflicts: Europe 1400-1750

  • Discovering World Histories: Peoples and Places

  • Societies, Nations and Empires: Europe 1750-2000

  • Thinking Like An Historian

  • Traces of the Past: Exploring Lives Through Sources

3 Year 2

Core Modules:

  • Debating the Past: Historical Case Studies

  • Working With the Past

Optional Modules:

  • A History of US Foreign Policy: From the Great War to 9/11

  • Empire and its Afterlives in Britain, Europe and Africa

  • Envisioning Ourselves: Media and the Making of Modern Britain, 1850-2000

  • Family, Career and Generation

  • Gender and Sexuality

  • Introduction to Teaching

  • Modern Foreign Language (Institution-wide Language Programme)

  • Professional Experience L5

  • Race and Racism

  • Rethinking Nazi Germany: Politics, History, Society

  • Social Power, Elites and Dissent

  • The Hidden Lives of Things: Material Culture in the Early Modern World

  • Underworlds: Crime, Deviance & Punishment in Britain, 1500-1900

4 Year 3

Core Modules:

  • Dissertation / Major Project

  • Specialist Option: Societies in Revolution

  • Specialist Option: Empires and Identities

Optional Modules:

  • Equality or Liberation? Theorising Social Justice

  • Food, Culture and Society

  • Health, Wellbeing and Happiness

  • Sociology of Culture: Taste, Value and Celebrity

Language Requirement

The IELTS score for international applicants is 6.0 (with no less than 5.5 in each component).

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