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History BA Hons
at Northumbria University

Newcastle, United Kingdom

Tuition Fee £ 16,500
Country Rank#43
Duration36 Months
Score IELTS: 6

Program Overview

Are you looking for a history degree that combines the study of the past with 21-century employability? History BA (Hons) at Northumbria University offers a high level of flexibility as well as thorough training in the skills of the professional researcher.

Alongside a small number of core modules, you can pick and choose from a wide range of stimulating options that cover a rich tapestry of history. In doing so, you will be able to study a mix of periods and regions, from medieval Europe to contemporary America. Our curriculum provides a historical perspective on present-day challenges and concerns, including environmental change, global connectivity, gender equality, war and conflict, and the power of media and culture. Northumbria University’s breadth of expertise has helped us to be ranked 45th of UK institutions for History (Guardian University Guide, 2022)

Our staff members make innovative use of media, including film, music and digital technology. History at Northumbria means much more than seminars and lectures: joint knowledge creation, place-based learning and public engagement are embedded in our curriculum which includes group projects, work placements, excursions and student-led conferences.

The undergraduate history course deliberately teaches transferable skills, with options for a work placement as well as a period of study abroad. The first year emphasises the acquisition of research and communication skills, the second employability and project management, and the third independent learning on a research project of your choice. A wide range of option modules are offered on this course. To ensure the quality of the student learning experience, some modules are subject to minimum and maximum student numbers. Staff are dedicated to supporting their students and they do so through our Guidance Tutor system, one-to-one essay tutorials and dissertation workshops.

The student satisfaction rate for this course is 94% (National Student Survey, 2020).

Course Content
Your tutors will use a variety of teaching methods including lectures, small-group discussions and individual tutorials. These will be backed up by regular feedback and consultation hours during which you can discuss your progress with a personal tutor and ask further questions. We make sure that extensive feedback from tutors and peers is built into the course.

Our assessment strategy is designed to support student-centred learning, based on our understanding that everyone has different needs, strengths, and enthusiasms. Assessments will develop your communication skills while also testing your grasp of the learning outcomes for each module. Assessment methods will include essays, presentations, portfolios of work and a final-year dissertation.

A wide range of option modules are offered on this course. To ensure the quality of the student learning experience, some modules are subject to minimum and maximum student numbers.

Modules

Module information is indicative and is reviewed annually therefore may be subject to change. Applicants will be informed if there are any changes.

Year one
- HI4003 -The Making of Contemporary Europe (Core,20 Credits)
- HI4004 -A Disunited Kingdom? The British and Irish Isles since 1689 (Core,20 Credits)
- HI4005 -From Sea to Shining Sea: US History from 1776 to 2008 (Core,20 Credits)
- HI4006 -Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe 1200-1720 (Core,20 Credits)
- HI4007 -Making History (Core,20 Credits)
- HI4009 -Cultures, Empires and Ideas: Global Histories of Power and Ideology (Core,20 Credits)
- YC5001 -Academic Language Skills for Humanities and Social Sciences (Core – for International and EU students only,0 Credits)
Year two
- AD5011 -Humanities Study Abroad (60 credit) (Optional,60 Credits)
- AM5003 -The American West (Optional,20 Credits)
- HI5004 -Affluence and Anxiety: The US from 1920 to 1960 (Optional,20 Credits)
- HI5006 -Slavery, Sectionalism and Manifest Destiny (Optional,20 Credits)
- HI5009 -Your Graduate Future (Optional,20 Credits)
- HI5014 -From Reconstruction to Reunification: Europe, 1945-1991 (Optional,20 Credits)
- HI5015 -Ireland before and after the Great Famine, 1798-1916 (Optional,20 Credits)
- HI5017 -Into the Dark Valley: Europe, 1919-1939 (Optional,20 Credits)
- HI5022 -The Holocaust (Optional,20 Credits)
- HI5027 -Enlightenment to Empire: France in an Age of Revolution, 1715-1815 (Optional,20 Credits)
- HI5030 -Debating History (Core,20 Credits)
- HI5038 -Early Modern Monarchies: Power and Representation, 1500-1750 (Optional,20 Credits)
- HI5043 -Rise of the Russian Empire: the Romanovs, 1613-1855 (Optional,20 Credits)
- HI5044 -Power and Freedom: West African History, 1850 to 2010 (Optional,20 Credits)
- HI5045 -Origins of the Modern Middle East, c. 1770-1970 (Optional,20 Credits)
- HI5047 -Migration, Diaspora and the Making of Modern Britain (Optional,20 Credits)
- HI5048 -Witches, Knights and Plague: Medieval Europe on Film (Optional,20 Credits)
- HI5051 -British Empires: The First Two Hundred Years (Optional,20 Credits)
- HI5052 -History/Film: Using Popular Film as Historical Evidence (Optional,20 Credits)
- HI5053 -Travel Writing and Tourism in Modern Britain and Ireland (Optional,20 Credits)
- HI5054 -Field Notes: Politics and Policy Making in Place (Optional,20 Credits)
- ML5001 -Unilang - Languages for all - Level 5 Placeholder (Optional,20 Credits)
- YC5001 -Academic Language Skills for Humanities and Social Sciences (Core – for International and EU students only,0 Credits)
Year three
- AD5009 -Humanities Work Placement Year (Optional,120 Credits)
- AD5010 -Humanities Study Abroad Year (Optional,120 Credits)
- AT5004 -Year in International Business (This is made up of modules studied in Newcastle (Semester 1) & Amsterdam (Semester 2) (Optional,120 Credits)
- AT5007 -Year in International Multidisciplinary Innovation (4 modules studied in Amsterdam (Semester 1) & Newcastle (Semester 2) (Optional,120 Credits)
Year four
- AM6004 -States of Nature: Environments and Peoples in the Americas (Optional,20 Credits)
- HI6010 -Women, Crime and Subversion in Early Modern Europe (Optional,20 Credits)
- HI6025 -Northern Ireland: The 'Troubles' and the Search for Peace (Optional,20 Credits)
- HI6026 -Sex and the City: Urban Life in Eighteenth-Century Britain (Optional,20 Credits)
- HI6028 -History Dissertation (Core,40 Credits)
- HI6029 -Mystics, Deviants and Satanists: Unorthodox Thinking in the Age of the Inquisition (Optional,20 Credits)
- HI6030 -Law and Order USA: Police, Prisons, and Protest in Modern America (Optional,20 Credits)
- HI6033 -The Art of Power: Tudor Court Culture (Optional,20 Credits)
- HI6036 -Holocaust Testimony and Cultural Memory (Optional,20 Credits)
- HI6037 -Environmental disaster in modern Britain (Optional,20 Credits)
- HI6038 -History of Antisemitism (Optional,20 Credits)
- HI6039 -The British Women's Suffrage Movement in History and Memory (Optional,20 Credits)
- HI6040 -Nicaragua in Revolution, 1979-1990 (Optional,20 Credits)
- HI6041 -Russia Between Democracy and Dictatorship: Gorbachev to Putin, 1985-2008 (Optional,20 Credits)
- HI6042 -How to Kill a King: Monarchies in Crisis, 1547-1689 (Optional,20 Credits)
- HI6043 -Creatures of Empire: an Animal History of British Colonialism (Optional,20 Credits)
- HI6044 -Taking the King's Shilling: Ireland and the British Army, 1793-1945 (Optional,20 Credits)
- HI6045 -Capitalism and its Others (Optional,20 Credits)
- HI6046 -Secret Documents, Oral Traditions: How We Know About African History (Optional,20 Credits)
- YC5001 -Academic Language Skills for Humanities and Social Sciences (Core – for International and EU students only,0 Credits)
Entry Requirement
Entry Requirements 2022/23

Standard Entry

120 UCAS Tariff points

From a combination of acceptable Level 3 qualifications which may include: A-level, T Level, BTEC Diplomas/Extended Diplomas, Scottish and Irish Highers, Access to HE Diplomas, or the International Baccalaureate.

Subject Requirements:

There are no specific subject requirements for this course.

GCSE Requirements:

Applicants will need Maths and English Language at minimum grade 4/C, or an equivalent.

Additional Requirements:

There are no additional requirements for this course.

International Qualifications:

We welcome applicants with a range of qualifications which may not match those shown above.

English Language Requirements:

International applicants should have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.0 with 5.5 in each component (or an approved equivalent*).
Fees & Scholarships
Fees and Funding 2022/23 Entry

UK Fee in Year 1: £9,250

* The maximum tuition fee that we are permitted to charge for UK students is set by government. Tuition fees may increase in each subsequent academic year of your course, these are subject to government regulations and in line with inflation.

EU Fee in Year 1: £16,500

International Fee in Year 1: £16,500
Career Prospect
History graduates are especially valued because of their transferable communication skills and the way they evaluate evidence and think critically. You can use your history degree as a platform to launch a career in areas such as finance, law, journalism and the civil service. There are also jobs in museums and archive management, or you can consider becoming a professional researcher by studying further at the postgraduate level.

Whatever you decide to do, you will have strong employability as a result of having acquired the characteristics of a Northumbria graduate. These include critical reflection and self-learning, collaboration and curiosity, and the ability to apply your knowledge to solve problems in ways that are sustainable and ethical.

During the second year of the course, you will have the chance to undertake a work placement in an institution such as a museum, archive, heritage site, or comparable employer. This will give you an awareness of how the skills of historical study can be applied professionally.

You will also have the opportunity to spend a semester in North America or Europe, continuing your historical studies in a new context. You can study a foreign language to assist with this, or travel to broaden your cultural horizons. An international outlook will give you an extra edge in the job market.

Every module will play a role in developing and reinforcing the transferable attributes that are necessary for graduate employment: effective time management, excellent communication, good teamwork and high-level analysis.

Cost Of Studying At Northumbria University

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

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History BA Hons at Northumbria University