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BA History with Year Abroad
at University of Leicester

Leicester, United Kingdom

Tuition Fee £ 17,500
Country Rank-
Duration48 Months
Score IELTS: 6.5 TOEFL: 90

Program Overview

At Leicester, you will be able to explore a wider range of periods, themes and approaches to history than you are likely to have encountered before. A high degree of flexibility and choice is built into the course from the first year onwards – our range of expertise will allow you to build your degree around your own areas of interest, and narrow your focus to the eras, events and figures that truly fascinate you.

We offer a large choice of subjects from the fifth century to the contemporary world, and from all parts of the world: Britain, Ireland and Europe; Eastern Europe and Russia; China, Japan and India; North America, Latin America and the Caribbean; parts of Africa and the Middle East; and Australia.

You will have access to library collections that date back to the 12th Century. And if you want to feel the history of another city beneath your feet, you have the option to spend a year studying overseas.

Political, cultural, intellectual, social, economic and international perspectives will all come into play as you explore the web of factors that contributes to our understanding of history.

The first year combines a strong foundation in the study of core skills and time periods with the choice of focusing optional modules on different parts of the world. As your degree progresses, you will specialise increasingly in topics that inspire you as well as learning the essential elements of the historian’s craft. With experts in a plethora of topics, you will always be able to find modules that pique your curiosity and quench your thirst for knowledge – from the medieval natural world to the history of alcohol in America.

Course Content
Year 1

The core modules introduce important skills and key developments in medieval, early modern and modern history. You will also choose optional modules on either British, European, American or global history, and your People and Places option, an in-depth study of one historical person or place.

Core modules
- Making History (double module)
- Barbarism and Civilisation: Medieval and Early Modern Europe
- The Shock of the Modern
- People and Places (double module)
Option modules
Choose two option modules from:
- Global History: Connections and Cultures in a Changing World, 1750 to the present
- Great Britain: The State We're In
- Europe 1861-1991: Emancipation and Subjugation
- US History since 1877
Modules shown represent choices available to current students. The range of modules available and the content of any individual module may change in future years.

Year 2

In the second year you will start transforming from a student of history into a practising historian, through core modules which enhance your critical thinking, independent research skills and intellectual creativity. You'll explore even more new areas of history with a wide range of options to choose from.

Core modules
- Perceiving the Past (double module)
- Becoming the Historical Researcher (double module)
Option modules
Choose one option module from:
- Religious History
- Histories of Violence
Then choose one option module from:
- Blood, Position and Power: The Nobility of Later Medieval England, 1066-1485
- Madness, Monarchy and Politics in Georgian Britain
- Jack-the-Ripper: Crime, Popular Culture and Policing in Victorian Times
- Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union
Then choose one option module from:
- Gender History
- Race and Ethnicity
- All Bourgeois Now? Class in History
Finally choose one option module from:
- The Latin World: Ancient, Medieval and Modern
- Enter the Dragon: Modern Chinese History, 1839-1989
- From Beer to Fraternity: Alcohol, Society, and Culture in North America
- History in the Classroom
- Living with Dictatorship: European Societies, 1918-1941
- Heritage Field Project
Modules shown represent choices available to current students. The range of modules available and the content of any individual module may change in future years.

Year Abroad (optional)

We’ll make sure you have everything you need for your future career: not just by awarding you a high quality degree, but also by helping you to develop the skills, knowledge and confidence you need to make your mark in the world as a Citizen of Change. One way you can do this is by opting to take a Year Abroad between Years 2 and 3 of your degree.

Studying abroad is not just for people who are interested in travelling and meeting new people. It is about acquiring life skills that are becoming increasingly significant for a wide range of jobs in our modern globalised society. Whether you go on to a career in the private, public or third sector - or plough your own furrow as an entrepreneur – you will find the experience invaluable.

Final Year

Your final year is shaped entirely by your preferred areas of interest and specialisation. You will research and write an original dissertation - an independent research project of your own design - with the support of an expert supervisor. You will also choose from a wide range of optional modules that reflect the cutting-edge research expertise of your tutors.

Option modules
Choose one option module from:
- The USA and the Vietnam War
- Crime and Punishment in African American History
- The Golden Age of Anglo-Saxon Northumbria
- Disasporas and Migrations in the Modern World
- From Empire to Nation: Modern South Asia, c. 1857-1947
- Gender, Crime and Deviance in Eighteenth Century Britain
Then choose one option module from:
- The Imperial Economy: Britain and the Wider World, 1815-1914
- What Difference Did the War Make? British Society and the Great War, 1900-1939
- When Two Dragons Fight: China and Japan at War in the Twentieth Century
- Indigenous Peoples of the Americas, c1350-1650
- The Medieval Natural World
- Abolitionists: Antislavery Activism in Britain and America, 1787-1865
Then choose one option module from:
- Ideals of Womanhood in 19th Century America
- The Holocaust: Genocide in Europe
- After Hitler: Society, Culture and The Politics of The Nazi Past in The Two Germanies, 1945-1990
- A Sea of Conflict? Christian Muslim Encounters c.1100-c.1300
- The Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt
Plus your History dissertation

Modules shown represent choices available to current students. The range of modules available and the content of any individual module may change in future years.

Final Year

Your final year is shaped entirely by your preferred areas of interest and specialisation. You will research and write an original dissertation - an independent research project of your own design - with the support of an expert supervisor. You will also choose from a wide range of optional modules that reflect the cutting-edge research expertise of your tutors.

Option modules
Choose one option module from:
- The USA and the Vietnam War
- Crime and Punishment in African American History
- The Golden Age of Anglo-Saxon Northumbria
- Disasporas and Migrations in the Modern World
- From Empire to Nation: Modern South Asia, c. 1857-1947
- Gender, Crime and Deviance in Eighteenth Century Britain
Then choose one option module from:
- The Imperial Economy: Britain and the Wider World, 1815-1914
- What Difference Did the War Make? British Society and the Great War, 1900-1939
- When Two Dragons Fight: China and Japan at War in the Twentieth Century
- Indigenous Peoples of the Americas, c1350-1650
- The Medieval Natural World
- Abolitionists: Antislavery Activism in Britain and America, 1787-1865
Then choose one option module from:
- Ideals of Womanhood in 19th Century America
- The Holocaust: Genocide in Europe
- After Hitler: Society, Culture and The Politics of The Nazi Past in The Two Germanies, 1945-1990
- A Sea of Conflict? Christian Muslim Encounters c.1100-c.1300
- The Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt
Plus your History dissertation

Modules shown represent choices available to current students. The range of modules available and the content of any individual module may change in future years.
Entry Requirement
If you have completed the standard XII awarded by the CISCE/CBSE, or another recognised state exam board, with at least 75% overall, you may be considered for admission to a first year Bachelors degree. For many courses at the University of Leicester, you will need 80% overall or higher, along with higher individual marks of 85% in relevant subjects.
If you are studying A-levels or the International Baccalaureate (IB) then you can begin from the first year of a Bachelors degree.
If you have already completed the first year of an undergraduate degree at an Indian university, you may be considered for entry to the first or second year of a Bachelors degree if you have studied relevant subjects and/or modules.

Fees & Scholarships

International Tuition Fees:

£17500 per year

Career Prospect

We offer several practical or placement modules so that you can gain hands-on experience in your chosen career path. For instance, our 'History in the Classroom' module includes practical teaching experience by incorporating a placement in a local school and our 'Heritage Field Project' will give you hands on experience working in the heritage industry, offering you invaluable experience for the future.

We routinely develop paid internship opportunities for our students to gain additional, relevant work experience during their degrees. Roles such as research assistance, conference organiser, and editorial assistant have been offered in recent years.

Cost Of Studying At University of Leicester

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

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BA History with Year Abroad at University of Leicester