BA (Hons) History

at University of Suffolk

Year 1

• Tudors and Stuarts: People, Power and Projects 1509-1714 
• Encounters, exchange and the making of colonial worlds, 1492-1779 
• The Georgians in Focus, 1714-1830: From Hogarth to Bridgerton
• The Great Powers and the world, 1648-1848 
• Making Modern Britain 1830-1985 
• Revolution, Nationalism, Empire and War: International History since 1848 

Year 2

• Empire: From 1600 to the Present 
• Sex and Gender in British Society Since 1500 
• Group Project: Work-based learning in History 
• Dictators and Democracy in the era of Total War, 1900-1948 
• Clearance and Famine: British Rural Society 1760-1850 
• The Global Cold War: from Berlin to Beijing 
• Researching History

Year 3

• Genocide in History and Memory 
• Popular protest in Britain 1780-1850 
• The Witch Hunt 
• Heritage in Practice 
• Britain at War in the Twentieth Century 
• Independent Research Project
   

Academic Requirements

• Applicants are expected to hold A-Level History at grade C or above.
• All applicants are required to hold GCSE English and Maths at Grade C/4 or above. Applicants who do not hold these qualifications may be considered on an individual basis based upon their overall application and the course applied for.
• If you do not hold these qualifications please contact Admissions directly on 01473 338348 to discuss.
   

International Requirements

• IELTS 6.0 overall (minimum 5.5 in all components) where English is not the students' first language.

• UK full-time tuition fee: £9,250 p.a
• UK part-time tuition fee: £1,454 per 20 credits (please contact the Student Centre for further information)
• Full-time International tuition fee:  £12,996 p.a

• A degree in History opens the door to many careers and closes off very few. Around 60% of graduate jobs are open to graduates of any discipline and History graduates are well equipped with the advanced skills and confidence to thrive in a variety of occupations.

  The Telegraph ranks History as one of the Top Ten subjects for employability.

• History students go on to careers in teaching and academia, archive and library services, the museum and heritage industries, the civil service, local and national government, media and advertising, publishing and journalism, human resources and management, finance and industry and many more.

• History students have a valuable reputation amongst employers for being ideas orientated and good at problem solving, possessing good analytical and research skills, being able to marshal, synthesise and prioritise large quantities of data effectively, being able to communicate clearly, being able to work independently or as part of a team, and above all for being flexible, confident and inventive.

• 'Employability' is taken very seriously at the University of Suffolk and innovations such as our work-placement module Career Planning in the final year help to equip our students with the knowledge, skills and confidence to prosper in the jobs marketplace.

• A number of our graduates also go on to pursue further qualifications at masters and doctoral levels.