History

Study mode:On campus Study type:Full-time Languages: English
Local:$ 9 k / Year(s) Foreign:$ 14.7 k / Year(s)  
127 place StudyQA ranking:2957 Duration:36 months

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Description

How do we make sense of the events, ideas and people of the past? History at Southampton challenges you to interpret the history of past societies critically and imaginatively.

  • • Tailor your degree to your own historical interests through our extensive module options, including in East European, Southeast Asian and Jewish history
  • • Teaching and supervision from world-class researchers who will work with you to explore the complexities of the past and why it matters
  • • Learn outside of the classroom – in field trips, individual or small group tutorials, and placements in schools or colleges – as well as inside the classroom, in lectures and seminars
  • • Take part in our innovative ‘group project’ module, which provides a unique opportunity to work as a team and to present your research to the general public
  • • Work with a huge range of historical sources and archival collections, including the University’s Special Collections - the 7th largest UK Higher Education archival collection
  • • Opportunities for language learning and study abroad
Career opportunities

Studying History at Southampton will help you to acquire the critical thinking and communication skills that are vital as you embark on your career. During your studies you will gain valuable transferable skills - the ability to weigh up evidence and arguments, to express your opinions coherently and concisely, to work independently, to manage your time and workload effectively, and many more. These skills will demonstrate to employers that you are uniquely equipped to respond positively to the challenges and opportunities of tomorrow's workplace.

Your skills of research, analysis and expression will open a wide variety of career options. Our graduates have succeeded in careers as diverse as law; the media; IT; the Civil Service; advertising, film and television; business and finance; teaching; politics; numerous roles in the public sector and NGOs; publishing; teaching; museums, galleries and libraries - to name but a few.

You will develop and practise these career-enhancing skills from day one of your studies. You will learn to:

  • think critically
  • express your opinions clearly and support them with evidence
  • write in different ways and in different formats for a range of audiences
  • work effectively in groups
  • work independently and manage your time effectively
  • make interesting and confident presentations
  • sharpen your analysis of the past to address the problems of the present

In addition, work-experience opportunities help you to apply your transferable skills in the workplace before you even finish your degree. For example, the university's Excel scheme offers around 150 placements in a range of companies.

Detailed Course Facts

Application deadline EEA:January; International (non-EU) : June Tuition fee
  • GBP 9000 Year (EEA)
  • GBP 14660 Year (Non-EEA)
Start date October 2015 Duration full-time 36 months Languages Take an IELTS test
  • English
Delivery mode On Campus Educational variant Full-time More information Go To The Course Website

Course Content

Programme Structure
  • • In your first year you will take core modules on historical and analytical skills and key conceptual tools for historians. You will also select modules from options covering the ancient to near contemporary world, exploring the development of a historical topic over time, and analysing sources for its study.
  • • In your second year you will choose modules from a wide range of ancient, medieval or modern topics, and undertake a group project involving first-hand research
  • • In your final year you will study in-depth a key historical theme, and complete a dissertation on a research topic of your choice
  • • Add breadth to your degree and pursue varied interests by taking the option to complete 25 per cent of your programme in another subject
Typical course content

The history undergraduate programme is modular. This means that your programme is divided into self-contained modules taught and assessed in a single semester. Taught modules may be single (two hours teaching a week), or double (three to four hours teaching a week, depending on the type of module).

Innovation modules outside of your subject area

Our Curriculum Innovation Programme offers you the chance to take optional modules outside of your chosen subject area. This allows you to personalise your education, to develop new skills and knowledge for your future. Modules range from "Living and working on the web" to "Business skills for employability".

Learn a language

Some of our courses also give you the option of taking a language module, which can count towards your degree. These modules cover ten languages and range from absolute beginner to near-native speaker level.

Requirements

A Levels:

AAB from 3 A levels with a grade A in History

or

ABB, including A in History and A in Extended Project

General Studies is not accepted.

We are also able to consider excellent candidates able to meet our AAB offer but who are not studying History at A-level, though such applicants especially should use the personal statement to show their interest in and aptitude for History.

IB:

34 points, 17 at higher level, including 6 in higher level History

We are also able to consider excellent candidates able to meet our overall offer but who are not studying History at higher level, though such applicants especially should use the personal statement to show their interest in and aptitude for History.

International Foundation Year

International students who do not currently meet our entry requirements may be able to join this course on successful completion of our International Foundation Year. For more information visit the IFY course page

Selection process:

Intake: 150 Average applicants per place: 8

Selection process: UCAS application

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

Related Scholarships*

  • Academic Excellence Scholarship

    "The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."

  • Access Bursary

    Bursary for UK students all subjects where the variable tuition fee rate is payable.

  • Alumni Bursary

    Alumni Bursary for UK Undergraduate students

* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than University of Southampton.

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