History BA
Studying History is an imaginative process that fundamentally challenges your worldview. Using past societies from across the world, and supported by our specialist experts, you’ll develop advanced analytical skills, decipher diverse viewpoints, and learn how to express yourself fluently.
- A Levels
AAB - UCAS code
V100 - Duration
3 years - Start date
September - Attendance
Full-time
Course description
Why study this course?
Quality teaching time in smaller seminars
We are committed to small-group teaching, enabling you to benefit from exchanging ideas, critical discussion and collaborative tasks. Guided by your tutor, you’ll develop crucial skills in debate and analysis that are essential for any career.
Sheffield’s research-led special subject
In your third year, you’ll take a full-year, research-led special subject. There, you’ll work directly with a leading specialist in your chosen area, interrogating original sources and engaging with cutting-edge historical analysis as part of a process of becoming an expert yourself.
Choose a year abroad or work placement
We have strong links with local and national organisations and institutions in Europe and the wider world, and you can easily add a year to your degree to explore history while studying in another country, or gain valuable work experience through a year-long placement.
Building transferable skills
Over the course of the degree you'll become highly skilled in research, managing information, critical thinking, analysis, and presenting convincing arguments. In a context of contested and misleading information, we ensure that our graduate historians are equipped with the skills to critically evaluate competing claims.
University of Leeds