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University degree

History

Swansea University
Qualification
Degree
Length
4 yrs
UK fees / yr
£9,535
Study
Full-time
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About this course

History explores medieval, early and modern history through subjects including, women’s history and gender, modern British society and more International students that have already submitted a UCAS application should apply via our Clearing System. This BA in History at Swansea University enables you to build the skills that are valued by employers, across a range of sectors and professions, while exploring more than 1500 years of history, from the fall of the Roman Empire to the present day. The programme, anchored in compulsory modules and enhanced by optional modules, gives you a guided, structured and schematic path through history that enables you to acquire the skills and competencies of historical enquiry, as it is practiced in the twenty-first century.

Through the optional modules offered, you will have the opportunity to specialise in particular periods of history, as well as the ability to focus your studies on themes that transcend historical eras, by exploring issues including Sex and Gender, Empire and Nationhood, Revolution, Medicine and Disability, and the Environment across different places and times.

Could you get in?
The grades students arrived with
80-95 pts5%
96-111 pts30%
112-127 pts30%
128-143 pts15%
144-159 pts15%
160-175 pts5%
How they qualified
100% got in with alevel.
alevel100%
Could I get in? Try your grades
120 UCAS pts
Pay & prospects
90%
In work or further study after
25%
In professional / skilled jobs
90%
Continue past first year
89%
Student satisfaction
What graduates earn over time
£24,000
After 15 months
£21,500
3 years on
£26,500
5 years on
What students say National Student Survey
89%
of students are satisfied with the course overall
Teaching90%
Assessment & feedback83%
Academic support89%
Well organised93%
Learning resources91%
Student community91%
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Where this degree can lead
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When you're ready, the full entry requirements and application are on Swansea University's own site.
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