History BA (Hons) at Brunel University of London

Perhaps history has always been an interest for you or it’s something you’ve developed an interest in by studying it at school or college. Either way, everyone on the History BA at Brunel starts off on the same level playing field, without the need for a history qualification. History is about understanding what it means to be human.

Faculty: College of Arts, Law and Social Sciences  |  Department: Department of Social and Political Sciences  |  Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years full-time with placement  |  Study mode: full-time; placement year option  |  Intake: September  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Our History programme offers an expansive and flexible curriculum designed to help you uncover the forces that shaped our world. Compulsory modules by year include Year 1: Contemporary Challenges, Fundamentals of the Social Sciences, Special Subjects A, Special Subjects B; Year 2: Historians and their Craft, The First World War: Causes, Course, Consequences; Year 3: Advanced Research Skills for History, To introduce and guide students on the research and writing process for dissertations or Major Final Projects, Dissertation.

Career pathways

Studying on the History degree programmes will provide you with key transferable employment skills based on a wide range of written and oral communication skills in addition to analytical and critical thinking skills. Our programmes are built with input from business professionals with the specific aim of helping you enter the workplace fully equipped and confident of your abilities.

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