BA (Hons) History at Durham University

Why study history? Our answer to that is simple: because we are human and we need to understand ourselves and one another. By studying the past, history helps us to see other ways of thinking and living – and it offers us alternative perspectives on the present.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Humanities  |  Department: History  |  Duration: 3 years full-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Durham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 enables you to discover new chronologies, geographies, and approaches to history. It offers you an induction into advanced historical study, engaging with different periods and approaches to the study of the past. The scope and the questions raised here will often be large, maximising your access to the breadth of expertise offered by our academics and enabling you to engage histories on a global scale across centuries of time. In the process, you will be introduced to historical methods and develop the skills needed to make the transition to degree-level study and build confidence in addressing significant historical concerns. Compulsory modules include Making History, Doing History: Evidence, Methods and Challenges, Big Problems: Historical Perspectives on Global Challenges.

Career pathways

Our aim is to make you better at thinking, speaking, and writing for yourself, and better at critically assessing the words that others speak and write. Thinking analytically, arguing clearly and concisely, solving problems – these are fundamental skills in many jobs.

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