BA (Hons) History (Study Abroad) at Lancaster University

As a historian at Lancaster, you’ll explore the challenges that confront our world. You'll build the skills to hunt down and analyse evidence to solve these challenges, making your home in a city whose castle, cathedral and cobbled streets are part of the stories you’ll discover. Our expert historians will guide you through hands-on training, as you prepare to take your place in the world.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences  |  Department: School of Global Affairs  |  Duration: Full time 4 years  |  Study mode: full-time (includes a year studying abroad)  |  Location: Lancaster, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 core modules: Handling Historical Evidence, Medieval and Early Modern Worlds, Revolutions in History, Controversy in History, Modern Worlds. Year 2 core modules: Who Makes History?, War and Transformation, Human and Environment. Year 3 core modules: Your Year Abroad. Year 4 core modules: The Use and Abuse of History, History Dissertation.

Career pathways

Our world is changing: geopolitical challenges, advances in technology, and demographic transformations create new jobs and reshape existing roles. As a History graduate, you’ll be skilled in analysing and interpreting evidence, confident, flexible, quick to learn new skills and able to communicate your analysis to others.

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