BA (Hons) History at Swansea University

Programme overview

BA History explores more than 1,500 years of history, from the fall of the Roman Empire to the present day, with specialisation in periods such as modern Britain, Europe and the USA or the Middle Ages, and themes such as sex and gender, empire and nationhood, revolutions, medicine and disability, and the environment. Assessment goes beyond traditional essays, and students can take a work placement module and complete an original-research dissertation in the final year.

Duration: 3 years full-time (4 years with a foundation year, year abroad or year in industry) | Intake: September | Location: Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 compulsory modules are From Facts to Fake News, Making Modern Europe 1789 to the Present, Medieval Matters, Global Challenges and the Historian and The Early Modern World 1500-1800. Year 2 includes The Practice of History with optional period and thematic modules, and Year 3 includes a dissertation.

Career pathways

Graduates move into the Civil Service, education (via a PGCE), history and heritage organisations including museums, policy roles in culture and leisure, media and public relations, events management, and further academic study and careers in academia.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Typical A-level offer ABB to BBC; BTEC DDM-DMM; UK Access in Humanities or Social Sciences: minimum 21 Distinctions and 24 Merits at Level 3; T Levels Merit; mixed qualifications 112-128 UCAS tariff points from the three highest qualifications; International Baccalaureate 32 points. Classroom-based foundation-year route: A-level CDD-DDD; BTEC MMP; T Level Pass; 80 UCAS tariff points; IB 26 points.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). Full-time undergraduate tuition fee for Welsh, English and other UK students. International fee is shown on the course page. Source

International applicants: GBP 19,300 a year (2026/27). Year 1 tuition fee, full-time Source

Intake: September

Duration: 3 years full-time (4 years with a foundation year, year abroad or year in industry)

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