BA (Hons) History at University of Gloucestershire

Programme overview

Join a highly rated course with small class sizes, an enthusiastic teaching team, and opportunities to pursue projects that interest you and showcase your work. 1st in the UK for teaching satisfaction 9th in the UK for student satisfaction 100% for academic support and 98% for teaching satisfaction and learning opportunities See awards section for more details.

Department: History, Religion and Philosophy | Duration: 3 years full-time; part-time no fixed duration | Study mode: full-time, part-time | Intake: September 2027; September 2028 | Location: Cheltenham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Compulsory modules. Level 4 (Year 1): How to Time Travel: Doing & Representing History, Making the Modern World: Major Themes in History, Emancipation to Revolution: Russia, 1861-1921, Between Freedom and Slavery: the USA from Revolution to Civil War, The Reformations in Early Modern Europe, Georgian Britain  ; Level 5 (Year 2): Research and Inquiry, History in Practice; Level 6 (final year): The Dissertation.

Career pathways

Showcase your abilities and interests in student-led sessions, in exhibition production for the Cotswold Centre for History and Heritage, and develop your career ambitions in work placements. You will also gain transferrable skills for a number of possible careers by ‘doing’ history.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Typical offer: 96 – 112 UCAS tariff points (A-level CCC – BBC; BTEC MMM – DMM; T-level Merit). GCSE in English Lang/Lit and Maths at grade 4/C or above are usually required. UCAS code V100.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). First-year tuition fee for the full-time course; fees increase for subsequent years. Placement-year fee charged separately. Source

International applicants: GBP 17,950 a year (2026/27). International undergraduate fee (fee band C) per taught year; 2026/27 table, inflationary uplifts may apply in later years. Source

Intake: September 2027; September 2028

Duration: 3 years full-time; part-time no fixed duration

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