About the course

Reasons to study

1. With a diverse range of modules, you can investigate the periods of history that inspire you most.
2. The option to undertake a work placement in the UK or overseas could open up your graduate employment prospects.
3. You'll be able to explore the award-winning archive at Heritage Quay and the unique Holocaust Centre North located on campus.

We were ranked best in Yorkshire with 93% for student satisfaction for the subject History in the National Student Survey 2022.

Studying history enables us to put ourselves and our societies into perspective, establishing connections between the events, ideas and people that built past and present worlds. Here at Huddersfield you’ll be able to engage with a different approaches to history, and work with primary source materials in dynamic and innovative ways.

• History has a 93% student satisfaction rating (NSS 2022).
• Our History modules cover a range of eras from medieval to modern times, and are geographically diverse allowing you to investigate the periods that inspire you most.
• You’ll gain valuable real world experience. The 5-week work experience placement in Year 2 and the optional year-long placement after the second year could help open up your graduate employment prospects.
• You can get creative with opportunities to design a marketing pitch for a historical film, or a museum exhibition.
• Opportunities to explore our innovative award-winning archive at Heritage Quay and the newly opened Holocaust Learning and Exhibition Centre.
• You could also join the student History Society, and organise trips, debates and social events.

Our course also gives you a range of skills that you can take out into the world of work - good communication and analytical skills, independent and team working, and problem solving.

Course detail

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3 - optional placement year

Final year

Teaching and assessment

Teaching excellence

Global Professional Award

Entry requirements

BBB-BCCat A Level .

120-104UCAS tariff points from a combination of Level 3 qualifications.

Meritat T Level.

DMM-MMMin BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma.

Access to Higher Education Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits at Merit or above. 120-104 UCAS tariff points from International Baccalaureate qualifications.

?As part of the application process, you may be asked to attend and interview or be required to undertake a written task.

If your first language is not English, you will need to meet the minimum requirements of an English Language qualification. The minimum for IELTS is 6.0 overall with no element lower than 5.5, or equivalent. Read more about the University’s entry requirements for students outside of the UK on our Where are you from information pages.

Other suitable experience or qualifications will be considered. For further information please see the University's minimum entry requirements.