Your journey starts here at Roehampton. This degree programme covers a vast range of periods, from classical Athens, through Viking conquests, to World War II and the Civil Rights movement.

Skills

During your studies, our priority is making sure you get the skills needed for a fulfilling and successful career.

This incorporates;

• Challenging yourself to think globally and comparatively by engaging with cultural, social, economic, political, and intellectual history
• Learning how historians operate, with practical opportunities to engage in public history and digital humanities projects
• Gaining employability skill training including career development, interview and workplace skills.

History graduates have vital skills that make them attractive to employers, including confidence, adaptability and the capacity to work with people from all walks of life.

Learning

This teaching format is shaped around feedback by academic staff as well as peer-feedback from fellow students to enhance your learning experience.

During your time on our BA History programme, you'll learn through a combination of: 

• Engaging lectures with world-class academics
• Open-debate seminars
• Small seminar group work with other historians
• All tutors get to know students well and can support your academic studies, as well as college & university support.

Assessment 

100% coursework - no exams!

Assessment is varied and authentic, meaning you are developing transferable skills useful for the workplace.

Assessments include:

•  Oral presentations

•  Book and film reviews

•  Posters

•  Source analyses

•  Public history project e.g. designing a pop-up exhibition or creating an educational resource for schools.

Final year: you will undertake the Independent Research Project - a lengthier piece of work that showcases all your skills as a historian.

Career

Graduates of BA History are ready for a wide range of careers.

This includes careers in:

• publishing
• broadcasting
• legal professions
• the charity sector
• accountancy
• teaching

History graduates have vital skills that make them attractive to employers, including confidence, adaptability and the capacity to work with people from all walks of life. It's no wonder that history graduates become prime ministers, top lawyers, documentary film makers, museum curators, cultural heritage managers, teachers, economists, and business leaders.