History BA (Hons)
De Montfort University
Key Information
Campus location
Leicester, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
36 months
Pace
Full time
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Introduction
History BA (Hons)
On this modern history course you will explore, debate and evaluate the key events and ideas that have shaped our world.
Exploring primarily modern and contemporary history, our course is diverse, international in focus and innovative. While focusing on war and conflict, immigration, racism, nationalism and empire, you’ll explore, debate and evaluate the key events and ideas that have shaped our world.
This course will hone your ability to absorb, understand and communicate complex information. As you progress through the course, we’ll challenge you with more in-depth explorations and you’ll be supported by a passionate teaching team who provide an interactive and dynamic learning environment.
You will choose from a broad range of modules which are taught by lecturers who are leading experts in their fields. We cover British, South Asian, European, African and North and South American history and also offer unique specialist topics such as history of photography, history of sport and leisure, and history in the workplace.
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Curriculum
First year
- Presenting and Representing the Past
- The Making of the Modern World
- Twentieth Century Europe
- Modern Britain, 1760–2000
Second year
- British India 1857–1947
- Germany in World War Two (half-year option)
- History and the Workplace
- Histories of the Global South
- Mass Observing Britain in War and Peace, 1936-1951 (half-year option)
- Sport in 20th Century Britain (half-year option)
- The Cold War
- The Historian’s Craft: Sources and Methods in History
- Visualising the Modern World 1860-1950 (half-year option)
Third year
- Borders and Boundaries: Legacies of Colonial Rule: India and Pakistan since 1947
- Dissertation
- Environment and Society in the Americas (half-year option)
- Jews in Twentieth Century Britain (half-year option)
- Photography and Conflict (half-year option)
- Textual Studies Using Computers
- The Olympics (half-year option)
- US Presidency
- Yugoslavia and Beyond
Program Outcome
Graduates also have the opportunity to undertake further studies such as in History MA or the Sports History and Culture MA at DMU.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Boost your career prospects through placement and internship opportunities – our students have gained valuable skills at a large regional newspaper, the award-winning King Richard III visitor centre in Leicester, as well as teaching in Spain.
Graduate careers
The History in the Workplace module offers work experience opportunities, awareness of History related careers and prepares you to improve your employability skills. Our graduates have gone on to forge successful careers in various professions, such as in teaching, law, public relations, marketing, journalism, civil service and the heritage and museum sectors, including roles such as:
- Deputy Manager at the National Waterways Museum
- Communication and Marketing Executive at Cambridge University Press
- Associate at multinational law firm Eversheds Sutherland
- Head of History at a high school
Program delivery
This course is also available in part-time study options.
More flexible ways to learn
We offer an equitable and inclusive approach to learning and teaching for all our students. Known as the Universal Design for Learning (UDL), our teaching approach has been recognised as sector leading. UDL means we offer a wide variety of support, facilities and technology to all students, including those with disabilities and specific learning differences.
Just one of the ways we do this is by using ‘DMU Replay’ – a technology providing all students with anytime access to audio and/or visual material of lectures. This means students can revise taught material in a way that suits them best, whether it's replaying a recording of a class or adapting written material shared in class using specialist software.