BA History
About this course
BA in History, covering medieval to modern periods across four continents. Core topics include research methods. The course includes a foundation year, with the syllabus then following the same structure as the standard History degree. Students can study abroad at a partner university and undertake Heritage sector work placements.
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Entry requirements
A level: Available to those who are studying for, or who have completed Level 3 qualifications (eg, A-Levels or BTEC diploma) and to mature-aged candidates without formal qualifications who have suitable background education, experience and motivation. IB: Available to those who are studying for, or who have completed Level 3 qualifications (eg, A-Levels or BTEC diploma) and to mature-aged candidates without formal qualifications who have suitable background education, experience and motivation.
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What students say
Based on about 26 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 94%
- Learning opportunities: 93%
- Assessment and feedback: 86%
- Academic support: 95%
- Organisation and management: 89%
- Learning resources: 96%
- Student voice: 90%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 40 students who started
- Continued on course: 85%
- Left higher education: 15%
What graduates do next
Based on about 11 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 45%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 25%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Administrative occupations: 20%
- Secretarial and related occupations: 20%
- Elementary occupations: 20%
- Protective service occupations: 10%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 80%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 25%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 20%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 155 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 5%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 5%
- East Midlands: 4%
- West Midlands: 23%
- East of England: 5%
- London: 5%
- South East: 7%
- South West: 6%
- Wales: 38%
- Scotland: 2%
Who gets in
Based on about 30 students who started
- A levels: 95%
- Baccalaureate: 5%
Modules
- How to be a Student 1
- How to be a Student 2
- Information in a Post-Truth World
- Introduction to Social Science
- The "Othered" Migrant: Social Science Perspectives
- Representing the Other: Cultures and Clashes
- Understanding Change - Environment, People, Places
- Understanding Crime: Law, Society and Behaviour
- Introduction to History
- 'Hands on' History: Sources and their Historians
- Europe and the World, 1000-2000
- Medieval and Early Modern Britain and Europe, 1000-1800
- People, Power and Identity: Wales 1200-1999
- The Modern World, 1789 to the present
- Making History
- African-American History, 1808 to the Present
- Between Revolution and Reform: China since 1800
- Chivalry and courtliness: Elite culture in high medieval England, 1066-1300
- Crime, Riot and Morality in Wales 1750-1850
- European Society and the Medieval Mind 1200-1500
- Science, Religion and Magic
- The Atlantic World, 1492-1825
- The Nazi Dictatorship: Regime and Society in Germany 1933-1945
- The Tudors: A European Dynasty?
- Twentieth-Century Latin America and the Caribbean through its arts and traditions
- (Re)writing the past: Medieval chronicles and sagas c. 1000-1300
- Interdisciplinary and decolonial history
- Recounting Racism: Oral History and Modern American Race Relations.
- Victorian Visions: Exploring Nineteenth-Century Exhibitions
- Dissertation
- African-American History, 1808 to the Present
- Between Revolution and Reform: China since 1800
- Chivalry and courtliness: Elite culture in high medieval England, 1066-1300
- Crime, Riot and Morality in Wales 1750-1850
- European Society and the Medieval Mind 1200-1500
- From Burma to Myanmar (Part I): colonial Burma under British rule (1824-1941)
- From Burma to Myanmar (Part II): Challenges for a young nation state since 1942
- Gwrthryfel Glyndŵr 1: Hynt a Helynt y Gwrthryfel
- Gwrthryfel Glyndŵr 2: Cwestiynau Allweddol
- Life and Work in the British Coalfields, 1842-1914 (Part 1)
- Life and Work in the British coalfields, 1914-1948 (Part 2)
- Science, Religion and Magic
- The Atlantic World, 1492-1825
- The English Reformation, 1520-58: Revolution and Counter Revolution
- The English Reformation, 1558-1648: Consolidation and Conflict
- The Nazi Dictatorship: Regime and Society in Germany 1933-1945
- The Reign of Edward II, 1307-27 (Part 2): Sources
- The Tudors: A European Dynasty?
- The reign of Edward II, 1307-27 (Part 1)
- Twentieth-Century Latin America and the Caribbean through its arts and traditions
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA History at Aberystwyth University earn?
The median salary is £25,000 after 15 months, £19,500 after 3 years, £25,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £21,000 and £30,500. The £25,500 median after five years is £5,000 less than the UK median for History.
What do graduates of BA History at Aberystwyth University do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA History at Aberystwyth University?
94% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA History at Aberystwyth University?
The average entrant had 106 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA History at Aberystwyth University?
85% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.