BA History
About this course
BA (Hons) in History. Core topics include Research Methods, Historical Research, Fieldwork, and Critical & Analytical Thinking. Fieldtrips and excursions are integral to the course. History has been taught at the university since 1884.
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Entry requirements
Offers are tariff based, 104 - 128 tariff points from a Level 3 qualification* e.g.: A Levels: History or Archaeology preferred but not required. General Studies and Key Skills are not normally accepted. BTEC National Extended Diploma: DMM - DDM Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma: DMM- DDM City & Guilds Advanced Technical Extended Diploma (1080): considered on a case-by-case basis International Baccalaureate Diploma: accepted Access to Higher Education: pass required Welsh Baccalaureate: We will accept this qualification in conjunction with other level 3 qualifications T Levels: T Levels in a relevant subject considered on a case-by-case basis Extended Project Qualification: Points can include a relevant Extended Project (EPQ) but must include a minimum 2 full A-levels, or equivalent.
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What students say
Based on about 8 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 95%
- Learning opportunities: 91%
- Assessment and feedback: 91%
- Academic support: 100%
- Organisation and management: 75%
- Learning resources: 94%
- Student voice: 94%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 70%
- Left higher education: 30%
What graduates do next
Based on about 6 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 40%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 30%
Most common jobs
- Elementary occupations: 20%
- Teaching Professionals: 20%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 10%
- Process, plant and machine operatives: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 70%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 30%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 50%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 125 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 2%
- North West: 23%
- East Midlands: 6%
- West Midlands: 17%
- East of England: 4%
- London: 2%
- South East: 3%
- South West: 4%
- Wales: 37%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 85%
- Other qualifications: 15%
Modules
- The archaeology of the British Isles
- The Archaeologist’s Toolkit: Methods and Skills for Unveiling the Past
- Introduction to History and Heritage
- Principles of Politics: Studying the political world
- The Six Lives of Henry VIII
- Britain: Blitz to Brexit, UK Politics and the Post-war World
- Wales: Princes to Tudors
- Wales: From the Princes to the Tudors
- Introduction to Modern History, 1815-1914
- Introduction to Modern History
- Wales in the Modern World
- Making History
- The Craft of the Historian
- History of the Holocaust in 10 primary sources (1939-1945)
- The World Turned Upside Down: Civil War, Regicide, and Revolution in England and Wales, 1600 - 1700
- History Through Objects
- Twentieth Century Dictatorships
- Twentieth Century Ideas and Movements
- A (dis)United Kingdom? Early Modern Perspectives On The Makeup Of Britain, 1485-1707
- The Story of America, 1607-1867: On Film and Television
- Hot Wars of the Cold War: Korea and Vietnam
- War, Colonialism, and Resistance: European Empires in the Early Modern World
- Work Placement
- Holy Wars, 1095-1197
- The Holy Wars of 1095-1197
- Britain in the Jazz Age
- The Jazz Age: Culture, Scandal and Poverty
- Victorian Britain, 1837-1901
- Victorian Britain
- Life of the Edge: Frontier Society in Roman Britain
- Rethinking Archaeology: Theory and Interpretation in Archaeology
- Geoarchaeology: Using Earth Sciences to Understand the Archaeological Record
- Dark Tourism: Death, Disaster and Heritage
- Heritage and Identity
- The Material Culture of Ritual and Magic
- School of History, Philosophy and Social Sciences BA Dissertation
- BA Dissertation School of History, Philosophy and Social Sciences
- The United States, 1877-1945
- The Tudors: Politics, Society, and Culture in Britain and Ireland, 1485-1603
- Europe, 1945-1992
- The Great War through the Eyes of the Welsh
- Emperors, Shoguns, and Trading Companies: Early Modern Asia and the British Empire, 1600 - 1800
- Wales and Europe in the Renaissance: Image, Language, Identity and the Role of the Gentry, c.1450-1630
- Work Placement
- The Age of Reform: Britain 1770-1835
- The Age of Reform, 1770-1835
- Under the Hammer: Edward I
- Edward the Conqueror
- Re-igniting the Dragon: Wales since 1939
- Reawakening the Dragon
- Marking Space and Time: Contextualising Graffiti through the Ages
- The Prehistoric Archaeology of Coastal and Maritime Communities
- Geoarchaeology
- The Guardians of Heritage
- Museums: Management, Curation, Exhibition Design
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA History at Bangor University earn?
The median salary is £26,000 after 15 months, £19,500 after 3 years, £23,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £18,500 and £28,000. The £23,000 median after five years is £7,500 less than the UK median for History.
What do graduates of BA History at Bangor University do next?
80% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA History at Bangor University?
95% 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 Bangor University?
The average entrant had 128 UCAS points.
Does BA History at Bangor University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA History at Bangor University?
70% of students continued into their second year, and 30% left higher education.