BA History
About this course
BA (Hons) in History. Core topics include Research Methods, Historical Research, and Critical & Analytical Thinking. The programme offers a 4-week placement or an optional 30-week placement in areas such as heritage, media and education. A collaborative History Graduate Project involves working with external heritage organisations on a public history event.
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Entry requirements
For 2027 entry: 112–128 UCAS tariff points (A-level grades BBC–ABB) including a minimum of 2 A-levels or equivalent qualifications. We also accept a wide range of vocational qualifications including BTEC Extended Diploma (grade DMM–DDM) and T Levels (Merit).
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 96%: 143 offers from 149 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 7 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 98%
- Learning opportunities: 95%
- Assessment and feedback: 100%
- Academic support: 100%
- Organisation and management: 100%
- Learning resources: 92%
- Student voice: 93%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 25 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 75%
- Left higher education: 25%
What graduates do next
Based on about 21 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 60%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Sales occupations: 20%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 15%
- Elementary occupations: 15%
- Natural and social science professionals: 5%
- Administrative occupations: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 55%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 55%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 15%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 30 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 5%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 5%
- East Midlands: 5%
- West Midlands: 10%
- East of England: 10%
- London: 15%
- South East: 25%
- South West: 30%
- Wales: 5%
Who gets in
Based on about 30 students who started
- A levels: 95%
- Baccalaureate: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Historical skills
- Historical Evidence
- The Making of Modern Britain, 1750-1945
- Media Histories
- History in the Public World
- European Histories 1800-2000
- Interpreting History
- Community Histories
- Post-War Britain, 1945-2000
- The Long American Century
- Exploring the Modern in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
- Society and Change in the Contemporary World
- The History Dissertation
- The History Graduate Project
- Comparative Themes across Time and Place
- Specialisms in History
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA History at Bournemouth University earn?
The median salary is £26,000 after 15 months, £19,500 after 3 years, £23,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £22,000 and £29,000. The £23,500 median after five years is £7,000 less than the UK median for History.
What do graduates of BA History at Bournemouth 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 Bournemouth University?
98% 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 Bournemouth University?
The typical offer is BBC at A level. The average entrant had 110 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA History at Bournemouth University?
96% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 143 offers from 149 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BA History at Bournemouth University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year.
How many students continue on BA History at Bournemouth University?
75% of students continued into their second year, and 25% left higher education.