BA History
About this course
BA (Hons) in History, covering modern-period history across Britain, Europe, and the wider world. Core topics include Research Methods, Historical Research, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Social & Cultural Analysis. A final-year dissertation is required, and an optional placement year provides professional experience. The course has access to London-based archives including The National Archives and the Imperial War Museum.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBB IB: International Baccalaureate Diploma 30 points. GCSE English equivalent SL 5 or HL 4
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What students say
Based on about 10 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 89%
- Learning opportunities: 84%
- Assessment and feedback: 89%
- Academic support: 95%
- Organisation and management: 91%
- Learning resources: 73%
- Student voice: 73%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 80%
- Gained a higher qualification: 5%
- Left higher education: 5%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 10%
What graduates do next
Based on about 12 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 70%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Sales occupations: 25%
- Elementary occupations: 25%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 15%
- Protective service occupations: 10%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 60%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 35%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 45%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 50 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- East Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 15%
- London: 55%
- South East: 15%
- South West: 5%
Who gets in
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 80%
- Other HE qualification: 20%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Bronze overall, Bronze for student experience, Bronze for student outcomes.
Modules
- Contemporary Challenges
- Fundamentals of the Social Sciences
- Special Subjects A
- Special Subjects B
- Historians and their Craft
- The First World War: Causes, Course, Consequences
- Colonialism and Decolonization in Africa
- Fascist Italy, 1919-1945: Revolution, Conflict and Collapse
- Gender, Sexuality and Feminism
- Insurgency and Counter-insurgency
- Issues in American Politics
- Middle East: Societies, Religion and Politics
- National Security Intelligence
- South Asia: Cultures, Societies and Development
- The State and Revolution
- Struggles for Emancipation
- Advanced Research Skills for History
- Dissertation
- Apocalypse! Crisis and Society
- The Arab-Israeli Conflict
- Lawyers, Guns and Money: Making the Modern World System
- Making the Social
- Marx and the Critique of Political Economy
- Primary Source Workshop
- The Second World War
- Slavery and Abolition in the Atlantic World
- Violence and Conflict in Eastern Africa
- War and Humanitarianism
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA History at Brunel University of London earn?
The median salary is £25,500 after 3 years, £32,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £26,500 and £40,000. The £32,500 median after five years is £2,000 more than the UK median for History.
What do graduates of BA History at Brunel University of London 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 Brunel University of London?
89% 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 Brunel University of London?
The typical offer is BBB at A level, or 30 points in the IB. The average entrant had 93 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA History at Brunel University of London?
80% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.