BA History with a Foundation Year
About this course
BA in History, a four-year programme beginning with a foundation year to prepare students for degree-level study. The degree offers optional modules spanning a broad range of historical periods and regions, including digital histories, environmental histories, and the histories of gender and transnational connections. An Independent Project module allows students to carry out original research on a topic of their choosing.
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Entry requirements
A level: CCD
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What students say
Based on about 128 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 89%
- Learning opportunities: 82%
- Assessment and feedback: 84%
- Academic support: 93%
- Organisation and management: 76%
- Learning resources: 91%
- Student voice: 84%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 325 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 91%
- Left higher education: 6%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 3%
What graduates do next
Based on about 117 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 58%
- Working and studying: 12%
- Further study: 14%
- Unemployed: 7%
Most common jobs
- Administrative occupations: 17%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 12%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Teaching Professionals: 10%
- Sales occupations: 9%
- Find their work meaningful: 67%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 50%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 30%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 260 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 4%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- West Midlands: 8%
- East of England: 5%
- London: 19%
- South East: 10%
- South West: 16%
- Wales: 37%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 275 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 96%
- Access course: 1%
- No formal qualifications: 1%
Modules
- Independent Project
- Skills for Knowledge, Independence, Lifelong Learning
- Global Humanities: Culture, Identity and Place
- Reading the World: Texts, Images and Interpretation
- Humane Futures: Ethics, Technology and the Human World
- Making Meaning: Creativity and Communication
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA History with a Foundation Year at Cardiff University earn?
The median salary is £26,000 after 15 months, £23,500 after 3 years, £29,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £24,000 and £36,000. The £29,500 median after five years is £1,000 less than the UK median for History.
What do graduates of BA History with a Foundation Year at Cardiff University do next?
84% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA History with a Foundation Year at Cardiff University?
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 with a Foundation Year at Cardiff University?
The typical offer is CCD at A level. The average entrant had 132 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA History with a Foundation Year at Cardiff University?
91% of students continued into their second year, and 6% left higher education.