BA History
About this course
BA (Hons) History, covering the medieval period to the present day. Core topics include Research Methods, Fieldwork, Project Management, and Historical Research. The degree culminates in a 10,500-word dissertation on a self-selected topic. A heritage practice work placement module provides experience in the collection and preservation of historical materials.
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Entry requirements
UCAS tariff: 104 tariff points from A levels or combination with Extended Project / BTEC / Cambridge Technical. A level: BCC BTEC/Cambridge Technical: DMM IB: 28 points
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What students say
Based on about 12 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 88%
- Learning opportunities: 83%
- Assessment and feedback: 85%
- Academic support: 93%
- Organisation and management: 80%
- Learning resources: 98%
- Student voice: 80%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 80%
- Left higher education: 5%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 15%
What graduates do next
Based on about 10 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 75%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Teaching Professionals: 25%
- Sales occupations: 20%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 20%
- Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations: 10%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 85%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 55%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 55%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 95 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 3%
- West Midlands: 1%
- East of England: 7%
- London: 12%
- South East: 67%
- South West: 5%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 85%
- Access course: 15%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- The Renaissance and Reformation World, 1300-1650
- Making History
- War and Peace: Twentieth-Century Europe and Global Conflict
- The Tudors 1485 – 1603
- The United States: An Introduction (1763 – The Present)
- Witchcraft and Magic in Early Modern Europe, 1400-1800
- Colonialism and Anti-Colonialism in Africa
- Ideologies, Politics and Culture
- Approaches to Research
- Re-Litigating the Past: State, Media and Historical Injustice in Contemporary Britain
- Women and Gender: 1000-1600
- Kingdom of Heaven: Crusading and the Holy Land: 1095-1291
- Culture and Civilisation in Late Medieval England: C.1200-1550
- Art & Knowledge in Europe: From Early Renaissance to Baroque: 1250-1650
- A Social History of Early Modern England: 1550-1750
- Enlightenment Europe: 1688-1789
- Environment and State in Britain Since 1945
- Fascism and Post-Fascism in Europe
- Heritage in Practice: Work Placements for History Students
- Identity and Conflict in Russia and Eurasia
- Study Visit
- Dissertation
- British Culture Wars
- France and the Modern World
- Birds, Beasts and Bestiaries: Animals and Animal Symbolism in Late Medieval and Renaissance Europe: C.1100-1650
- Henry VIII and Court Culture 1509-1547: Faction, Faith and Fornication
- Commerce and Consumption in Early Modern England: C. 1600-1750
- Louis XVI’s France: 1643-1715
- Vice to Virtue? The Origins and Outcomes of the French Revolution: 1744-94
- Kingship, Queenship and Power in Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe
- The Cultural History of Death
- Unforgettable Corpses: Literature, Cultural Memory and the First World War
- A Global History of the Cold War
- Dictatorship, Conformity and Resistance in Hitler’s Germany, Mussolini’s Italy and Stalin’s Russia
- Globalisation and Its Malcontents
- Gothic, Romanticism and Women’s Writing: From Mary Wollstonecraft to Jane Austen
- International Law
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA History at University of Chichester earn?
The median salary is £25,000 after 15 months, £21,500 after 3 years, £26,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £21,000 and £30,500. The £26,000 median after five years is £4,500 less than the UK median for History.
What do graduates of BA History at University of Chichester 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 University of Chichester?
88% 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 University of Chichester?
The typical offer is BCC at A level, or 28 points in the IB. The average entrant had 104 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA History at University of Chichester?
80% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.