BA Medieval and Early Modern History
About this course
BA (Hons) in History. Core topics include Historical Research, Research Methods, Fieldwork, and Project Management. Students complete a 10,500-word dissertation on a self-chosen topic. The course spans medieval to early modern European history, and includes a work placement module exploring the application of historical study in professional settings.
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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: 86%
- Learning opportunities: 91%
- Assessment and feedback: 88%
- Academic support: 100%
- Organisation and management: 75%
- Learning resources: 86%
- Student voice: 75%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 85%
- Left higher education: 5%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 10 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 80%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Teaching Professionals: 20%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 20%
- Administrative occupations: 15%
- Sales occupations: 15%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 75%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 45%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 35%
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: 90%
- Other HE qualification: 10%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Making History
- Witchcraft and Magic in Early Modern Europe, 1400-1800
- The Renaissance and Reformation World, 1300-1650
- The Black Death and Beyond, 1340s-1660s
- The Tudors 1485 – 1603
- Torture to Terror: Progress and Repression in the European World, 1492-1792
- A Social History of Early Modern England: 1550-1750
- Approaches to Research
- Art & Knowledge in Europe: From Early Renaissance to Baroque: 1250-1650
- Culture and Civilisation in Late Medieval England: C.1200-1550
- Enlightenment Europe: 1688-1789
- Fairy Tales: Early Modern to Postmodern
- Heritage in Practice: Work Placements for History Students
- Kingdom of Heaven: Crusading and the Holy Land: 1095-1291
- Renaissance to Restoration
- Romantics, Rebels and Reactionaries
- Stuart England 1603-88: Rebellion, Restoration and Revolution
- Women and Gender: 1000-1600
- Dissertation
- Gothic, Romanticism and Women’s Writing: From Mary Wollstonecraft to Jane Austen
- Henry VIII and Court Culture 1509-1547: Faction, Faith and Fornication
- Kingship, Queenship and Power in Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe
- Louis XVI’s France: 1643-1715
- The Cultural History of Death
- Vice to Virtue? The Origins and Outcomes of the French Revolution: 1744-94
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Medieval and Early Modern 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 Medieval and Early Modern 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 Medieval and Early Modern History at University of Chichester?
86% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Medieval and Early Modern History at University of Chichester?
The typical offer is BCC at A level, or 28 points in the IB. The average entrant had 103 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Medieval and Early Modern History at University of Chichester?
85% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.