BA History and Business
About this course
BA in History and Business, a business and management and history degree centred on historical and commercial perspectives across different eras and sectors. Core topics include Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Historical Research, Project Management, and Research Methods. The course is taught at the Penryn campus in Cornwall. Following foundational studies, the first year features compulsory modules such as Business and Society, Marketing in a Digital Age, Theory and Practice of Management, Understanding Work and Organisations, New Approaches to History, and Generative AI and Sustainable Futures: Ethics, Society, and Scholarship. Optional modules at this stage include Climate Emergency! Environmental Humanities Fieldschool, Foundations of Environmental Humanities, Historical Sources and Skills: Microhistory and History from Below, Public History, European History: Politics and Society, An Introduction to Histories of Science and Environment, and Global History: Twentieth Century Transformations. The second year includes compulsory study through The Practice of History alongside various options. Optional modules span areas like Business Beyond Profit, Strategic Concepts for Business, Finance for Business, Research Inquiry for Practice, Workplace Wellbeing, Digital Technologies and the Future of Work, Ecological Economics, Understanding Financial Statements, Circular Enterprise Economy, Apocalyptic Narratives: Disaster Writing, Ecology and Empire, Art and Archaeology in Post-Colonial Nations, Stolen Histories: Colonialism, Looting, and the Illicit Trade of Cultural Heritage, Critical Elements of Environmental Humanities: Cultures of Earth and Water, The Occult in Victorian Britain, Germany 1500-Present: Cultural and Political Histories, Humanities in the Workplace (Penryn), Enlightenment and the Age of Reason: Philosophy, Politics, Society, and Revolution and Abolition: History and Legacies of the Atlantic Slave Trade.
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Entry requirements
A-Level: AAB-ABB IB: 34/665-32/655 BTEC: DDD-DDM
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What students say
Based on about 160 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 91%
- Learning opportunities: 81%
- Assessment and feedback: 76%
- Academic support: 95%
- Organisation and management: 78%
- Learning resources: 90%
- Student voice: 70%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 280 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 93 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 64%
- Working and studying: 12%
- Further study: 9%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 15%
- Finance Professionals: 12%
- Elementary occupations: 11%
- Teaching Professionals: 11%
- Administrative occupations: 8%
- Find their work meaningful: 77%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 66%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 55%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 405 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 1%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 2%
- East Midlands: 2%
- West Midlands: 3%
- East of England: 9%
- London: 37%
- South East: 25%
- South West: 17%
- Wales: 3%
Who gets in
Based on about 295 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 96%
- Baccalaureate: 1%
- Access course: 1%
- A degree: 1%
- Other HE qualification: 1%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Business and Society
- Marketing in a Digital Age
- Theory and Practice of Management
- Understanding Work and Organisations
- New Approaches to History
- Generative AI and Sustainable Futures: Ethics, Society, and Scholarship
- Climate Emergency! Environmental Humanities Fieldschool
- Foundations of Environmental Humanities
- Historical Sources and Skills: Microhistory and History from Below
- Public History
- European History: Politics and Society
- An Introduction to Histories of Science and Environment
- Global History: Twentieth Century Transformations
- The Practice of History
- Business Beyond Profit
- Strategic Concepts for Business
- Finance for Business
- Research Inquiry for Practice
- Workplace Wellbeing
- Digital Technologies and the Future of Work
- Ecological Economics
- Understanding Financial Statements
- Circular Enterprise Economy
- Apocalyptic Narratives: Disaster Writing
- Ecology and Empire
- Art and Archaeology in Post-Colonial Nations
- Stolen Histories: Colonialism, Looting, and the Illicit Trade of Cultural Heritage
- Critical Elements of Environmental Humanities: Cultures of Earth and Water
- The Occult in Victorian Britain
- Germany 1500-Present: Cultural and Political Histories
- Humanities in the Workplace (Penryn)
- Enlightenment and the Age of Reason: Philosophy, Politics, Society
- Revolution and Abolition: History and Legacies of the Atlantic Slave Trade
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA History and Business at University of Exeter earn?
The median salary is £29,000 after 15 months, £28,000 after 3 years, £36,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £29,000 and £46,500. The £36,000 median after five years is £2,000 more than the UK median for Management studies.
What do graduates of BA History and Business at University of Exeter do next?
86% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA History and Business at University of Exeter?
91% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA History and Business at University of Exeter?
The typical offer is AAB at A level. The average entrant had 150 UCAS points.
Does BA History and Business at University of Exeter include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA History and Business at University of Exeter?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.