BA History and Education
About this course
BA (Hons) in History and Education, combining the study of past societies with education theory and policy. Core topics include Research Methods, Historical Research, Fieldwork, and Global & Comparative Perspective. The programme offers an optional placement year or study abroad at a partner university. In the final year, students complete an independent research project, producing either a dissertation or a digital public-facing piece.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBC in three A Levels. IB: 554 in three Higher Levels or 29 points.
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What students say
Based on about 21 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 79%
- Learning opportunities: 81%
- Assessment and feedback: 75%
- Academic support: 91%
- Organisation and management: 62%
- Learning resources: 83%
- Student voice: 75%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 30 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 80%
- Left higher education: 20%
What graduates do next
Based on about 15 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 60%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Teaching Professionals: 25%
- Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations: 10%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 10%
- Natural and social science professionals: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 95%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 80%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 70%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 30 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 10%
- East Midlands: 10%
- West Midlands: 55%
- East of England: 10%
- London: 5%
- South East: 10%
- South West: 5%
Who gets in
Based on about 40 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 90%
- Access course: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
- No formal qualifications: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Defining Moments in World History, 1000-2000
- Education Past and Present
- History
- Power, Belief and Identity: The Medieval and Early Modern Worlds, 500-1789
- Modern History: From the Industrial Revolution to the Global Pandemic
- Applied History: What’s Past is Present
- Understanding Learning in the Classroom
- Education Identities and Spaces
- Children and Learners in Society
- Becoming a Social Scientist
- Themes, Sources and Debates in History
- Diversity and Inclusion in Education
- History in the Headlines
- Applied History: Working with the Past
- Professional Experience with History (Year 2)
- World Wars and the Age of Extremes
- Reformation and Revolution: Creating Britain and America
- Colonial Legacies: The Inconvenient Histories of Individuals, Families, and Communities since 1800
- Persecution in Medieval Europe
- The American South: US Summer School (Level 5)
- Social Science at Work
- Work Placement for Social Sciences
- Educational Inequalities
- Critical Issues in Higher Education
- Final Year History Project
- Education Independent Research Project
- Applied History: Looking to the Future
- Professional Experience with History (Year 3)
- Age of Migration in a Global Perspective
- Killing the King: The English Revolution, 1640-49
- Christians, Muslims and Crusaders, 1094-1204
- The American South: US Summer School (Level 6)
- Sites of Sexual Conflict in South Asia
- Engaged Social Science
- Social Sciences Work Placement
- Education Trends and Futures
- What is Education For?
- Educational Policy: Making Change
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA History and Education at Keele University earn?
The median salary is £28,000 after 15 months, £22,500 after 3 years, £26,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £22,500 and £30,500. The £26,500 median after five years is £4,000 less than the UK median for History.
What do graduates of BA History and Education at Keele University 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 and Education at Keele University?
79% 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 Education at Keele University?
The typical offer is BBC at A level, or 29 points in the IB. The average entrant had 111 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA History and Education at Keele University?
80% of students continued into their second year, and 20% left higher education.