BA History
About this course
BA (Hons) History, spanning over 1,500 years from the fall of the Roman Empire to the 21st century. Core topics include Historical Research, Research Methods, Global & Comparative Perspective, and Project Management. Students complete an Undergraduate Dissertation in the final year, supported by a dedicated design and planning module. The course is based in Canterbury, with access to collections at the National Archives, the Imperial War Museum and Canterbury Cathedral.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBB IB: 120 tariff points - typically H5 H6 H6 or equivalent.
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What students say
Based on about 47 final-year students who answered
- Teaching on my course: 96%
- Learning opportunities: 91%
- Assessment and feedback: 88%
- Academic support: 94%
- Organisation and management: 82%
- Learning resources: 93%
- Student voice: 87%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 80 students who started
- Continued on course: 89%
- Left higher education: 9%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 3%
What graduates do next
Based on about 68 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 62%
- Working and studying: 17%
- Further study: 11%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Elementary occupations: 16%
- Administrative occupations: 15%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 10%
- Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations: 9%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 8%
- Find their work meaningful: 66%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 47%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 31%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 270 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 3%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 3%
- East Midlands: 3%
- West Midlands: 2%
- East of England: 18%
- London: 26%
- South East: 35%
- South West: 6%
- Wales: 1%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 55 students who started
- A levels: 95%
- Other HE qualification: 2%
- Other qualifications: 2%
- No formal qualifications: 2%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Controversial Histories
- History Makers
- Early Medieval History, (c. 400 – c.1050)
- Late Medieval History, (c. 1050 – c. 1450)
- The Rise of the United States Pt. 1
- The Rise of the United States Pt. 2
- The Making of Modern Europe
- A Global History of Empire
- Histories of Health and Medicine since 1800
- Renaissance to the Enlightenment
- The Making of Modern Britain
- War and Society in Europe, c.1789-1945
- The Medieval World: Power and Faith
- The Modern World: Revolution and Crisis
- Undergraduate Dissertation: Design and Planning
- A History of Eastern Europe in 10 Objects
- Armies at War, 1792-1815
- Blitzkrieg to Baghdad: Armoured Warfare in the Theory, Practice and Imagery, 1916-2003
- Cholera to Climate Change: Environment and Society in Modern Britain
- Churchill’s Armies: The Armies of the British Empire and the Second World War
- Civil War America, 1848-1877
- Conquest and Resistance in Southern Africa, 1750-1918
- Europe in Extremes: Communism, Fascism and Nazism, 1917-1939
- From Crisis to Revolution: France 1774-1799
- How the West was Won (or Lost): The American West in the 19th Century
- Marvels, Monsters and Freaks 1780-1920
- Modern German History since 1918
- Surgery, Science and Society since 1750
- Telegraph to Television: War and the British Media, 1853-1945
- The Art of Death: Representations, Rituals & Records in Medieval Europe
- The Cold War
- The Crusades
- The German Wars of Unification, c.1813-1871
- The Imperial Presidency: U.S. Foreign Policy from Franklin Roosevelt to Barack Obama
- ‘The Jewel in the Crown’: India and the Making of Imperial Britain
- Vikings: A Global Saga
- Violence and Justice in Medieval Europe (c.500-c.1400).
- War and Modern Medicine 1850-1950
- Undergraduate History Dissertation
- Fight the Power: African American History from Jim Crow to Black Lives Matter
- From Buffalo Bill to Bison Burgers: The American West in the 20th Century
- Global Insurgency and Counterinsurgency in the Modern Era
- Gothic Art: Image and Imagination in Europe
- Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes: A History of the Modern Body (1800-1950)
- To Do No Harm: Medical Ethics and Patient Rights in the Modern World, 1800-2000
- From ‘Madness’ to Mindfulness: Mental Health since 1850.
- Terror, Murder and Bloodshed: The Renaissance in Italy and beyond, c.1400-c.1550
- The American Revolution
- Cultural History of the Great War: Britain, France, and Germany in Comparison
- The Hundred Years’ War, c.1337-1453
- The Nature of Command
- Capitalism: Classes, Cultures & Conflicts
- Conquests, Cultures and Identities: England AD 800-1100
- From Mercenaries to Freedom Fighters: Transnational Soldiering, c.1700-2020
- Ireland: A Military History since 1689
- Liberation Struggles in Southern Africa
- Loyalists: The Wrong Side of the American Independence
- Making Room for Medicine: Medical Space, Environment and Health
- Napoleon and the World, 1799-1815
- Saints, Relics & Churches in Medieval Europe, c.500-1500
- Sex, Health and Deviance in Britain since 1800
- The Carolingians and the Invention of Order
- The Eternal Nazi: Global Legacies of the Third Reich
- The International History of the Vietnam Wars
- The Legacy of the Second World War
- The Renaissance: Nature, Magic and Knowledge
- The Spanish Second Republic and Civil War, 1931-1939
- War, Peace and Diplomacy in the Late Middle Ages, c.1200 – c.1450
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA History at University of Kent earn?
The median salary is £26,000 after 15 months, £25,000 after 3 years, £31,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £25,000 and £40,000. The £31,500 median after five years is £1,000 more than the UK median for History.
What do graduates of BA History at University of Kent do next?
89% 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 Kent?
96% 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 Kent?
The typical offer is BBB at A level. The average entrant had 114 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA History at University of Kent?
89% of students continued into their second year, and 9% left higher education.