BA History and Sociology
About this course
BA in History and Sociology, a sociology and history degree examining human societies through historical and sociological perspectives. Core topics include Research Methods and Social & Cultural Analysis. Students complete independent dissertations in both history and sociology during the final year of study. The first year introduces foundational concepts through modules such as Making Sense of Society: Reading Social Theory, Exploring History, and Global Empires. The second year advances methodology and subject knowledge through Sociology and Social Policy Research Methods, History in Practice, and Australia and the World. The final year focuses on advanced historical periods and contemporary sociological issues, featuring compulsory modules like The Third Reich, 1933-1945 and Quantitative Social Research alongside independent dissertations.
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Entry requirements
A level: AAB EPQ: ABB plus grade A in the EPQ BTEC: We will consider this qualification in combination with other qualifications. Please contact the Admissions Office for more information. IB: 35 overall (16 higher, including 5 standard points in mathematics)
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What students say
Based on about 13 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 93%
- Learning opportunities: 81%
- Assessment and feedback: 83%
- Academic support: 86%
- Organisation and management: 96%
- Learning resources: 98%
- Student voice: 69%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 100%
What graduates do next
Based on about 72 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 71%
- Working and studying: 7%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 22%
- Administrative occupations: 12%
- Teaching Professionals: 8%
- Elementary occupations: 8%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 6%
- Find their work meaningful: 75%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 67%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 44%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 320 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 2%
- North West: 12%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 21%
- East Midlands: 3%
- West Midlands: 6%
- East of England: 7%
- London: 39%
- South East: 6%
- South West: 3%
- Wales: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Making Sense of Society: Reading Social Theory
- Formations of Coloniality/Modernity
- Exploring History
- Diverse Histories of Britain
- Faith, Knowledge and Power, 1500-1750
- The Medieval World in Ten Objects
- Medieval Lives: Identities, Cultures and Belief
- Global Empires
- Global Decolonization
- The Making of the Twentieth Century
- Darwin, Germs and the Bomb
- Sociology and Social Policy Research Methods
- History in Practice
- State of Emergency: Social science and the COVID-19 pandemic
- Australia and the World
- The Tudors: Princes, Politics, and Piety, 1485-1603
- Sin in Spanish America, 1571-1700
- Communist Eastern Europe, 1945-89
- Race, Gender and Cultural Protest in the US since 1865
- Histories of Black Britain
- Mao Zedong and Modern China, 1949-Present
- India 1857-1947
- Crime, Law and Regulation
- Disability Studies: An Introduction
- The Sociology of Gender
- Crime, Race and Ethnicity
- Debates in Childhood and Youth
- The Sociology of Culture
- Sociology and the Climate Crisis
- History Dissertation
- Sociology/Social Policy/Crime Dissertation
- Dividing India: The Road to Democracy in South Asia, 1939-1952
- The Harlem Renaissance: Black Culture and Politics 1919-1940
- The Third Reich, 1933-1945
- Europe in an Age of Total Warfare
- War, Regicide and Republic: England, 1642-1660
- Mapping the Middle Ages: space and representation from the Pacific to the Atlantic
- Georgians at War
- The Later Elizabethan Age: Politics and Empire
- Gender and Slavery in Latin America, 1580-1888
- The Global Vietnam War
- Medieval Women Mystics: Visionaries, Saints and Heretics
- Quantitative Social Research
- Disability and Development
- Contemporary Children, Young People and Families
- Global Terrorism and Violence
- Gender, Technologies and the Body
- Ethnicity and Popular Culture
- Pacific to the Atlantic
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA History and Sociology at University of Leeds earn?
The median salary is £28,500 after 15 months, £26,000 after 3 years, £35,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £28,000 and £45,500. The £35,000 median after five years is £8,500 more than the UK median for Sociology.
What do graduates of BA History and Sociology at University of Leeds do next?
87% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA History and Sociology at University of Leeds?
93% 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 Sociology at University of Leeds?
The typical offer is AAB at A level. The average entrant had 137 UCAS points.
Does BA History and Sociology at University of Leeds include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA History and Sociology at University of Leeds?
100% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.