BA History
About this course
BA in History, a history degree covering global and chronological developments from the medieval era to the modern period. Core topics include Research Methods. The course utilises local archives and special collections to provide hands-on engagement with primary source materials. The first year covers foundational historical periods and themes through Exploring History, Diverse Histories of Britain, Faith, Knowledge and Power, 1500-1750, and Global Empires. The second year builds methodological and thematic depth via History in Practice, The Tudors: Princes, Politics, and Piety, 1485-1603, Most Christian Kings: France, 1515-1715, and Britain and the Industrial Revolution. The final year involves independent research and focused study through History Dissertation, Public History Final Year Project, The Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939, and The Korean War.
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Entry requirements
A level: AAB EPQ: ABB plus grade A in the EPQ BTEC: We will consider the level 3 QCF BTEC at Subsidiary Diploma level and above in combination with other qualifications. Please contact the Admissions Office for more information. IB: 35 points overall with 16 at Higher Level
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Real offers for this course
Applicants have posted 5 UCAS decisions for BA History (V100) at the University of Leeds for 2027 entry so far: 5 offers. The published offer is AAB at A level. The first offer was posted on 2 October.
What students say
Based on about 41 final-year students who answered
- Teaching on my course: 96%
- Learning opportunities: 80%
- Assessment and feedback: 85%
- Academic support: 93%
- Organisation and management: 83%
- Learning resources: 94%
- Student voice: 75%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 125 students who started
- Continued on course: 93%
- Left higher education: 7%
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 135 students who started
- A levels: 99%
- Other HE qualification: 1%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- 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 Decolonisation
- The Making of the Twentieth Century
- History in Practice
- The Tudors: Princes, Politics, and Piety, 1485-1603
- Most Christian Kings: France, 1515-1715
- Sin in Spanish America, 1571-1700
- Medieval Romans and the shape of Afro-Eurasia today
- Britain and the Industrial Revolution
- Imperial Germany 1871-1918
- The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union, 1921-1993
- Bass Culture in Modern Britain
- Lost Colonists: Failure and the Family in Southern Africa, 1880-1939
- The Popular Caribbean: A History
- Black Politics from Emancipation to Obama
- Histories of Black Britain
- Mao Zedong and Modern China, 1949-Present
- History Dissertation
- Public History Final Year Project
- Dividing India: The Road to Democracy in South Asia, 1939-1952
- The Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939
- Body, Mind and Senses: The Social and Cultural History of Disability in Britain, 1833-1998
- Black British Culture and Black British Cultural Studies
- The Soviet Sixties: Politics and Society in the USSR, 1953-1968
- The Photographic Age: Photography, Society and Culture in Britain, 1839-1945
- War, Regicide and Republic: England, 1642-1660
- Early Modern Media: Printing and the People in Europe c.1500-c.1800
- Mapping the Middle Ages: space and representation from the Pacific to the Atlantic
- White Africans: Intimacy, Race and Power
- Georgians at War
- The Later Elizabethan Age: Politics and Empire
- The Korean War
- Gender and Slavery in Latin America, 1580-1888
- Medieval Women Mystics: Visionaries, Saints and Heretics
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA History at University of Leeds earn?
The median salary is £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 £4,500 more than the UK median for History.
Are students happy with the teaching on BA History at University of Leeds?
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 Leeds?
The typical offer is AAB at A level, or 35 points in the IB. The average entrant had 147 UCAS points. Applicants who posted offers on UniScout for 2027 entry were most often predicted A*A*A*.
When does the University of Leeds send offers for BA History?
For 2027 entry, applicants have posted 5 decisions for this course on UniScout. The first offer was posted on 2 October, and the most decisions so far arrived in October.
Does BA History 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 at University of Leeds?
93% of students continued into their second year, and 7% left higher education.