BA History (Extended Degree)
About this course
BA (Hons) History (Extended Degree) is an undergraduate history degree that examines past societies, cultures, and global political developments from the medieval period to the present day. Core topics include Research Methods, Fieldwork, Historical Research, Communication & Writing, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Social & Cultural Analysis, and Global & Comparative Perspective. The course includes a compulsory foundation year at the start of studies, with optional opportunities to undertake a professional placement year or study abroad. The first year introduces foundational themes through compulsory modules such as The Making of Contemporary Europe, From Sea to Shining Sea: US History from 1776 to 2008, Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe 1200-1720, Making History, Cultures, Empires and Ideas: Global Histories of Power and Ideology, Modern British History: Themes and Debates, and Skills for Academic Success in a UK University. The second year builds upon these historical skills with compulsory content like Debating History alongside a wide variety of optional modules covering topics such as American history, European conflicts, and local political policymaking. Optional modules in later years allow students to specialise in areas such as environmental history, African American history, and modern European politics. Students may also complete an independent research project through modules such as People’s Histories: Independent Research Project, History Dissertation, or Dissertation with Public History.
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Entry requirements
UCAS Tariff: 56 to 72 Tariff Points Subject requirements: There are no specific subject requirements for this course.
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What students say
Based on about 38 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 90%
- Learning opportunities: 79%
- Assessment and feedback: 78%
- Academic support: 91%
- Organisation and management: 87%
- Learning resources: 92%
- Student voice: 75%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 100 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 83%
- Left higher education: 15%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 2%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 135 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 52%
- North West: 10%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 20%
- East Midlands: 5%
- West Midlands: 1%
- East of England: 1%
- London: 5%
- South East: 1%
- South West: 1%
- Scotland: 1%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 90 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 97%
- Access course: 1%
- Other HE qualification: 2%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Humanities Portfolio: Skills for University
- The Force of Suspicion: Scandals, Rumours and 'Fake News' in History
- Encounters that shape our worlds
- Public Humanities: Academic Research in the Wider World
- Tyrants and Dictators: Authoritarianism in History
- Disasters and Catastrophes: Human Responses to Crisis
- The Making of Contemporary Europe
- From Sea to Shining Sea: US History from 1776 to 2008
- Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe 1200-1720
- Making History
- Cultures, Empires and Ideas: Global Histories of Power and Ideology
- Modern British History: Themes and Debates
- Skills for Academic Success in a UK University
- Humanities Study Abroad (60 credit)
- Affluence and Anxiety: The US from 1920 to 1960
- America in the 1960s
- Your Graduate Future
- Into the Dark Valley: Europe, 1919-1939
- The Holocaust
- Enlightenment to Empire: France in an Age of Revolution, 1715-1815
- Debating History
- Civilians and the Second World War
- Setting America Right: Conservatism in the United States, 1933 - 2016
- Divisive Pasts: Legacies of Conflict and Oppression in the 20th and 21st Centuries
- Early Modern Monarchies: Power and Representation, 1500-1750
- Field Notes: Politics and Policy Making in Place
- Migration Nation: Britain’s History of Immigration, Multiculturalism and Race
- People Power before Democracy: The United Kingdom, 1790-1914
- People’s Histories: Independent Research Project
- Unilang - Languages for all - Level 5 Placeholder
- Skills for Academic Success in a UK University
- Humanities Work Placement Year
- Humanities Study Abroad Year
- Red, White and Green: The American Environment Through Time
- The African American Freedom Struggle Since 1945
- Civil War and Reconstruction
- Women, Crime and Subversion in Early Modern Europe
- Italian Fascism
- Sex and the City: Urban Life in Eighteenth-Century Britain
- History Dissertation
- Holocaust Testimony and Cultural Memory
- Environmental disaster in modern Britain
- Nicaragua in Revolution, 1979-1990
- Russia Between Democracy and Dictatorship: Gorbachev to Putin, 1985-2008
- Dissertation with Public History
- From Grand Tours to Dirty Weekends: Travellers and Tourists in Britain, Ireland and Beyond
- Ending the British Empire, 1930 – now
- Skills for Academic Success in a UK University
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA History (Extended Degree) at Northumbria University earn?
The median salary is £23,000 after 3 years, £26,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £21,500 and £31,000. The £26,500 median after five years is £4,000 less than the UK median for History.
Are students happy with the teaching on BA History (Extended Degree) at Northumbria University?
90% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA History (Extended Degree) at Northumbria University?
The typical offer is CA at A level. The average entrant had 110 UCAS points.
Does BA History (Extended Degree) at Northumbria University 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 (Extended Degree) at Northumbria University?
83% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.