BA History with Year Abroad
About this course
Bachelor of Arts in History with Year Abroad, a history degree centred on the study of past societies, historical debates, and global cultures from antiquity to the modern era. Core topics include Research Methods, Historical Research, Ethics & Professional Practice, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. The four-year course includes an international placement year spent at a partner institution in locations such as Croatia, Poland, Norway, and France. The first year covers foundational historical approaches through compulsory modules like History Matters (Object, Image, Text), Us and Them: Inventing Identities in History, Voices from the Past: People in History, and World Histories Introduced. The second year focuses on research preparation and public-facing history, featuring compulsory modules such as Humanities Study Abroad Preparation Module, Making History Part 2: Debates and Research, Making History: Historians and Audiences, and Year Abroad Report Module for Humanities Students. In the final year, students complete independent research through compulsory modules including History Dissertation and Reading Histories. Optional modules across the degree allow specialisation in areas such as ancient history, European politics, and modern global conflicts.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB IB: Pass, with 32 points overall with 16 points at Higher Level
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What students say
Based on about 123 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 94%
- Learning opportunities: 85%
- Assessment and feedback: 82%
- Academic support: 96%
- Organisation and management: 86%
- Learning resources: 92%
- Student voice: 82%
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 36 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 57%
- Working and studying: 17%
- Further study: 11%
- Unemployed: 8%
Most common jobs
- Sales occupations: 15%
- Administrative occupations: 15%
- Finance Professionals: 10%
- Teaching Professionals: 10%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 75%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 55%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 40%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 335 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 1%
- West Midlands: 2%
- East of England: 10%
- London: 32%
- South East: 41%
- South West: 10%
- Wales: 2%
Who gets in
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- History Matters (Object, Image, Text)
- Us and Them: Inventing Identities in History
- Voices from the Past: People in History
- World Histories Introduced
- Antiquity and Authority: Ancient Persia in Modern Iranian Politics
- From Alexander to Augustus: Leadership in the Ancient World
- Masada: History and Myth
- Pandemic, Famine, War and Popular Revolt: The Apocalyptic Fourteenth Century
- Putin and the Politics of Post-Soviet Russia
- Racism and Resistance: From Slavery to BLM
- Rebellions and Uprising in the age of the Tudors
- Sexual Politics: Gender History in Twentieth Century Britain
- The Crimean War
- The First World War
- The French Revolution
- Humanities Study Abroad Preparation Module
- Making History Part 2: Debates and Research
- Making History: Historians and Audiences
- Year Abroad Report Module for Humanities Students
- Year in Employment
- AI Utopias and the Climate Crisis
- Ancient Greeks at War
- Ancient Rome: the First Metropolis
- Building London: the history of a city, 1666 – 2012
- Cities of the Dead: Death, Mourning and Remembrance in Modern Britain
- Creating Elizabeth I: Ancient Inspiration for a Renaissance Queen (1558-1603)
- Darwin and the Making of Evolutionary Thought: Myth, Memory, and Modern Society
- Data, Culture, and Justice
- Digital Futures of the Past: Power, Ethics, and Representation
- Humanities and Professional Practice
- Imperial China: From China’s mythical emperors to the 19th century
- Islam's Identity Crisis: Between Violent Jihadism and Peaceful Reformation
- Jews in Germany before the Holocaust
- Latin 1
- Latin 2
- McCarthyism
- Myth and the Ancient World
- Napoleon and his legend
- Nelson Mandela: A South African life
- Plague, Fire and Popish Plots: The Worlds of Charles II
- Queering the Digital
- Ragtime! The Making of Modern America
- Retail Therapy: A Journey Through the Cultural History of Shopping
- Rome: Politics and Power
- Sin and Society, 1100-1500
- Stalin and Stalinism
- The Age of Discovery? c.1350-c.1650
- The British Atlantic World
- The EU and European Identity
- The Fall of the Russian Empire
- The First British Empire: the beginnings of English dominance, 1050-1300
- The Making of Modern India
- Vienna and Berlin: Society, Politics and Culture from 1890 to the Present
- History Dissertation
- Reading Histories
- A Short History of Exploration
- A Short History of the Far Right
- A Short History of the Populist Leader
- American Cinema Since 1965
- China in the Cold War – Part 1 (The Chronology)
- China in the Cold War – Part 2 (Themes)
- Crime and Punishment in England c.1688-1840 part 1
- Crime and Punishment in England c.1688-1840 part 2
- Cultures in Contact: A Diverse Ancient World
- Cultures in Contact: Resisting Rome
- From Tyranny to Revolution: England 1625-49: Part 1
- From Tyranny to Revolution: England, 1625-49 Part 2
- Historical Memory in Modern Latin America
- Holocaust Literature
- Language and the City
- Latin 1
- Latin 2
- The Hammer and the Scalpel: The American Precision Ethos and Culture of War (Part 1)
- The Hammer and the Scalpel: The American Precision Ethos and Culture of War (Part 2)
- The Third Reich 1
- The Third Reich 2
- The imperial Other: Race, Religion and Identity in modern Britain and France
- The imperial Other: Race, Religion and Identity in the Russian and Soviet empires
- War, State and Society: The Hundred Years War (1337-1453), Part 1
- War, State and Society: The Hundred Years War (1337-1453), Part 2
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA History with Year Abroad at University of Southampton earn?
The median salary is £26,000 after 15 months, £26,500 after 3 years, £34,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £27,500 and £44,000. The £34,000 median after five years is £3,500 more than the UK median for History.
What do graduates of BA History with Year Abroad at University of Southampton 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 with Year Abroad at University of Southampton?
94% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA History with Year Abroad at University of Southampton?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 32 points in the IB. The average entrant had 140 UCAS points.
Does BA History with Year Abroad at University of Southampton include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory year abroad.
How many students continue on BA History with Year Abroad at University of Southampton?
100% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.