BA History
About this course
BA (Hons) in History. Core topics include Research Methods. Students complete a history dissertation in the final year and undertake projects with local heritage and charity partners.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB or BBB IB: 32 points
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What students say
Based on about 30 final-year students who answered
- Teaching on my course: 94%
- Learning opportunities: 88%
- Assessment and feedback: 85%
- Academic support: 95%
- Organisation and management: 86%
- Learning resources: 94%
- Student voice: 80%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 50 students who started
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 10%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 165 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 1%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 2%
- West Midlands: 1%
- East of England: 11%
- London: 47%
- South East: 34%
- South West: 3%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 45 students who started
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Historical Controversy
- The Early Modern World
- The History of Now
- The Making of the Modern World
- Global History from the Global South
- Historical Consultancy
- Engaged Public History
- Connections and Currents in the Early Modern Atlantic
- Freedom and Power in the American Century
- The People's Century? Britain after 1914
- 1661: Slavery in English America
- 1776: The Enlightenment
- 1857: Indian Rebellion
- 1899: Apex Empires, Savage Wars
- 1942: Holocaust
- 1948: The Arab-Israeli Conflict
- 1953: Monarchs and Murders
- 1959 Havana: Revolution in Latin America
- 1968: Rivers of Blood
- 1984: Thatcher's Britain (Observing the 1980s)
- 2015: Fortress Europe and the Migration Crisis
- Culture and Revolution in the Middle East and North Africa since 1914
- Ireland: Rebellion, Revolution and Risings
- The Making and Unmaking of Europe from the 1870s to the present
- History Dissertation
- Britain and the Second World War
- City on a Hill: Faith and the American Project
- Debating Democracy in the Long 19th Century
- Freedom Now! The African-American Freedom Struggle After 1945
- Genocide
- Guns, Germs and Mai Tais: Culture and Imperialism in the Pacific
- Palestine from Balfour to Nakba
- Post-Rave Britain, 1988 - present
- Producing History
- Queer Archives
- The French Empire and Its Aftermath
- The Global First World War
- The United States in the Middle East, 1917-Present
- Witches and Witch-Hunts
- Beauty, Fashion and History
- British Childhood, Past and Present
- DIY History
- Emotions
- Life Writing and Life Histories
- Migrant Ecologies
- Objects and History
- Resistance
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA History at University of Sussex earn?
The median salary is £25,500 after 3 years, £30,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £25,000 and £38,500. The £30,500 median after five years is the same as the UK median for History.
Are students happy with the teaching on BA History at University of Sussex?
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 at University of Sussex?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 32 points in the IB. The average entrant had 122 UCAS points.
Does BA History at University of Sussex 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 at University of Sussex?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.