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BA History,

Swansea University

About this course

BA in History, tracing developments from the fall of the Roman Empire to the present day across more than 1,500 years. Core topics include research methods and fieldwork. Compulsory modules provide a structured path through historical periods, while optional modules allow specialisation in themes such as empire and medicine. A heritage field trip and a work placement are available as part of the programme.

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Institution
Swansea University
Level
undergraduate
Subject
History, BA (Hons)
Duration
3 years
UCAS code
V100
Typical offer
A-level ABB, IB 32
Median salary
£26,500 after 5 years

Entry requirements

A level: ABB-BBC IB: 32 points

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Real offers for this course

Applicants have posted 1 UCAS decision for BA History, (V100) at Swansea University for 2027 entry so far. The published offer is ABB at A level.

What students say

Based on about 12 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)

  • Teaching on my course: 88%
  • Learning opportunities: 84%
  • Assessment and feedback: 82%
  • Academic support: 91%
  • Organisation and management: 91%
  • Learning resources: 91%
  • Student voice: 80%

Do students stay on the course?

Based on about 40 students who started

  • Continued on course: 80%
  • Left higher education: 20%

What graduates do next

Based on about 8 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)

  • Working: 75%
  • Further study: 10%

Most common jobs

  • Business and public service associate professionals: 30%
  • Administrative occupations: 10%
  • Sales occupations: 10%
  • Teaching Professionals: 10%
  • Business, Research and Administrative Professionals: 10%
  • Find their work meaningful: 75%
  • Feel on track for their future plans: 55%
  • Use what they learnt on the course: 35%

Where graduates work (5 years on)

Based on about 245 graduates, across similar courses at this university

  • North West: 2%
  • Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
  • East Midlands: 2%
  • West Midlands: 7%
  • East of England: 4%
  • London: 8%
  • South East: 11%
  • South West: 16%
  • Wales: 48%

Who gets in

Based on about 45 students who started

  • A levels: 95%
  • Access course: 5%

Modules

  • From Facts to Fake News: Being a Historian in the Twenty-First Century
  • Making Modern Europe, 1789 to the Present
  • Medieval Matters: Exploring the Middle Ages
  • Global Challenges and the Historian
  • The Early Modern World, 1500-1800
  • Who Sings America? Literature and Culture of the United States
  • Forging a Nation: US History and Politics
  • Pompeii and beyond
  • The Past in its Place: History and Heritage Field Trip
  • The Practice of History
  • America in a Nutshell: A History of Pennsylvania from William Penn to Donald Trump, 1631-2016
  • The Heirs of Rome: The Making of Christendom, Byzantium, and Islam in the Early Middle Ages, 400-800
  • Europe 1500-1650: Renaissance, Reformation and Religious War
  • The Anglo-Norman World, 1066-1225
  • The Past in the Present: Exploring Heritage Practice and Debates
  • Britain in the Early Middle Ages: Slavery, Dragons, Queens and Vikings
  • History Work Placement
  • The Making of Transatlantic America
  • Rhyfel Cartref America
  • Disunited Kingdom? Class, Race, Gender and Social Division in Twentieth-Century Britain
  • Re-Thinking the South: Southern Culture and History, 1865-1955
  • Medicine and the Modern World, 1800 to the Present
  • The Story of America on Film and Television, 1607-1867
  • Stori America Ar Ffilm a Theledu, 1607-1867
  • The Rise and Fall of the Russian Empire
  • The Global First World War
  • History Dissertation
  • The Lights that Failed: the League of Nations and International Peace 1919 -1939
  • The Hungry World: Food, Famine and the End of Empire, 1880-1945
  • The Reign of King John, 1199-1216: Misrule and Magna Carta
  • The First Crusade: Devotion, Piety and Power in the Latin Christian World
  • Monarchy: Ancient and Medieval
  • The Russian Civil War
  • The Placing of History: Digitally Mapping the Historic Past
  • The Story of the USA on Film and Television, 1865-2008
  • Stori yr Unol Daleithiau ar Ffilm a Theledu, 1865-2008
  • From Machiavelli to Mussolini: Government and Society in Western Political Thought
  • The American Civil War in History and Memory
  • Y Rhyfel Mawr trwy lygaid y Cymry
  • A History of Sex and Gender
  • The Cold War
  • The Rise and Fall of Wales? Politics, Culture and Society, 1847-1939

Questions about this course

How much do graduates of BA History, at Swansea University earn?

The median salary is £27,000 after 15 months, £21,500 after 3 years, £26,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £22,000 and £32,000. The £26,500 median after five years is £4,000 less than the UK median for History.

What do graduates of BA History, at Swansea University do next?

90% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).

Are students happy with the teaching on BA History, at Swansea University?

88% 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 Swansea University?

The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 32 points in the IB. The average entrant had 116 UCAS points.

How many students continue on BA History, at Swansea University?

80% of students continued into their second year, and 20% left higher education.