BA History with Study Abroad
About this course
BA in History with Study Abroad, a history degree centred on historical analysis across ancient, medieval, and modern periods. Core topics include Research Methods. This four-year degree incorporates a compulsory third year spent studying abroad at an overseas institution and culminates in a final-year dissertation. The first year introduces foundational skills through compulsory modules such as Approaching History, Writing History, and Making History, alongside optional choices exploring periods from medieval Europe to the modern Middle East. The second year focuses on methodological training via the compulsory Second-Year Research Seminar alongside specialist options covering diverse global regions. The third year is dedicated entirely to studying abroad through the compulsory BA History - Study Abroad Module I, BA History - Study Abroad Module II, BA History - Study Abroad Module III, and BA History - Study Abroad Module IV. The final year centres on independent research through the compulsory History Undergraduate Dissertation, supported by optional modules examining targeted historical themes and eras.
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Entry requirements
A level: AAA (History required.) IB: 38 points (A total of 18 points in three higher level subjects including grade 6 in History, with no higher level score below 5.)
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What students say
Based on about 8 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 96%
- Learning opportunities: 75%
- Assessment and feedback: 80%
- Academic support: 100%
- Organisation and management: 71%
- Learning resources: 97%
- Student voice: 76%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 100%
What graduates do next
Based on about 6 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 50%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Further study: 25%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 19%
- Administrative occupations: 11%
- Finance Professionals: 8%
- Media Professionals: 8%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals: 6%
- Find their work meaningful: 78%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 67%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 50%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 335 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 2%
- East Midlands: 3%
- West Midlands: 4%
- East of England: 10%
- London: 60%
- South East: 13%
- South West: 4%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 25 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 75%
- Baccalaureate: 25%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Approaching History
- Writing History
- Making History
- Making Medieval Europe 1150 - 1350
- History of the Modern Middle East
- The History of Political Thought in the West
- The Mediterranean World c.800-c.500 BC
- The Roman Republic, c.350 BC - 44 BC
- Bronze Age States in the Ancient Middle East
- British History c.1850-1997
- Age of Revolution: European History 1815-1870
- History of Latin America c.1830-c.1930
- The Global Economy since 1700
- Second-Year Research Seminar
- Roman Democracy: Myth or Reality?
- Asia and Europe: Imagining the world in ancient Greece
- Rome AD 300-1000. Portraits of a City, Reflections of a Changing World
- Making Medieval Europe 1150 - 1350
- Religious Reformation and Popular Piety, 1450-1650
- War, Rebellion, and Social Discontent in Modern China
- Superpower: A Global History of the United States, 1898-1989
- The Cultural Cold War
- The Disunited States: Contested Visions of America, 1775-1860
- History of the Modern Middle East
- BA History - Study Abroad Module I
- BA History - Study Abroad Module II
- BA History - Study Abroad Module III
- BA History - Study Abroad Module IV
- History Undergraduate Dissertation
- Between Politics and Culture: German Ideas 1890 - 1970
- Broadcasting Modernity: A Global History of Radio and Television in the Twentieth Century
- Cultures of War in Ancient Greece
- Between Order and Disorder: Cities in the Late Medieval Mediterranean World
- Great Britain and the American Colonies 1760-1776 (1)
- The Crisis of the Union: The United States in the Civil War era, 1850-1865
- Antipodean Encounters: Aborigines, Convicts and Settlers in New South Wales, c.1770-1850
- Soul and Body in Renaissance Thought
- Untold Stories: Constructing Lives, Narratives and Experiences in Wartime East Asia
- Slavery in the Classical World
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA History with Study Abroad at University College London earn?
The median salary is £29,000 after 15 months, £28,500 after 3 years, £39,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £29,500 and £53,500. The £39,000 median after five years is £8,500 more than the UK median for History.
What do graduates of BA History with Study Abroad at University College London 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 with Study Abroad at University College London?
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 with Study Abroad at University College London?
The typical offer is AAA at A level, or 38 points in the IB. The average entrant had 165 UCAS points.
Does BA History with Study Abroad at University College London include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory year abroad.
How many students continue on BA History with Study Abroad at University College London?
100% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.