BA History with a Foundation Year
About this course
BA (Hons) in History, a 4-year undergraduate degree including a foundation year. The foundation year builds essential academic skills before progressing to degree-level study. History intersects with other humanities disciplines, with access to heritage sites, archives, and museums in Norwich, including The Norwich 12.
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What students say
Based on about 41 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 94%
- Learning opportunities: 88%
- Assessment and feedback: 87%
- Academic support: 97%
- Organisation and management: 85%
- Learning resources: 92%
- Student voice: 80%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 75%
- Left higher education: 25%
What graduates do next
Based on about 71 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 57%
- Working and studying: 13%
- Further study: 15%
- Unemployed: 4%
Most common jobs
- Administrative occupations: 18%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 17%
- Teaching Professionals: 15%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Sales occupations: 7%
- Find their work meaningful: 77%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 54%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 44%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 200 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 3%
- East Midlands: 8%
- West Midlands: 1%
- East of England: 45%
- London: 21%
- South East: 14%
- South West: 2%
- Wales: 1%
- Scotland: 2%
Who gets in
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 70%
- Baccalaureate: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
- Other qualifications: 15%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES TOOLKIT
- HISTORY AND SOCIETY
- ARTS AND HUMANITIES IN A CHANGING WORLD
- ENCOUNTERING TEXTS: ANALYSIS, CONTROVERSY AND DEBATE
- DESIGNING HUMANITIES PROJECTS
- BEGINNERS' FRENCH I - A1 CEFR (SPRING START)
- BEGINNERS RUSSIAN I (SPRING START)
- POLITICAL PHILOSOPHIES
- BEGINNERS' GERMAN I (SPRING START) - A1 CEFR
- VISUAL CULTURES
- BEGINNERS' ARABIC I (SPRING START)
- BEGINNERS' JAPANESE I (SPRING START)
- INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE I (SPRING START)
- BEGINNERS' SPANISH I - A1 CEFR (SPRING START)
- LITERATURE AND THE HUMANITIES
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA History with a Foundation Year at University of East Anglia earn?
The median salary is £26,500 after 15 months, £23,500 after 3 years, £29,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £24,000 and £34,500. The £29,000 median after five years is £1,500 less than the UK median for History.
What do graduates of BA History with a Foundation Year at University of East Anglia do next?
84% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA History with a Foundation Year at University of East Anglia?
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 a Foundation Year at University of East Anglia?
The average entrant had 84 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA History with a Foundation Year at University of East Anglia?
75% of students continued into their second year, and 25% left higher education.