BA History
About this course
BA (Hons) History examines the historical processes that have shaped modern society across Britain, Ireland, the United States, Russia, and the Middle East. Core topics include research methods, historical research, and ethics and professional practice. An optional study abroad year and an industrial placement with professional work experience are available between the second and final years. Students undertake a self-directed research project in the final year.
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Entry requirements
A level: CCC Applicants may satisfy the requirement for the final A level grade C by substituting a combination of alternative qualifications to the same standard as defined by the University.
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What students say
Based on about 13 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 95%
- Learning opportunities: 98%
- Assessment and feedback: 95%
- Academic support: 100%
- Organisation and management: 100%
- Learning resources: 100%
- Student voice: 98%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 35 students who started
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 15 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 55%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Further study: 15%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations: 20%
- Finance Professionals: 15%
- Administrative occupations: 15%
- Sales occupations: 15%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 60%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 65%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 50%
Who gets in
Based on about 35 students who started
- A levels: 95%
- A degree: 5%
Modules
- Making History: Skills for Historians
- Defining America: Themes in American History, C17th -C20th
- The Making of Modern Britain and Ireland, 1798-1998
- The Ages of Extremes: International History 1914-2020
- Disenchanted Land? Culture and Society in Early Modern Europe
- Revolutionary Russia, 1894-1939
- Employing History: Understanding the Past, Preparing for the Future
- Exchange programme 1 - History Abroad
- Family, Sexuality and the State 1850-1925
- Culture and Society in Early Modern Britain and Ireland
- War and Peace: the Ying and Yang of human history
- The Great Powers and the Middle East since 1880
- Film and the Vietnam Conflict
- The Myth and Reality of Imperial Spain, 1492-1700
- Death, Disease, and Medicine in Britain, 1800-1914
- 'Good Trouble': Struggle, Resistance and the African American Experience
- The Modern City, 1800-2000
- History Abroad - DIAS
- Industrial Placement - Diploma in Professional Practice (DPP)
- The Irish Revolution, 1913-1923
- Late Soviet Communism, 1953-1991
- United States Foreign Policy Since 1945
- Saints and Sinners: Women in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Ireland
- Violence, death and disorder and the end of the European Empires.
- America in the Depression, 1929-1941
- Witchcraft and magic in early modern Europe and Colonial New England, c.1550-1780
- The Northern Ireland Troubles
- History Research Project
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA History at Ulster University earn?
The median salary is £24,000 after 15 months. After fifteen months the middle half of graduates earn between £22,000 and £27,000. The £24,000 median after fifteen months is £4,000 less than the UK median for History.
What do graduates of BA History at Ulster University 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 at Ulster University?
95% 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 Ulster University?
The typical offer is CCC at A level. The average entrant had 112 UCAS points.
Does BA History at Ulster University 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 Ulster University?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.