BA English and History
About this course
BA (Hons) in English and History. Core topics include Research Methods, Historical Research, and Ethics & Professional Practice. The programme covers English literature from the Renaissance to the contemporary period and historical study from early modern to modern times. Study abroad opportunities are available through English Exchange modules.
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What students say
Based on about 19 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 94%
- Learning opportunities: 95%
- Assessment and feedback: 93%
- Academic support: 99%
- Organisation and management: 97%
- Learning resources: 100%
- Student voice: 93%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 85%
- Gained a higher qualification: 5%
- Left higher education: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 23 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 55%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Further study: 15%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Administrative occupations: 25%
- Teaching Professionals: 15%
- Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations: 15%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 10%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 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 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 100%
Modules
- University English Literature: An Introduction
- Theory and Other Monsters
- Professional and Creative Writing: An Introduction
- 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
- Early Modern English Culture 1509-1659: Poetry, Prose, Drama
- Tales of the Familiar and the Exotic: The Beginnings of Modern Fiction in English
- Rhymes Of Passion: A Brief History Of Love Poetry
- Writing and Editing
- Modern Dramand Its Influences
- Sex and the City of God: religion and sexuality in American literature
- Angels, Madwomen and Whores
- Writing the North: Ulster Literature
- Contemporary World Fiction in English
- How It Is: Samuel Beckett Studies
- Adaptation and Historical Fiction
- Gothic and Romantic Writing
- English Exchange 1
- English Exchange 2
- English Exchange 3
- English Exchange 4
- English Exchange 5
- English Exchange 6
- Eighteenth-Century Literature
- Detective Fiction
- Writing and Publishing
- 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
- English Placement
- English Abroad (DIAS)
- Black Lives Recovered and Remade
- The ‘Impact of Translation’ in Modern Irish and British Literature
- 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
- History Research Project
- 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
- Nineteenth-Century Literature
- Twentieth-Century Literature
- How to be Modern: Writing from the Jazz Age, 1910-1930
- Dissertation
- Bonnets, Beards and Bastards: The Fiction of the Victorian Period
- Nineteenth-Century American Literature
- Twentieth-Century American Literature
- Body, Mind and Soul in Novels and Non-Fiction from Addison to Austen
- The Ulster-Scots Literary Tradition 1750 - 2000
- From The Vote To The Pill: C20th And C21st Women's Writing
- Writing Ireland: Ulysses to Normal People
- Shakespeare
- Narratives of Slavery
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA English and 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 £3,000 less than the UK median for English studies.
What do graduates of BA English and 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 English and History at Ulster University?
94% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA English and History at Ulster University?
The average entrant had 105 UCAS points.
Does BA English and 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 English and History at Ulster University?
85% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.