BA History and War Studies with Foundation Year
Entry requirements
Prepare for Foundation Pathway:- We will consider applicants who have not achieved level 3 qualifications, if you have a keen interest in this subject area or hold relevant experience. You will be required to attend and pass a compulsory Prepare For Foundation assessment day where you will take part in a variety of activities which will assess your suitability for the course. If you would like more advise and guidance about this admissions pathway, please contact the Gateway team to discuss and support you in making an application to us. Contact the Gateway - University of Wolverhampton (wlv.ac.uk) Other Requirements: Applicants must be 18 years old or above at the start of the course.
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What students say
Based on about 14 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 91%
- Learning opportunities: 81%
- Assessment and feedback: 86%
- Academic support: 95%
- Organisation and management: 83%
- Learning resources: 90%
- Student voice: 76%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 25 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 90%
- Gained a higher qualification: 5%
- Left higher education: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 9 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 50%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Further study: 20%
- Unemployed: 20%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 25%
- Sales occupations: 15%
- Teaching Professionals: 15%
- Elementary occupations: 15%
- Administrative occupations: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 50%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 50%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 45%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 80 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 3%
- East Midlands: 5%
- West Midlands: 70%
- East of England: 8%
- London: 5%
- South East: 5%
- South West: 5%
Who gets in
Based on about 35 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 80%
- Access course: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
- Other qualifications: 10%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Bronze overall, Bronze for student experience, Bronze for student outcomes.
Modules
- Contemporary Social Issues
- Digital Citizenship
- People and Place
- Preparing for Success at University
- Introduction to Military History: The Changing Character of War
- Just debates in War and Peace
- Succeeding at University for the Social Sciences and Humanities
- The Twentieth Century
- Professional Development for the Social Sciences and Humanities
- Social Histories of Modern Life
- War and Peace in the Long Nineteenth Century
- 'What If?' - Wars: Pasts, Presents & Futures
- Diplomacy and Foreign Policy: Theory, Practice, Professional Skills
- Securing the State: Intelligence, Secrecy, and Law Enforcement
- The Great War
- The Second World War: A Social, Cultural and Military History
- Popular Culture and War: The Press, Films, Literature and Games
- Activism in Modern Britain
- Cyber Statecraft: Competition and Conflict in Cyberspace.
- History in Review
- History Independent Study
- How Conflicts End? Comparative Peace Processes
- Sexuality and the family, c.1700-c.1900
- The First World War and the Birth of Modern Warfare
- The Holocaust
- Victory to Enterprise: Maritime Power in the 19th and 20th centuries
- War Studies Independent Study
- Youth Culture
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA History and War Studies with Foundation Year at University of Wolverhampton earn?
The median salary is £20,000 after 3 years, £22,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £18,500 and £27,500. The £22,500 median after five years is £8,000 less than the UK median for History.
What do graduates of BA History and War Studies with Foundation Year at University of Wolverhampton do next?
75% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA History and War Studies with Foundation Year at University of Wolverhampton?
91% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA History and War Studies with Foundation Year at University of Wolverhampton?
The average entrant had 100 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA History and War Studies with Foundation Year at University of Wolverhampton?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.