BA History
About this course
BA (Hons) History, combining the study of British, European, and world history. Core topics include Research Methods, Fieldwork, and Historical Research. The course includes a work placement module with placements in archives, museums, or heritage settings, and a final-year dissertation. Teaching takes place in small, informal groups.
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Entry requirements
UCAS tariff points: 112 A-level: BBC BTEC National Extended Diploma: DMM T-level: Merit
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What students say
Based on about 15 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 88%
- Learning opportunities: 79%
- Assessment and feedback: 86%
- Academic support: 95%
- Organisation and management: 85%
- Learning resources: 97%
- Student voice: 85%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 85%
- Left higher education: 15%
What graduates do next
Based on about 6 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 50%
- Working and studying: 20%
- Further study: 15%
Most common jobs
- Teaching Professionals: 20%
- Teaching and Childcare Associate Professionals: 10%
- Administrative occupations: 5%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 5%
- Other Educational Professionals: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 85%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 90%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 85%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 65 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 2%
- West Midlands: 80%
- East of England: 3%
- London: 5%
- South West: 7%
- Wales: 2%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 90%
- Baccalaureate: 5%
- Access course: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Ideology and conflict in Europe since 1789
- Britain since the Reformation
- Reconstructing the past: Academic, public and popular history
- Making of the modern world
- Optional modules offered by the Centre for Academic English and Skills/Institute of Education
- Historical research: Method and practice
- The American century, 1917-2001
- The German empire, 1862-1918
- History work experience module
- The Making of Modern Ireland: Conflict, Revolution and Partition
- 'A people's war'? Britain and the Second World War
- Georgian Britain and the Atlantic world, 1760-1820
- Protest and Power: Activism in Modern Britain
- Optional modules offered by the Centre for Academic English and Skills/Institute of Education
- Dissertation
- The Atlantic slave trade and abolition
- The good war: The USA and World War Two
- Nazi Germany
- Research experience module
- Blood and Oil: Iraq since the Fall of the Ottoman Empire
- Gender, sexuality and welfare: The body in history
- Witchcraft and the Devil
- Japan's world, 1854-1951
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA History at University of Worcester earn?
The median salary is £19,500 after 3 years, £25,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £20,500 and £30,500. The £25,500 median after five years is £5,000 less than the UK median for History.
What do graduates of BA History at University of Worcester 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 University of Worcester?
88% 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 University of Worcester?
The typical offer is BBC at A level. The average entrant had 104 UCAS points.
Does BA History at University of Worcester include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA History at University of Worcester?
85% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.