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History (Full-time) (BA Hons)

Lampeter
3 Years Full-time
96 - 112 UCAS Points

Our History degree offers you a fascinating array of modules that will allow you to engage with the history of Europe, the US and beyond, from ancient to modern times. You will learn valuable intellectual and transferable skills through the varied assessment methods used in our modules.

By studying a degree in History, you will become critically aware of the different ways of constructing historical narrative and the great richness and diversity that history has to offer.

The programme aims to prepare you to ask and answer cogent and focused questions about the past and to pursue these questions through structured enquiry, selecting and interrogating a suitable range of materials, including primary and historiographical sources of evidence.

Course details

Start date:
Study modes:
  • On-campus
  • Full-time
Language:
  • English
Institution code:
T80
UCAS code:
V100
Course length:
3 Years Full-time
Entry requirements:
96 - 112 UCAS Points

Tuition Fees 2023/24 and 24/25
Home (Full-time): £9,000 per year
Overseas (Full-time): £13,500 per year

Why choose this course?

01
Wide range of modules, focusing on lots of different places, themes, subjects and people, from Bede to Bowie, monasteries to movies, and Caesar to Churchill.
02
Chance to study a broad sweep of history, all the way back to antiquity through to the Middle Ages and right up to the present day.
03
Modules based on lecturers' distinctive research expertise, such as the cultural history of cities, commemoration of war, 1980s Britain, history-writing and memory in the Middle Ages, and Cistercian monasteries.

What you will learn

The History programme at UWTSD allows students to explore many different political, social, economic, military and cultural aspects of history. It combines a study of change over time in broad sweeping survey modules introducing key aspects of the medieval and modern world, with more focused modules on topics such as Norman society and Crusades, the First World War and 1980s Britain.

Each module is delivered in small groups and with a hands-on, immersive approach. The teaching is research-led, rooted in the professional interests and expertise of the lecturers. Students will encounter multiple approaches to and source materials for understanding the past, with a particular focus on utilising the onsite archive of manuscript and printed primary sources. This results in a rounded and comprehensive programme of study which grounds students in the requisite theories, methodologies and practices of the discipline of history.

Prospective students should be aware of the following:

  • Not all optional modules are offered every year
  • Optional modules are delivered subject to sufficient student numbers
  • Language modules are optional/compulsory/core according to linguistic ability
  • There are many Level 5 and Level 6 versions of the same module. Students can only take this module once; this depends on which year the modules are offered in.

Compulsory 

The Modern World

(20 credits)

Exploring the Humanities
Doing History: Past in Practice

(20 credits)

The Medieval World

(20 credits)

Optional

Death, Burial and the Afterlife
Myths and Mythology: How Stories Shape the World
Everyday Life in Athens and Rome

(20 credits)

Historicising Texts

(20 credits)

What makes civilisation?

(20 credits)

Year A

Optional 

(Re)presenting and (Re)constructing the Past

(20 credits)

Error and Sweet Violence: Shakespeare and Renaissance Comedy and Tragedy

(20 credits)

From Desert Myths to Sheep Tales: The Cistercians in the Middle Ages

(20 credits)

Britain and the Great War

(20 credits)

Classical Mythology and Legends in Roman and Medieval Times

(20 credits)

Cold war, hot wars. Global perspectives on post-war history

(20 credits)

Gwlad, gwlad: Aspects of Welsh History 1200 to the present

(20 credits)

Medieval Prose in Wales

(20 credits)

Special Collections Research: The Roderic Bowen Library and Archives

(20 credits)

Year B

Optional

Confessing with Saint Augustine: God and Religion in the Twilight of the Roman Empire

(20 credits)

Celtic Sanctity and Spirituality: Hagiography and Saints’ Cults

(20 credits)

Difficult Heritage/ Dark Tourism

(20 credits)

Identity and Myth: The Normans and their World

(20 credits)

The Irish Question 1886-1998: from Charles Parnell to the Good Friday Agreement
Exhibiting the Past: Ancient Egypt, death and modern representation

(20 credits)

Heritage & Archaeology of Conflict

(20 credits)

The Book, the Body, and the World: Renaissance Humanism, Medicine, and Exploration

(20 credits)

Women and Religion

(20 credits)

Year A & B

Compulsory 

Independent Project

(40 credits)

Year A

Optional 

(Re)presenting and (Re)constructing the Past

(20 credits)

Error and Sweet Violence: Shakespeare and Renaissance Comedy and Tragedy

(20 credits)

Britain and the Great War

(20 credits)

Classical Mythology and Legends in Roman and Medieval Times

(20 credits)

Cold war, hot wars. Global perspectives on post-war history

(20 credits)

From Desert Myths to Sheep Tales: The Cistercians in the Middle Ages

(20 credits)

Gwlad, gwlad: Aspects of Welsh History 1200 to the present

(20 credits)

Medieval Prose in Wales

(20 credits)

Special Collections Research: The Roderic Bowen Library and Archives

(20 credits)

Year B

Optional 

Celtic Sanctity and Spirituality: Hagiography and Saints' Cults

(20 credits)

Difficult Heritage/ Dark Tourism

(20 credits)

Identity and Myth: The Normans and their World

(20 credits)

The Irish Question 1886-1998: from Charles Parnell to the Good Friday Agreement

(20 credits)

Confessing with Saint Augustine: God and Religion in the Twilight of the Roman Empire
Exhibiting the Past: Ancient Egypt, death and modern representation

(20 credits)

Heritage and Archaeology of Conflict

(20 credits)

The Book, the Body, and the World: Renaissance Humanism, Medicine, and Exploration

(20 credits)

Women and Religion

(20 credits)

Course Disclaimer

  • We listen to student feedback and insights from industry and from professionals to ensure that course content is high-quality and up-to-date, and that it offers the best possible preparation for your future career or study goals. 

    For this reason, there might be modifications to the content of your course over time, to keep up to date with changes in the subject area or in the sector. If a module is no longer running, we’ll make sure to keep you informed, and work with you to choose a different suitable module.

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Staff

Our People

You will be taught and supported by a wide range of professional staff and teams here to help you get the university experience you are looking for. Our teaching staff were ranked 2nd in Wales for assessments and feedback (NSS 2023) meaning the comments you get back from your work will help you learn. Our commitment to your learning has seen our students us as Top 10 in the UK for Lecturers and Teaching Quality. Find out more about our academic staff who teach across our courses. 

Accommodation

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Lampeter Accommodation

Our Lampeter accommodation is based on our Lampeter Campus, meaning you are never far from what is happening on campus. We have a variety of different options open to our students which will suit all budgets. 

Further information

  • Grades are important; however, our offers are not solely based on academic results. We are interested in creative people that demonstrate a strong commitment to their chosen subject area and therefore we welcome applications from individuals from a wide range of backgrounds.

    To assess student suitability for their chosen course we normally arrange interviews for all applicants at which your skills, achievements and life experience will be considered as well as your qualifications.

  • The programme is assessed in a variety of ways and will include several of the following type of assessment: essays of 1,000 to 4,000 words in length, document analysis, book/ journal reviews, short reports and reflective journals, time tests, seen and unseen exams, field journals, posters, group and individual presentations, dissertations of 10,000 words, wikis, commentaries and film evaluations.

  • The Faculty has estimated on the assumption that students buy new copies of the books. Students may also choose to spend money on printing drafts of work.

    Students may spend up to £300 per year on books and additional related materials.

    Students are expected to submit 2 hard copies of their final project, the estimated cost for binding these is £20.

    Optional Field trip:

    Faculty works to ensure that there are a range of fieldwork and field trip options available both locally and internationally. Thus students can opt to take either more expensive or less expensive placements. The Faculty subsidises these but the cost each year is dependent on airfare, location, and currency exchange rates. Below are the upper end of expected costs based on where students have currently done placements.

    Fieldwork (depending on where student decides to do fieldwork): c. £500 - £1,500

    Individual trips: c. £5 - £50

  • You may be eligible for funding to help support your study. To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available, please visit our Bursaries and Scholarships section.

  • You will develop powers of analysis, logical thought and evidence-based argument within a supportive and encouraging environment. These skills of communication, understanding, analysis and self-management will provide you with a passport into employment and/or further study. The degree in History equips students for jobs in fields such as museum and archive work, journalism, law, banking, local politics, all types of administrative work, marketing and advertising, and teaching. At Lampeter, we have a strong track-record of helping students progress to postgraduate study – both at MA and PhD level.

    • Academia
    • Business
    • General administrative and management posts; civil service.
    • Heritage (library, archives, museum, tourism)
    • Journalism
    • Law and advocacy
    • Local Government, community, local politics
    • Postgraduate research
    • Teaching

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