
History BA (Hons)
Course Overview - History BA (Hons)
Learn about the past whilst developing the type of transferable skills that are highly sought after by employers, including research, content creation, and critical thinking. Study the past, shape the future.
Coventry University offers a unique, modern history degree. You will learn about core issues and themes that have shaped the modern world, from race to civil rights, to gender and environmentalism, espionage, the far right, and the media.
* We have designed the History BA (Hons) to help you understand the historical forces that have shaped the modern worl...
Learn about the past whilst developing the type of transferable skills that are highly sought after by employers, including research, content creation, and critical thinking. Study the past, shape the future.<br/><br/>Coventry University offers a unique, modern history degree. You will learn about core issues and themes that have shaped the modern world, from race to civil rights, to gender and environmentalism, espionage, the far right, and the media.<br/><br/><br/>* We have designed the History BA (Hons) to help you understand the historical forces that have shaped the modern world. It looks at how issues such as racism, gender constructs, class, political identities, war, and the environment have intersected, interacted, and evolved to change human societies over time.<br/><br/><br/>* This course aims to develop your critical thinking skills and analyse themes and voices from a range of marginalised communities. We will encourage you to explore primary (historic) sources and have access those used by historians.<br/><br/><br/>* You will also have the opportunity to develop a portfolio of historical pieces with evidence from media artefacts and your learning from any international experiences including collaborative online international learning projects*.<br/><br/><br/><strong>Key Course Benefits:</strong><br/><br/><br/>* Tactile learning: engagement with historical artefacts such as newspapers and other documents to learn about how societies were informed, and shaped. <br/><br/><br/>* Innovative learning and assessment: learn how to use digital tools to produce documentaries; create video and radio podcasts; development of digital literacy skills. <br/><br/><br/>* Critical thinking: a focus on the ways in which critical questioning of the past can help you to understand the social, cultural, and political forces which have shaped societies through the present day. <br/><br/><br/>* Academic Community: The creation of learning experiences built around collaboration and research, taught by a group of historians who are accessible and who work with you to help you build a portfolio of experiences which will aid you in preparing for the post-graduation market or further studies. <br/><br/><br/>* Specialised degree paths: specialise in an exciting range of topics and themes within the history programme. These include American history; modern European history; race and civil rights; espionage studies; environmentalism; the history of the media; and the history and politics of the Far Right. <br/><br/><br/>*For further information please check the course page on the Coventry University website
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
09/2026
Campus
Main Site
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Codes/info
Course Code
V140
Institution Code
C85
Points of Entry
Year 1
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff
112
[1] 4 qualifications for tariff points allowed [2] May also include AS level and EPQ [3] Specific subject not required
Scottish Higher
C,C,D
Access to HE Diploma
The Access to HE Diploma. Plus GCSE English at grade 4 / C or above.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
GCSE/National 4/National 5
5 GCSEs at grade 4 / C or above to include English.
A level
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Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year | |
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England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland | £9,535 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |
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