Program Overview

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History (with Foundation Year), BA (Hons)

Attendance

• Full-time

Campus

• Preston Campus

Start

• September 2025

Duration

• 4 years

UCAS Code

• 4W22

Delivery

• In-person

Overview

On our History course with a foundation year, you’ll discover how to become a skilled historian, combining the study of British and international history across a broad timespan - from the early modern to the contemporary.

Why study with us

• 1st in the UK for academic support (National Student Survey, History, compared with unis in the Guardian University Guide, 2023)
• 1st in the UK for teaching on the course (National Student Survey, History, compared with unis in the Guardian University Guide, 2023)
• We're known for our excellent academic support and score consistently high in the National Student Survey. Small class sizes mean you get to know your tutors and engage in lively seminar discussions.
• You’ll be able to take on a work placement with host organisations such as the Lancashire Archives and the People’s History Museum.
• Many of our graduates have gone on to successful careers in the museums and heritage sector, advertising, the civil service, film and television, journalism, law, marketing and management.

What you'll do

• Enrich the international dimension of history by studying abroad with bursaries and scholarships available to support this.
• Gain work experience with public sector heritage and museum organisations through our Centre for Volunteering and Community Leadership.
• Our employability modules combine workplace experience and project management with the wider skills that the study of history entails.

Modules

Foundation year

• Essential Study Skills for Higher Education
• Developing Academic Knowledge
• Target Award Extended Study
• Learning by Experience

Year 1

• Humanities in Context
• From 'Industrial Revolution' to 'Great War'? Society, Identity and Place in Britain and Ireland
• The Past in the Present: History, Heritage, and Society
• The Nature and Challenges of Historical Enquiry
• Nations, Societies and Empires: The Emergence of Nation-States in Asia, Europe and USA
• Re-inventing the Nation-State in Asia, Europe and USA in the 19th and Early 20th Centuries

Year 2

• Research Methods
• Community History Project
• Debating Modern British and Irish History, c.1800-Present
• The Rise of the Cold War: Ideology and Dictatorship in 20th-century Asia, Europe and USA
• Dismantling the Cold War in 20th-century Asia, Europe and USA
• From the ‘Great War’ to Brexit: Conflict and Transformation in Britain and Ireland,

Year 3

• Dissertation
• The Legacy of Cold War Conflict: Asia, Europe and USA from the 1960s
• From ‘Crash’ to ‘Crunch’: Popular Culture and Social Change in Britain and Ireland
• Creating a New Global Order: Asia, Europe and USA from the 1960s
• Everyday Voices? Oral History Theory and Practice
• Work Placement in History

Entry requirements

• UCAS: 64 points at A2
• BTEC Extended Diploma: MPP
• BTEC Diploma: MM
• Pass Access Course: 64 points
• International Baccalaureate Diploma: Pass including 64 points from Higher Level subjects
• T Level: P (D or E)
• IELTS: 6.0 with no component lower than 5.5
• GCSE: 5 at grade C/4 including Maths and English or equivalent
• Applications from individuals with non-standard qualifications or relevant work/life experience who can demonstrate the ability to cope with and benefit from degree level studies are welcome.

Fees and funding

• UK: £5,760 for the first year, £9,535 per year
• International: £17,250 for the first year, £17,325 per year

Scholarships and bursaries

• Care Leaver Bursary
• Estranged student support
• Dependants Bursary
• Foundation Year Bursary

Learning and assessment

• Teaching methods: lectures, seminars, group debates
• Assessment methods: coursework essays, written exams, seminar presentations, case work and reviews

Industry links

• Linked with a number of schools for work placement opportunities

Further information

• Centre for Volunteering and Community Leadership (CVCL) enables students to get involved in projects that make a positive difference to people’s lives.