Program Overview

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Program Overview

The History program at Queen Mary University of London offers students the opportunity to explore the past, encounter diverse societies, and explain cultural changes. With an exceptional choice of modules, students can build their degree around the areas of history that excite them most.

Study Options

• History BA (Hons)
• History with Year Abroad BA (Hons)

Key Information

History BA (Hons)

• Degree: BA (Hons)
• Duration: 3 years
• Start: September 2026
• UCAS code: V101
• Institution code: Q50
• Typical A-Level offer: Grades BBB at A-Level
• Home fees: £9,535
• Overseas fees: £26,950

History with Year Abroad BA (Hons)

• Degree: BA (Hons)
• Duration: 4 years
• Start: September 2026
• UCAS code: V111
• Institution code: Q50
• Typical A-Level offer: Grades BBB at A-Level
• Home fees: £9,535
• Overseas fees: £26,950

Year Abroad Cost

Finances for studying abroad on exchange are available, with details on the program's website.

Overview

The History program allows students to explore different histories and perspectives from Africa, Asia, Europe, and the United States. Students will have access to outstanding museums and resources, and will be taught by experts who carry out ground-breaking research.

Focusing on the Future

The program embeds graduate attributes throughout the degree, ensuring students develop knowledge, skills, adaptability, and resilience to succeed in an ever-changing global job market.

Structure

The History degree can be completed in three or four years, with the option to study abroad in the third year.

Year 1

• Compulsory modules:
  • History in Practice
  • Unravelling Britain: British History since 1801
  • Global Encounters: Conquest and Culture in World History
• Optional modules:
  • Building the American Nation
  • Europe in a Global Context since 1800
  • Screening History: Representing the Past in the Contemporary Historical Film
  • The Foundations of Modern Thought: Introduction to Intellectual History
  • Controversies of Science and Technology in the Making of the Modern World
  • Europe: The Middle Ages and their Legacy
  • Reformation to Revolution: Europe and the World

Year 2

• Compulsory module:
  • History Research Project
• Optional modules:
  • Women and Gender in Medieval Islam
  • Violence in Early Modern Europe
  • Piracy and Civilisation: Antiquity to the Golden Age
  • Life and Death on the Middle Sea: The Mediterranean
  • London on Film: Representing the City in American and British Cinema
  • Human Rights in History: Origins, Foundations, Prospects
  • Marie-Antoinette to Coco Chanel: A Cultural History of France from the Revolution to the Second World War
  • The Soviet Union: Red Flag Unfurled
  • The American Century: The History of the United States
  • Kingdoms, Empires and Colonisation in African History

Year 3

• Compulsory module:
  • History Research Dissertation
• Special Subject module options:
  • Beer, Porcelain, Longbows: Rewriting the History of Medieval and Early Modern Objects
  • Internationalisms: People, Power and Politics Beyond Borders
  • A History of Palestine
  • Making Thatcher's Britain: The Thatcher Revolution
  • The Kennedy Years
  • The War on Terror
  • From Pinny to Hot Pants? Women in Britain
• Optional modules:
  • Medieval Worlds on Film
  • The Germans and the Jews since 1871
  • The Supernatural in Modern Britain
  • Cold War America 1945 – 1975
  • Gotham: The Making of New York City 1825 – 2001
  • The History of Emotions

Teaching and Learning

• Formal teaching is supplemented by one-to-one discussions in staff office hours and feedback sessions.
• Assessment is designed around a series of programme-level essays, with additional module-level assessment activities.

Entry Requirements

• A-Level: Grades BBB at A-Level
• IB: International Baccalaureate Diploma with a minimum of 30 points overall, including 5,5,5 from three Higher Level subjects
• BTEC: See detailed subject and grade requirements
• Access HE: We consider applications from students with the Access to Higher Education Diploma
• GCSE: Minimum five GCSE passes including English at grade C or 4
• EPQ: Alternative offers may be made to applicants taking the Extended Project Qualification
• Contextualised admissions: Our standard contextual offer is BBC at A-Level, and our enhanced contextual offer is BCC at A-Level

Funding

• Loans and grants: UK students are eligible to apply for tuition fee and maintenance loans from Student Finance England or other government bodies
• Scholarships and bursaries: Queen Mary offers a generous package of scholarships and bursaries

Careers

• As a history graduate, you can apply your degree knowledge directly to a career in museums, education, or the arts and heritage sector
• Our graduates are also highly employable in other sectors, including publishing, journalism, policy, consumer and social research, management consulting, and the Civil Service

About the School

• The School of Society and Environment at Queen Mary University of London explores the big questions shaping our world - past, present, and future
• Our academics are among the world's leading researchers, and our departments consistently rank among the best in their fields
• We offer excellent opportunities to collaborate with local, national, and international partners, and our students rate our teaching highly.