Course summary
- Learn how to navigate the waters of history as a dynamic and ever-changing subject.
- Develop your critical understanding of a wide range of historical topics.
- Cultivate a range of real-world skills that enhance your employability when you graduate.
- Work on projects with organisations such as museums, libraries and archives.
- Enhance your understanding of the past and its impact on the present.
On this course you’ll create your own pathway across the globe – studying modules from Britain and Europe to the Americas, Africa, Asia and Australia. Through a variety of coursework, project work and individual research you’ll think critically about the way history is presented and understood. You’ll learn how to apply a range of practical skills to the world beyond university – including research, analysis and communication.
Future careers
There are many things you can do with a history degree. Our students have gone into just about every industry you can think of. Your skills will be valued across a range of exciting and rewarding careers, including
- teaching
- local government
- the civil service
- journalism
- librarianship
- the heritage industry
- human resources
- advertising/marketing
- law
- financial services
- non-governmental organisations (NGOs)
Previous graduates of this course have gone on to work for
- Sheffield City Archive
- Sheffield Museums
- Barnsley Museum
- local and national newspapers
- primary and secondary education
- the civil service
- local government
Modules
Module and assessment information for future years is displayed as currently validated and may be liable to change. When selecting electives, your choices will be subject to the core requirements of the course. As a result, selections may be limited to a choice between one of two or more specified electives in some instances.
You will be able to complete a placement year as part of this course. See the modules table below for further information.
Year 1
Compulsory modulesModuleCreditsAssessmentBritain Transformed: Economic And Social Change Since 180020CourseworkCommunicating History20Coursework
Making History20Coursework
Nations, Regions And Borders In Modern Europe, C.1870-197020Coursework
Revolutions In The Atlantic World, 1760-
Foreign Language20Coursework
Year 2
Compulsory modulesModuleCreditsAssessmentIdeas Into Action40CourseworkElective modulesModuleCreditsAssessmentBritain Between The Wars: Crisis, Transformation And The People, 1918-193920Coursework
Enslavement And Emancipation In The British Atlantic, 1763-183820Coursework
European And American Encounters With Asia Since The 19Th Century20Coursework
Foreign Language20Coursework
Germany, 1890 - 1933: From Reich To Republic20Coursework
London: Literary And Historical Perspectives 1728-191420Coursework
Race: Difference And Power In The Modern World20Coursework
The City Of London And The British Economy Since 187020Coursework
The Cold War Era20Coursework
Year 3
Optional modulesModuleCreditsAssessmentPlacement Year-CourseworkFinal year
Compulsory modulesModuleCreditsAssessmentHistory Research Project40CourseworkElective modules
Australia - From Penal Settlement To Nation, 1788-200020Coursework
Chartism: Working-Class Politics And Culture In Britain, 1838-4820Coursework
Citizenship, Violence And Race: Germans And Africans In Colonial And Postcolonial Encounters20Coursework
Foreign Language20Coursework
India And The British Raj, 1765-194720Coursework
Industrial Warfare And The Great War, 1914 To 191820Coursework
Modern Europe C 1860-1939:Health, Environment, And Welfare20Coursework
Northern Soul: Constructing Regional Identities In The North Of England 1800-Present20Coursework
South Africa In The Twentieth Century20Coursework
The Third Reich And Its Aftermath: Germany, 1933-196120Coursework
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