Canterbury Christ Church University
Our Canterbury Campus, located in a UNESCO World Heritage site and right in the heart of a beautiful cathedral city, is the perfect place to study History.
The academic team are all professional historians, active researchers and published authors of national and international acclaim.
The course they’ve designed allows you to follow your interests wherever they may lead. In your second and third years you can study a specific period or mix-and-match several.
A typical offer would be 88-112 UCAS Tariff points.
For more information on the IELTS (International English language Testing System) requirements for this course
'After leaving Christ Church and its historians I did a stint in the private sector before finding my real calling as a campaigner within the UK voluntary sector, becoming Head of Campaigns for the RNID (now re-named Action on Hearing Loss). In parallel I became involved with political think-tanks such as the Fabian Society writing on foreign policy issues. In both cases my History degree was useful both in terms of content (how political issues are understood and acted upon) and training (how to construct a sound argument). I am now Head of Communications at International Alert, an NGO for which I continue to use those same skills working in armed conflicts around the world.'
In Year 1, you will gain a firm grounding in the main themes and issues relating to major periods of history (ancient, medieval, early modern, and contemporary). This introduction will prepare you for studying specific periods in more depth, and to a level of specialisation if you wish, as you progress through your degree in Years 2 and 3.
The second year builds on Year 1 and you'll be able to select optional modules relating to particular issues in key periods. This might include examining a historical event or period and exploring the role of women power, the impact of war and revolution on society or the significance of castles, for example.
The second year builds on Year 1 and you'll be able to select optional modules relating to particular issues in key periods. This might include examining a historical event or period and exploring the role of women power, the impact of war and revolution on society or the significance of castles, for example.
Making Your Mark
Civilizations of the Ancient World
Europe in the Age of the Vikings
Renaissance, Reformation and Revolution in the Early Modern World
The Making of the Modern World
The Cold War and the Making of the Contemporary World
Futures of the Past
Castles in Medieval Society
The Crusades, c.1095-c.1204
The Age of the Tudors, 1485-1603
Atlantic Americas: Commerce, Domination and Resistance in the Atlantic World, 1500-1800
Race and Racism: Categorisation, Conquest and Control in America
Terror, Consent and Resistance in Nazi Germany
Land of Hope and Glory? Britain since 1900
‘Isolation to Domination’: the United States of America, 1914-1945
War and Revolution in Vietnam, 1930-1975
Humanities in a Digital World
Applied Humanities: Employability in Practice
Life and Death in the Middle Ages
Independent Study
Roman Lives
From Norsemen to Normans: Pirates and Princes
King Stephen, Empress Matilda and ‘the Anarchy’: England, Normandy and Civil War c. 1120-1154
The Stuart State: Britain, 1603-1714
Poverty, Prostitution, Plague: The Problems of English Society, 1600-1800
Power, Splendour and Diplomacy: The Early Modern Courts of Europe
‘The Troubles': War, Rebellion and Loyalty in Ireland
The Modern Black Freedom Movement
Fascism in the Twentieth Century
The Bomb and the Nuclear Age
The Global Sixties
A Superhero History: Truth, Justice and the American Way
In Search of the Past: The Meanings of Heritag
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