BAHistory and Sociology

Study location	United Kingdom, Colchester Campus
Type	Bachelor courses, full-time
Nominal duration	3 years
Study language	English
Awards	BA
Course code	LV31

Entry qualification	High school / secondary education (or higher)

Language requirements	English Accepted proof of proficiency: Cambridge English, IELTS, TOEFL or other equivalent IELTS: 6.0 TOEFL (IBT): 76 CAE: B2 with 52+ CAE (from Jan 15): 169+

Other requirements	At least 1 reference(s) must be provided.

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Overview

Interested? To learn more about this study programme, entry requirements and application process, please contact one of our consultants in a country nearest to you.

Programme structure

Year 1

The Sociological Imagination
Researching Social Life I
Becoming a Historian
Society, Culture and Politics in Europe 1500-1750 (optional)
Themes in Global History (optional)

Year 2

Continuity and Controversy in Sociology: Sociological Analysis II
Making Histories: Concepts, Themes and Sources
History Works: Beyond Your BA
Researching Social Life II (optional)
Medicine and Society in Britain and France 1700-1860 (optional)
Reconstructing Family, Residence, Work and Communal Life in Victorian England (optional)

Final year

Current Disputes in Sociology: Sociological Analysis III
Independent Research Project (optional)
Witch-Trials in Early Modern Europe and New England (optional)
The Tudors and Stuarts on Film (optional)
Psychiatry and Mental Illness (optional)
Dangerous Places: Travellers, Anthropologists and Intercultural Meetings (optional)

Career opportunities

Some of our graduates go into subject-related fields such as teaching, museum curation and archiving, while others have gone on to do very different things, including journalism, law, politics and civil service.

A history degree prepares you for a wide range of careers. Some of our recent graduates have found employment as:

A chartered accountant
A policy analyst
An operations manager
A planning officer