Undergraduate study 2018/19
History
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University of the Year The Times Higher Education named us as their University of the Year in November 2013. They liked our “bold, imaginative and innovative initiatives.”
Queen’s Award We’ve always supported the international student community. So we were very pleased to win the Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade in 2013.
Queen’s Anniversary Prize The Queen’s Anniversary Prize is a big thing in UK Higher Education. We were delighted to earn one for our role in expanding global boundaries of new music.
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A Four Star University QS Stars have given us four stars. That means we are “highly international, demonstrating excellence in both teaching and research with an excellent environment for students and staff.”
Educate North Award The Educate North Awards celebrate the role of Higher Education in the North of England. We won New University of the Year at the awards in 2015.
Athena Swan We’re serious about gender equality. We want an equal number of men and women on our science and engineering courses, for instance. Our commitment was recognised in 2015 with the Athena SWAN Bronze Award.
Welcome to History History at Huddersfield has a strong reputation for student satisfaction – we’re regularly highly rated in the annual National Student Satisfaction survey. Our courses cover a broad chronological range, from the medieval to the contemporary world and include British, European and World history.
We believe in research-led teaching and all of our staff are research active, which means that you’ll be taught by tutors working at the cutting edge of their field. We encourage you to think about how your studies have real-world relevance and how they will support your future career.
We can offer you the opportunity to study civil war battlefields or the crusades; learn about the experience in war-torn Europe or provide the opportunity to put together a museum display.
You’ll also benefit from our partnerships with a range of external organisations, such as the Leeds City Museums. Do more than study history, become a historian! Dr Sarah Bastow Subject Leader
Find out more about our awards at hud.ac.uk/about/our-awards
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Studying history is a really inspiring way to spend your time at university. Here at Huddersfield you’ll be able to engage with a range of approaches to history, and work with primary source materials in interesting and innovative ways. But make no mistake about it, our courses also give you a range of skills that you can take out into the world of work.
Study with us The course covers a wide variety of time periods and it was great to be able to choose which areas of history I wanted to specialise in. Claire Hudson, History BA(Hons)
100% The UK’s only University where all our permanent teaching staff are Fellows of the Higher Education Academy.*
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In the subject area of History we scored 91% for student satisfaction.**
Opportunities to study abroad through our ERASMUS+ exchange programme.
We’ll give you the chance to shape your studies to your interests, whether that’s the medieval period, the Tudor era or modern European history. Our modules are geographically diverse too. And you can combine History with English Literature, English Language, Politics or Film to cast a whole new light on what you’re studying. While you’re here we’ll give you the chance to build up some very useful and transferable skills. To analyse and communicate. To put together a convincing argument. To gain the self discipline to work on your own. And to work with others to assess challenges and solve them. No wonder some of our graduates have gone on to varied and interesting posts at places like the House of Commons, the Fast Track Civil Service, Bolsover Castle, the Imperial War Museum and various schools and colleges.***
We make sure the world of work is never far away. You’ll take a 5-week work related project in Year 2. Plus you could choose to take a year-long optional placement on our History BA(Hons). It’s a great way to build up your skills and your contacts too. Previous placement students have worked at places like the Royal Armouries Museum and Kirklees TV. You might be surprised by just how creative our History courses are, with opportunities to create exhibitions or podcasts on your subject. You’ll also have the chance to take part in the ERASMUS+ exchange scheme and dive into our innovative award-winning archive at Heritage Quay. *Permanent staff, after probation: some recently appointed colleagues will only obtain recognition in the months after their arrival in Huddersfield, once they have started teaching. **National Student Satisfaction Survey 2016. ***Linked In.
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1. History student making use of interactive archive screen in Heritage Quay.
2. History student studies exhibits in Heritage Quay.
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Graduates employed from this course
History BA(Hons)
Entry requirements: BBB at A Level including a minimum grade B in History DDM at BTEC 120 UCAS points from a combination of Level 3 qualifications including a minimum grade B at A Level in History
We’ll give you the chance to shape your studies to your interests, whether that’s the medieval period or world events in more recent history such as the First World War. Perhaps you want to study the history of a particular nation, or take an international view to see patterns and connections between nations’ stories. During your studies you’ll be able to engage with a range of approaches to history, and investigate the periods that fascinate and inspire you. We have a friendly, hands-on approach to delivering our courses. All of our modules aim to equip you with the skills that employers are looking for; good communication and analytical skills, independent and team working, and problem solving. Previous students have gone on to varied and interesting posts at places like the Fast Track Civil Service, the House of Commons, Bolsover Castle, The Imperial War Museum and Emerald Group Publishing.
History and Politics
Key information: UCAS code: Q300 Duration: 3 years full-time, 4 years inc. placement year
For the History side of the course, we’ll give you the chance to shape your studies to your interests. Our modules are historically and geographically diverse, so you can pick the periods and places that fascinate you the most. You’ll be able to engage with a range of approaches to history, and work with primary source materials too.
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85%* Key information: UCAS code: V100 Duration: 3 years full-time, 4 years inc. placement year, 41/2 -6 years part-time
Graduates employed from these subject areas
We never forget that your studies should lead on to a rewarding career, so we make sure the real world is never far away. The five-week work related project in Year 2 and the year-long optional placement after the second year, both provide the opportunity to gain valuable hands-on experience, insight into your chosen career and open up your graduate employment prospects. Previous placement students have worked at places like the Royal Armouries Museum, Kirklees TV, Barclays Archive Group, the Isle of Man Motor Museum and the West Yorkshire Archives.
Entry requirements: BBB at A Level including a minimum grade B in History or Politics DDM at BTEC 128 UCAS points from a combination of Level 3 qualifications including a minimum grade B at A Level in History or Politics
You might be surprised by just how creative you can be on our History course too, with opportunities to create exhibitions or podcasts on your subject. You’ll also have the chance to take part in the ERASMUS+ exchange scheme and dive into our innovative award-winning archive at Heritage Quay.
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While you’re here you could build up some very useful and transferable skills: to analyse and communicate; to put together a convincing argument; to gain the self discipline to work on your own; and to work with others to assess challenges and solve them. You could build up the skills that employers are looking for. On the Politics side of the course, we’ll encourage you to roll up your sleeves and get truly involved. Of course, we’ll look at the theory behind the politics, but then we’ll give you the chance to apply it in the working environment, with an invaluable work placement in your chosen field.
From working for an MP to helping at a non-governmental organisation (NGO), educational institution or media outlet, you’ll be given the chance to gain some practical experience in a professional setting in the second year of your course. We’ll also give you the opportunity to gain a critical understanding of political processes and institutions, focusing specifically on British politics. You could look at political parties, leadership, policy-making and elections, as well as political philosophy and global political issues. Then, in your second and third years, you can choose from a range of specialist modules to gain a deeper understanding of the aspects of your subject that interest you the most. While you’re studying you’ll also have the chance to get involved in a range of extra-curricular activities. From time to time we have guest lecturers such as MPs and political figures, and we also often hold student debates and encourage students to get involved with political blogs. You could also join the Student Politics Society to get really immersed in your subject and gain practical experience.
Nicole Topham, History BA(Hons), placement at Wilsons Solicitors
*Percentage of graduates from this course who go on to work and/or further study within six months of graduating (Destinations of Leavers Survey 2014/15).
“Having new experiences and positive feedback on my practical skills and abilities gave me professional confidence. It made me think about what areas of work I enjoyed, meaning I can now seriously think about my future career path and what is necessary to achieve my goals. I loved that I gained new skills and had experiences that I would never had been able to do without the placement; for example attending a court hearing and learning about land registry history.”
For detailed course and employability information, including full entry requirements, please visit hud.ac.uk/courses
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Alexandria Walsh graduated History BA(Hons) in 2013 and is now International Family Tracing Co-ordinator at British Red Cross *Percentage of graduates from these subject areas who go on to work and/or further study within six months of graduating (Destinations of Leavers Survey 2014/15).
“My time at the University prepared me by teaching me so much more than History. The soft skills which were very much nurtured such as public speaking, working in a team and problem solving all helped me to tackle challenges and be a proactive employee and have really helped me in finding work since graduating.”
For detailed course and employability information, including full entry requirements, please visit hud.ac.uk/courses
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Graduates employed from these subject areas
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Key information: UCAS code: VQ31 Duration: 3 years full-time, 4 years inc. placement year Entry requirements: BBB at A Level including a minimum grade B in History or English Language DDM at BTEC 120 UCAS points from a combination of Level 3 qualifications including a minimum grade B at A Level in History or English Language
History and English Language BA(Hons)
For the History side of the course, we’ll give you the chance to shape your studies to your interests. Our modules are historically and geographically diverse, so you can pick the periods and places that fascinate you the most. You’ll be able to engage with a range of approaches to history, and work with primary source materials too. While you’re here you could build up some very useful and transferable skills: to analyse and communicate; to put together a convincing argument; to gain the self-discipline to work on your own; and to work with others to assess challenges and solve them. You could build up the skills that employers are looking for. In your English Language studies, you’ll be introduced to the basic concepts and theory of different branches of linguistics, like phonetics and morphology. We’ll also encourage you to study the role of language in society and how it helps humans understand things. How we acquire it, the way it changes, and the way it forms an array of ways to communicate.
We’ll carry out conversation analysis, sociolinguistics and stylistics to get under the surface of the spoken or written word and understand more about what’s really going on. In each year of your course you’ll be able to choose option modules to focus on topics that interest you. In your second year you’ll also have the chance to go on a work placement, which is designed to enhance your skills ready for employment and to help you gain useful contacts in your chosen field.
Graduates employed from these subject areas
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Key information: UCAS code: Q302 Duration: 3 years full-time, 4 years inc. placement year Entry requirements: BBB at A Level including a minimum grade B in any form of English or History DDM at BTEC 120 UCAS points from a combination of Level 3 qualifications including a minimum grade B at A level in any form of English or History
We also offer innovative assessments for both subjects in your course, so you could find yourself analysing children’s speech development, making a podcast on 1970s culture or creating a visitor trail for a national museum. By taking a creative approach, we give you the chance to develop your skills and look at your subjects in a new and inspiring way.
*Percentage of graduates from these subject areas who go on to work and/or further study within six months of graduating (Destinations of Leavers Survey 2014/15).
For detailed course and employability information, including full entry requirements, please visit hud.ac.uk/courses
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BA(Hons)
Our English Literature course spans hundreds of years of inspiration, from the English Renaissance of the 16th century right up to the present day. So whether you love Jacobean drama or contemporary poetry, you’ll be able to indulge your tastes and hopefully gain some new ones too. Your choices on the History side of your degree are equally wide ranging. We’ll cover the cultural, societal, historical and political impact of events and eras that have had a huge impact on today’s civilisation. Along the way you’ll be able to study conflicts, empires, disasters and more, from the medieval period right through to contemporary society. The course is an equal mixture of both subjects. In your first year in History you’ll have the chance to learn more about early medieval Europe and 20th-century Britain. And in your Literature modules you’ll start looking at a wide range of literature, as well as literary criticism and theory.
The topics we cover aren’t just exciting and rewarding to study, they could help you develop some transferable skills that employers are looking for too. You could go on to a career in fields such as teaching, librarianship, archives, the media, industry, the voluntary sector, PR, law and accountancy. In your second year, you’ll also have the opportunity to take a placement for 5 weeks. Recent graduates have taken placements at Pen and Sword Books, Wilsons Solicitors, Kirklees Library Service, West Yorkshire Archives Service and The Royal Armouries Museum. The ERASMUS+ exchange scheme also offers a short-term opportunity to study abroad at one of our partner universities. You’ll join classes and receive credits toward your degree at the same time.
Jack Barron, History BA(Hons), placement at Thackray Medical Museum
Rebecca Jowett graduated History BA(Hons) in 2013 and is now History Teacher at Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College “Being able to pick from a variety of periods in History meant the course was tailored to my interests. The work that I produced on the course played an essential role in getting my teaching job; employers were impressed with the practical aspect of the course and the podcasts, resources and website that I had produced.”
English Literature and History
*Percentage of graduates from this subject area who go on to work and/or further study within six months of graduating (Destinations of Leavers Survey 2014/15).
“The work placement allows you to gain the skills you need and gives you the opportunity to express yourself in a professional work environment. It has given me so much more confidence in my own ability than I’ve ever had before. I’ve gone from saying, I don’t know whether I can do this, to saying yes I can do this and do it well.”
For detailed course and employability information, including full entry requirements, please visit hud.ac.uk/courses
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Graduates employed from this subject area
90%* Key information: UCAS code: PV13 Duration: 3 years full-time, 4 years inc. placement year Entry requirements: BBC at A Level including a minimum grade B in History DMM at BTEC 112 UCAS points from a combination of Level 3 qualifications including a minimum grade B at A Level in History
Meet our staff
Film Studies and History
Sharing her passion for history
BA(Hons)
Dr Sarah Bastow Subject Leader, History
On your course you’ll be able to choose from a range of optional modules in both Film and History. We aim to give you a wide spectrum of topics to choose from, so you can build up a strong foundation of both subjects, before moving on to what really fascinates you. Studying film, we’ll look at a wide range of cinematic forms. From popular cinema through to challenging avant-garde works, you’ll be able to study a rich and varied selection of genres. We’ll also look at topics like national cinemas and the work of individual filmmakers. You could look at adaptation, and how great works of literature are adapted to the big screen. Screenwriting, music and performance are all also part of the curriculum.
With history, we’ll give you the chance to shape your studies to your interests. Our modules are historically and geographically diverse, so you can pick the periods and places that fascinate you the most. Where we can we’ll work with primary source materials, and give you all the support you need during your studies. While you’re here you could build up some very useful and transferable skills. To analyse and communicate. To put together a convincing argument. To gain the self-discipline to work on your own, and to work with others to assess challenges and solve them. These are all vital skills that employers are looking for, and you could develop them on this course, while studying subjects that fascinate you.
But it’s not all theory. We’ll also give you the chance to try your hand at filmmaking too. If you choose one of our documentary filmmaking modules you could get behind the camera and start exploring.
Dr Sarah Bastow is the subject area leader for History. Sarah teaches on a range of history courses, but is a specialist in early modern history. Sarah has always loved history and her passion for it grew stronger throughout her studies as an undergraduate. “My research interests are in the field of religious history of England in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. I have published work on religion in the north of England, early modern masculinity in the North of England and the importance of reputation in early modern society.”
I love that I get to share my enthusiasm for history with students who share that passion. Sarah acknowledges, “I love that I get to share my enthusiasm for history with students who share that passion.” The highlight of the academic year is seeing students achieve their goals. The graduation ceremonies are great and “I really enjoy seeing students receive their degrees at the end of their studies, happy and excited about the future.” So, why should people choose to study history at Huddersfield? According to Sarah, “Our academic standards are so strong in the history department and we really focus on preparing our students for their future careers – all the staff love what we do and this makes it a great place to work and study.”
Santa Nekrasova graduated Film Studies and History BA(Hons) in 2016
*Percentage of graduates from this subject area who go on to work and/or further study within six months of graduating (Destinations of Leavers Survey 2014/15).
“The course is not just about watching films and attending history modules. We were looking at many other areas of studies such as sociology, media, politics/geo-politics, advertising, philosophy and business. I think that the variety of things that we have learnt throughout these years has boosted my chances to adapt to any job scenario. Huddersfield offers probably the friendliest atmosphere you will ever get within an academic environment and the staff are always friendly and very helpful.”
For detailed course and employability information, including full entry requirements, please visit hud.ac.uk/courses
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My student journey so far
Claire Hudson History BA(Hons)
“The course covers a wide variety of time periods and it was nice to be able to choose which areas of history I wanted to specialise in,” explains Claire. The thing Claire values the most however, is the people, “My lecturers make the subject what it is, they are really approachable and genuinely want you to do your best. They provide prompt feedback allowing you to respond and improve your grades.” Claire adds, “We also benefit from their research activity which they bring into the classroom during the good mix of lectures, seminars, workshops and interactive sessions which they enthusiastically deliver.”
I wanted to share my pleasure and encourage people to come and have the same experience.
Claire has made the most of the work experience opportunities, “In the ‘Hands on History’ module I worked on a project called ‘Geography of the Mind’ which was put on display at a Mental Health Museum in Wakefield to be viewed by the public. For her work placement Claire secured a role at Kirklees Local TV. “I was asked to produce a video on a study of my choice and I chose Slaithwaite Brass Band. I created all the content, directed, produced, and consulted on the editing of the video which was circulated on social media and their website.” This has helped shaped Claire’s future plans, “After possibly completing a Master’s in History, I would love to produce history material for TV.” Claire has also become a student ambassador, when asked why, she replied, “I have enjoyed my time here so much I wanted to share my pleasure and encourage people to come and have the same experience.”
To hear Claire talk about her student journey visit hud.ac/profiles
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We hope you’ve found all the information you need to inspire you to become a student here at Huddersfield. Now all you need to do is apply.
Apply to us UCAS If this is your first (undergraduate) degree and you want to study a full-time course, then you’ll apply via UCAS at ucas.com If you’re at a college or school right now, it’s probably already registered with UCAS. The best thing to do is ask your teacher or careers adviser to help with your application. Once you’ve applied we’ll keep in touch with you throughout the application process, so you’re up to speed with what’s going on.
Our course codes You have to enter the code for the course you want to study on your application form. You can find our course codes on each of the course pages in this brochure, or on the UCAS website. By the way, the institution code for Huddersfield is HUDDS H60. Interviews For some of our courses, you may be asked to attend an interview or informal discussion with staff. If we invite you to an interview, we’ll let you know what we expect you to bring with you.
When to apply If you want to start your course in September 2018, you can apply to UCAS any time from 1 September 2017 onwards. Make sure UCAS receives your application by 15 January 2018.
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