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An award-winning University
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University of the Year 2013 The University of Huddersfield became the Times Higher Education University of the Year in November 2013. Our particularly ‘bold, imaginative and innovative initiatives’ were noted by the panel.
Queen’s Award The University received the prestigious Queen’s Award for International Trade in 2013, linked to the growth in our international student community.
Queen’s Anniversary Prize In 2015, the University’s role in expanding the global boundaries of new music earned a Queen’s Anniversary Prize, one of the most coveted distinctions in UK Higher Education.
A Four Star University Huddersfield is a four star university rated as ‘highly international, demonstrating excellence in both teaching and research with an excellent environment for students and staff’, as awarded by QS Stars.
Educate North Award The University of Huddersfield won New University of the Year at the Educate North Awards in 2015 which celebrate the crucial role of Higher Education in the North of England.
Athena Swan In 2015, we were recognised for our commitment to gender equality – including the recruitment and career development of female scientists and engineers – by being granted the Athena SWAN Bronze Award.
Read more about all our awards at hud.ac.uk/our-awards
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Welcome to History History at Huddersfield combines a strong reputation for research, excellent student satisfaction and the desire to prepare our students for life after university. We see these three strands as inextricably linked. Our courses cover a broad chronological range, from the medieval to the contemporary world and include British, European and world history. History at Huddersfield believes in creating a dynamic and interactive learning community, which allows students to thrive. 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 have innovative assessment methods which include curating exhibitions with local and national museums, making podcasts, pamphlets and information boards for community organisations. This makes our students active researchers, well equipped for the world of work. You’ll also benefit from our partnerships with a range of external organisations, such as Leeds City Museums. Dr Sarah Bastow Subject Leader
What’s inside Study with us
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Meet us Claire Hudson’s student journey so far Hear from Dr Sarah Bastow sharing her passion for History
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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)   Heritage Quay Archives interactive screen
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The UK’s only University where all our permanent teaching staff are Fellows of the Higher Education Academy *
History at Huddersfield is home to a friendly team of accredited teachers and leading academic researchers. We have flexible courses which give you the opportunity to study History on its own or in combination with Politics, English or Film.
Our History department was ranked top in Yorkshire and was the 4th English mainstream university for student satisfaction in the National Student Survey 2015
Our courses cover a broad chronological range and are strongly focused on developing your practical expertise and transferable skills to help you get a job when you leave university. A selection of companies that have employed Huddersfield graduates in recent years include English Heritage, the Imperial War Museum, the Identity and Passport Office and Emerald Group Publishing. We see students as researchers and as partners in the production of historical investigations and you can choose to be involved in live projects and improve your blogging, pitching and digital skills. A unique feature of our courses is the second year Work Placement module, when you have the chance to gain graduate-level experience for five weeks. Recent placement providers have included The Royal
Armouries Museum, The British Museum, Yorkshire Farming Museum, West Yorkshire Archives and schools and colleges. In your third year, you can follow this experience up by working on an extended project with an outside client, such as the National Coal Mining Museum or the Thackray Medical Museum. As part of your course you will have the opportunity to take part in the ERASMUS+ exchange scheme, studying at our partner institutions, University of Cergy-Pontoise in France and University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in the USA. As well as Heritage Quay, one of the most technically advanced archive centres in the UK, the University Library contains a rapidly expanding collection of history materials. These provide a treasure of national and local sources ranging from the files of the Huddersfield Labour Party from 1918 to the early 1990s, to the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival archive and that of the Rugby Football League, plus a wealth of material on Yorkshire history.
You can choose to be involved in live projects and improve your blogging, pitching and digital skills. * 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.
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Graduates employed:
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Key information: UCAS code: V100 Duration: 3 years full-time, 4 years inc. placement year, 41/ 2-6 years part-time 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
History BA(Hons)
This is a broad ranging History course covering periods from the medieval to modern times, and ranging geographically from Britain and Western Europe to North America and Asia allowing you to select the areas you wish to specialise in. You’ll study a variety of approaches to history, including political, social and religious. We have a friendly, hands-on approach to delivering our courses. All of our modules aim to equip you with the skills needed by the world of work including good communication and analytical skills, independent and team working, and problem solving. The compulsory five week work related project in year two and the year-long optional placement after the
*P ercentage of graduates from this course who go on to work and/or further study within six months of graduating (Destinations of Leavers Survey) For detailed course information, including full entry requirements, please visit hud.ac.uk/courses
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students on our History course agreed ‘staff are good at explaining things’ in the National Student Survey 2015.
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second year, both provide the opportunity to gain valuable hands-on experience, insight into your chosen career and open up your graduate employment prospects. You’ll receive guidance from academic staff and our Careers Service as you plan your project or placement, helping you to gain the most from this valuable experience. In addition, we have innovative assessments which allow you to be creative and which may include activities such as creating exhibitions for local and national museums and making podcasts. In your final year you can choose to write a dissertation or further build on your work experience with an innovative project.
We were the first university History department to introduce a year long work placement.
£23,000 Average starting History graduate salary.
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Graduates employed:
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Key information: UCAS code: VL12 Duration: 3 years full-time, 41/ 2-6 years part-time Entry requirements: BBB at A Level including a minimum grade B in History or Politics DDM at BTEC 120 UCAS points from a combination of Level 3 qualifications including a minimum grade B at A Level in History or Politics
History and Politics BA(Hons)
This is a broad ranging course allowing you to explore medieval and modern history and British, European and world history alongside national and international politics. It will help develop your understanding of the political and historical factors that have shaped the modern world and how these disciplines are connected. The professional work placement module in year two will give you the opportunity to gain practical work experience within a historical or political environment and aim to enhance your academic and personal career development. You’ll also take a range of option modules in Politics and History from a broad range available, exploring British, European and International History and Politics.
* 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) For detailed course information, including full entry requirements, please visit hud.ac.uk/courses
A joint History and Politics dissertation in year three, as well as other modules, will reflect your specific interests. We have a friendly, hands-on approach to delivering our courses. All of our modules aim to equip you with the skills needed by the world of work, such as good communication and analytical skills, independent and team working and problem solving. In addition, we have innovative assessments which allow you to be creative and may include activities such as creating exhibitions for local and national museums and making podcasts.
Benjamin Courtier, History BA(Hons), placement at Lincolnshire Archives As a project volunteer on the lottery funded ‘Ruston and Hornsby’ project with the Lincolnshire Archives, my role was to lead oral history interviews and assist with the digitisation of primary sources on engineering history in Lincolnshire. I got a real insight into the workings of an archive.
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History and English Language BA(Hons)
Key information: UCAS code: VQ31 Duration: 3 years full-time, 41/ 2-6 years part-time 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 or preferably both
This course allows you to explore medieval and modern history and specialise within English Language and Linguistics. In History you will take Early Medieval Europe and 20th Century Britain modules while English Language modules include Introduction to Descriptive Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, and Language in the Workplace. All of our modules aim to help you to gain the skills needed by the world of work, such as good communication and analytical skills, independent and team working, and problem solving. The professional work placement module in year two provides an opportunity to apply what you have learned and gain valuable work experience.
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of work submitted by our History staff was internationally recognised with two thirds being internationally excellent or world leading in the Research Excellence Framework 2014.
This courses features innovative assessment methods which may include activities such as analysing children’s speech development, making podcasts on 1970s culture, or creating a visitor trail for a national museum. We have a friendly, hands-on approach to delivering our courses and all our staff are high achievers in their research fields. The subject areas of History and English have been highly commended in recent reviews, and employers respect this combination for its approach to research and analytical skills, developing graduates who communicate clearly both verbally and in writing.
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In the subject area of History we scored 96% for student satisfaction in the National Student Survey 2015.
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English Literature and History BA(Hons)
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Key information: UCAS code: VQ32 Duration: 3 years full-time, 41/ 2-6 years part time 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
This course combines the study of English Literature and History with equal emphasis. In History you’ll explore Early Medieval Europe and 20th Century Britain, whilst in English Literature you’ll be supported to develop a broad-based knowledge of literature and criticism from a range of genres, including texts written before 1800. These two disciplines are fascinating and thought provoking subjects, covering cultural, societal, historical and political issues both past and present. All of our modules aim to help you to gain the skills needed by the world of work, such as good communication and analytical skills, independent and team working, and problem solving. The
* 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) For detailed course information, including full entry requirements, please visit hud.ac.uk/courses
of work submitted by our English Language and Literature staff for the last Research Assessment Exercise (2014) was recognised as ‘world leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’. professional work placement module in year two provides an opportunity to apply what you have learned, alongside valuable work experience. This course features innovative assessments which may include activities such as making podcasts, public exhibitions or community projects. The subject areas of History and English have been highly commended in recent reviews, and employers respect this combination for its approach to research and analytical skills, developing graduates who communicate clearly both verbally and in writing.
Rebecca Jowett, graduated BA (Hons) History 2013, 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.
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Graduates employed:
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Key information: UCAS code: PV13 Duration: 3 years full-time BBC at A Level including a minimum grade B in History DDM at BTEC 112 UCAS points from a combination of Level 3 qualifications including a minimum grade B at A Level in History
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Film Studies and History BA(Hons)
Studying film, you’ll have the opportunity to explore a diverse range of cinematic forms, from popular Hollywood to avant-garde film and from silent cinema to the moving image in a digital age. You’ll also be introduced to national cinemas; individual filmmakers; adaptation; the relationship between film, literature and drama; and the key roles played by screenwriting, In History you take Early music and performance in the Medieval Europe and Twentieth production of film. A number Century Britain in your first of the modules stress the year followed by a variety of importance of understanding option modules in years two the historical context in which and three covering medieval film texts are produced and and early modern, modern, therefore coincide with, and and heritage and vocational draw upon the study of history. approaches to history. This course offers you the opportunity to combine the study of two highly compatible subject areas – Film Studies and History. The course allows you to choose from a range of core and option modules which provide a rigorous and varied foundation from which to progress to more advanced and specialised study in both subjects.
Matthew Lightfoot, History BA(Hons), placement at Kirklees Council Working as a researcher for a First World War centenary project involved a great deal of research, production and communication of materials and has really improved my research and organisational skills. I also completed an internship with an educational charity, producing material regarding mental health and presented my products at a conference.
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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 great to be able to choose which areas of history I wanted to specialise in,” explains Claire.
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.”
The thing Claire values the most however, is the people, For her work placement Claire “My lecturers make the subject secured a role at Kirklees Local what it is, they are really TV. “I was asked to produce a approachable and genuinely want you to do your best. They video on a study of my choice and I chose Slaithwaite Brass provide prompt feedback Band. I created all the content, allowing you to respond and directed, produced, and improve your grades.” Claire consulted on the editing of the goes on to say, “We also video which was circulated benefit from their research on social media and their activity which they bring website.” This has helped into the classroom during shape Claire’s future plans, the good mix of lecturers, “After possibly completing seminars, workshops and a Master’s in History, I interactive sessions they would love to produce enthusiastically deliver.” history material for TV.” Claire has made the most Claire has also become a of the work experience Student Ambassador. When asked why, she replied, “I have enjoyed my time here so much “I wanted to share I wanted to share my pleasure my pleasure and and encourage people to come encourage people to and have the same experience.”
come and have the same experience.”
To hear Claire talk about her student journey visit hud.ac/profiles
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The Oastler building – opening January 2017 – is a £27.5m investment providing state-of-the-art facilities for our History students.
Artist impression of Oastler building (bottom right)
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Sharing her passion for histor y
Dr Sarah Bastow Subject Leader, History
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.” 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
I love that I get to share my enthusiasm for history with students who share that passion. 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.”
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Apply to us 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. UCAS If you want to apply for a first (undergraduate) degree, you need to submit your application via UCAS. Go to www.ucas.com If your present school or college is registered with UCAS (chances are they will be) just ask your teacher or careers adviser for help. Once you’ve applied we’ll guide you through the steps towards becoming a student from your application, to your offer and enrolment, so you’ll always know what to do next.
Make sure your application form is received by UCAS by 15 January 2017 (or even earlier if you’re applying from outside the EU). Course codes The UCAS website gives you codes for all courses but you’ll also find these with the course details in this brochure. Make sure you enter the right code on your application form. The institution code for Huddersfield is HUDDS H60.
When to apply through UCAS If you’re planning to start your course in Autumn 2017, UCAS will accept your application from 1 September 2016. If you want to defer entry for one year, please ensure this is indicated on your application form.
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