Course summary

Students consistently rank our History degree as one of the best courses of its type in the UK, scoring 96% overall student satisfaction in the 2021 National Student Survey. History at Newman covers content from the ancient, medieval, early modern and modern periods, with a global perspective. You can explore topics from gender and sexuality in the ancient world to modern totalitarian regimes. Our modules take a case study approach, encouraging you to make social, political and cultural comparisons over time. Our degree is built around our students. Students select options to study and can negotiate the content and shape of their assignments. Our ‘Understanding’ organisations modules show students how to reflect on their history degree and pave a career pathway after graduation. Modules covering global history from the ancient to the modern world A range of assessment, including the opportunity to design some assessments with your tutors Employability modules prepare you to succeed in the workplace. History graduates go into a wide range of careers because their research skills and ability to articulate their opinion makes them stand out from other candidates in the job market. Our graduates have gone onto a broad and impressive range of professional careers including primary and secondary teaching, law, psychology, heritage and archives, the civil service and the police force. Many have continued to further postgraduate study.