BA (Hons) History with Placement Year

Course overview

Study level: Undergraduate

Learn about the past whilst developing the type of transferable skills that are highly sought after by employers, including research, content creation, and critical thinking. Study the past, shape the future.

Coventry University offers an exciting, modern history degree. You will learn about core issues and themes that have shaped the modern world, from race to civil rights, to gender and environmentalism, espionage, the far right, and the media.

• We have designed the History BA (Hons) to help you understand the historical forces that have shaped the modern world. It looks at how issues such as racism, gender constructs, class, political identities, war, and the environment have intersected, interacted, and evolved to change human societies over time.
• This course aims to develop your critical thinking skills and analyse themes and voices from a range of marginalised communities. We will encourage you to explore primary (historic) sources.
• You will also have the opportunity to develop a portfolio of historical pieces, with evidence from media artefacts and your learning. This can come from applying for any international experiences, including collaborative online international learning projects².