BA (Hons) History with a Year Abroad

Taught by our internationally renowned academics, history at Queen Mary spans historical periods, regions and ideas. This programme is the broadest and most popular of our history degrees, giving access to the full range of modules offered by the School, which provide global perspectives on the histories of Africa, Asia, Europe and the United States.In your first year you'll learn about the history of Britain from 1801 to the present day, Global Encounters through history, and choose from modules covering global and US history, or themes such as film or the history of ideas.In each of the second and third years you’ll choose from a range of modules, in subjects as diverse as the history of medicine, the history of film, the making of New York City and gender in medieval Islam.You can also focus on a particular field, such as the history of political thought, religion, art or architecture.