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History at Birmingham Newman University - UCAS

Course summary

History at Birmingham Newman University 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.

Modules

Please see the Birmingham Newman University website for further details.

Assessment method

Please see the Birmingham Newman University website for further details.

Qualified teacher status (QTS)

To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:

  • Course does not award QTS

How to apply

Application codes

Course code:
V100
Institution code:
N36
Campus name:
Birmingham Newman University
Campus code:
N

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

International applicants

This course is currently unable to accept applications from international learners.

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

Please refer to the Newman University website for further details.

Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course

https://newman.ac.uk/course/history-ba-hons/full-time/


Student Outcomes

Operated by the Office for Students
65%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
85%
Go onto work and study

The number of student respondents and response rates can be important in interpreting the data – it is important to note your experience may be different from theirs. This data will be based on the subject area rather than the specific course. Read more about this data on the Discover Uni website.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Republic of Ireland £9250 Year 1
England £9250 Year 1
Northern Ireland £9250 Year 1
Scotland £9250 Year 1
Wales £9250 Year 1
Channel Islands £9250 Year 1

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

The University will review tuition fees and increase fees in line with any inflationary uplift as determined by the UK Government, if permitted by law or government policy, on enrolment and in subsequent years of your course. It is anticipated that such increases would be linked to RPI (the Retail Price Index excluding mortgage interest payments).

Provider information

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Birmingham Newman University
Genners Lane
Bartley Green
Birmingham
B32 3NT


Clearing contact details

Admissions

0121 483 2235

Course Clearing information

Additional information

We will be on the phones and online from 8am-8pm on Thursday 17th and Friday 18th August, and 9am-5pm all other days. We will also be on social media (Facebook, Twitter, WhatsAp and Instagram) and have a LiveChat facility on the website to ask questions and receive offers of a place at Newman University (subject to verification of meeting entry requirements). Out of office hours - 24 hour answerphone


Course contact details

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Our friendly, helpful Admissions team

0121 387 4506

History at Birmingham Newman University - UCAS