History, BA (Hons)

History, BA (Hons) is a Bachelor program taught at University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time options.

History at Cambridge gives you the opportunity to explore the past from the ancient world to the present day. You choose from a range of topics, including politics in the Roman Republic, material culture in the Ottoman Empire, and neoliberalism in modern Britain and America. Teaching also covers the interaction between history and disciplines including politics, anthropology, sociology, economics, and archaeology.

Teaching is provided through a mixture of lectures, seminars and small-group supervisions. You usually have 5 to 6 hours of lectures and classes each week, and you have regular supervisions where you usually write an essay. Assessment uses examination and coursework, including essays and book reviews, with an optional dissertation in the third year.

Graduates of University of Cambridge History have secured roles including journalism, broadcasting, teaching, research, finance, consultancy, law, and public administration.

Modules

• Introduction to Historical Thinking
• Historical Skills
• Historical Thinking II
• Historical Thinking III
• Special subject
• Travel and Trade in the Medieval World
• Globalisation in Nineteenth-Century China
• Arab Intellectual History
• Culture and Power in the Ancient Mediterranean
• Nature and Knowledge c.1500-1800
• Modern South Asia
• Dissertation of 10,000 words

The minimum requirements for admission in History, BA (Hons) at University of Cambridge for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by University of Cambridge.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by University of Cambridge as pre-requiste for admission in History, BA (Hons).

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

Minimum offer level

• A level: A*AA
• IB: 41-42 points, with 776 at Higher Level
• Other qualifications: Check which other qualifications we accept.

To apply to any of our Colleges for History, you will need an A level/IB Higher Level (or the equivalent) in: History

If you’re not taking History but are able to demonstrate that you have developed other, equivalent skills by taking other relevant subjects, or through independent subject exploration, you should contact the admissions office of your shortlisted College(s) for advice.

Please check detail of study units at https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/courses/history-ba-hons

• journalism
• broadcasting
• teaching
• research
• finance
• consultancy
• law
• public administration

85 fully funded scholarships are listed for UK. See UK scholarships.