BA (Hons) History with Year Abroad University of Winchester

Program Description

History helps us to better understand the past to make sense of the world we live in. Our BA in History with Year Abroad opens a world of opportunities through an immensely varied and rich range of modules and the chance of experiencing at first-hand learning and living within different cultures and societies to your own. In Year 1, you are introduced to the study of history at degree level. We help you to gain a good grounding in historical periods and cultures from around the globe, including Asia, Europe and the Americas. You explore the nature of history as a discipline, its changing assumptions, methods and definitions, and the current concerns of historians. In Years 2 and 4, you focus on the acquisition of research skills and knowledge as the basis of more specialised study. You choose from a range of optional modules in Year 2 that either focus on how to use original documents or explore, through thematic approaches, continuity and change over a long period of time. In Year 3, you spend a year studying at one of our partner universities in Europe, USA or Canada, gaining a valuable experience, broadening your horizons by learning about another culture first-hand, and boosting your CV. In Year 4, optional modules take the form of Depth Studies and Comparative Studies. An understanding of methodology is developed by Depth Studies, which establish a comprehensive knowledge of a particular period by evaluating the use of primary and secondary sources and any issues associated with them as evidence. Comparative Studies looks at an area of historical concern across more than one country and culture. This degree is ideal if you want to experience an extensive range of historical subjects and have the maximum flexibility of choice.

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