| UCAS code | V111 |
|---|---|
| Duration | 3 years |
| Entry year | 2025 |
| Campus | Streatham Campus |
| Discipline | History |
| Contact | Web: Enquire online |
| Typical offer | A-Level: AAB |
|---|---|
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A-Level: BBB |
| UCAS code | V190 |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4 years |
| Entry year | 2025 |
| Campus | Streatham Campus |
| Discipline | History |
| Contact | Web: Enquire online |
| Typical offer | A-Level: AAB |
|---|---|
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A-Level: BBB |
| UCAS code | V191 |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4 years |
| Entry year | 2025 |
| Campus | Streatham Campus |
| Discipline | History |
| Contact | Web: Enquire online |
| Typical offer | A-Level: AAB |
|---|---|
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A-Level: BBB |
| UCAS code | V192 |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4 years |
| Entry year | 2025 |
| Campus | Streatham Campus |
| Discipline | History |
| Contact | Web: Enquire online |
| Typical offer | A-Level: AAB |
|---|---|
|
A-Level: BBB |
Overview
- Study world history to its full: explore vital topics such as gender, race and global imperialism, navigate diverse geographical regions, and traverse 1,500 years of history, from the fall of the Roman Empire through to the post-Communist era
- Develop in-depth, wide-ranging understanding of the history, societies and political ideas of the ancient Greeks and Romans. Learn a classical language in your first year, which you can choose to continue in your second or third years
- Exeter is a city bursting with history and heritage that offers museums, art galleries and a wide range of historical architecture. The University Library has extensive historical holdings and collections
- Our research centres, which cover areas including Medical History and Medieval Studies, are a focus for interdisciplinary research activity across the institution and have significant international reputations
- The Student-Staff Liaison Committee provides an opportunity to communicate your views and influence, change and shape your degree. The student-run History Society organises guest speakers, trips and social events
We are 6th in the UK for research in History
Based on our GPA in REF 2021
Top 100 in world subject rankings for History
QS World University Subject Rankings 2024
Proactive Classics Society with successful student tutor scheme
Top 10 in the UK for Classics and Ancient History
7th in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025
We are 6th in the UK for research in History
Based on our GPA in REF 2021
Top 100 in world subject rankings for History
QS World University Subject Rankings 2024
Proactive Classics Society with successful student tutor scheme
Top 10 in the UK for Classics and Ancient History
7th in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025
I decided to apply to Exeter as it offered a unique course combination that I couldn’t find at many other universities. I did Latin at GCSE and was torn between studying History and Ancient History so the option to study both was perfect for me!
I visited both the open day and offer holders’ day and really loved the green campus and felt welcomed by the friendly atmosphere. I would definitely recommend studying at Exeter; my course is so interesting and I especially like the wide range of module options I can choose from, I also take a French language module alongside my degree. All the lecturers in my department are lovely and have a great relationship with the students.
Grace
BA History and Ancient History
Entry requirements (typical offer)
| Qualification | Typical offer | Required subjects |
|---|---|---|
| A-Level | AAB | n/a |
| IB | 34/665 | n/a |
| BTEC | DDD | n/a |
| GCSE | 4 or C | English Language |
| Access to HE | 30 L3 credits at Distinction Grade and 15 L3 credits at Merit Grade | N/A |
| T-Level | Distinction | N/A |
| Contextual Offer | A-Level: BBB |
Specific subject requirements must still be achieved where stated above. Find out more about contextual offers. |
| Other accepted qualifications | ||
| English language requirements |
International students need to show they have the required level of English language to study this course. The required test scores for this course fall under Profile B2. Please visit our English language requirements page to view the required test scores and equivalencies from your country. |
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NB General Studies is not included in any offer.
Grades advertised on each programme webpage are the typical level at which our offers are made and provide information on any specific subjects an applicant will need to have studied in order to be considered for a place on the programme. However, if we receive a large number of applications for the programme we may not be able to make an offer to all those who are predicted to achieve/have achieved grades which are in line with our typical offer. For more information on how applications are assessed and when decisions are released, please see: After you apply
Course content
The History and Ancient History degree programme is made up of compulsory (core) and optional modules, which are worth 15 or 30 credits each. Full-time undergraduate students need to complete modules worth a total of 120 credits each year.
Depending on your programme you can take up to 30 credits each year in another subject, for instance a language or business module, to develop career-related skills or just widen your intellectual horizons.
The modules we outline here provide examples of what you can expect to learn on this degree course based on recent academic teaching. The precise modules available to you in future years may vary depending on staff availability and research interests, new topics of study, timetabling and student demand.
45 credits of compulsory History modules, 30 credits of compulsory Ancient History modules, 15 credits of optional History modules and 30 credits of optional Ancient History modules
Subject to choosing 120 credits for the stage overall, you must:
a select either HIH1410 or HIH1420
b select either CLA1001 or CLA1002; the modules run in alternate years so you must select the one which is running in this academic year.
c select 15 credits of History modules from this list
d select 30 credits of Ancient History modules from this list
Compulsory modules
| Code | Module | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| HIH1400 | Making History | 15 |
| HISS HIH1410 or HIH1420 [See note a above] | ||
| HIH1410 | Understanding the Medieval and Early-Modern World | 30 |
| HIH1420 | Understanding the Modern World | 30 |
| CLA CLA1001-CLA1002 [See note b above] | ||
| CLA1001 | Greek History: Problems and Sources | 30 |
| CLA1002 | Roman History: Problems and Sources | 30 |
Optional modules
| Code | Module | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| HISS S1 BA CH opt 2022-3 [See note c above] | ||
| HIH1014 | The Body in Eighteenth-Century Britain | 15 |
| HIH1043 | The Collapse of Communism in Central-Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union | 15 |
| HIH1138 | Medieval, Manufactured? Uses and Reuses of the Middle Ages | 15 |
| HIH1411 | From Wigan Pier to Piccadilly: Britain between the Wars | 15 |
| HIH1501 | The Viking Phenomenon | 15 |
| HIH1505 | The First Crusade | 15 |
| HIH1506 | The First Day of the Somme | 15 |
| HIH1586 | Early Modern Venice: Representations and Myths | 15 |
| HIH1597 | Serfdom in Late Medieval England | 15 |
| HIH1614 | Environment and Industry, 1750-1950: Global Perspectives | 15 |
| HIH1616 | Producing Poverty: Peasants in a Global Perspective, 700-1300CE | 15 |
| HIH1618 | Body, Border, Partition: Understanding Violence in South Asia | 15 |
| CLA S1 BA AH CH opt 2022-3 [See note d above] | ||
| CLA1201 | Classical Language and Texts: Greek I | 30 |
| CLA1202 | Classical Language and Texts: Greek II | 30 |
| CLA1204 | Classical Language and Texts: Greek III | 30 |
| CLA1251 | Classical Language and Texts: Latin I | 30 |
| CLA1252 | Classical Language and Texts: Latin II | 30 |
| CLA1254 | Classical Language and Texts: Latin III | 30 |
| CLA1005 | Greek and Roman Narrative | 30 |
| CLA1301 | Ancient Sources (Written Evidence) - Tyranny | 15 |
| CLA1354 | Ancient Sources (Material Evidence): Brave New Rome of Augustus | 15 |
| CLA1358 | Ancient Sources Material Evidence: Building Communities in Archaic Greece | 15 |
| CLA1401 | Text and Context: Early Greek Poetry | 15 |
| CLA1405 | Text and Context: Roman Laughter | 15 |
| CLA1508 | Ancient World: Roman Philosophy | 15 |
| CLA1516 | Ancient World (Written Evidence): Persuasion in Ancient Greece | 15 |
30 credits of compulsory Ancient History modules, 30 credits of optional Ancient History modules, 60 credits of optional History modules
Subject to choosing 120 credits for the stage overall, you must:
e select either CLA2001 or CLA2002; the modules run in alternate years so you must select the one which is running in this academic year.
f select 30 credits from this list of Ancient History modules
g select 60 credits from the lists of optional History modules in Pathway A, B, C or D (including HUM2000 and HUM2001 Humanities in the Workplace; you must take HIH2001 Doing History: Perspectives on Sources if you intend to select HIH3005 History Dissertation in the final stage).
Compulsory modules
Please note, modules CLA2001 and CLA2002 run in alternate years. Students will take whichever module is running.
| Code | Module | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CLA 2001-2002 [see note e above] | ||
| CLA2001 | Greek History: Problems and Sources | 30 |
| CLA2002 | Roman History: Problems and Sources | 30 |
Optional modules
| Code | Module | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CLA S2 BA AH CH opt 2023-4 [See note f above] | ||
| CLA2202 | Classical Language and Texts: Greek II | 30 |
| CLA3204 | Classical Language and Texts: Greek III | 30 |
| CLA2205 | Classical Language and Texts: Greek IV | 30 |
| CLA2252 | Classical Language and Texts: Latin II | 30 |
| CLA3254 | Classical Language and Texts: Latin III | 30 |
| CLA2254 | Classical Language and Texts: Latin IV | 30 |
| CLA2006 | Greek and Roman Drama | 30 |
| CLA2302 | Ancient Sources (Written Evidence): Greek Historiography to the End of the Fifth Century BC | 15 |
| CLA2307 | Ancient Sources (Written Evidence) Ancient Medicine | 15 |
| CLA2514 | Ancient Sources (Material Evidence) - Pompeii: Destruction, Discovery and Afterlife | 15 |
| CLA2517 | Ancient Sources (Material Evidence): Hellenistic Palaces in West Asia | 15 |
| CLA2507 | Ancient World: Greek Philosophy | 15 |
| CLA2406 | Text and Context: Roman Love Elegy | 15 |
| CLA2410 | Text and Context: Writing Women in Ancient Literature | 15 |
| HISS S2 BA CH opt A 2023-4 [See note g above] | ||
| HIH2014A | Decolonisation and the Collapse of the British Empire, 1919-1968 | 30 |
| HIH2032A | Europe 1650-1800: From Enlightenment to Romanticism | 30 |
| HIH2218A | Religion, Society and Culture in Tudor England | 30 |
| HIH2592 | Science, Empire, and Natural History Museums: A Global Perspective | 30 |
| HIH2019A | Science, Technology and Medicine in the Cold War | 30 |
| HIH2011A | Forgetting Fascism, Remembering Communism: Memory in Modern Europe | 30 |
| HIH2111 | Mediterranean Maritime Supremacy, 1500-1700 | 30 |
| HIH2179A | The American Empire | 30 |
| HIH2184A | From Conquest to Communism: Central Asia under the Russian and Soviet Empires, 1730-1945 | 30 |
| HIH2208A | Medieval Paris | 30 |
| HIH2210A | The Russian Empire, 1689-1917 | 30 |
| HIH2185A | China in the World, 1500-1840 | 30 |
| ARA2170 | A History of the Modern Middle East, 1900-2014 | 15 |
| ARA2171 | A History of the Modern Middle East, 1900-2014 | 30 |
| ARA2001 | From Holy Text to Sex Manuals in the Medieval Middle East | 15 |
| ARA2135 | Conflict and Peacemaking Palestine/Israel | 15 |
| SML2209 | Music in Medieval Europe | 15 |
| THE2224 | Modern Jewish History and Thought | 30 |
| HIH2037 | American Frontiers: The West in U.S. History and Mythology | 30 |
| HIH2137A | Inventing Modern Man: Constructions of Mind, Body, and the Individual, 1400-1800 | 30 |
| HIH2138A | History of Development: Ideologies, Politics, and Projects | 30 |
| HIH2145A | Spain from Absolutism to Democracy | 30 |
| HIH2036A | Albion's Fatal Tree: Capital Punishment in England, 1688-1965 | 30 |
| HIH2186A | Deviants and Dissenters in Early Modern England | 30 |
| HIH2209A | African American History | 30 |
| HIH2590 | An Age of Iron? Europe in the Tenth Century | 30 |
| HIH2041 | The First Welfare State? England's Poor Law, 1520-1835 | 30 |
| ARA2147 | Classical Islamic History | 15 |
| ARA2016 | Magic and the Abrahamic Religions | 15 |
| ARA2161 | The Historiography of the Arab-Israeli Conflict | 15 |
| HISS S2 BA CH opt B 2023-4 [See note g above] | ||
| HIH2037 | American Frontiers: The West in U.S. History and Mythology | 30 |
| HIH2137A | Inventing Modern Man: Constructions of Mind, Body, and the Individual, 1400-1800 | 30 |
| HIH2138A | History of Development: Ideologies, Politics, and Projects | 30 |
| HIH2145A | Spain from Absolutism to Democracy | 30 |
| HIH2036A | Albion's Fatal Tree: Capital Punishment in England, 1688-1965 | 30 |
| HIH2186A | Deviants and Dissenters in Early Modern England | 30 |
| HIH2209A | African American History | 30 |
| HIH2590 | An Age of Iron? Europe in the Tenth Century | 30 |
| HIH2041 | The First Welfare State? England's Poor Law, 1520-1835 | 30 |
| ARA2147 | Classical Islamic History | 15 |
| ARA2161 | The Historiography of the Arab-Israeli Conflict | 15 |
| ARA2016 | Magic and the Abrahamic Religions | 15 |
| HISS S2 BA CH opt C 2023-4 [See note g above] | ||
| HIH2014A | Decolonisation and the Collapse of the British Empire, 1919-1968 | 30 |
| HIH2032A | Europe 1650-1800: From Enlightenment to Romanticism | 30 |
| HIH2218A | Religion, Society and Culture in Tudor England | 30 |
| HIH2592 | Science, Empire, and Natural History Museums: A Global Perspective | 30 |
| HIH2011A | Forgetting Fascism, Remembering Communism: Memory in Modern Europe | 30 |
| HIH2019A | Science, Technology and Medicine in the Cold War | 30 |
| HIH2111 | Mediterranean Maritime Supremacy, 1500-1700 | 30 |
| HIH2179A | The American Empire | 30 |
| HIH2184A | From Conquest to Communism: Central Asia under the Russian and Soviet Empires, 1730-1945 | 30 |
| HIH2185A | China in the World, 1500-1840 | 30 |
| HIH2208A | Medieval Paris | 30 |
| HIH2210A | The Russian Empire, 1689-1917 | 30 |
| ARA2171 | A History of the Modern Middle East, 1900-2014 | 30 |
| ARA2170 | A History of the Modern Middle East, 1900-2014 | 15 |
| ARA2001 | From Holy Text to Sex Manuals in the Medieval Middle East | 15 |
| SML2209 | Music in Medieval Europe | 15 |
| THE2224 | Modern Jewish History and Thought | 30 |
| ARA2135 | Conflict and Peacemaking Palestine/Israel | 15 |
| HISS S2 BA CH opt D 2023-4 [See note g above] | ||
| HIH2001 | Doing History: Perspectives on Sources | 30 |
| HIH2002 | Uses of the Past | 30 |
| HUM HUM2000-HUM2001 | ||
| HUM2000 | Humanities in the Workplace | 30 |
| HUM2001 | Humanities in the Workplace | 15 |
| HUM HUM2004-HUM2005 | ||
| HUM2004 | Making a Career in Publishing | 15 |
| HUM2005 | Tales of Freedom, Necessity and Providence | 15 |
Find out more about study abroad or employment experience under Course variants.
With Study Abroad
0-30 credits of compulsory Ancient History modules, 0-30 credits of compulsory History modules, 30-60 credits of optional Ancient History modules, and 30-60 credits of optional History modules.
Subject to choosing 120 credits for the stage overall, you must:
h select a Dissertation in either Ancient History or History: CLA3009 or HIH3005 (you cannot choose more than one module from this group).
i if selecting HIH3005, select 60 credits from this list of optional Ancient History modules.
j if selecting CLA3009, select a 60 credit History Special Subject in Pathway A.
k if selecting HIH3005, select 30 credits from this list of optional Comparative Histories modules in Pathway B.
Compulsory modules
| Code | Module | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CLA3009 | Dissertation [See note h above] | 30 |
| HIH3005 | General Third-Year Dissertation [See note h above] | 30 |
Optional modules
| Code | Module | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Ancient History & Classical Studies Final Stage option modules 2024-5 [See note i above] | ||
| CLA3251 | Classical Language and Texts: Latin V: Epic | 30 |
| CLA3059 | Classical Language and Texts: Greek V: Imperial Greek Prose | 30 |
| CLA3252 | Classical Language and Texts: Latin II | 30 |
| CLA3254 | Classical Language and Texts: Latin III | 30 |
| CLA3206 | Classical Language and Texts: Latin IV | 30 |
| CLA3202 | Classical Language and Texts: Greek II | 30 |
| CLA3204 | Classical Language and Texts: Greek III | 30 |
| CLA3205 | Classical Language and Texts: Greek IV | 30 |
| CLA3263 | Being and Not-Being in Greek Philosophy: from Parmenides to Aristotle | 15 |
| CLA3113 | Art in Greek Society | 15 |
| CLA3273 | Polybios and the Challenge of Change | 15 |
| CLA3126 | Critical Classics and the Contemporary World | 15 |
| CLA3276 | Courage in the Ancient World | 15 |
| CLA3275 | Women Writing Classics | 15 |
| CLA3056 | Ovid and the Erotic Passions | 15 |
| CLA3114 | Art in Roman Society | 15 |
| CLA3277 | Lost Works and Fragments | 15 |
| CLA3264 | Ancient Science and Society | 15 |
| HUM3004 | Transforming the Tablet: Digital Approaches to Ancient Text and Artefact | 15 |
| CLA3267 | Dialogues with the Past: Creative Interpretative Project | 15 |
| CLA3279 | Knowledge, Wealth and Power in the Ancient World | 30 |
| CLA3125 | Reading and Writing Greek Literature in the Hellenistic World | 30 |
| CLA3007 | The Crisis of the Athenian Polis | 30 |
| CLA3274 | The Persians in a Near Eastern Context | 30 |
| CLA3033 | Magic, Witchcraft and Ghosts in the Greek and Roman Worlds | 30 |
| CLA3008 | The Age of Cicero | 30 |
| CLA3042 | Ancient Literary Criticism | 30 |
| CLA3124 | Receptions of the Classical Body | 30 |
| THE3229 | Syriac Christianity: Monks, Monasteries and Mimre | 30 |
| History UG Final Year Special Subjects 2024-5 [See note j above] | ||
| HIH3415 | Everyday Stalinism: Life in the Soviet Union, 1928-53 | 60 |
| HIH3416 | Critics of Empire | 60 |
| HIH3417 | The Yes, Minister Files: Perspectives on British Government since 1914 | 60 |
| HIH3422 | Street Protest and Social Movements in the Modern Era | 60 |
| HIH3426 | Health and its Politics in the 20th Century | 60 |
| HIH3430 | From the Grand Tour to Gladiator: Modern encounters with the ancient world | 60 |
| HIH3433 | Beyond Cannibalism: Indigenous Peoples and the European Colonisation of Brazil, 1500-1822 | 60 |
| HIH3434 | The Body in Early Modern England | 60 |
| HIH3436 | Engendering Empire: Making the British Imperial World | 60 |
| HIH3437 | Death to the Traitors: Rebellion and Resisting Tyranny in the Middle Ages | 60 |
| HIH3438 | The Rise of Capitalism in Britain 1660-1830 | 60 |
| HIH3439 | Women's Experience in Britain: Race, Class and Gender since 1945 | 60 |
| HIH3441 | Britons Abroad: The Experience of Travel, c. 1650-1900 | 60 |
| HIH3442 | From Its Cradle to Its Grave? The National Health Service in Britain, 1948-Present | 60 |
| HIH3444 | Them and Us: Imagining the Social "Other" in Britain since the 1880s | 60 |
| HIH3450 | Decolonisation and Colonial Conflict | 60 |
| HIH3451 | Borders and Mobilities in Postcolonial South Asia | 60 |
| HIH3452 | Whiteness: A Global History | 60 |
| HIH3448 | Britain and the Age of Revolution, 1775-1832 | 60 |
| History Comparative modules [See note k above] | ||
| HIH3632 | Violence | 30 |
| HIH3633 | Revolutions | 30 |
| HIH3617 | News, Media and Communication | 30 |
| HIH3634 | Race, Resistance, and Decolonisation | 30 |
| HIH3619 | Sexualities | 30 |
| HIH3626 | Heroes: Conceptions, Constructions and Representations | 30 |
| HIH3628 | Civil Wars | 30 |
With Employment Experience
0-30 credits of compulsory Ancient History modules, 0-30 credits of compulsory History modules, 30-60 credits of optional Ancient History modules, and 30-60 credits of optional History modules.
Subject to choosing 120 credits for the stage overall, you must:
h select a Dissertation in either Ancient History or History: CLA3009 or HIH3005 (you cannot choose more than one module from this group).
i if selecting HIH3005, select 60 credits from this list of optional Ancient History modules.
j if selecting CLA3009, select a 60 credit History Special Subject in Pathway A.
k if selecting HIH3005, select 30 credits from this list of optional Comparative Histories modules in Pathway B.
Compulsory modules
| Code | Module | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CLA3009 | Dissertation [See note h above] | 30 |
| HIH3005 | General Third-Year Dissertation [See note h above] | 30 |
Optional modules
| Code | Module | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Ancient History & Classical Studies Final Stage option modules 2024-5 [See note i above] | ||
| CLA3251 | Classical Language and Texts: Latin V: Epic | 30 |
| CLA3059 | Classical Language and Texts: Greek V: Imperial Greek Prose | 30 |
| CLA3252 | Classical Language and Texts: Latin II | 30 |
| CLA3254 | Classical Language and Texts: Latin III | 30 |
| CLA3206 | Classical Language and Texts: Latin IV | 30 |
| CLA3202 | Classical Language and Texts: Greek II | 30 |
| CLA3204 | Classical Language and Texts: Greek III | 30 |
| CLA3205 | Classical Language and Texts: Greek IV | 30 |
| CLA3263 | Being and Not-Being in Greek Philosophy: from Parmenides to Aristotle | 15 |
| CLA3113 | Art in Greek Society | 15 |
| CLA3273 | Polybios and the Challenge of Change | 15 |
| CLA3126 | Critical Classics and the Contemporary World | 15 |
| CLA3276 | Courage in the Ancient World | 15 |
| CLA3275 | Women Writing Classics | 15 |
| CLA3056 | Ovid and the Erotic Passions | 15 |
| CLA3114 | Art in Roman Society | 15 |
| CLA3277 | Lost Works and Fragments | 15 |
| CLA3264 | Ancient Science and Society | 15 |
| HUM3004 | Transforming the Tablet: Digital Approaches to Ancient Text and Artefact | 15 |
| CLA3267 | Dialogues with the Past: Creative Interpretative Project | 15 |
| CLA3279 | Knowledge, Wealth and Power in the Ancient World | 30 |
| CLA3125 | Reading and Writing Greek Literature in the Hellenistic World | 30 |
| CLA3007 | The Crisis of the Athenian Polis | 30 |
| CLA3274 | The Persians in a Near Eastern Context | 30 |
| CLA3033 | Magic, Witchcraft and Ghosts in the Greek and Roman Worlds | 30 |
| CLA3008 | The Age of Cicero | 30 |
| CLA3042 | Ancient Literary Criticism | 30 |
| CLA3124 | Receptions of the Classical Body | 30 |
| THE3229 | Syriac Christianity: Monks, Monasteries and Mimre | 30 |
| History UG Final Year Special Subjects 2024-5 [See note j above] | ||
| HIH3415 | Everyday Stalinism: Life in the Soviet Union, 1928-53 | 60 |
| HIH3416 | Critics of Empire | 60 |
| HIH3417 | The Yes, Minister Files: Perspectives on British Government since 1914 | 60 |
| HIH3422 | Street Protest and Social Movements in the Modern Era | 60 |
| HIH3426 | Health and its Politics in the 20th Century | 60 |
| HIH3430 | From the Grand Tour to Gladiator: Modern encounters with the ancient world | 60 |
| HIH3433 | Beyond Cannibalism: Indigenous Peoples and the European Colonisation of Brazil, 1500-1822 | 60 |
| HIH3434 | The Body in Early Modern England | 60 |
| HIH3436 | Engendering Empire: Making the British Imperial World | 60 |
| HIH3437 | Death to the Traitors: Rebellion and Resisting Tyranny in the Middle Ages | 60 |
| HIH3438 | The Rise of Capitalism in Britain 1660-1830 | 60 |
| HIH3439 | Women's Experience in Britain: Race, Class and Gender since 1945 | 60 |
| HIH3441 | Britons Abroad: The Experience of Travel, c. 1650-1900 | 60 |
| HIH3442 | From Its Cradle to Its Grave? The National Health Service in Britain, 1948-Present | 60 |
| HIH3444 | Them and Us: Imagining the Social "Other" in Britain since the 1880s | 60 |
| HIH3450 | Decolonisation and Colonial Conflict | 60 |
| HIH3451 | Borders and Mobilities in Postcolonial South Asia | 60 |
| HIH3452 | Whiteness: A Global History | 60 |
| HIH3448 | Britain and the Age of Revolution, 1775-1832 | 60 |
| History Comparative modules [See note k above] | ||
| HIH3632 | Violence | 30 |
| HIH3633 | Revolutions | 30 |
| HIH3617 | News, Media and Communication | 30 |
| HIH3634 | Race, Resistance, and Decolonisation | 30 |
| HIH3619 | Sexualities | 30 |
| HIH3626 | Heroes: Conceptions, Constructions and Representations | 30 |
| HIH3628 | Civil Wars | 30 |
With Employment Experience Abroad
0-30 credits of compulsory Ancient History modules, 0-30 credits of compulsory History modules, 30-60 credits of optional Ancient History modules, and 30-60 credits of optional History modules.
Subject to choosing 120 credits for the stage overall, you must:
h select a Dissertation in either Ancient History or History: CLA3009 or HIH3005 (you cannot choose more than one module from this group).
i if selecting HIH3005, select 60 credits from this list of optional Ancient History modules.
j if selecting CLA3009, select a 60 credit History Special Subject in Pathway A.
k if selecting HIH3005, select 30 credits from this list of optional Comparative Histories modules in Pathway B.
Compulsory modules
| Code | Module | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CLA3009 | Dissertation [See note h above] | 30 |
| HIH3005 | General Third-Year Dissertation [See note h above] | 30 |
Optional modules
| Code | Module | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Ancient History & Classical Studies Final Stage option modules 2024-5 [See note i above] | ||
| CLA3251 | Classical Language and Texts: Latin V: Epic | 30 |
| CLA3059 | Classical Language and Texts: Greek V: Imperial Greek Prose | 30 |
| CLA3252 | Classical Language and Texts: Latin II | 30 |
| CLA3254 | Classical Language and Texts: Latin III | 30 |
| CLA3206 | Classical Language and Texts: Latin IV | 30 |
| CLA3202 | Classical Language and Texts: Greek II | 30 |
| CLA3204 | Classical Language and Texts: Greek III | 30 |
| CLA3205 | Classical Language and Texts: Greek IV | 30 |
| CLA3263 | Being and Not-Being in Greek Philosophy: from Parmenides to Aristotle | 15 |
| CLA3113 | Art in Greek Society | 15 |
| CLA3273 | Polybios and the Challenge of Change | 15 |
| CLA3126 | Critical Classics and the Contemporary World | 15 |
| CLA3276 | Courage in the Ancient World | 15 |
| CLA3275 | Women Writing Classics | 15 |
| CLA3056 | Ovid and the Erotic Passions | 15 |
| CLA3114 | Art in Roman Society | 15 |
| CLA3277 | Lost Works and Fragments | 15 |
| CLA3264 | Ancient Science and Society | 15 |
| HUM3004 | Transforming the Tablet: Digital Approaches to Ancient Text and Artefact | 15 |
| CLA3267 | Dialogues with the Past: Creative Interpretative Project | 15 |
| CLA3279 | Knowledge, Wealth and Power in the Ancient World | 30 |
| CLA3125 | Reading and Writing Greek Literature in the Hellenistic World | 30 |
| CLA3007 | The Crisis of the Athenian Polis | 30 |
| CLA3274 | The Persians in a Near Eastern Context | 30 |
| CLA3033 | Magic, Witchcraft and Ghosts in the Greek and Roman Worlds | 30 |
| CLA3008 | The Age of Cicero | 30 |
| CLA3042 | Ancient Literary Criticism | 30 |
| CLA3124 | Receptions of the Classical Body | 30 |
| THE3229 | Syriac Christianity: Monks, Monasteries and Mimre | 30 |
| History UG Final Year Special Subjects 2024-5 [See note j above] | ||
| HIH3415 | Everyday Stalinism: Life in the Soviet Union, 1928-53 | 60 |
| HIH3416 | Critics of Empire | 60 |
| HIH3417 | The Yes, Minister Files: Perspectives on British Government since 1914 | 60 |
| HIH3422 | Street Protest and Social Movements in the Modern Era | 60 |
| HIH3426 | Health and its Politics in the 20th Century | 60 |
| HIH3430 | From the Grand Tour to Gladiator: Modern encounters with the ancient world | 60 |
| HIH3433 | Beyond Cannibalism: Indigenous Peoples and the European Colonisation of Brazil, 1500-1822 | 60 |
| HIH3434 | The Body in Early Modern England | 60 |
| HIH3436 | Engendering Empire: Making the British Imperial World | 60 |
| HIH3437 | Death to the Traitors: Rebellion and Resisting Tyranny in the Middle Ages | 60 |
| HIH3438 | The Rise of Capitalism in Britain 1660-1830 | 60 |
| HIH3439 | Women's Experience in Britain: Race, Class and Gender since 1945 | 60 |
| HIH3441 | Britons Abroad: The Experience of Travel, c. 1650-1900 | 60 |
| HIH3442 | From Its Cradle to Its Grave? The National Health Service in Britain, 1948-Present | 60 |
| HIH3444 | Them and Us: Imagining the Social "Other" in Britain since the 1880s | 60 |
| HIH3450 | Decolonisation and Colonial Conflict | 60 |
| HIH3451 | Borders and Mobilities in Postcolonial South Asia | 60 |
| HIH3452 | Whiteness: A Global History | 60 |
| HIH3448 | Britain and the Age of Revolution, 1775-1832 | 60 |
| History Comparative modules [See note k above] | ||
| HIH3632 | Violence | 30 |
| HIH3633 | Revolutions | 30 |
| HIH3617 | News, Media and Communication | 30 |
| HIH3634 | Race, Resistance, and Decolonisation | 30 |
| HIH3619 | Sexualities | 30 |
| HIH3626 | Heroes: Conceptions, Constructions and Representations | 30 |
| HIH3628 | Civil Wars | 30 |
0-30 credits of compulsory Ancient History modules, 0-30 credits of compulsory History modules, 30-60 credits of optional Ancient History modules, and 30-60 credits of optional History modules.
Subject to choosing 120 credits for the stage overall, you must:
h select a Dissertation in either Ancient History or History: CLA3009 or HIH3005 (you cannot choose more than one module from this group).
i if selecting HIH3005, select 60 credits from this list of optional Ancient History modules.
j if selecting CLA3009, select a 60 credit History Special Subject in Pathway A.
k if selecting HIH3005, select 30 credits from this list of optional Comparative Histories modules in Pathway B.
Compulsory modules
| Code | Module | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CLA3009 | Dissertation [See note h above] | 30 |
| HIH3005 | General Third-Year Dissertation [See note h above] | 30 |
Optional modules
| Code | Module | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Ancient History & Classical Studies Final Stage option modules 2024-5 [See note i above] | ||
| CLA3251 | Classical Language and Texts: Latin V: Epic | 30 |
| CLA3059 | Classical Language and Texts: Greek V: Imperial Greek Prose | 30 |
| CLA3252 | Classical Language and Texts: Latin II | 30 |
| CLA3254 | Classical Language and Texts: Latin III | 30 |
| CLA3206 | Classical Language and Texts: Latin IV | 30 |
| CLA3202 | Classical Language and Texts: Greek II | 30 |
| CLA3204 | Classical Language and Texts: Greek III | 30 |
| CLA3205 | Classical Language and Texts: Greek IV | 30 |
| CLA3263 | Being and Not-Being in Greek Philosophy: from Parmenides to Aristotle | 15 |
| CLA3113 | Art in Greek Society | 15 |
| CLA3273 | Polybios and the Challenge of Change | 15 |
| CLA3126 | Critical Classics and the Contemporary World | 15 |
| CLA3276 | Courage in the Ancient World | 15 |
| CLA3275 | Women Writing Classics | 15 |
| CLA3056 | Ovid and the Erotic Passions | 15 |
| CLA3114 | Art in Roman Society | 15 |
| CLA3277 | Lost Works and Fragments | 15 |
| CLA3264 | Ancient Science and Society | 15 |
| HUM3004 | Transforming the Tablet: Digital Approaches to Ancient Text and Artefact | 15 |
| CLA3267 | Dialogues with the Past: Creative Interpretative Project | 15 |
| CLA3279 | Knowledge, Wealth and Power in the Ancient World | 30 |
| CLA3125 | Reading and Writing Greek Literature in the Hellenistic World | 30 |
| CLA3007 | The Crisis of the Athenian Polis | 30 |
| CLA3274 | The Persians in a Near Eastern Context | 30 |
| CLA3033 | Magic, Witchcraft and Ghosts in the Greek and Roman Worlds | 30 |
| CLA3008 | The Age of Cicero | 30 |
| CLA3042 | Ancient Literary Criticism | 30 |
| CLA3124 | Receptions of the Classical Body | 30 |
| THE3229 | Syriac Christianity: Monks, Monasteries and Mimre | 30 |
| History UG Final Year Special Subjects 2024-5 [See note j above] | ||
| HIH3415 | Everyday Stalinism: Life in the Soviet Union, 1928-53 | 60 |
| HIH3416 | Critics of Empire | 60 |
| HIH3417 | The Yes, Minister Files: Perspectives on British Government since 1914 | 60 |
| HIH3422 | Street Protest and Social Movements in the Modern Era | 60 |
| HIH3426 | Health and its Politics in the 20th Century | 60 |
| HIH3430 | From the Grand Tour to Gladiator: Modern encounters with the ancient world | 60 |
| HIH3433 | Beyond Cannibalism: Indigenous Peoples and the European Colonisation of Brazil, 1500-1822 | 60 |
| HIH3434 | The Body in Early Modern England | 60 |
| HIH3436 | Engendering Empire: Making the British Imperial World | 60 |
| HIH3437 | Death to the Traitors: Rebellion and Resisting Tyranny in the Middle Ages | 60 |
| HIH3438 | The Rise of Capitalism in Britain 1660-1830 | 60 |
| HIH3439 | Women's Experience in Britain: Race, Class and Gender since 1945 | 60 |
| HIH3441 | Britons Abroad: The Experience of Travel, c. 1650-1900 | 60 |
| HIH3442 | From Its Cradle to Its Grave? The National Health Service in Britain, 1948-Present | 60 |
| HIH3444 | Them and Us: Imagining the Social "Other" in Britain since the 1880s | 60 |
| HIH3450 | Decolonisation and Colonial Conflict | 60 |
| HIH3451 | Borders and Mobilities in Postcolonial South Asia | 60 |
| HIH3452 | Whiteness: A Global History | 60 |
| HIH3448 | Britain and the Age of Revolution, 1775-1832 | 60 |
| History Comparative modules [See note k above] | ||
| HIH3632 | Violence | 30 |
| HIH3633 | Revolutions | 30 |
| HIH3617 | News, Media and Communication | 30 |
| HIH3634 | Race, Resistance, and Decolonisation | 30 |
| HIH3619 | Sexualities | 30 |
| HIH3626 | Heroes: Conceptions, Constructions and Representations | 30 |
| HIH3628 | Civil Wars | 30 |
Course variants
UCAS code: V190
Our four-year ‘with Study Abroad’ degree, offers you the possibility of spending your third year abroad, studying with one of our many partner universities.
Why Study Abroad?
Living and studying in a different country is an exciting experience that broadens your academic and cultural horizons, as well as giving you the opportunity to widen your circle of friends. Students who have studied abroad demonstrate initiative, independence, motivation and, depending on where they stay, may also have gained a working knowledge of another language – all key qualities that employers are looking for in today’s competitive employment environment.
Where can I Study Abroad?
We have partnership arrangements with many prestigious institutions across the globe. Exactly where you can apply to study will depend on the subjects you are studying at Exeter. For a full list please visit the Study Abroad website.
Does it count towards my degree?
Credit for academic work during your year abroad is arranged by agreement between the University of Exeter and the host institution. These marks are then translated back into your degree at Exeter. If you are Studying Abroad for a semester or full year, your time abroad will count toward your final degree. Please refer to your College Study Abroad co-ordinator for further details.
How does it affect my tuition fee and funding?
For the year that you spend studying abroad you will pay a significantly reduced tuition fee to Exeter, but nothing to your host university – for more information visit our fees pages. If you were previously eligible, you will continue to receive a maintenance loan whilst on your Study Abroad year.
UCAS code: V191
Our four-year ‘with Employment Experience’ degree, offers you the possibility of spending your third year carrying out a graduate-level work placement or placements within the UK as part of your degree.
Why choose to include Employment Experience?
Undertaking graduate-level work during your degree unlocks a world of experience that allows you to develop essential employability and interpersonal skills that relate to your degree and future career. A work placement will dramatically boost your confidence, enhance your CV and develop graduate level skills and competencies that employers are looking for.
Where will I do my work placement?
The sector you choose to work within is very much your choice as you will be responsible for finding and organising your placement. We will provide plenty of guidance and support during your first and second years which will prepare you to research and apply for placements. Ultimately, the university will give final approval to your placement to make sure you have a valuable experience.
How does it affect my tuition fees and funding?
For your ‘Year In Industry’ you will pay a significantly reduced tuition fee to Exeter – for more information visit our fees pages. If you were previously eligible, you will continue to receive a maintenance loan whilst on your year of work placement/s.
Find out more
Visit our website to learn more about employment experience opportunities.
UCAS code: V192
Our four-year ‘with Employment Experience Abroad’ degree, offers you the possibility of spending your third year abroad, carrying out a graduate-level work placement or placements as part of your degree.
Why choose to include Employment Experience Abroad?
Spending up to a year living and working in a different country is an exciting experience that broadens your academic and cultural horizons, as well as giving you the opportunity to widen your circle of friends. By carrying out a graduate-level work placement or placements abroad you can demonstrate to employers your adaptability, cultural awareness, independence and resourcefulness and, depending on where you stay, may also have gained a working knowledge of another language.
Where will I do my work placement?
The sector and country you choose to work within is very much your choice as you will be responsible for finding and organising your placement. We will provide plenty of guidance and support during your first and second years which will prepare you to research and apply for placements. Ultimately, the university will give final approval to your placement to make sure you have a valuable experience.
How does it affect my tuition fee?
For your ‘Year In Industry’ you will pay a significantly reduced tuition fee to Exeter – for more information visit our fees pages. If you were previously eligible, you will continue to receive a maintenance loan whilst on your year of work placement/s.
Is the placement paid?
You will be paid in accordance with the rules of the country you work in and there may be visa restrictions or requirements which you need to consider when applying.
Find out more
Visit our website to learn more about employment experience opportunities.
Fees
Tuition fees for 2025 entry
UK students: £9,535 per year
International students: £24,700 per year
Scholarships
The University of Exeter has many different scholarships available to support your education, including £5 million in scholarships for international students, such as our Global Excellence Scholarships*. Financial support is also available for students from disadvantaged backgrounds, lower income households and other under-represented groups to help them access, succeed and progress through higher education.
* Terms and conditions apply. See online for details.
Learning and teaching
How will I learn?
Throughout the programmes stress is laid on the need to analyse, discuss and deploy historical evidence in a variety of settings and not simply on the ability to memorise. You will learn through lectures, tutorials and seminars, with a growing emphasis at each successive level on student-led learning.
Modules
Modules are designed to encourage you to think about long-term developments and processes of historical change, and to make comparisons between countries and cultures. This helps you progress from the more tightly defined topics studied at A level. Modules are also designed to encourage you to think and write analytically about these broad subjects. They emphasise historical questions that require you to identify patterns across time, or between countries, and to isolate common or competing trends, instead of concentrating on short-term or single explanations.
Teaching hours
You’ll have on average 1-3 teaching hours per module and will need to allow for up to nine additional hours of private study. You should expect your total workload to average about 40 hours per week during term time. As well as attending lectures and writing essays and assignments, you’ll be expected to make presentations in seminars or tutorials. We encourage your presentation work, because it involves you actively in the teaching and learning process and develops important life skills such as good verbal and visual communication and effective interaction with other people.
Personal tutor
You'll have a personal tutor as well as tutors in individual subjects and they will work with you to monitor your progress, as well as offering pastoral support and other help. You will have a chance to make your mark on the programmes through regular student evaluations and participation in the Student-Staff Liaison Committees and the student History Societies on both campuses.
How will I be assessed?
All the degrees in History have assessments and examinations each year. Although formal examinations are important tests of skill, up to 50 per cent of your marks will come from other forms of assessment, including coursework essays, projects, dissertations and measures of your skill in presentation and oral work. The exact balance will depend on the modules you choose, and you’ll be informed of the methods of assessment before making your choices.
Progression
You must pass your first-year assessment in order to progress to the second year, but the results do not count towards your degree classification. For three-year programmes, the assessments in the second and third years contribute to your final degree classification. For four-year programmes the assessments in the second, third and fourth years all contribute to your final degree classification.
Optional modules outside of this course
Each year, if you have optional modules available, you can take up to 30 credits in a subject outside of your course. This can increase your employability and widen your intellectual horizons.
Proficiency in a second subject
If you complete 60 credits of modules in one of the subjects below, you may have the words 'with proficiency in [e.g. Social Data Science]' added to your degree title when you graduate.
- A Foreign Language
- Data Science
- Entrepreneurship
- Innovation
- Law (Penryn Campus only)
- Leadership
- Management
- Social Data Science
Your future
Employer-valued skills this course develops
History graduates from the University of Exeter have an excellent reputation with graduate recruiters and compete very successfully in the employment market. Alongside in-depth subject knowledge you’ll develop highly transferable skills in researching; analysing and assessing sources; written and verbal communication; managing and interpreting information; developing ideas and arguments; teamwork; and problem solving.
Employer visits
We have a dedicated, award-winning Careers Service, with offices at our Exeter and Penryn campuses, ensuring you have access to careers advisors, mentors and the tools you need to succeed in finding employment in your chosen field on graduation. We offer the Exeter Award and the Exeter Leaders Award which include employability-related workshops, skills events, volunteering and employment which will contribute to your career decision-making skills and success in the employment market. Our graduates compete very successfully in the employment market, with many employers targeting the University when recruiting new graduates. For further information please visit our Careers Service.
Career paths
You will be equipped with skills that are attractive to employers and relevant for a wide range of careers, including graduate-level roles in the heritage and arts sectors as well as other fields of work, including TV, education, retail management, recruitment, charities, finance and accounting, and journalism.
Example careers
- Account Manager
- Archivist
- Business Analyst
- Civil Servant
- Digital Marketing and
- Events Executive
- Event Project Manager
- Global Market
- Researcher
- Historian
- Parliamentary Researcher
- TV Researcher
Further study
A History degree may also lead to further study or research and recent graduates have progressed to postgraduate courses in:
- MA Conflict, Security and Development
- Graduate Diploma in Law
- MA English Literary Studies
- MA History
- MSc International Management
- PGCE
