
History (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) course
Teesside UniversityMiddlesbrough, UK
Course overview
History is concerned with how the world came to be the way it is, and why. To understand the present fully, we must look to the past. A history degree gives you skills to champion change in society, and ‘polishes the soul’, so the ancient Greeks and Romans tell us.
Key highlights
- Explores how the world came to be the way it is, and why
- Uses the past to build a fuller understanding of the present
- Develops skills to champion change in society
- Includes a foundation year before degree-level study
Entry requirements
- UCAS tariff points: 32-64 — A typical offer is 32-64 tariff points and above from at least two A levels, T level or equivalent, including GCSE English and/or maths at grade 4 (grade C) or equivalent
- GCSE: 4/C — to include English, Mathematics
Scholarships
Creative Assembly Scholarship
You may be eligible for £9,000 if you study games design and are facing financial difficulty, and / or identify as a woman, and / or are from a minority ethnic background.
Up to £9,000Global Excellence Scholarships
The Global Excellence Scholarship value is £2,000 for your first full academic year of study (all successful applicants on a foundation, undergraduate or postgraduate programmes).
Up to £2,000Hill Scholarship
You may be eligible for £6,000 if you study accounting and finance, and you have been educated at a Tees Valley school or college for at least three years.
Up to £6,000Santander Brighter Futures
You may be eligible for £1,000 if you study an undergraduate or postgraduate course.
Up to £1,000Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship
There are up to 30 Vice-Chancellor's Scholarships available, of £7,000 each, allocated as a fee waiver in the first year of study.
Up to £7,000
Careers this course leads to
- Archivist
- Museum curator
- Heritage officer
- Researcher
- Secondary school history teacher (after teacher training)
- Journalist
Cost of study
UK/Home: £9,790 per year | International: £17,000 per year
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Teesside University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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