History BA(Hons)

Keen to study history at degree level? History at Huddersfield is ranked 9th in the Daily Mail University Guide 2026 and 12th in the UK in the Guardian League Tables 2026. Studying history enables us to put ourselves and our societies into perspective, establishing connections between the events, ideas and people that built past and present worlds.

Here in Huddersfield, you’ll develop your critical thinking and writing through the handling of primary sources and the material culture of the past, learning to become an independent researcher. Nestled in the centre of historic Yorkshire, our course engages with both local heritage and international histories. It covers a range of eras, from the medieval and early-modern period to the modern world, and inspires you to make historical connections with contemporary global challenges.

We believe that students perform best in coursework and so there are no exams on our History course. Instead, we’ve carefully designed a first-year programme to give you strong foundations in the handling of sources, texts and artefacts from the medieval, early modern and modern period. You will then hone your skills and knowledge in a series of options in year two and three, including an independently supervised project and gain valuable work experience on our placement module, which you can complete alongside your studies or as a five-week block.

An optional year-long placement, after the second year could also boost your graduate employment prospects. During your studies, we encourage you to get creative and apply your historical learning to a range of outputs: among other things, you’ll have the opportunity to engage with history in a variety of ways including analysing a museum exhibition or working on your own piece of oral history. You’ll also benefit from behind-the-scenes access to our innovative and award-winning archive at Heritage Quay and to the unique collections at the Holocaust Centre North.