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History Undergraduate Degrees 2021
Contents Welcome
03 Welcome Professor Ian Gregory
04 Everything you want from
your History degree
Head of History
06 Degrees and entry
requirements
07 Teaching and assessment Our highly rated and vibrant History We will equip you with transferable
08 Heritage placements department offers a wide variety skills that will help you stand out in an
of modules, ranging from ancient to increasingly competitive job market.
10 Your global experience
modern, and the histories of Europe, The latest Guardian University Guide
12 Your degree: Asia and the Americas. Our teaching is (2020) placed the department 1st
BA (Hons) History informed by internationally recognised in the UK for graduate careers. Our
14 Optional modules research, embracing socio-economic, department’s Regional Heritage Centre
15 Special subjects environmental, cultural, political, supports a programme of heritage
religious and intellectual history. We placements that provides you with
2 16
BA (Hons) Medieval and 3
Early Modern Studies also have a reputation for being a opportunities to gain valuable work
world-leading centre of excellence experience with organisations such as
18 Life on your degree in the increasingly important field of The National Trust, local archives
20 Meet our staff Digital Humanities and the use of new and museums.
22 Your future career technologies in research and analysis.
We pride ourselves on the strong sense
Studying with us, you will have flexibility of community in our friendly department.
to select modules that fascinate you and Our active student society organises
tailor your degree to your own individual a fun and exciting variety of course-
interests. We support you in developing related and social activities throughout
strong research skills throughout your the year.
degree, preparing you for final year
We hope you enjoy learning more about
projects involving intensive primary
History at Lancaster. Please do contact
research, such as the Special Subject
us if you have any questions, we’d love to
Get in touch module and dissertation.
hear from you.
Department of History
Bowland College
Lancaster University
Lancaster
LA1 4YT
United Kingdom
E: historyadmissions@lancaster.ac.uk
T: +44 (0)1524 593155
www.lancaster.ac.uk/history
Speak to a student: www.lancaster.ac.uk/chat
Connect with us
@LancasterHistory
@LancasterUniversityHistory
www.lancaster.ac.uk/history
Everything you want from
your History degree
Become a specialist Why I chose
Lancaster
Follow your interests with our wide range of specialised courses in
ancient, medieval, early modern, or modern and contemporary history.
Delve deeper through your own research in the final-year Special Subject
module and dissertation.
Anna Drury
Gain experience BA (Hons) History, Year 1
Gain valuable work experience in the heritage sector with our placement
programme. Through our Regional Heritage Centre, you can apply to work
with museums and archives in your second year. You can also undertake a As a first-year student, when I reflect upon why I chose to study
year-long placement with our four-year Placement Year degree. History at Lancaster, numerous reasons come to mind. The highly
regarded department, as well as Lancaster being enriched with its
Unique to you own compelling history, drew me towards studying here. Attending
Make your degree your own; study History as a joint degree with Chinese, a History Summer School during my time at Sixth Form further
4 English Literature, French, German, International Relations, Philosophy, confirmed that Lancaster was the place I wanted to be. 5
Politics, or Spanish. You can also broaden the scope of your studies by
selecting a minor subject in Year 1. The endless amount of support you receive at Lancaster, from
your college, the caring and dedicated members of the History
Explore the world Department, and various institutions such as student support hub
The Base, ensures that you immediately feel a valued member of
You can apply to study abroad as part of your degree. Potential
destinations include Australia, Canada, Europe and the USA. Shorter trips the university community.
#5
can be made in vacation time; recent destinations include China, India,
Malaysia and the USA.
in the UK for History
(Guardian University Guide 2020)
#1
for History graduate prospects
(Guardian University Guide 2020)
www.lancaster.ac.uk/history
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Degrees and Teaching and
entry requirements assessment
+ Our teaching takes place in + Every module has a dedicated + Lancaster University has been
Degree title Award Degree length UCAS code Typical offer
lectures, group seminars and Moodle website as part of the awarded the highest possible
Single Honours
workshops. University’s Virtual Learning score in the UK government’s
+ Lectures introduce key Environment. This is used 2017 Teaching Excellence
History BA (Hons) 3 years V100 AAB historical questions and provide for posting resources and Framework (TEF) ratings. Our
an overview of the key materials communicating with other TEF Gold rating is based on
Medieval and Early Modern Studies BA (Hons) 3 years V125 AAB and themes on each module. students in the group. high quality teaching, excellent
+ Most modules are assessed teaching facilities and the good
+ Seminars and workshops
Combined Honours by a combination of careers our graduates attain.
are interactive. They give
you the opportunity to coursework and examination,
History, Philosophy and Politics BA (Hons) 3 years V0L0 AAB discuss specific questions with coursework making
and debates. up approximately 50% of
History and International Relations BA (Hons) 3 years VL12 AAB assessment overall.
+ You will divide your time
between timetabled teaching,
History and Philosophy BA (Hons) 3 years VVC5 AAB
individual consultations
with academic staff and
History and Politics BA (Hons) 3 years LV21 AAB
independent study, resulting
in a full study schedule.
English Literature and History BA (Hons) 3 years QV31 AAB
6 7
Chinese Studies and History BA (Hons) 4 years See UCAS AAB
French Studies and History BA (Hons) 4 years RV11 AAB
German Studies and History BA (Hons) 4 years RV21 AAB
Spanish Studies and History BA (Hons) 4 years RV41 AAB
Daisy’s
Placement year degrees
One of my favourite aspects of I found both of these modules
the core, first year module was really interesting, and I particularly
being able to explore areas of enjoyed going on a trip to the
first year
Check online for the correct UCAS codes to apply for a placement year degree, which are available with most of our
history that I had not been taught castle in Lancaster as part of
programmes. With specialist support and dedicated modules, you will apply for a professional, paid work placement in Year 3
during school. In particular, one the first module, as it was great
and return to Lancaster to complete your degree in Year 4. Find out more here: www.lancaster.ac.uk/placement-year
of my favourite lectures was to be able to see some of the
On our joint degrees with Chinese, French, German or Spanish Studies, you will spend your third year studying or working about the fall of the Aztec Empire. things we had been looking at in
abroad on an international placement year. I also chose to take a module our lectures.
called ‘Witches, Warriors and Daisy Lodge,
Study abroad degrees Slavers: Exploring the History of BA (Hons) History, Year 1
Lancaster’ in my first term, and a
module called ‘Reform Rebellion
You can apply for a study abroad year when you arrive at Lancaster. On our 3-year study abroad degrees you spend
and Reason: Britain, 1500-1800’ in
Year 2 studying at one of our international partner universities. Find out more: www.lancaster.ac.uk/study-abroad
my second term.
For information on fees, scholarships and any additional costs you might need to consider, please see our website:
www.lancaster.ac.uk/study
www.lancaster.ac.uk/history
Heritage
placements
At Lancaster, we integrate work experience opportunities into your
academic studies. In your second year, you can opt to take a credit-
bearing, heritage work placement module entitled ‘From Education to
Employment’, which is coordinated through the department’s Regional
Heritage Centre. The employers range from prominent multi-site
organisations such as the National Trust to small independent museums,
county archives, and heritage consultants. On a work placement, you
might find yourself analysing data on visitor experiences, writing text for
exhibitions or researching world-class collections. This opportunity will
make you aware of the different careers that exist in the heritage sector
and the type of work that such roles involve.
Placement providers include: The placements may involve any of the
following activities:
+ Lancaster City Museum
+ Greater Manchester Police Museum + Curating virtual exhibitions
8 + Harris Museum, Art Gallery & Library, Preston + Repurposing, cataloguing, and contextualising 9
+ Keswick Museum existing resources
+ Lancashire Archives, Preston + Creating and running public workshops, including
for schools or families
+ Cumbria Archives Service at Barrow and Carlisle
+ Producing informative literature
+ Lancashire Infantry Museum, Preston
+ Checking historic inventories
+ Judges’ Lodgings Museum, Lancaster
+ Working with oral history resources including
+ Tullie House Museum, Carlisle transcription
+ Setting up activity trails
+ Rebuilding the online profile of the organisation
My placement at Lancaster with programmes like Adobe
City Museum was a great Photoshop and InDesign to
experience, and I got to have create it. I had a lot of fun with
Valuable a really interesting look at
the inner workings of local
heritage. I enjoyed working with
the extra opportunities we
were offered through this
placement as well, it was great
skills the art collection and gaining
experience with a collections
database, which is potentially
to be able to help out with
setting up the new exhibition
at the Maritime Museum.
Please note that while we cannot guarantee all students will be offered a heritage
placement, there are other opportunities available. Our careers service offer
competitive internships you can apply for in all years of study and across a range of
for Tom a very valuable skill to have
gained. I was designing an art
guide so it was also brilliant to
Tom Huntington,
BA (Hons) English Literature
and History, Year 3
employment sectors. You can also choose a placement year degree in which you gain experience with writing
apply to undertake a year-long, professional placement. Find out more on page 22. for a public audience and work
www.lancaster.ac.uk/history
Vacation travel Study abroad
In the Easter vacation, we In your second year, for either
typically run a ten-day trip to New a term, or a full year, you can
York and Boston in which you gain valuable international
Your global
join fellow students and lecturers experience living and studying
from your faculty to take part in in another country, with all the
academic, cultural and personal diverse cultural opportunities
development activities. this brings. You will be able to
The trip focuses on the historic forge friendships and develop
northeast of the country, international networks with
experience
spending a week in Boston, students while studying at
the birthplace of the American leading universities worldwide.
Revolution, before travelling In Europe we currently partner
south to New York, the city that with the Free University of
never sleeps. Students visit a Amsterdam, Free University of
number of historic landmarks and Berlin, KU Leuven, University of
museums, including the Freedom Copenhagen, and the University
Trail, the historic town of Concord, of Vienna. You will be taught in
and the JFK Presidential Library English, while still being able to
in Boston and the 9/11 Memorial benefit from language-learning
Museum, the United Nations and opportunities. Further afield, we
Lancaster is a truly international university, with Ellis Island in New York amongst currently partner with universities
students and staff from over 100 different countries many others. in Australia, Canada and the USA.
and partner institutions around the world. Alongside taking in the sights Find out more: www.lancaster.
Your global experience is about living and learning with and sounds of two busy US ac.uk/your-global-experience
people from different cultures whether through your cities, history students get the
opportunity to critically reflect on
course, your college or your Students’ Union.
10 how the past is ‘remembered’ and 11
You’ll be able to access horizon-expanding ‘created’, drawing on practical
examples to put their studies
opportunities around the world, with exciting
into context.
possibilities ranging from short vacation travel
to longer study abroad options.
I had always wanted to visit able to expand my academic
Australia, and I was not range, opting for a literature
disappointed when I attended module, which I thoroughly
Monash University, in Melbourne, enjoyed! More than anything, the
Monika’s year for a year. It was such an amazing variety of courses they offered
experience. The vibrancy and was immense, including, Ancient
in Australia culture of Melbourne as a city Egypt: The Golden Age, exploring
was fantastic to experience. I took the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries
full advantage of opportunities BC, and Witches and Depravity
to travel while there, managing in Early Modern England. These
to visit three of Australia’s major modules were so fascinating
cities in an epic road trip, with a and significantly improved my
solo journey to Perth shortly after! historical analysis skills.
What appealed to me most about I cannot recommend studying
studying at Monash University abroad highly enough. The
was the flexibility, which allowed academic, personal and physical
me to choose modules from growth that the experience
periods throughout history, even provides makes it all worthwhile.
spanning different faculties. Monika Zdunek,
Because of this structure, I was BA (Hons) History, Year 3
www.lancaster.ac.uk/history
Your degree Year 2
BA (Hons) History
Core Core
Making History: Contexts, Writing History: Questions, Optional
Sources and Publics Methods, Conclusions modules
At Lancaster you can study History or Medieval and Early Modern Studies as a single
honours degree.
You can also study History as a joint degree combined with Chinese, English Literature, French
Studies, German Studies, International Relations, Philosophy, Politics, or Spanish Studies. We Making History: Contexts, Writing History: Questions, Optional History modules
also offer a combined degree in History, Philosophy and Politics. Sources and Publics Methods, Conclusions You can tailor your degree to your
You can take a placement year with many of our degrees, extending your degree to four This core module focuses on major This module prepares you for your interests by selecting from the wide
historiographical case studies, dissertation. You will develop a range of optional modules available
years and including a year-long paid placement in your third year. We support you in finding
offering an introduction to the theory detailed research proposal, conduct (see page 14 for an indicative list).
a placement with specialist advice and credit-bearing modules. You may wish to choose the credit-
and practice of the discipline of a reflexive ‘feasibility study’ for your
We keep our degree programmes under constant review, and also regularly introduce and history: its good and bad practices, project, present your preliminary bearing heritage placement module.
update modules. In any academic year, the list of modules offered may therefore differ from its methodologies and different findings, and respond to feedback Read more about this on page 8.
that presented here. Similarly, the structure of our degrees may change, following consultation genres, its relation to both past and from experts in your prospective
present and its uses of primary and field of research.
with students and institutional approval, and in response to curricular developments and the secondary sources. OR
emerging needs of the student body. Please check our website for the latest information:
www.lancaster.ac.uk/study
Minor module
You may choose to continue the
minor subject you studied in Year 1.
Year 1
Core
From Ancient to Modern: Optional History Optional
modules module
12 History and Historians 13
Year 3
From Ancient to Modern: Choice of History modules Optional History module
History and Historians Choose two of the following You can choose additional optional Dissertation Special Subject 2 x optional
modules: History modules from the list to the History modules
This module extends and deepens
your knowledge of the past and + The Fall of Rome left.
introduces you to core historical
+ Reform, Rebellion and Reason:
themes from Ancient Greece to the
present day. You will engage with a
Britain, 1500-1800 OR Dissertation Special Subject Optional History modules
wide range of primary sources used + Histories of Violence: How Your dissertation gives you the You will select one Special Subject You will select two optional History
by historians and gain insights into Imperialism Made the Modern opportunity to work in depth, and undertake intensive, primary- modules. See page 14 for a list of
how historians conduct research and World Minor module gaining the satisfaction of working source based research. The Special options.
interpret the past. + From Great War to Total War You can choose a minor module independently and of developing a Subject is taught in three-hour
in another subject to complement topic of your own. Working closely weekly seminars. See page 15 for
+ ‘ Witches’, Warriors, and Slavers:
your studies in History. Subject to with your dissertation supervisor, indicative options.
Exploring the History of Lancaster
timetabling, you can choose from: you will research and write an 8,000-
+ English Literature to 10,000-word study on a historical
topic that fascinates you.
+ Introduction to Philosophy
+ Politics in the Modern World
+ Chinese/French/German/Spanish
Studies
www.lancaster.ac.uk/history
Optional History Modules
(Years 2 and 3)
Ancient, Medieval and Early Modern Modern History and Historical Methods
+ T he Making of Germany, 843-1122 + Partisans and Collaborators: World War II
+ T he Origins and Rise of Islam, 600-1250 in Occupied Europe
+ B yzantine and Muslim Sicily, 535-1072 + Britain in the Twentieth Century
+ Culture and Society in England, 1500-1750 + From Truman to Reagan: US Foreign Policy
and the Presidency, 1945-1989
+ The English Civil War 1640-1660
+ Sex, Satire and British Society, 1660–1901
+ V irginia, 1585-1685: Adventure, War
and Tobacco in the First American Colony + T he United States and the Vietnam War
+ Norman England,1066-1154: Conquest, + Slavery & Freedom: North America, 1620-1800
Colonisation and Conflict + T he History of the United States, 1789-1865
+ T he Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, 1500-1865 + T he History of the United States, 1865-1989
+ Crusade and Jihad: Holy War in the Middle East, + New World Order 1919-1939
1095-1254 + In Search of the Underclass:
+ Europe and the World, 1450-1650: Bodies, Cultures, Politics and Poverty in Britain, 1880-1970
and Environments + In Search of the Underclass:
+ M aking Modern Britain, c. 1660 – 1720 Politics and Poverty in Britain Since 1970
+ G andhi and the End of Empire in India, 1885-1948
Placement and Employability + T he Victorians and Before: Britain, 1783-1901
+ From Education to Employment (Heritage Placement) + From Mining to Mountaineering:
Industry and Culture in the Lake District, 1500-Today
+ T he Cold War in Europe
+ Inventing Human Rights, 1776-2001
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+ The Wartime Gender Contract & the Combat Taboo
in 20th-Century Britain
Special Subjects
(Year 3)
+ B ede and His World, c. 660–740 + Europe’s Age of Extremes (1917-45): Film and History
+ The Normans in Italy, 1050-1194 + V ikings and Sea-Kings: Power and Plunder in the
+ Advertising and Consumerism in Britain, 1853-1960 Irish Sea Region, 794-1079
+ Private Lives and Public Policy: Evacuation, Memory and + 'These Beastly Obscenities': Monuments, Images,
the Second World War and Antiquities in Imperial India
+ Gender Identities in the People’s War: Experiences, + A Global History of the Cold War
Representations and Memories + T he East India Company: Merchant State, 1600-1857
+ B attles of World War Two: Resistance and the Holocaust + From Balfour to Brexit: Britain as a Great Power
+ A narchy and Society in the Caribbean, c.1620-c.1720 since 1914
+ ‘ The Shock of the New’: Modernity and the Modernisms + ’Dangerous Thoughts’: Soviet Dissent, Human Rights,
of American Culture, 1877-1919 and the Cold War
+ From Rebellion to Revolution: The War for the Throne, + Paradise Lost- Colonisation and the Jamaican
1199-1265 Environment, 1655-1838
www.lancaster.ac.uk/historyBA (Hons) Medieval
and Early Modern Studies
Our Medieval and Early Modern Studies degree
allows you to study the political, cultural, social
history and languages of the period between 300
and 1700. Medieval and Early Modern Studies draws
on expertise from across the University and you will
be taught by academics from the departments of
History, English Literature, Languages and Cultures,
and Politics, Philosophy and Religion.
Year 1 Year 2 Final year Sam’s first
year
Core Core Core
+ From Ancient to Modern: History + Making History: Contexts, Sources + Dissertation
and Historians and Publics + Special Subject
+ Writing History: Questions,
Options Options
Methods, Conclusions
+ Reform, Rebellion and Reason: + A narchy and Society in the
Britain, 1500-1800 Options Caribbean, c.1620-c.1720
+ T he Fall of Rome + B yzantine and Muslim Sicily, + B ede and His World, c. 660-740
535-1072
Minor module
+ Culture and Society in England,
+ Early Modern Outlaws Sam Barker,
16 + English Literature 1500-1750 + Public and Private Performances BA (Hons) History, Year 1 17
+ Introduction to Philosophy of Self in Medieval Literature and
+ History of Philosophy Drama
+ Politics in the Modern World + Norman England, 1066-1154: + Shakespeare
+C
hinese/French/German/Spanish Conquest, Colonisation and
Studies Conflict + T he Normans in Italy, 1050-1194 My favourite part of first year so far was the last week of
+ Performing Death, Desire and
Availability of minor modules is + L ate Medieval to Early Modern
Gender
Michaelmas term. Despite having essays and exams due, we
subject to timetabling restrictions. Literature
+ From Rebellion to Revolution: The
were all able to celebrate the end of term with a fun football social
+ The English Civil War, 1640-1660
War for the Throne, 1199-1265 and the college winter ball. The core module this year has been
+ T he Making of Germany, 843-1122
+ Paradise Lost - Colonisation and really useful; studying a variety of history has made me consider
+ T he Origins and Rise of Islam, 600-
1250 AD
the JamaicanEnvironment, 1655- studying periods of history I had never even thought about
1838
+ Virginia, 1585-1685: Adventure, + The East India Company: Merchant
before and has definitely sparked new interests that I will be able
War and Tobacco in the First State, 1600-1857 to explore next year.
American Colony
+ Crusade and Jihad: Holy War in the Most of the help I have received this year has been through my
Middle East, 1095-1254 seminar tutor for the core module, who has really helped me
+ Europe and the World, 1450-
1650: Bodies, Cultures, and
to improve. The department coordinator has also been very
Environments helpful for general advice. Another crucial service that I and all
If you wish to take more than
30 credits in English Literature + M aking Modern Britain, c. 1660 – other history students rely on is the library. This stocks the vast
modules in Years 2 and 3, it is 1720 majority of books we need for our modules and if there is a book
compulsory to choose English + Sex, Satire and British Society,
Literature as a minor module in 1660–1901
that they don’t have, it is really easy to order it in, or access an
Year 1. English Literature as a
+ From Mining to Mountaineering:
online copy. The fact that many of the resources are digitised has
minor module in Year 1 requires B
at A level (or equivalent) in English
Industry and Culture in the Lake been really helpful for me as I much prefer reading books online
Literature or English Language
District, 1500-Today to having a hard copy.
and Literature. + Slavery & Freedom: North America,
1620-1800
www.lancaster.ac.uk/history
lancaster.ac.uk/historyLancaster University The Lancaster Award
Society of History (LUSH) We actively encourage students
Lancaster University Society of to participate in the Lancaster
History (LUSH) is exactly what Award, which rewards you
Life on your
it sounds like, a chance to bring for taking part in extra-
together anyone with a passion curricular activities. This
for history, regardless of whether certificate enhances your
degree
you are a history student or future employment prospects
not. Working closely with the by encouraging you to engage
Department, we are a fun way for in college activities, careers
you and your friends to engage workshops, work experience and
with history outside the lecture volunteering. The new skills and
hall or library. With regular socials, experiences developed through
nights out, pub quizzes, movie these endeavours is recognised
nights and themed parties, and valued by employers.
we really do have something Find out more: www.lancaster.
for everyone! What’s not to ac.uk/lancaster-award
As historians, we do spend a great deal visits to the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford,
love? You’ll have a LUSH time!
of time in libraries and archives. However, the British Museum in London, the Museum
#LUSHLife
there are numerous opportunities to get of Science and Industry in Manchester,
out and about. The first-year module, and, closer to home, Lancaster Maritime Gabriel Harlick
‘Histories of Violence: How Imperialism Museum to learn about Lancaster’s history History Society President
Made the Modern World’, for example, as a slaving port and to Heysham to see
@LUSocofHistory
18 requires students to carry out intensive the early medieval archaeological remains 19
research of a fragment of the British empire like St Peter’s church and the famous Lancaster University
in Lancashire. Recent field trips include Heysham hogback stone. Society of History
history.society@lancaster.ac.uk
– History students enjoying the winter ice
skating rink in Dalton Square, Lancaster
www.lancaster.ac.uk/historyMeet our
staff
My research focuses on of papersbelonging to slave
Atlantic history, particularly traders.I also draw extensively
thetrans-Atlantic slave trade ondigital resources, principally
andplantation slavery in North Voyages: The Trans-Atlantic
America and the Caribbean.My Slave Trade Database and a
current project studies slave 3D model of a slave ship thatI
trading merchants in Britain, have developed in collaboration
Dr Nicholas Africa, and the Americas, with an international team of
Radburn andexplores how their profit
-motivated decisions shaped
scholars. These digital and
textual sources underpin
the lives of the people whom my undergraduate modules
Lecturer in the they bought as captives and at Lancaster, one of which
20 History of the sold as slaves. I have performed examines the trans-Atlantic 21
archival research for the project slave trade’s long history, and
Atlantic World in both the United States and another that examines the
the United Kingdom, where intertwined histories of slavery
1500 - 1800 I have examined a plethora and freedom in colonial America.
Prof Naomi Tadmor
Professor of History
My main interests lie in political of the crusading movement on
ethics and war in the later Middle political and military culture.
Ages. Much of my research My new research focuses My main area of research is I have worked a great deal on
has revolved around a central on low status combatants English history from the sixteenth archival materials, both in the
question: what could people in this period, exploring the to the eighteenth centuries. I north of England and in the
do when they were fed up with experiences of soldiers as am particularly interested in south, but much of my work
Dr Sophie Therese
their government? In particular well as the shifting patterns of social relations, and in the ways is centred on the language of
I have explored the period from thought concerned with their in which they were imagined social description, and on the
Ambler the first issue of Magna Carta in
1215 and the ensuing rebellion
roles and responsibilities in
conflict. My teaching draws
and understood in the past, relationships between languages
which is also what I teach in my and historical realities. Alongside
Lecturer in Later to the revolution of 1258-65,
when a party led by Simon de
from this research and my
wider interests, from rebellion
undergraduate modules: what archival sources, I study religious
concepts of family and friendship and literary texts, and the law.
Medieval British Montfort seized control of and revolution in thirteenth- did people have? In what terms I am currently finishing a book
government, investigating the century Europe to the crusading were social hierarchies imagined on poverty, migration, and state
and European arguments made for and against movement, and warfare across and justified: between servant administration in the seventeenth
radical action and the influence the medieval world.
History and master, rulers and ruled, and eighteenth centuries.
rich and poor, women and men?
www.lancaster.ac.uk/historyYour future
career
#1
for History After you graduate + Museums and Heritage + Human Resource Management
A Lancaster University History degree is a gateway to an graduate careers Our graduates go on to a + Teaching + Banking
exciting and rewarding career. History graduates are able to
think critically, analyse evidence, structure an argument, and
Guardian University wide variety of successful
careers, including:
+ Local Government + Insurance
communicate effectively. A degree in History offers you the Guide 2020 + Law + Hospitality
combination of specialised knowledge and a comprehensive + Retail Management + University Administration
understanding of the world in which we live.
Postgraduate study + MA History, Modern History, + PGCE in Primary or
Many of our graduates choose or Medieval History Secondary Education
Placement and internship Heritage placements School volunteering placements to continue their studies + MA Digital Humanities + Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL)
opportunities These credit-bearing work Through Lancaster University with specialist postgraduate
+ MA Museum Studies + MA Corporate Communications,
placements can be undertaken Students’ Union you can qualifications, including:
Placements and internships + MSc Information Management Marketing and Public Relations
are great ways to gain work in Year 2 as part of the optional volunteer for roles in local
and Preservation + MA Social Work
experience, make professional module ‘From Education to schools, such as a classroom
Employment’. Find out more on assistant or reading buddy. + MA Journalism
contacts and help you decide
your career path. A wide range page 8 of this booklet. There are also roles on campus
of opportunities is available, Faculty internships such as organising activity days
and some (such as placement for school groups.
These are typically 4-6 week I look back on my time at specialist level, in applying an
modules) provide credit towards internships that are available in Placement year degrees Lancaster with fondness and historicist approach to literature.
22 your degree. Places are not the summer vacation or on These entail adding a year of paid, appreciation; three golden years Furthermore, the presentation, 23
usually guaranteed and we a part-time basis during professional work experience of precious knowledge, changing social and leadership skills I
will help you prepare for the term time. They provide work between your second and perspectives, new experiences developed throughout my time
competitive application process. experience in small and medium final year of study. Lancaster and new people. From lecture at Lancaster have enabled me
Voluntary activities are another sized businesses as well as University students have worked to lecture, I journeyed from to be an effective classroom
excellent way to build work third sector and not-for-profit with companies as diverse as revolutionary Haiti, to partition practitioner, an effective member
experience and make a positive organisations. Past employers Johnson + Johnson, Warner Bros, India, from post-war America to of the school community, and
impact on the world around you. have included Carnegie Microsoft, Marks & Spencer, and the icy terrains of Siberia (to name also an effective member of a
Publishing, The Dukes Theatre, Walt Disney. Typically placements but a few!). My History BA gifted wider educational network. Most
and the National Trust, with roles are for between 9-12 months. me a toolkit of opportunities importantly, my degree taught
ranging from marketing and PR
to specific research projects.
Find out more at:
www.lancaster.ac.uk/ A career and skills. The research and
analysis skills fundamental to
the degree are essential in my
me the invaluable skill of critical
thinking. It is my ardent goal to
share this with my students and
fass-placements
for Hayley work as a teacher. The ‘cultural
capital’ I gained through my
degree plays an active role in
encourage them to question
everything.
Hayley Mars,
enriching my students’ general Teacher, graduated 2016
world view and, on a more
Lancaster University opportunities throughout the an exclusive job search portal.
Careers Service year. You can be matched with an With this array of options it
employer or a previous graduate can be confusing to know
The University Careers Service for one-to-one advice and take where to start, but our team of
has connections with some of the part in a range of workshops friendly, experienced careers
world’s top graduate recruiters, such as writing a brilliant CV, professionals are always on hand Important information
high growth businesses and developing a LinkedIn profile to help and advise. The information in this booklet relates primarily to 2021/22 entry to the University and every effort has been taken
employers across every sector, or succeeding at psychometric to ensure the information is correct at the time of printing in May 2020. The University will use all reasonable effort
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