Ancient and Modern History BA (Hons)
University of Oxford
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OverviewThe Ancient and Modern History course enables students to study history from the Bronze Age Mediterranean and Near East, through the Roman Empire, middle ages and early modern period, right up to British, European and World history in the present day. Fruitful comparisons between societies abound, and the methods by which we study them are mutually illuminating.The extraordinary range of choices (more than 90 options) for this course reflects the breadth of interests of those who teach ...Read more

Overview

The Ancient and Modern History course enables students to study history from the Bronze Age Mediterranean and Near East, through the Roman Empire, middle ages and early modern period, right up to British, European and World history in the present day. Fruitful comparisons between societies abound, and the methods by which we study them are mutually illuminating.

The extraordinary range of choices (more than 90 options) for this course reflects the breadth of interests of those who teach here. The Oxford Classics and History Faculties are world-famous for teaching and research. The people who will teach you here will often be leading researchers in their field, with lecturers encouraged to put on new courses which reflect their own interests. Oxford also possesses exceptional library provision for History in the Bodleian Library, the History Faculty Library, the Sackler and the Weston Library’s special collections, as well as a dedicated Classics centre.

Careers

Oxford historians move on to careers in fields as varied as the law, teaching, investment banking and consultancies, advertising, accountancy, the Civil Service, publishing, journalism and the media, global charity work, museums and librarianship and archive work. Recent Ancient and Modern History graduates include a civil servant, a librarian and a charity campaign manager.

Mary-Kate says: ‘Through my joint course I developed skills in working flexibly and under pressure, enhanced my analytical skills and learnt to be independently minded. These have all proven to be invaluable assets in my career as a Fast Streamer for the Home Office. Being a Fast Streamer means that you follow an accelerated training and development graduate programme.’

Heather now works as a Lecturer in British History at the Humboldt University in Berlin. She says: ‘Learning to work independently and under time pressure as an undergraduate was the perfect preparation for an academic career. It gave me the skills I needed to teach successfully at a university level and the self-confidence necessary to publish and present my research before my peers.’

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95%
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History graduate salary at this uni
£24,000
UK History graduate salary
£22,000
What students say
SR
Student Reviewer
03 Feb 22

The facilities and libraries are the best part of Oxford as there are always new places to study. One of the main issues is the intense nature of terms as there are few..Read more

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Entry requirements

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A level

A level:

AAA Grades / Points required

Scottish Higher:

AAAAB - AAAAA Grades / Points required

Scottish Advanced Higher:

AA - AAB Grades / Points required

Access to HE Diploma:

D:45 Grades / Points required

Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal:

D3,D3,D3 Grades / Points required

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

38 Grades / Points required

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017):

H2,H2,H2,H2,H2,H2 Grades / Points required

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

D*D*D* - DDD Grades / Points required

Excluding General Studies (if taken)

Supplemented by two or more Advanced Highers.

Conditional offers will usually be for AAB if a student is able to take three Advanced Highers; where this is not possible then a student would be expected to achieve AA in two Advanced Highers, as well as an A grade in an additional Higher course taken in Year 6.

Some Access courses allow students to take one or two A-levels as part of the course. This option is strongly recommended for students who wish to apply to Oxford, especially for those courses which have specific subject requirements. If you would like to discuss the suitability of your Access course for entry to Oxford University, please contact the subject department that you’d like to apply to for further information. (Contact details are at ox.ac.uk/courses)

Pre-U subject requirements are the same as those for A-levels.

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Conditional offers would usually be:Extended Diploma with D*D*D to DDD, depending on the course.Diploma with DD plus an A grade at A-level, possibly with one or two * grades, depending on the course.Subsidiary Diploma with D plus two A grades at A-level, possibly with one or two * grades, depending on the course.

Popular A-level subjects

History

Top 5 A-levels taken by students who study this subject at uni.

History
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03 Feb 22
Ancient and Modern History BA (Hons)
The facilities and libraries are the best part of Oxford as there are always new places to study. One of the main issues is the intense nature of terms as there are few...
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