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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Main Site (Newcastle)
Full Time
15-SEP-25
3 Years
Select a course option
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Main Site (Newcastle)
Full time
15-SEP-25
3 Years
Select a an exam type
Study social, political, and literary cultures across historical periods from the Ancient World to today.
Course overview
This three-year joint honours degree focuses on developing your skills and abilities to critically analyse both historical topics and works of literature.
You'll graduate as a confident and independent learner, with a solid grounding in two fascinating subjects, ready for your future career.
You'll study a range of topics across both subject areas, including revolution, slavery, post-war societies, and radicalism across a variety of periods, literary texts, geographies and cultures.
You’ll study in a research-led environment, alongside scholars at the forefront of their fields.
Teaching methods
You can expect to spend around 10 hours per week attending lectures, seminars, workshops and film screenings.
You also spend around 25 hours per week on:
Employability
All Stage 2 students take part in the English Employability Challenge, an event run in collaboration with School alumni and the Newcastle University Careers Service. This event gives you the opportunity to take on real-life business situations with a brief set by an employer.
You have the option to gain work experience in the cultural industries in Stage 3. These experiences will develop your communication and management skills, as well as your ability to work in a team.
Exam type
A levelA level:
AAB Grades / Points required
Scottish Higher:
AAABB Grades / Points required
Access to HE Diploma:
D:36,M:9 Grades / Points required
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal:
D3,D3,M2 Grades / Points required
Extended Project:
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:
34 Grades / Points required
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017):
H1,H1,H2,H2,H3 Grades / Points required
Including History and either English Literature or English Language and Literature. We also welcome applicants with either History or English A-levels, who will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Including English and History. Advanced Higher English is preferred. Combinations of Highers and Advanced Highers accepted. We also welcome applicants with either History or English at Higher Grade, who will be considered on a case-by-case basis.Scottish qualifications can be taken in more than one sitting.
To include at least 9 level 3 credits in English Literature at Distinction and 9 level 3 credits in History at Distinction. We also welcome applicants with either History or English, who will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Including English and History. We also welcome applicants with either History or English Principal Subjects, who will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
If you offer the Level 3 Extended Project Qualification in a topic relevant to the degree programme, we may take this into account in our consideration of your application.
Including History and either English Literature or English Language and Literature at Higher Level, grade 5. We also welcome applicants with either History or English at higher Level, who will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
With minimum Grade H2 in English and History. We also welcome applicants with either History or English Higher Level, who will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
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