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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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Location

Canterbury

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Full Time

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Start date

Sep 2026

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Duration

3 Year

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Explore the past to shape your future with our BA (Hons) History at Canterbury Christ Church University. If you're looking for a course that spans centuries of history, this degree offers you the chance to delve into the people, ideas, conflicts, and movements that have shaped the world.


What you’ll learn

- Become an historian as you immerse yourself in deep layers of history that spans Europe and afar. - Uncover hidden histories from diverse cultures, voices, and time periods. - Apply history across a range of industries, careers, institutions, and settings. - Explore history beyond the classroom: in archives, theatres, virtual worlds, museums, and at historic sites. - Study in a UNESCO world heritage site and explore some of the country’s most treasured monuments including Augustine’s Abbey and the country’s oldest continually consecrated church, St Martin’s. Studying History at CCCU will show you how the world has been shaped by history. You’ll make connections between the past and present as you perfect your craft as an historian through critical interrogation and application in practice. Upon graduation, you’ll have a portfolio of your best work to showcase to employers, setting you up for success in creative and heritage industries, education, business, politics, and more. At Canterbury you don’t just study history - you live it, and you make it.


Location

This course is run at our Canterbury Campus in Kent. Canterbury is just 50 miles south-east of London and less than an hour by high-speed train from St Pancras. Located on a UNESCO World Heritage Site the campus offers state-of-the-art buildings, right in the centre of a vibrant and world-famous cathedral city. You’ll benefit from a campus with excellent learning and teaching resources, music venues, a superb sports centre, a well-stocked bookshop and plenty of coffee bars and places to eat. A short walk away is Augustine House our award-winning library and home to a vast range of learning resources and student support teams.

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WUSCA Student ranking
66th/91
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Complete University Guide ranking
92nd
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Complete University Guide History ranking
54th
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Tuition fees
Student living
£17,000 per year
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Accommodation - Initial GBP 115 pre-payment online.

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Established in 1962, Canterbury Christ Church University (CCCU) is renowned for its industry-responsive courses, trainin...

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CUG ranking 92nd
Canterbury Christ Church University
N Holmes RdCanterburyKentCT1 1QUUnited Kingdom
Nearest train station:Canterbury West 0.4 miles away
Nearest tube station:Upminster 25.5 miles away
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