What universities should I go to for a history degree?

Hi guys I’m in tear 13 and currently looking into universities to study history in. I’ve always loved learning about non western history and would like to know which unis are best for stuff like that ; I know SOAS is a good example. Any other unis I should look into?

As above, 'History' degrees at Uni will not be all about UK History and all will offer units about the History of other societies etc. You just need to check the course content on each Uni's website.

Sussex Uni https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/history-ba has the units from all three years at the bottom of the course page - they include non UK topics.

You will also find named degrees like 'American History' (UEA), 'African Studies' (Birmingham), 'Middle Eastern Studies' (Leeds) 'Chinese Studies and Ancient History' (Liverpool), 'Arabic and Islamic Studies' (Exeter) etc etc - and History is often offered 'with Year Abroad' at many Unis which would allow you to study that country's History there.

Useful website : https://www.whatuni.com/

Hi, would you happen to know if it’s possible to study History alongside a modern language? Thanks : )

Yeah! In my applications I was offered History with Italian (among other language options) at Bangor in Wales, but you can take modules in a language without committing for the full 3 years. If you just want 1 semester of beginner French, then that is usually okay.

Some universities might even allow you to take a language minor; this means if you take X amount of credits in the language each year your degree with be BA History with a minor in [LANGUAGE]

. So would a language A-level be necessary? (Also this is in London)

Thanks! Initially I didn’t really want to take a language further, but that now sounds more appealing to me. So would a language A-level be necessary? (Also this is in London)