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History at Penryn or Stretham?

I received an offer for Exeter to study history (contextual BBB) at the Stretham campus, however I'm considering switching to the Penryn campus. I saw some people say that the history courses at each campus are different, but I want to know if I'd be limited at the Penryn campus compared to the one at Exeter.
I know that there is no nightlife and that it's smaller but that doesn't concern me, in fact I prefer it. I'm just worried that I wont be able tot study the same stuff or if I'd be shooting myself in the foot.
Thank you :smile:

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by Lukas Tighremt
I received an offer for Exeter to study history (contextual BBB) at the Stretham campus, however I'm considering switching to the Penryn campus. I saw some people say that the history courses at each campus are different, but I want to know if I'd be limited at the Penryn campus compared to the one at Exeter.
I know that there is no nightlife and that it's smaller but that doesn't concern me, in fact I prefer it. I'm just worried that I wont be able tot study the same stuff or if I'd be shooting myself in the foot.
Thank you :smile:

Streatham: https://www.exeter.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses2025/history/historyexe/

Penryn: https://www.exeter.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses2025/history/bahistory/
Hi, I moved your thread to the Exeter forum but left a link in the history forum to it :smile:

Fundamentally the courses will be completely different at each campus - there is no overlap in teaching staff between the two campuses and even if the module content/syllabus is the same it'll be taught by someone different and you'll have a completely different experience. Also if you look at the two courses side by side you'll see the optional modules on each are very different, so pick the one with the options that align most closely to your interests.

It's probably best to think of the two campus as two different unis, just knowing that at the end of the day no matter which you study at your degree certificate will say "University of Exeter" on it.

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by artful_lounger
Hi, I moved your thread to the Exeter forum but left a link in the history forum to it :smile:
Fundamentally the courses will be completely different at each campus - there is no overlap in teaching staff between the two campuses and even if the module content/syllabus is the same it'll be taught by someone different and you'll have a completely different experience. Also if you look at the two courses side by side you'll see the optional modules on each are very different, so pick the one with the options that align most closely to your interests.
It's probably best to think of the two campus as two different unis, just knowing that at the end of the day no matter which you study at your degree certificate will say "University of Exeter" on it.

Thank you!

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