Course Overview

Our specialism in social and cultural history marks us out as different from History courses elsewhere. Here at BGU, you are encouraged to study the past with empathy and see the past from other, sometimes challenging, perspectives.

Here at BGU in Lincoln, you won’t just study history through documents; you’ll learn through placements and site visits to archives and museums. Throughout the course, you will explore various fascinating topics spanning several historical eras in different local, national, and global contexts. You’ll analyze data, images, and texts, construct arguments and engage in original historical research. You will also look at how history is encountered within the community and take a work-based placement at a school, archive, museum, or other site that fits your career goals and direction.

This undergraduate degree will help build your skills as a historian, from introductory subjects in your first year to an independent, research-based dissertation in your final year. As well as learning about people in the past, you will investigate how people today engage with history and consider how the past can be brought alive.

General Eligibility

You will generally need 96-112 UCAS tariff points (from a maximum of four Advanced Level qualifications). We welcome a range of capabilities that meet this requirement, such as A/AS Levels, BTEC, Access Courses, International Baccalaureate (IB), Cambridge Pre-U, Extended Project, etc.

Part Time Work Details

20 hours of work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

• A minimum IELTS score of level 6 with a minimum of 5.5 across all sections.