History

History is the discipline through which human societies understand their past, and through that understanding, make sense of the present. It is far more than a record of dates and events: history is a critical discipline that examines how the past was experienced by different people, how evidence is interpreted, and how the narratives we construct about the past shape our understanding of who we are and how we got here. Good historical thinking develops rigorous analytical skills, the ability to evaluate competing interpretations, sensitivity to context and causation, and the capacity to communicate complex ideas clearly and persuasively.

At the University of Westminster, this full-time three-year programme includes a sandwich placement year, a year abroad and work placement opportunities. The programme teaches history in a truly global framework, attending to previously marginalised voices and questioning long-standing assumptions about power and identity. You will have the freedom to study the historical topics that matter to you across a broad array of engaging choices, developing both your knowledge base and your analytical toolkit through engagement with primary sources, historiographical debate and independent research.

The year abroad and placement experiences give you professional and international exposure that enriches your historical studies and significantly broadens your perspective.

History graduates go on to careers across an exceptionally wide range of fields. The civil service, law, journalism, politics, publishing, heritage, museums and archives, education, broadcasting, international development, think tanks and the charitable sector are all common destinations. The analytical reasoning, research skills and written communication abilities developed through a history degree are consistently valued by employers who need people who can find, evaluate and present complex information clearly and persuasively.

Many graduates go on to postgraduate study in history, law, journalism, international relations or museum studies.