History

About this course

History is the study of human experience over time, examining how people and societies have made sense of their worlds, how power has been exercised and contested, and how the present has been shaped by choices and events in the past. It is also a training in critical thinking: you learn to interrogate sources, weigh competing interpretations and construct persuasive arguments from incomplete evidence. These are skills with wide application, and studying history teaches you to approach complex problems with curiosity, rigour and an awareness that things could have turned out differently. At the University of Winchester this three-year full-time BA is designed to show how the past connects with today's world, drawing on the expertise of historians who are active researchers as well as committed teachers. You will have the opportunity to explore a broad range of periods, themes and geogra

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 55% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 18 / 100Teaching Professionals · 15% of graduatescards →
• 18 / 100Other Educational Professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 12 / 100Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation · 10% of graduatescards →
• 8 / 100Protective service occupations · 10% of graduatescards →

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