Degree Programmes
History & Welsh History
Apart from being extremely enjoyable and enabling you to learn about the past and come to a better, more nuanced understanding of the present, History provides you with skills that will be of value after leaving university. In learning to absorb, analyse and assess a wide variety of viewpoints, in learning to express your arguments in oral and written form, and in learning to think and work both independently and in co-operation with others, history students acquire many skills which employers in all fields value.
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Essential information on enrolment
Teaching and learning is at the very heart of the Department and Cardiff University. These areas are given the priority and resources to ensure teaching of the highest standard.
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Undergraduate
Our popular undergraduate programmes cover a wide range of historical periods from the early Medieval period to the present, with a focus on the histories of Britain, Europe and Asia.
The Department offers full-time and part-time single honours programmes in History and a range of full-time joint honours programmes, which allow you to combine History with other disciplines in the Humanities and the Social Sciences.
- BA History
- BA History with Welsh History
- BA Ancient and Medieval History
- BA Medieval History and Archaeology
- Joint Degrees with History
- BScEcon Politics and Modern History
- Foundation Pathways
With a wide range of modules, our degree programmes give you plenty of opportunities to study periods and topics which will develop your particular strengths and interests.
Teaching is delivered through lectures, seminars, workshops and tutorials. Small teaching groups and tutorials allow you to develop your skills in presenting your arguments, setting out your ideas and communicating your knowledge / understanding.
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International Students
We very much welcome applications from students from outside the UK, whether you wish to study with us on a full-time basis, spend a year-abroad in the Department, or just join us for a semester.
Postgraduate Taught
The Department offers a range of MA degrees that reflects its research strengths and cover a wide range of historical periods from the early Medieval period to the present, with a focus on the histories of Britain, Wales, Europe and Asia.
Our flexible MA schemes are tailored to meet the specialist needs of students and a number of routes are available through these schemes, which allow you to specialise further. All schemes combine discipline-related modules with skills training.
- MA History
- MA Welsh History
- MA History of the Crusades
- MA Medieval British Studies
- MA Ancient and Medieval Warfare
Postgraduate Research
Students are supervised by internationally renowned scholars and enjoy the benefits of joining a well-supported and lively research environment with excellent facilities. The Department offers opportunities for full-time and part-time study leading to:
The Department has dedicated facilities for postgraduate study and has an active programme of research seminars, to which postgraduate students are encouraged to attend and give papers. It has an active research culture and is closely involved with a number of interdisciplinary research groups, including the Centre for the Study of Medieval Society and Culture, Cardiff Centre for the Crusades, and the Cardiff Centre for Modern German History, and has developed links with other universities in Wales, the UK and Europe.