Courses
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History courses
https://le.ac.uk/study/history
Human history is fascinating. To help you really appreciate it, we’ll dig deeper into the events, ideas and people that shaped our world, and we’ll uncover the impact they still have today. Our courses cover a wide range of historical periods, and will give you a better grasp of how history is made, viewed and discussed... -
Contemporary History BA
https://le.ac.uk/courses/contemporary-history-ba/2025
Modern history, contemporary politics and international relations. How has each field shaped the other? And what can this interaction tell us about events today? We don’t have to look back too far to find the answers, and this degree can take you there... -
History and American Studies BA
https://le.ac.uk/courses/history-and-american-studies-ba/2025
Since declaring freedom in 1776, the USA has gone on to become one of the most influential countries in the world. You’ll look at how this came to be by studying the ideas, people and events that shaped the nation... -
History BA
https://le.ac.uk/courses/history-ba/2025
Human history is fascinating, but to really appreciate it, we need to investigate the events, ideas and people that shaped our world, as well as the impact they still have today. This degree gets stuck into a wide range of historical periods to help you better grasp how history is made, viewed and discussed... -
History and Politics BA
https://le.ac.uk/courses/history-and-politics-ba/2025
Every political issue and structure has historical roots. By studying history and politics side by side, you’ll learn how to analyse and untangle the past in order to tackle the problems facing society today... -
History (Local History) MA
https://le.ac.uk/courses/english-local-history-and-family-history-ma
This is for you if... you are fascinated by regional identities, society and landscape, and historical ecology and you wish to learn historical research techniques... -
History (Urban History) MA
https://le.ac.uk/courses/urban-history-ma
This is for you if... you want to study the history of urban culture and society at a specialist research centre of international academic excellence... -
Ancient History and History BA
https://le.ac.uk/courses/ancient-history-and-history-ba
What ideas have transcended the ages? How has Antiquity impacted the world today? By studying a range of historical periods, in this degree you will look at the ways in which the modern and ancient worlds are inextricably linked... -
History MA
https://le.ac.uk/courses/history-ma
This is for you if... you want to expand the depth of your historical knowledge and develop advanced skills in historical research... -
History MRes
https://le.ac.uk/courses/history-mres
This is for you if... you want to develop advanced skills in historical research methods and apply these to an extended piece of independent research... -
English and History BA
https://le.ac.uk/courses/english-and-history-ba
History and English share a deep and powerful kinship. After all, we can only understand texts by studying the past – a past we can only access by reading and analysing texts. On this degree, you will explore how writers have been – and continue to be – shaped by the world and culture they inhabit, and what their work can in turn tell us about the past...