History and Film Studies
University of Huddersfield
UCAS Code: A120 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
Access to HE Diploma
or above.
112-104 UCAS tariff points from International Baccalaureate qualifications.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
T Level
UCAS Tariff
from a combination of Level 3 qualifications.
About this course
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On our History and Film Studies BA(Hons) course, you can explore how we represent and construct the story of humankind through the centuries, to the present day.
With history, you'll establish connections between the events, ideas and people that built past and present worlds. A wide range of option modules puts you in control of shaping your degree to suit the areas that interest you. In the film element of the course, you’ll look a variety of cinema – from Hollywood blockbusters through to challenging avant-garde works.
As well as the wide mix of skills you'll gain, you'll also have the chance to improve your writing and develop abilities in video and audio production.
**Why Study History and Film Studies BA(Hons) at University of Huddersfield?**
This course provides the chance to work and learn in industry-standard film production facilities – part of the Yorkshire Film and Television School here at Huddersfield. Plus, History at Huddersfield is top in Yorkshire for Learning Opportunities, scoring 96%, based on experimental statistics from the National Student Survey 2023.
You’ll be taught and supported by internationally renowned professors, researchers, and media practitioners. You can develop your abilities to analyse, research and write persuasively about a rich variety of films, shows and filmmakers, from the latest superhero blockbusters to indie movies and YouTube releases. You’ll explore a range of diverse eras, from medieval to modern times, too.
Benefit, also, from the chance to explore our innovative award-winning archive at Heritage Quay and the Holocaust Centre North.
Studying history will help you develop a range of skills. These include management, communication, analytical, research, problem-solving and planning. You may go on to an exciting role in British cinema or world cinema. You may choose a history-related role, or pursue further studies in contemporary history, screen studies, film studies, media, popular culture, or humanities in general.
**Professional Bodies**
At Huddersfield, you’ll study the Global Professional Award alongside your degree† so that you can gain valuable qualities and experiences that could help you to get the career you want, no matter what your field of study is.
†full-time, undergraduate first degrees with a minimum duration of three years. This does not include postgraduate, foundation, top-up, accelerated or apprenticeship degrees.
**Why Huddersfield?**
Huddersfield’s vibrant and friendly campus is a great place from which to study, while the town itself offers lots to see and do, with good transport links in and around the area.
Modules
Year 1 modules include:
• Critical Thinking
• Analysing Content
• Film and Television Industries and Law
• Digital Video and Audio Production.
For the full range of modules and descriptions, visit our website. A link to this course can be found at the bottom of the page in the ‘Course contact details’ section.
Assessment methods
Teaching is via lectures, seminars and workshops, newsdays, work-based learning and placements, project work, dissertations, one-on-one and group supervision, and digital learning.
Assessment is via video shorts, podcasts, newsroom days, audience research portfolios, essays, production pitches, data analytics, presentations, and dissertation.
Tuition fees
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Extra funding
Please see our website for more information - http://www.hud.ac.uk/undergraduate/fees-and-finance/undergraduate-scholarships/
The Uni
University of Huddersfield
Department of Communication and Humanities (AHCHU)
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History
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This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.
Top job areas of graduates
History is a very popular subject (although numbers have fallen of late) — in 2015, over 10,000 UK students graduated in a history-related course. Obviously, there aren't 11,000 jobs as historians available every year, but history is a good, flexible degree that allows graduates to go into a wide range of different jobs, and consequently history graduates have an unemployment rate comparable to the national graduate average. Many — probably most — jobs for graduates don't ask for a particular degree to go into them and history graduates are well set to take advantage. That's why so many go into jobs in the finance industry, human resources, marketing, PR and events management, as well as the more obvious roles in education, welfare and the arts. Around one in five history graduates went into further study last year. History and teaching were the most popular further study subjects for history graduates, but law, journalism, and politics were also popular postgraduate courses.
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Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.
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History
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