English and History
University of Nottingham
UCAS Code: QV31 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
University of Nottingham
UCAS Code: QV31 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
including grade A in one of English Language or English Literature plus grade A in History. Excluding General Studies and Critical Thinking and Citizenship.
AQA Certificate in Mathematical Studies (Core Maths)
If you have already achieved your Core Maths Qualification at grade A you will automatically be offered one grade lower in a non-mandatory A level subject. If you are still studying for your Core Maths Qualification you will receive the standard course offer, and also an alternate offer with a condition of one grade lower in a non-mandatory A level subject if you achieve an A grade in your Core Maths Qualification. If you qualify for a contextual offer, your Core Maths will be taken into consideration and the appropriate adjustment will be made to your offer.
Access to HE Diploma
Pass Access to HE Diploma with 45 credits at level 3 of which 36 credits must be at Distinction and 9 credits at Merit. 15 level 3 credits must be from English modules with 9 of these English credits at Distinction. 12 level 3 credits must be from History modules all at Distinction.
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
including Literature in English as principal subject at D3 and History at D3.
Extended Project
If you have already achieved your EPQ at Grade A you will automatically be offered one grade lower in a non-mandatory A level subject. If you are still studying for your EPQ you will receive the standard course offer, with a condition of one grade lower in a non-mandatory A level subject if you achieve an A grade in your EPQ.
GCSE/National 4/National 5
GCSE requirements - English grade C (numeric grade 4)
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
with a minimum of 6 points in both English and History at Higher level. OR 666 in 3 Higher Level certificates including History and English
Unfortunately we are unable to accept this qualification on its own due to the subject specific requirements at A Level. Mixed qualifications accepted if taking A Level English and History alongside.
Mixed qualifications accepted if taking A Level English and History alongside. D in BTEC Subsidiary Diploma/ Extended Certificate + AA including A Level English and History"
Unfortunately we are unable to accept this qualification on its own due to the subject specific requirements at A Level. Mixed qualifications accepted if taking A Level English and History alongside.
Scottish Advanced Higher
including English with grade A and Scottish Highers AAABB including English and History with grades A.
Scottish Higher
including English and History with grade A. This qualification is only acceptable when combined with Advanced Higher grades AA including English and History.
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (last awarded Summer 2024)
plus grades AA at A level including grades A in English and History.
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About this course
Everything has a story. And this course is perfect if you love finding new interpretations. Whether this is through literature, or looking to the past to discover the secrets of the people, places and events of our ancestors, it is these stories which give us our sense of place in the world.
This course combines studying the history of Europe and beyond with English language, literature and drama from Old English to the present. You will study a choice of themes, ranging from American Civil Rights, to the Crusades, to Colonial India. You can also tailor your degree to what you enjoy most, choosing from a huge range of optional modules covering historical figures, events and themes from the 6th century CE to the present day.
As a joint honours student, you will benefit from skills development and assessment methods from both subjects. Each subject is taught separately, but you can choose a uniting theme for your final year dissertation.
Modules
In year one, in English, you'll choose three 20-credit core modules. In history, the core 'Learning History' module develops your skills and introduces you to key methodologies. You will also choose two 20-credit modules from a range of options that span the early middle ages to the contemporary world.
In year two in English you will choose three 20-credit modules from at least two areas of study. You will also select up to three 20-credit History modules from an extremely wide chronological and geographical range.
In year three you can choose from the modules which interest you the most, allowing you to specialise.
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What students say
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Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)
English studies (non-specific)
Teaching and learning
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After graduation
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History
What are graduates doing after six months?
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.
English studies (non-specific)
What are graduates doing after six months?
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
English is one of the most popular degree subjects and in 2015, more than 11,000 students graduated with English degrees - although this does represent a fall from recent years. As good communication is so important to modern business, you can find English graduates in all parts of the economy, although obviously, you can't expect to get a job in science or engineering (computing is a different matter - it's not common but good language skills can be useful in the computing industry). There's little difference in outcomes between English language and English literature degrees, so don't worry and choose the one that suits you best. More English grads took another postgraduate course when they finished their degree than grads from any other subject - this is an important option. Teacher training was a common choice of second degree, as was further study of English, and journalism courses. But many English graduates changed course and trained in law, marketing or other languages -or even subjects further afield such as computing, psychology and even nursing. This is a very flexible degree which gives you a lot of options
What about your long term prospects?
Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.
History
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Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.
English studies (non-specific)
The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.
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£31k
Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.
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