History BA (Hons)
History at YSJ encompasses a diverse range of subjects from
medieval to modern, and allows students to choose from a menu of
unrelated options or to concentrate on a particular period of
study. We don’t want to create barriers – over the course of
the three years you can touch on a wide range of subjects. What we
ask of you is an enthusiasm for exploring the past.
You can study our History programme as a Specialist degree
and as part of a Joint Honours
degree
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Our experienced team of professional historians
are engaged in scholarship and original research which feeds
directly into our modules and ensures that you are in touch with
new developments in a rapidly changing subject. Areas of expertise
include medieval Europe, the English Reformation, modern British
and American history and international relations in the 20th
century.
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Besides field trips to museums and historical
sites in the UK, including Rievaulx Abbey and the
Victoria & Albert Museum in London, every history
student has the option to study abroad in the first semester of
their second year in the US, Canada, the Netherlands or
Spain.
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History students work with a wide variety of
partners. Recent joint projects include Yorkshire Film Archive and
the RAF Linton-on-Ouse Battle of Britain Memorial Project.
Placements can involve teaching in schools, working in museums such
as Rockingham Castle, in York Archives or in media outlets such as
the Northern Echo and ITV or even West Yorkshire Police and the
Rugby Football Union.
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