Your talent, our teaching – History at Nottingham
Expand your passion for history and explore how looking to the past can help deal with the challenges of today.
Dr Rob Lutton and Dr Richard Hornsey introduce our offer-holder event
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More about your course
Detailed descriptions of all the history modules are on the prospectus.
History BA
Discover your future
As well as developing your knowledge of history, you'll also gain skills which are essential for a wide range of careers.
- Critique ideas – through interpreting historical documents you'll learn to constructively challenge other people's ideas and develop your own
- Research – use original texts and multiple sources to find the evidence you need to build strong arguments
- Confidence – learn to present your ideas to a wide range of audiences through projects and seminars
A history degree gives you so many skills – presentation and communication in particular. Nottingham are so good at making you get up and present. It’s a really good skill to learn. Then there’s written communication as well. In history you’re writing high-quality essays, you have to be able to read closely into a text.