Typical A-level offer
AAA-AAB, including A in History
Typical contextual A-level offer (what is this?)
AAB, including History
Typical International Baccalaureate offer
36 points overall. 6,6,6 in Higher Level subjects (including History).
All applicants to the University (from the UK and Overseas) are required to show evidence of English Language proficiency. The minimum English Language requirement for this course is either:
GCSE English Language grade C / 4, or;
IELTS 7.0, or;
An acceptable equivalent qualification.
Study past cultures through the texts that framed their lives, and the landscapes, architecture and objects they made or inhabited.
Combine the best of both worlds: training in critical historical source analysis with practical archaeological methods.
Study at an internationally renowned centre for social archaeology, working on sites of global importance such as Stonehenge, Star Carr and Easter Island.
Explore Mancunium, the city's own Roman fort, and discover the University's on-campus archaeological, ancient historical and ethnographic collections at Manchester Museum.
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Course units for year 1
The course unit details given below are subject to change, and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this course of study.
Discoveries and Discoverers: Sights and Sites
Doing Archaeology 1
Constructing Archaic Greek History
From Republic to Empire: Introduction to Roman History, Society & Culture 218-31BC
The Making of the Mediterranean
The Story of Britain
The Odyssey
Modern China: from the Opium Wars to the Olympic Games
Histories of the Islamic World
Capitalism in Historical Perspective: 1700-1913
Imperial Nation: The Making of Modern Britain, 1783-1902
Forging a New World: Europe c.1450-1750
States, Nations and Empires. Europe, c.1750-1914
Standing on The Shoulders of Giants: Foundations for Study in The Arts
Living and Dying in the Ancient World
Course content for year 2
Course units for year 2
The course unit details given below are subject to change, and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this course of study.
Thinking Archaeology
From Jamestown to James Brown: African-American History and Culture
The Conquering Hero: The Life, Times and Legacy of Alexander The Great
The Roman Empire 31BC - AD235: Rome's Golden Age
Politics and Society in Classical Greece
People Behind the Patterns
The Emergence of Civilisation: Palaces, Peak Sanctuaries and Politics in Minoan Crete
CAHAE Long Essay
Doing Archaeology 2
Roman Women in 22 Objects
Origins and Transformations: Upper Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Europe
The Archaeology of Ritual
Introduction to the History and Culture of Pharaonic Egypt
Weimar Culture? Art, Film and Politics in Germany, 1918-33
Making of the Modern Mind: European Intellectual History in a Global Context
Winds of Change: Politics, Society and Culture in Britain, 1899 -1990
Late Imperial China: From the Jesuits to the East India Company
The Cultural History of Modern War
Crisis and Prosperity in Twentieth-Century Europe
Colonial Encounters: Race, Violence, and the Making of the Modern World
From Catastrophe to Crusade: Europe in the Aftermath of the Vikings
The Stuff of History: Objects Across Borders, 1500-1800
From Cholera to COVID-19: A Global History of Epidemics
From Cholera to COVID-19: A Global History of Epidemics
The Crisis of Nature: Issues in Environmental History
Information visions: past, present and future
The Crisis of Nature: Issues in Environmental History
Information visions: past, present and future
Aesthetics and Politics of Italian Fascism
History of Modern Islamic Thought
Religion, Culture and Gender
Goddesses, Demons and Stories in South Asian History: From Early Epics to the Present Day
100 Years of Revolution: Russia from Lenin to Putin
The Making of Modern Russia
The 1989 Revolutions and their Aftermaths
All about Eve: Encountering the First Woman from Antiquity to Today
Course units for year 3
The course unit details given below are subject to change, and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this course of study.
All of our degrees place a strong emphasis on professional standards and ethical practice. Study with us and you'll combine academic and practical skills with a truly interdisciplinary mix of humanities and science training.
We have pioneered innovative assessments that relate to the skills employers want to see in graduates, including rigorous intellectual skills of interpretation, research and analysis, data manipulation and the ability to demonstrating an understanding of different cultures and societies.
You'll have the opportunity to become a regular volunteer at the University's own Manchester Museum and multiple award-winning Whitworth Art Gallery, gaining invaluable cultural sector expertise. You'll also undertake archaeological fieldwork, ethnographic research or a museum placement with us, either here in the UK or overseas, building your experience of practical archaeology as well as key leadership, communication and creative problem-solving skills.
History is a popular and versatile degree subject that is highly regarded by employers. It offers routes into a range of careers, from finance and marketing to teaching and the media. Recent archaeology graduates have pursued careers as commercial archaeologists, heritage and environment officers, editors, broadcasters, journalists, accountants, writers and researchers.
