History BA Hons

Develop your critical abilities and historical knowledge within a vibrant department of committed students and expert scholars. Lancaster s first-year core History module offers a fascinating survey of world history from Ancient Greece to the twentieth century. The course encompasses histories from Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia and examines pivotal events, transformative processes and historical debates. Weekly lectures and seminars will deepen your critical historical knowledge and support you in developing your own research, essay-writing and presentational skills. The majority of the students choose from a second set of optional first-year modules. These specialised modules include The Fall of Rome and Histories of Violence: How Imperialism made the Modern World . For second and third-year students, the Department offers an extensive range of over thirty modules that includes both short term-length modules and the third-year Special Subjects.