As a student on the BA Ancient, Medieval and Modern History, you will follow a structured programme of study comprised of modules delivered by the Department of History and the Department of Classics and Ancient History. You will receive, on average, around 7 hours of formal contact per week over the course of the programme. However, the exact number of contact hours will depend on your selection of modules as you will be given the option to specialise in ancient, medieval, or modern history as your progress through the programme.

A significant number of students progress onto higher level study following their degree in History. Some remain within their academic field of interest and pursue a Masters, notably at Durham but also other prestigious institutions . Others take a different route and pursue professional postgraduate programmes in law, finance, teaching and curating to name but a few. As one of the outstanding history departments in the UK, we are delighted that many of our undergraduates choose to continue to study here for Masters degrees or PhDs. We have an excellent reputation as a centre for training historians at higher levels. The skills that higher degrees can bring are valued very highly by a wide range of employers - a PhD can be a passport to a high-ranking job in the civil service, for example, as well as teaching in higher education.