History (Heritage and Public History), BA (Hons), with industry placement

Investigate the ways in which we use the past in the present. It’s all around us – a source of delight, division and debate.

• Develop your understanding of the past and its uses in the present.

• Work with historical sources – documents, objects, places.

• Enhance your skills with our partner organisations – archives, museums, historic houses.

Explore how the past is celebrated, obscured and recreated. You’ll study a wide range of historical subjects, places and periods with a particular focus on heritage and public history.The Heritage and Public History pathway offers you a solid grounding in historical skills, but extends them to encompass the analysis of places, objects, and buildings. You’ll consider:

• How we turn ‘history’ into ‘heritage’

• How cultural heritage has become such an important focus for study and debate

• Who we think we are and how we negotiate our way through a complex world.

Alongside developing a specialism in heritage and public history, you’ll gain practical experience. We’ll help prepare you for a possible career, through activities such as planning a project, writing for the general public, and a placement in a museum or historic house. The insights you gain here could be invaluable in a wide range of jobs, including in the heritage sector itself.More about the Professional Placement YearA Professional Placement Year (PPY), traditionally known as a sandwich year, is where you undertake a period of work with an external organisation for between 9-13 months. The placement occurs between your second and final years of undergraduate study. You can engage in up to 3 placements to make up the total time and are required to source the placement(s) yourself, with support from the Careers team.