History, BA (Hons)

Ranked 4th in the UK for research impact in History (REF 2021, Times Higher Education) and 19th overall (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024), the University of Sussex offers a dynamic History programme that explores how past events shape the present and future. In the School of Media, Arts and Humanities, students join a supportive community to study global topics from the 16th century, including legacies of empire, popular culture, and social justice across regions like the Middle East, Europe, Britain, America, and Asia. With options to specialise, take electives in fields such as business or languages, and engage with archives like the Mass Observation collection, graduates develop skills for careers in teaching, museum work, marketing, PR, civil service, and charities.Sussex fosters innovation in research and education, with a stimulating campus on the edge of the South Downs National Park, just minutes from Brighton & Hove and near Gatwick Airport, providing easy access to London.