Most modules use a combination of techniques such as examination, written coursework, oral assessment and tutorial assignments. Other History graduates find work in a wide range of occupations in the UK and overseas. Huddersfield's History degrees have a consistently good record of 'positive outcomes', with the record for graduates in their career of choice six months after graduation consistently above the national average for such courses. This course draws on a wide range of opportunities for fieldwork, from the foundation level onwards. In particular, in the second and third years a considerable proportion of the course requires contact with museums and other heritage sites and businesses.
Many graduates go on to further study in a variety of fields.
In particular, the department offers two part-time MA courses, in Victorian Studies and History and Culture, and many former undergraduates move on to these. You will undertake a work-related project in the second semester of Year 2. This may take the form of a work placement with a local firm or organisation that offers experience relevant to either your academic studies or career intentions. We will assist you to obtain placements, although the responsibility for detailed arrangements and incidental costs rests with students themselves. The work-related project may also take the form of an exercise involving the production of a tangible end product of use to a 'client', such as a museum or educational establishment.