You may study History at Aberystwyth in a wide range of stimulating combinations. Many students choose to take a Single Honours degree, which enables you to develop and deepen your interests in the subject. Others elect to combine History with another subject in a range of Joint Honours degree schemes that include Welsh History, Social and Economic History and American Studies. The choice is wide, and we will be pleased to advise you on your selection. If there is anything you wish to know about History in Aberystwyth, or about any of the information contained in this booklet, please do not hesitate to contact the Head of Department, Professor Aled Jones, or the Admissions Tutor, Dr. Richard Coopey.
Most people are curious about human societies in the past and the ways they have changed over time.
History as a University subject is an attempt to address and to deepen this curiosity within an academic discipline. It is by its nature one of the most exciting and wide-ranging disciplines offered at a University, and we offer a diverse range of modules, covering ancient, medieval and modern history, in Britain, Europe and other parts of the world. To get the best out of an undergraduate History course of the kind we offer, what you need above all is a genuine curiosity about the past, and a lively interest in the detective work which is the historian's craft.