History (including a Foundation Year)

Course Overview

Pursue your ambitions in history, philosophy, and theology with the BA (Hons) History (including a Foundation Year) at University of Chester. Based in Chester, England, this programme combines theoretical knowledge with practical application, with a 4-year full-time structure. Explore the past and prepare for your future with modules covering a thousand years of local, national and international history. With themes ranging from identity, race and ethnicity to politics and justice, from leisure and the landscape to war, conflict and social change, encompassing a wide variety of embedded skills. There has never been a more important time to study History and to think critically about the past. Home/uk fees are £5,760 per year, and a minimum IELTS score of 6.0 is required for admission. Graduates from this programme benefit from strong career prospects, with a median graduate salary of £19,500 within three years, a 80% continuation rate, and 80% of graduates in employment or further study.

What You'll Learn

Tuition Fees & Funding

Fees shown for 2026/27 academic year

Graduate Outcomes

Based on official HESA Graduate Outcomes survey data

National Student Survey (NSS) results — undergraduate final-year students only

National Student Survey via Discover Uni.

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