History

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History

University of Cambridge
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Across centuries and continents

Cambridge has one of the largest and best history faculties in the world and the course we offer reflects this quality and breadth of interest. Our course gives you opportunities to look at the past through many disciplinary lenses - including political, economic, social and cultural - and to explore how history has been influenced by other disciplines like anthropology, literature and archaeology.

There's ample scope throughout to pursue personal interests and experiment with different historical approaches. Some paper options are shared with other courses, such as Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic, and Classics, and specialist papers allow you to work …

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Overview

Across centuries and continents

Cambridge has one of the largest and best history faculties in the world and the course we offer reflects this quality and breadth of interest. Our course gives you opportunities to look at the past through many disciplinary lenses - including political, economic, social and cultural - and to explore how history has been influenced by other disciplines like anthropology, literature and archaeology.

There's ample scope throughout to pursue personal interests and experiment with different historical approaches. Some paper options are shared with other courses, such as Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic, and Classics, and specialist papers allow you to work with a variety of source materials such as music, art, cartoons and coins.

Facilities and resources

The Faculty’s major resource is our international body of over 100 experts, which has achieved outstanding teaching ratings in surveys by the UK national press.

The Seeley Library, one of the largest history libraries in the world, as well as the nearby University Library, mean that finding the right book is rarely a problem. Undergraduate historians are also encouraged to take up or improve foreign languages; they have access to both the University Language Centre and specialist language teaching. Many Colleges have travel grants for students who wish to study the history of another country.

Changing course

The flexibility of the History course, and the fact that some Part II options are shared with faculties such as Modern and Medieval Languages and Classics, means that few students wish to transfer out after Part I. Law and History of Art are favourites among those who do transfer. About 10 students each year take a two-year Part II in History, usually after a one-year Part I in a subject such as Economics.

Careers and research

Cambridge historians acquire a range of skills that are attractive to employers: the ability to work independently, to evaluate evidence, to discriminate, and to present arguments clearly and persuasively.

In the past, our graduates have had no difficulty in securing rewarding jobs in a wide variety of occupations - for example, one graduate is a television news reporter, and another pursued further study and is now a child psychologist. Other graduates pursue careers in business and finance, in law and public administration, in journalism and broadcasting, in teaching, and in research.

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