History
Study at a university ranked 19th in the UK for history*, with specialist access to the world-famous Mass Observation Archive. Browse our history modules below.
Browse our modules
You can see our full list of history modules below.
Year 1
Year 2
- Autumn Semester
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Spring Semester
- Time and Place: 1861: The Coming of the American Civil War
- Time and Place: 1942: Holocaust
- Time and Place: 1948: The Arab-Israeli Conflict
- Time and Place: 1953: Monarchs and Murders
- Time and Place: 1956: The Battle of Algiers
- Time and Place: 1984: Thatcher's Britain (Observing the 1980s)
- Global History from the Global South
Year 3
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Autumn & Spring Teaching
- History Special Dissertation: Israel - US Relations and the New Diplomatic History
- History Special Dissertation End of Empire
- History Special Dissertation Paying for the Past: Reparations and Restitution in Global Context
- History Special Dissertation Post-Rave Britain
- History Special Dissertation Witches and Witch-Hunts
- Special Subject: Israel - US Special Relations and the New Diplomatic History
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Autumn Semester
- Past & Present: Beauty, Fashion and History
- Past and Present: Childhood and History
- Special Subject: End of Empire: Nationalism, Decolonisation and the British Raj in India 1937-1950 Part A
- Special Subject: Israel - US Special Relations and the New Diplomatic History
- Special Subject: Paying for the Past: Reparations and Restitution in Global Context Part A
- Special Subject: Post-Rave Britain, 1988 - present Part A
- Past and Present: Resistance and History
- Special Subject: Witches and Witch-Hunts Part A
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Spring Semester
- History Thematic Course: Awakenings
- History Thematic Course: Emotions
- Special Subject: Israel - US Special Relations and the New Diplomatic History
- Special Subject: Paying for the Past: Reparations and Restitution in Global Context Part B
- Special Subject: Post-Rave Britain, 1988 - present Part B
- History Thematic Course: The Enlightenment
- Special Subject: Witches and Witch-Hunts Part B
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19thin the UK for History*
Expertteaching – many of our academics have featured in television documentaries and written books
1stcity in England for student happiness**
Studyspaces and facilities including special collections of rare books and papers at The Keep***
Which school will I study in?
You'll study in the History department, which is part of the School of Media, Arts and Humanities.
Some of our expert academic staff have appeared on television documentaries, written books and helped to create new online archives.
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Our history research
Sussex historians have helped to generate new online archives including Old Bailey Online, The Joseph Hooker Correspondence Project and the world famous Mass Observation Archive.
Our research influences the way we teach, and you learn from academics at the forefront of their fields.
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Contact us
If you are studying at Sussex for a semester or year and have questions, email sussexabroad@sussex.ac.uk.
*The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2021. **(Our campus is nine minutes by train from Brighton & Hove) survey by accommodation providers Student Living by Sodexo ***Access to facilities is dependent on the module you study. Rankings based on full undergraduate degree at Sussex.