University of Leeds Prospective IHP Students

20/03/2014

Yesterday was our last post-applicant Open Day, we have loved meeting you all, and we hope that we have impressed you enough to choose us as your firm choice on UCAS.

12/03/2014

If you want a better idea of the accommodation we offer at Leeds, I would definitely recommend coming along. It's also a great chance to explore the city and see the student areas towards Headingley and Hyde Park.

Want to look around our accommodation, explore campus and experience life at Leeds? Come and join us on Saturday 22 March 2014.

Get started at http://accommodation.leeds.ac.uk/viewingday

19/02/2014

Had a great open day today!! Remember if you have any questions about the course, Leeds or just university life in general, don't be afraid to ask, it's what i'm here for! :)

05/02/2014

We're all prepared for our first post-application Open Day, not the best weather in Leeds today! But we are still excited to meet you all :)

28/01/2014

The University often plays host to some great speakers, for example last year there was a fantastic talk from Ian Kershaw, one of the most prominent historians on Hi**er and N**i Germany. Yesterday, there was a talk given by Holocaust survivor Hannah Lewis, organised by the Jewish Society, to mark Holocaust Memorial Day. A great event, and you can expected similar events like this if you choose to come to Leeds.

07/01/2014

I have had quite a few people at our Open Days asking about the opportunities to study abroad with us. So, one of our current IHP students on a year abroad, Joe, has written a short piece on his feelings after his first semester studying in America at North Carolina State University. I will hopefully have a few more students writing about their experiences soon as well. Enjoy.

This is already the best decision I ever made! I arrived in August pretty nervous and frankly panicking slightly at the thought of surviving by myself in a new place so far from home. The first thi...

03/01/2014

Happy New Year, hopefully we will be seeing you again soon for our post-application Open Days in February and March!

27/12/2013

If you went to one of the talks at the Open Day, then you will have heard about his great website. It includes contributions from Leeds tutors as well. Hopefully it will come in use in the next couple of months.

There are also videos about studying history at university as well.


http://www.thehistoryfaculty.org/a-levels

The History Faculty is a new, free educational resource for secondary schools and especially those A-level students thinking about applying to University. We have a growing library of short, downloadable films of university lecturers speaking on topics from the A-level curriculum

16/12/2013

An article I wrote about the most exciting year of a history degree, third year. It may seem like it would be a long, long way away, but it's just something to think about when considering your degree. Your interests now probably won't be the same in three years time, but take a look at what we offer for the most important year of your degree and see if anything takes your fancy!

Your third is when you become specialised, and undertake the pinnacle of your degree: the dissertation. This is the change to investigate your interests further with this year-long project. You als...

06/12/2013

Here is the link for the newly updated course structure which will come into force for the next academic year, the main restructuring comes in the 2nd year. Currently, students have 5 compulsory modules in 2nd year and only one elective. From next year, the proposed structure is that students will have 2 compulsory modules, (Documents and Debates and the IHP Long Essay); then you will get to choose 3 optional modules from a new range of modules; and then finally you will get to choose 1 elective module, which can choose in any department.

http://webprod3.leeds.ac.uk/catalogue/dynprogrammes.asp?Y=201415&P=BA-HIST%2FIHP

The International History and Politics programme is a specialised degree within the School of History which focuses on the history of international relations since the late nineteenth century. Students in the programme are given a thorough grounding both in the principles of international politics a...

05/12/2013

RIP Nelson Mandela, the world has lost one of the most captivating and inspiring figures of the 20th and 21st centuries...

04/12/2013

The School of History has so much support for whatever career you might be thinking of. We have 5 specific student careers interns (Media & Journalism, Law, Politics, Business and Teaching), as well as a general employability intern. So, if you have no idea what you want to use your degree for, then there is always someone there to support you.