Access to Archives
The University is home to the Borthwick Institute for Archives and students can also access York Minster Library and the City Archives.
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Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide, 2024.
3rd in the UK
for research impact in History, in the Times Higher Education's ranking of the latest REF results (2021).
Welcome to the Department of History.
Join our vibrant and thoughtful community. Uncover the dynamics that have shaped past societies in a city with a wealth of archives, museums and historic buildings.
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Our courses
- History (BA)
- History/Economics (BA)
- History/English (BA)
- History/History of Art (BA)
- History/Philosophy (BA)
- History/Politics (BA)
- Languages (French) and History (with a year abroad) (BA)
- Languages (German) and History (with a year abroad) (BA)
- Languages (Italian) and History (with a year abroad) (BA)
- Languages (Spanish) and History (with a year abroad) (BA)
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