History with Foundation Year

With this foundation year course, you'll gain all the credentials you need to begin your career in history. It's ideal for you if you don't yet meet the entry requirements of our undergraduate degree, if you're returning to study after a break away, or you need a bit of extra support to get uni-ready.

You'll spend a year studying with us on campus, through ICP. You'll get the knowledge and academic skills needed to take on a bachelor's degree, learning how to analyse information, do research, and improve your academic writing.

The skills you'll learn will help you work in teams as well as on your own in culturally diverse workplaces. You'll develop your understanding of new workplaces and environments, and how to adapt to new environments.

After your foundation year, you'll be ready to move onto the first year of BA (Hons) History.

A guaranteed place
Once you’ve successfully completed your foundation year, you'll be ready to progress onto BA (Hons) History with a guaranteed place.

Course highlights

• ICP is based on the University of Portsmouth campus so you'll have access to all facilities, support and societies

• When you finish your foundation year successfully, you get a guaranteed place on BA (Hons) History

• Get used to how lectures, seminars and tutorials work, so you can move onto your degree ready for success

• Learn how to meet the demands of taking on a bachelor's at university

Careers and opportunities
When you complete this foundation year, you'll be all set to continue on to our BA (Hons) History. Studying history will give you transferable skills in critical thinking, collaboration, research, analysis and argument, all of which are highly valued by many kinds of employers.

As a qualified historian, you can move forward to further study and research or put your degree to work in areas such as:

• archives and information management

• corporate governance

• creative industries

• heritage

• law

• primary and secondary schools

• higher education providers

• publishing and media

• trade unions

Graduate roles and destinations

Roles our graduates have taken on include:

• administrator for social enterprise

• barrister

• case worker for MP

• development editor in publishing

• exhibitions project manager

• founder of a digital solutions company

• researcher and writer for TV

• teacher

• workplace financial education consultant

Portsmouth alumni have worked with organisations including:

• central and local government

• higher education providers

• National Trust

• National Maritime Museum

• NHS

• the probation service

• Royal Navy

Work experience and career planning
Our Careers and Employability service can help you find relevant work experience during your course. We can help you identify placements, internships and voluntary roles that will complement your studies and build your portfolio.

We'll also be available to help, advise and support you for up to 5 years as you advance in your career.

This course allows you to take the Learning From Experience (LiFE) option. This means you can earn credits towards your degree for work, volunteer and research placements that you do alongside your study.