History with Innovation

The future requires a multidisciplinary approach. Tomorrow's successful innovators will be people who can skilfully combine science, art, engineering, the humanities, economics, and enterprise skillsets to come up with purpose-driven solutions that drive positive change. These problem-solvers will be team players who employ a breadth of skills and qualities, and work across specialisations, cultures and industries.

This course combines in-depth subject specialism at University of Bristol, alongside practice-based learning delivered by the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship's multiple award-winning teaching team. In conjunction with your history studies, you will learn to apply design thinking methods to grow a moment of inspiration into feasible plans that could include launching social and commercial enterprises.

The course will equip you for researching and communicating history by treating you as a historian from day one. With a programme that spans seven continents and over 1500 years of history, we'll support you to craft a degree that builds upon the new kinds of social, cultural, political, environmental and global histories that Bristol academics are pioneering. All units on the history programme include small-group seminars and, combined with lectures, workshops and supervisions, these will train you in the valuable skills of synthesising and interpreting evidence, understanding context, constructing robust analyses, and communicating your ideas with others.

Collaborative group work is a core component of our learning approach. You will join up with students from other innovation disciplines, such as theatre, finance and psychology, building on each other's ideas and combining knowledges to develop novel solutions. This approach mirrors that of innovation teams to build in-demand professional skills in how to communicate, deliver actionable results, and give value to your unique interests and contributions.

By the time you graduate, you will have a portfolio of work ranging from live client projects to planning your own entrepreneurial venture. You will have learned how to evaluate the potential of products and services and how to sustain new endeavours, including through financing. Importantly, you will have cultivated a network of peers and advisers who have worked with you throughout your studies.

For more information visit the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

Teaching for this course takes place both at our vibrant Clifton Campus and our cutting-edge Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus, where enhanced links with businesses will help give you real-world knowledge, networks and skills to succeed once you graduate. History units are taught at Clifton, while innovation units are taught at Temple Quarter.

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

• Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs (IOEE)