History and Media & Communication

History and Media and Communication together form a pairing that makes particular sense for anyone trying to understand how narratives about the past and present are constructed, contested and circulated. History gives you the tools to examine how people and societies have changed over time and why, while media and communication studies investigates the platforms, technologies and institutions through which information reaches audiences and shapes public understanding. Each discipline enriches the other: history helps you ask better questions about media, and media studies reveals how history is made and remade in public life.

At Liverpool Hope University this four-year full-time degree includes a foundation year, giving you time to build the academic skills and subject knowledge you need before entering the main programme. Your history studies will take you across a wide chronological and thematic range, from the Early Modern period to the present day, examining key themes such as nationalism, imperialism, colonisation, decolonisation, gender and identity. You will be encouraged to engage critically with interpretations and to recognise that history is always in the process of being revised and contested.

The programme also includes a sandwich year, a year abroad and a work placement, giving you substantial opportunity to develop professional and international experience alongside your academic studies.

Graduates from History and Media and Communication degrees are well placed for careers across a wide range of sectors. Many go on to work in journalism, broadcasting, content production, public relations, marketing and communications. Others find roles in education, heritage, cultural organisations, public policy and the charitable sector.

The combination of analytical rigour, critical awareness of media and strong written communication that the degree develops is valued by employers across many industries. For those wishing to continue academically, the programme provides good preparation for postgraduate study in history, media studies, journalism, cultural studies or communications.