Student Stories

The degree really helped me to articulate my passion for facilitating public engagement with heritage, allowing me to stand out in the interview, and the wealth of relevant knowledge I gained about the current heritage sector has been invaluable in my role.

Find something you love, find other people who love it too, volunteer, research and above all engage with it.

'The staff... make the department the amazing place that it is!'

'I cannot thank the Department of History and Archaeology at the University of Chester enough for all that they have done for me educationally, practically and emotionally throughout my degree!'

'A training process that ... laid the solid foundation of my own career a professional archaeologist.'

A History degree is not just simply reading about ‘the past’, it’s about learning, understanding and respecting peoples’ opinions.

'I absolutely loved my time studying History and Journalism at the University of Chester.'

'Chester provided me with academic confidence in my own ideas as well as discussing my passions and carrying out independent research.'

I enjoyed the opportunity to study the breadth (or sweep) of history offered by Chester which is fairly unique.

The history programme at Chester has skills embedded throughout the course and I particularly benefitted from the support of my tutors to develop my academic writing.

I chose to do my course because it offered the opportunity to improve and expand my theoretical knowledge whilst obtaining valuable practical experience.