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Hi there! I’m Erin, and I’m currently a third-year History student at the University of York. I’ve had such an amazing time studying History…
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I’m Sophie, and I’m a current MA Public History Student at the University of York, having just completed my BA in History here. Studying…
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I’m nearly dead. It’s exam season. It’s late at night. Curse my ADHD brain that only works for one hour at a random time…
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So you’ve chosen a joint honours course and you might be sat there thinking “oh no, what have I gotten myself into?”. Well banish…
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Recent graduate destinations include the Civil Service as a senior policy advisor, the British Library as a lead curator, and the Cabinet Office.
- Hear stories from York alumni (alumnivoices.co.uk)
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In my second year I was studying a module on politics and society in 20th and 21st-century America. I wrote an essay on how female pop artists like Beyoncé and Taylor Swift have advocated women’s empowerment. It goes to show just how vast the subject of history is.
I chose York because it’s a Russell Group university, the campus is really pretty, and it was one of the universities that did joint honours in English and History. That was important to me as I really wanted to do both subjects.