The 2-Term Pathway - International Foundation Year in Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities - Continue to Bachelor of Arts - History program consists of a pathway program offered by StudyGroup at the Royal Holloway, University of London International Study Centre followed by entry into a university program offered at Royal Holloway. In this international foundation year, students will study courses related to an intended field of study to develop and enhance skills. Advancement into an intended program depends upon successful completion of the pathway program.

The Arts and Social Sciences International Foundation Year provides the subject knowledge, language proficiency and study skills students need to progress to degree study at Royal Holloway in the arts and social sciences. They will study a core unit of general subject skills, subject-specific units and elective units, which are carefully designed for academic development.

Studying History is exciting and rewarding; it encourages students to appreciate the surprising variety of human experience. And at the same time, it sharpens their skills of analysis, argument and communication, helping them to become someone others rely on for persuasive arguments and sound judgement.

Right from the start, students will choose their own path through the thought-provoking landscapes, from Magna Carta to modern China, exploring topics as diverse as the Byzantine Empire, Tudor queenship, or international terrorism in the twentieth century.

In the second and final years, students will have the opportunity to develop their own interests along with chances to do sustained independent research. At the same time, there are chances to explore and try new things all the way to the final term.

Studying in the shadow of Windsor Castle and Runnymede allows students to meet history face-to-face, with access to the unique archives and collections held in the libraries and the unparalleled libraries, museums, and historic sites of London not far away. Royal Holloway's friendly system of small-group teaching offers the chance for them to get to know and work with leading researchers and world experts in their subject from the first weeks of the degree.

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