About DMU

School of Humanities, Faculty of Art, Design and Humanities, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK

World Leading Research

The Times Higher Education 2008 RAE league table placed the English department in the top ten best UK universities for research in the area

Guest speaker: Clare Balding

TV and radio presenter Clare Balding will be interviewed by our very own Professor Dominic Shellard at this event to celebrate the launch of the Radio 4 series "Sport and the British"

History of British Sport

The International Centre for Sports History and Culture (ICSHC) works with BBC Radio 4, to develop a thirty part series on British sport

Crossing Lives

Creative Writing's new links with China exploring writing cross-culturally

Sports minister praises universities’ research

A joint study by DMU and Leicester University into the impact of the 2009 Special Olympics has been praised.

Minister of Sport praises study at House of Commons launch

International Sport Education

The FIFA Master takes graduates on a unique journey through three European countries

School of Humanities

The humanities have long played a central role in higher education and continue to make a major contribution to our understanding of contemporary society through rigorous study of its cultural and historical contexts.

Comprising of English Literature|, English Language|, Creative Writing|, and History|, the School of Humanities combines several academic disciplines that approach the complexities of human society from a range of critical and creative perspectives.

Our aim is to provide excellent teaching that is underpinned by world-class research, ensuring tutors are working at the cutting-edge of developments in their subject.

The pursuit of academic excellence is informed by the demands of employability; our students develop an understanding of the relevance of their skills and knowledge to the world and have the opportunity to prove this in practice through work placements.

Staff in the School of Humanities undertake teaching and research in creative writing, history, the history of art and design, English language and literature, and teaching English as a foreign language.

Research is a crucial aspect of the school's activities. In addition to supporting the research of individual scholars, it is home to three research centres:

Centre for Textual Studies - specialises in the digitisation and editing of literary texts
Centre for Adaptations - studies the phenomenon of film, television and stage adaptations of literary texts as well as the development of adaptation in the age of digital media
International Centre for Sports History and Culture - plays a leading role internationally in the development of the academic study of sport in all its forms.

The School also oversees the work of the Centre for English Language Learning (CELL)| which offers a range of short courses for academic and business clients. CELL is accredited by the British Council.

Focus on BA (Hons) History

Our BA (Hons) History is predominantly focused on modern and contemporary history and the curriculum covers 19th and 20th century history.

The course content is both diverse and wide-ranging and is taught by specialists in areas including:

British History
Eastern European History
American History
Indian History

We also offer a range of thematic courses, such as:

Second World War
Cold War
Migration
Racism
Sports History

By taking BA (Hons) History at DMU, you will learn to think in new ways, develop many useful skills and enhance your confidence to debate, argue and solve problems.