What to Expect
Here you can find some departmental guides on what you can expect - and what is expected of you - from different aspects of your degree.
History Department Glossary
Encountering academic terminology you're not familiar with? Struggling to distinguish your periodicals from your gobbets? You won't be alone - getting used to the lingo of a scholarly field takes time. To help acquaint you with our disciplinary and departmental vocabulary, you can find our breakdown of terms you might encounter in your History degree. Let us know if there are ones you'd like us to add.
Departmental Guides
We have put together some quick guides based on what you might expect from different areas of your degree. These introduce you to settings and habits we think are really important, and provide some tips on how to make the most of them.
What to expect in a seminar - tips for getting the most out of small group discussion.
What to expect in a lecture - with our honorary research fellow Professor Charles West.
What to expect from independent work - using time out the classroom effectively.
What to expect in a student hour meeting - come and talk to us!
What to expect from feedback - using the input you get on your work to good effect.
What to expect in a Pomodoro Writing Workshop - offering a structured, friendly space for independent study.
What to expect at a research event - come along to a department seminar or related event.
What Makes a Good Historian?
A survey, intended for first years, that borrows from Medicine's 'what makes a good doctor?' question to incoming students. See where you stand, take a look at the resources covered in the feedback, and consider logging your responses to discuss with your personal tutor.
What makes a good Sheffield historian? - the survey questions
Some reflections on the 2023-24 survey - includes various pointers for Level 1 students building on the academic introduction talk
Getting around campus
AccessAble provides detailed access guides for venues and organisations across UK, including the University of Sheffield. You can find facts, figures and photographs of each building, including access details for lecture theatres, and even plan routes across the campus: