BA History and Politics

It is often said that History is past politics and Politics is present history. This dual honours degree will provide you with the opportunity to investigate contemporary politics and political theory, with the broader perspective provided by the investigation of the historical context.

Although the main focus of the degree is modern history and politics, the flexible structure of the degree enables you to choose courses from earlier periods. Our inter-disciplinary curriculum helps you to understand the history and politics of a wide range of different periods and regions of the world. Our students gain a range of personal transferable skills, including communication and presentation skills, working in groups, writing reports and essays, gathering information and planning projects.

Level One

• Two core Politics options worth 20 credits each:
  POL113 Introduction to Political Analysis
  POL109 Comparing Modern Polities
  and one further Politics option worth 20 credits
• Two modules in History worth 40 credits
• Unrestricted modules worth 20 credits

Level Two

• One core module in Politics worth 20 credits (POL229 Political Analysis: Research Design and Data Analysis)
• Two option modules in Politics worth 40 credits
• Three option modules in History worth 60 credits

Level Three

• One core module in Politics worth 20 credits (POL3018 Advanced Political Analysis)
• One of the following options worth 40 credits:
  One Politics module with the associated project module
  or
  A Dissertation in Politics:
  POL3017 Dissertation in Politics
  POL3104 Dissertation in Political Analysis
  POL3103 Work Based Learning Dissertation
• Modules in History worth 60 credits