BA International History and International Politics
This is a three-year programme based in the Department of History and taught jointly by the Departments of History and Politics. It provides a comparative and international perspective on the world, offering courses on Europe, Africa, South and East Asia, Australasia and the Pacific. The impact of both imperialism and decolonisation is emphasised. Influential movements and world-views and their origins are also explained.
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
POL111 The Politics of Globalisation
and one further Politics option worth 20 credits - Two core modules in History worth 40 credits
- Unrestricted modules worth 20 credits
Level Two
- Two core modules in Politics worth 40 credits:
POL229 Political Analysis: Research Design and Data Analysis
POL223 Contemporary International Relations Theory - One core module in International History worth 20 credits (HST201)
- One option module in Politics worth 20 credits
- Two option modules in History worth 40 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 modules with the associated project module
or
A Dissertation in Politics:
POL3017 Dissertation in Politics
POL3104 Dissertation in Political Analysis
POL3103 Work Based Learning Dissertation - One core module in History worth 20 credits
- Two option modules in History worth 40 credits