BSc History and Politics

Institution

Aston University

Level

undergraduate

Subject

History and Politics

Duration

4 years

UCAS code

LV21

Typical offer

A-level CCC

Entry requirements

A level: CCC - CDD

About this course

BSc (Hons) in Politics and International Relations and History. Core topics include research methods. The programme features field trips to historical sites and hands-on research in local archives, alongside a History Workshop module. Students undertake an integrated placement year and choose between a History or Politics dissertation in their final year.

Modules

• Global History in Perspective
• Making Histories I: Methods, Theories, Controversies
• Contemporary Britain: from the Boer War to Brexit
• Introduction to Studying and Researching Politics
• British Politics since 1990
• The Making of the Modern World
• What’s Trending (Current Affairs in Politics and International Relations)
• Case Studies in Global History
• Making Histories II
• Political Theories and Ideologies
• Comparative Government and Politics
• Humanitarian Action and Foreign Intervention, 1915 – today
• The Atlantic World: Slavery and Emancipation
• Bullets. Bombs, and Bitcoin: History and Technology since 1900
• West European Politics and Society
• North American Politics and Society
• East Asian Politics and Society: China and Japan
• South Asian Politics and Society
• The Politics and Policies of the European Union
• Political Economy: Approaches, Concepts and Issues
• International Climate Politics
• Integrated Placement Year
• History Workshop
• Dissertation (History)
• Dissertation (Politics)
• African Politics: From the Colonial Period to the Present Day
• The American Presidency
• Chinese Politics and Society
• Writing and Reporting of Conflict and Violence
• EuroSim: Learning Negotiation through Simulation Games
• Gender and Politics
• Interest Groups and Lobbying
• Politics and Islam: Past and Present
• Politics of Development
• Religion and Politics in Contemporary Europe
• Sport and Politics
• Technology and Digital Politics
• Debates in Contemporary British Politics
• Political Parties
• Understanding Foreign Policy
• Twin Periods? The Interwar Years and post-1989 History
• Reinventing the World: Industrial and Technological Transitions
• Rage, Shame and Hope: Emotions and Politics from the 19th to the 21st Century
• Teaching History in the 21st Century
• The History of Internationalism: From Karl Marx to Greta Thunberg