BA Modern History and Politics
Entry requirements
A level: BBC in three A Levels. IB: 554 in three Higher Levels or 29 points.
About this course
BA (Hons) in Politics and International Relations and History. Core topics include Data Analysis, Statistics, Research Methods, Fieldwork, Policy Analysis, and Historical Research. The final-year independent research project can take the form of a dissertation or a digital, public-facing history project. Optional modules offer work placements, a US summer school, and chances to learn a modern language or gain a TESOL qualification.
Modules
- Defining Moments in World History, 1000-2000
- Making Sense of Politics
- History in Media and Film: The Presentation of the Past in Contemporary Culture
- Modern History: From the Industrial Revolution to the Global Pandemic
- Applied History: What’s Past is Present
- British Politics: Welfare, Economy and Society
- Exploring inequalities
- Becoming a Social Scientist
- Themes, Sources and Debates in History
- Global Democracy under Threat?
- History in the Headlines
- Applied History: Working with the Past
- Professional Experience with History (Year 2)
- World Wars and the Age of Extremes
- Digital Curation and History
- The American South: US Summer School (Level 5)
- Elections, Voters and Public Opinion
- Public Policy and How To Make It
- Social Science at Work
- Work Placement for Social Sciences
- Final Year History Project
- Applied History: Looking to the Future
- Professional Experience with History (Year 3)
- Age of Migration in a Global Perspective
- The Apocalypse will be Televised: Extinction on Film since 1945
- The Twisted Road to Hitler
- The American South: US Summer School (Level 6)
- The Dark Side of Politics
- Building a Better Future
- Engaged Social Science
- Parliamentary Studies
- Work Placement for Social Sciences Final Year Students