BA History and International Relations
Entry requirements
A level: ABB IB: 34 (6,5,5 HL) BTEC: BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma: DDM BTEC Level 3 National Diploma: DD plus one A level at Grade B BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate: D plus two A levels at Grades BB Preferred BTEC: BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma Applied Science, Business, Health and Social Care, IT, Sport. Other BTEC subjects may be considered when offered in combination with one A level from the following list: Biology, Business, Classical Civilisation, Chemistry, Economics, English Language/Literature, Geography, History, Languages, Law, Maths/Further Maths, Philosophy, Physics, Politics, Psychology, Religious Studies, and Sociology.
About this course
BA (Hons) in History and International Relations, a history and politics and international relations degree spanning both academic fields. Core topics include Historical Research, Research Methods, Global & Comparative Perspective, and Critical & Analytical Thinking. The first year establishes fundamental concepts through compulsory modules such as Academic Foundations in International Relations, Politics and History, The Atlantic World: The Americas, Europe and Africa since the 15th Century, International Political Theory, What is History?, and The Global Cold War, while optional choices allow study in areas like language acquisition. The second year continues with compulsory modules including Research Methods in Politics and International Relations, Nation and Empire: Sources of British History, and Research Design alongside optional modules covering topics such as political thought and security studies. The final year centres on the compulsory Dissertation module, supported by a wide range of optional modules examining regional politics, international conflicts, and historical periods.
Modules
- Academic Foundations in International Relations, Politics and History
- The Atlantic World: The Americas, Europe and Africa since the 15th Century
- International Political Theory (20 credits)
- What is History?
- The Global Cold War
- The Contemporary World Arena (10 credits)
- The Contemporary World Arena (20 credits)
- The Making and Unmaking of the World Order (10 credit)
- The Making and Unmaking of the World Order (20 credit)
- Slavery to Black Lives Matter: African American Culture 1840 - present
- Politics and Government (10 credits)
- Art and Visual Culture Since 1850
- Families, Relationships and Communities
- University-wide Language Programme
- Research Methods in Politics and International Relations
- Nation and Empire: Sources of British History
- Research Design
- History of Political Thought (10 credit)
- History of Political Thought (20 Credit)
- Modern China in a Global Perspective
- Victorian Values Reconsidered
- Your Future Career: Preparing for the World of Work
- Critical Security Studies
- Politics of Development
- Small Wars (10 credit)
- Small Wars
- The American Century: US Politics and Society in the 20th Century
- From Rebellion to Partition: British India, 1857-1947
- Modern Germany: Recovery from Ruin, 1945-present (20 credit)
- African States and Nations: Before and After Colonialism, 1850-1990
- Political Economy: Capitalism, Democracy and the State
- Gender and Global Politics
- University-wide Language Programme
- Dissertation
- Jim Crow, Bootleggers and Okies: American Culture 1865-1940
- The Soviet Security State, 1917-present
- Empire, War, and Popular Culture in Britain, c.1880-1914
- The Asia-Pacific in Global Politics
- International Politics of the Middle East
- Politics at the End of the World
- The Politics of Terrorism
- War in the 21st Century
- After Empire: South Asia since 1945
- Special Relationship? Anglo-American Relations since 1900
- International Conflict Management
- Environmental Thought
- The Politics of Monsters
- University-wide Language Programme