BA (Hons) Joint Honours History and Politics
Manchester Metropolitan University
Entry requirements
A level: BCC IB: IB Diploma with minimum 26 points overall or 104 UCAS Tariff points from three Higher Level subjects. If you plan to meet the Level 2 course requirements through your IB Diploma you will need to achieve Higher Level 4 or Standard Level 5 in English
About this course
BA (Hons) Joint Honours History and Politics, studying two subjects at degree level. Core topics include Historical Research, Policy Analysis, Research Methods, Ethics & Professional Practice, and Global & Comparative Perspective. The programme balances modules from each discipline and includes an independent project in the final year. Students may complete a placement year or study abroad, and undertake collaborative projects with external organisations.
Modules
- Global History
- Interactive Learning Skills and Communication
- The Making of Modern Britain: Political Culture and Society
- Political Debates and Ideologies
- Exploring History: Thematic Study
- Encountering the Past: Interpreting Primary Sources
- Modern Political Thought
- Fit for the Future
- Treasure? Material Culture from Ancient Worlds in Museums and Beyond
- The Power of Protest and Popular Culture
- Social and Public Policy
- Race and Rights in the Modern World
- Pursuing Change: Revolutions, Conflict and Society in the Modern World
- King and Country? Power and Identity in Medieval and Early Modern Europe
- Global Political Thought
- Gender, Race and Sexuality
- Critical Perspectives on War and Security
- Comparative and Regional Politics
- History and Politics Independent Project
- Research Methods and Practice
- Critical Political Thought
- Divided World: Cold War Histories
- Information and Security
- Living and Dying in the Ancient World
- Transatlantic Foreign Policy
- Travellers' Tales: Migration, Encounters and Conflict in the Medieval and Early Modern Mediterranean
- Asia and Africa Since 1750: Empires, Decolonisation and Globalisation
- The Politics of Climate Change and Sustainability
- The American Century: The United States, C. 1900-2000
- Sex, Deviance and Power: Gender and Sexuality in Historical Perspective
- Public and Social Policy Analysis
- Postcolonial Perspectives: Decolonising Narratives
- New Worlds: Overseas Colonisation, Globalisation and Changing Lives, 1400-1800
- Modern Britain and Ireland
- EU In Turmoil
- Ancient Empires