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BA History & Social Policy

University of Strathclyde

Institution
University of Strathclyde
Level
undergraduate
Subject
BA Hons History & Social Policy
UCAS code
V1L4
Typical offer
A-level ABB

Entry requirements

A level: ABB-BBB IB: 32-30

About this course

BA in Social Policy and History, examining social welfare systems and historical change. Core topics include Research Methods, Historical Research, Social & Cultural Analysis, and Global & Comparative Perspective. The programme offers an optional work placement in the third year, where students apply historical knowledge in professional settings. Students progress to Honours level in the fourth year, with a compulsory historiography and research methods module.

Modules

  • History 1A: Making History
  • History 1B: Britain & the world since 1707
  • Social Policy & Society in Contemporary Scotland
  • Private Issues & Public Problems
  • Glasgow: History, Culture Identity
  • Disease & Society: An Introduction to the History of Medicine
  • War & Society in the Twentieth Century
  • Modern Europe
  • Scottish Social Policy since 1845
  • Key Concepts in Social Welfare
  • The Making of Social Policy
  • Imperial Seascapes
  • Cold War Europe
  • Everyday Life, Activism & The Troubles
  • Bombers and Mash: Britain and the Home Front 1939 to 45
  • Slavery in World History
  • Work Placement in History
  • Historiography & Research Methods
  • Madness & Society from Ancient Times to the Present
  • The Irish Diaspora 1800 to 2020
  • The Russian Revolution & its Global Impact
  • Dangerous Drugs
  • Scottish Society from 1914
  • Research Methods in Social Policy
  • Comparative Social Policy: Theories, Methods & Analysis
  • Cultures & Environments
  • Global Histories of Childhood
  • The Covenanters & the British Civil Wars, 1637 to 1651
  • Sex, Medicine and Society in Britain & Ireland (1880s to 1980s)
  • Teenage Kicks: Youth Culture & Protest in Britain from 1945
  • Classified: Spying on the World from 1945 to the present
  • Global Histories of Terrorism: Case Studies & Comparisons from the Modern Era
  • Scandals & Ethics: History of Pharmacy
  • Women’s Lives in Modern Ireland, 1850 to 2000
  • The 1707 Act of Union in a British & European Context
  • Britain, France & European Unity
  • The Power of Persuasion: Media, Propaganda & the State in the 20th Century
  • Global Challenges
  • Dissertation