BA History and Politics of the Americas with Study Abroad
Entry requirements
A level: AAB IB: 36 points (A total of 17 points in three higher level subjects, with no higher level score below 5.)
About this course
BA in History and Politics of the Americas with Study Abroad, a politics and international relations and english literature, american studies and creative writing degree focusing on historical and political dynamics across the Americas. Core topics include Research Methods. Students spend the third year studying at a partner institution in the United States or Latin America. The first year introduces foundational themes through compulsory modules such as Introduction to History of the Americas, Introduction to Politics of the Americas, and Investigating the Americas I: Topics and Skills, alongside language options or regional history modules. The second year continues with the compulsory module Investigating the Americas II: Research Approaches and Skills, while optional modules cover topics such as protest politics, US institutions, and gender studies. The third year consists of a study abroad placement. The final year centres on the compulsory module Investigating the Americas III: Contemporary Issues and Skills, alongside further advanced options and an optional dissertation.
Modules
- Introduction to History of the Americas
- Introduction to Politics of the Americas
- Investigating the Americas I: Topics and Skills
- The Making of Modern America: The United States since 1920
- History and Politics of Latin America c.1930 to the Present
- Spanish Levels 1+2
- French Levels 1+2
- Portuguese Levels 1+2
- Investigating the Americas II: Research Approaches and Skills
- Protest Politics in the USA from the New Deal to Trump
- Politics of the United States: Processes and Institutions
- The Making of Modern America: The United States since 1920
- Gender, Politics and Society of the Americas
- London and the United States: The Difference a City Makes
- Intimate Matters: Histories of Sexuality in the U.S. and Beyond, 1945-present
- Pivotal Decade: The 1970s in US political, social, cultural and economic history
- The Caribbean in the Shadow of the North: Caribbean-US Relations in the Twentieth Century
- The United States and the Cold War
- History and Politics of Latin America c.1930 to the Present
- History and Politics of the Americas Study Abroad Year
- Investigating the Americas III: Contemporary Issues and Skills
- Protest Politics in the USA from the New Deal to Trump
- Politics of the United States: Processes and Institutions
- Gender, Politics and Society of the Americas
- London and the United States: The Difference a City Makes
- Intimate Matters: Histories of Sexuality in the U.S. and Beyond, 1945-present
- Pivotal Decade: The 1970s in US political, social, cultural and economic history
- Dissertation
- Human Rights in the Americas
- Political Economy of Inequality in the Americas
- Out of the Closet: US Sexual Politics since the Great Depression