BA History and Politics
About this course
BA (Hons) in History and Politics, a degree covering politics and history focused on the institutional, political, and social dynamics of past and present societies. Core topics include Research Methods, Historical Research, Communication & Writing, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Global & Comparative Perspective. The curriculum incorporates a designated work-related learning module in the second year to support professional development. The first year introduces historical interpretation and methodology through Researching and Presenting the Past, alongside optional studies in political foundations, world politics, American history, and international security. The second year continues methodological training with Making History and Political Analysis: Theory and Method, paired with practical politics learning and options covering American history, medieval kingship, European history, and political ideologies. The final year allows students to pursue advanced topics in global governance, authoritarianism, and specific historical conflicts, culminating in a dissertation in history or politics.
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Entry requirements
Minimum entry requirements: 104 UCAS Tariff points; and 3 GCSEs at grade C/4 (or equivalent) including English Language.
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What students say
Based on about 49 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 98%
- Learning opportunities: 93%
- Assessment and feedback: 92%
- Academic support: 92%
- Organisation and management: 91%
- Learning resources: 94%
- Student voice: 78%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 95 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 87%
- Left higher education: 9%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 4%
What graduates do next
Based on about 33 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 56%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 8%
Most common jobs
- Administrative occupations: 25%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 15%
- Skilled trades occupations: 15%
- Elementary occupations: 15%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 75%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 45%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 30%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 145 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 18%
- North West: 11%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 51%
- East Midlands: 8%
- West Midlands: 2%
- East of England: 2%
- London: 6%
- South East: 3%
- South West: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 100 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 93%
- Baccalaureate: 1%
- Access course: 1%
- Other HE qualification: 2%
- No formal qualifications: 2%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Gold for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Researching and Presenting the Past
- Foundations of Politics and International Relations
- Understanding World Politics
- United States: Empire of Liberty?
- A World in Crisis
- International Security
- Making History
- Practical Politics
- The Great Society: America in the 1960s
- Tyranny and Majesty: Kingship in Late Medieval England
- From Slavery to Freedom
- The United States since 9/11
- Political Ideologies
- International Relations: Theory and Practice
- Democracies
- The European Union
- Participation and Engagement: Elections and Beyond
- Political Analysis: Theory and Method
- The Conservative Party
- Lives and Experiences of Sixteenth-Century Women
- Russian Between Lenin and Stalin
- C’est La Vie! An Everyday History of Nineteenth-Century France
- European Conflict, c.1660-1815
- Alfred the Great and the Idea of England
- The Chinese Revolutions: From Empire to Communism
- Living and Dying in Revolutionary England, 1620 - 1670
- ‘You’ve Never Had It So Good!’ Britain 1945-1997
- Dissertation in History / Dissertation in Politics
- Authoritarianism
- Global Governance in a Changing World Order
- The Politics of Global Health
- Politics and Religion of the Middle East
- Britain in Crisis
- The Labour Party
- Global Justice
- Theorising Culture War: Media, Hegemony, Ideology
- Governance and Power in the British State
- A Cultural History of the Reformation
- Cold War, Hot War: The International History of the Korean War
- Doomed Youth: A Social and Cultural History of the First World War
- Life After Death in the Early Middle Ages: Saints, Ghosts, and Dynasties
- Life Through Letters, c.1780-1850
- Myth, Murder, Memory: Traumatic Histories and the American Experience
- Napoleonic Europe
- Roads to War: The International Origins of World War Two
- The Assassination of John F. Kennedy
- The Wars of the Roses
- War Without Fronts: The Wars in Indochina
- Watchers and the Watched: Surveillance in Early Modern England
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA History and Politics at York St John University earn?
The median salary is £22,000 after 15 months, £19,000 after 3 years, £23,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £19,500 and £29,000. The £23,000 median after five years is £11,000 less than the UK median for Politics.
What do graduates of BA History and Politics at York St John University do next?
81% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2022-23).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA History and Politics at York St John University?
98% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2024-25.
What grades do I need for BA History and Politics at York St John University?
The average entrant had 104 UCAS points.
Does BA History and Politics at York St John University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA History and Politics at York St John University?
87% of students continued into their second year, and 9% left higher education.