B.A. (Hons) History / Politics

In Year 1 you will study both subjects equally. History core units cover the historic environment including history, heritage and archaeology. It also includes a study of persecution in history from the medieval period to the present. Politics covers the key concepts, theories, ideas and methods and an introduction to the development of politics in the present day.

In Year 2 you can continue with equal study or choose a major/minor route and so the units you will study depend on the route you have chosen and the units you pick. History units cover topics currently including constructing a new world: Europe 1450-1750; Europe, Nazism and war 1930-1950; Imperial Russian history; Indian and South Asian history; and the Victorians. Politics units cover topics such as political theory; US politics and foreign policy; international security; conflict and terrorism, the politics of Islam; the politics or arts and culture and British politics.

In your final year you can continue with an equal study or major/minor route. A further option in the final year is named route study. If you have chosen a major/minor route in Year 2, then you could choose to focus solely on your major subject in your final year, leading to a BA (Hons) History or BA (Hons) Politics degree.

Studies in history currently include the cold war 1945-91; nations and nationalism: Europe 1789-1915; from pirates to princes: the Normans and medieval Europe 900-1250; and studies in slavery. Politics units cover topics such as political theory; US politics and foreign policy; international security; conflict and terrorism, the politics of Islam; the politics or arts and culture and British politics.

You will also complete a final year project or dissertation. If you take equal study you can choose to do this unit in either history or politics. If you are taking a major or named route, this unit will come from the relevant subject.