History And Politics, Bachelor Of Arts Honours

History and Politics, Bachelor of Arts Honours
Qualification Bachelor of Arts, Ordinary or Honours Degree

SCQF level : 9(10)

Availability

• Thurso
• Wick
• Dornoch
• Alness
• Online
• Blended learning

Start September for full time option or September or January for part time option

Duration Three years for ordinary Degree, four years for Honours, full time

Career Teacher, archivist, researcher, postgraduate study.

Curriculum areas
History

Course summary A new degree: understanding our world means understanding history and politics.

Course description
This is a full time or part time course: it is available online through a virtual learning environment. You may attend Dornoch, Thurso, Alness and Wick for ICT facilities required. It is also possible to start the course in January on a part time basis.

Course content: Understanding our world means understanding history and politics. Now both subjects can be studied jointly.

Our BA (Honours) History and Politics offers students the chance to connect their study of politics and history with the experiences of their own areas and of Scotland more widely. But there is nothing in any way parochial about this joint honours degree course which, throughout, adopts an international, indeed global, approach to its exploration of the forces which shape all our lives.

The following is an illustration of the kind of modules available:
Year one: American politics; conflict and the balance of power in Europe, 1789-1945; the Atlantic world.

Year two: British Politics since 1906; comparative politics, Europe c.1400-1789, a history of Canada.

Year three: global diasporas; Central Europe to 1918; devolution and public policy in the UK; wars of the promised land.

Year four: terrorism and counter terrorism, transforming regimes in Eastern Europe; global politics, gender and society in North America, 1776-1970

Study options: Full time or part time. Online learning through a virtual learning environment.

How do I join?
If you are a school leaver you should apply through the UCAs system

Course Fees for Part Time Students

The units which count towards this qualification are available on an individual basis, making it possible for part time students to gather sufficient units to achieve the award, albeit over a longer period.

You may not have to pay any fees for these units if you qualify for a fee waiver, for instance if you are eligible for certain benefits. See the college's Fee Waiver Policy in the resources area of the website.

It is possible to use a current Individual Learning Account (ILA200)to pay for these units as you come to study them.

Part time students may also possible qualify for the ILA500, which is a £500 grant for students studying HNC, HND, Degree and taught Postgraduate courses. You must study units totally 40 Scottish Credit and Qualification Framework (SCQF) credits or more a year.