History and International Relations (BA): 3-year, full-time
Bachelor's degree
In London
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
London
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Duration
3 Years
Our BA History and International Relations meets the rising demand to study the history of the twentieth century alongside international relations. It is a joint degree, offered by our Department of History, Classics and Archaeology and our Department of Politics, so you will be taught by world-class academics across two research-active departments. The course examines the global evolution of international relations, with an emphasis on in-depth historical studies supported by political and sociological analysis.
You will take introductory modules in international relations and modern and contemporary history (particularly related to Asia and Africa) in the first part of your degree. You will then take modules that offer both contemporary and historical approaches to Africa, Middle East, Asia (South Asia and East Asia in particular), as well as European countries. These choices are supported by a compulsory advanced module addressing conflict and war through the lens of international relations theory, as well as option modules on foreign policy and historical studies of cases which have been central to the development of international relations such as the Cold War.
This course is also available for part-time evening study over four years.
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About this course
Graduates can pursue careers in research, education or national/international government. This degree may also be useful in becoming a political activist/lobbyist, journalist or charity officer.
We offer a comprehensive Careers Service to help you advance your career, while our in-house, professional recruitment consultancy, Birkbeck Talent, works with London’s top employers to help you gain work experience that fits in with your evening studies.
Awarding Body
University of London
We welcome applicants without traditional entry qualifications as we base decisions on our own assessment of qualifications, knowledge and previous work experience. We may waive formal entry requirements based on judgement of academic potential.
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Subjects
- Play
- Democracy
- Conflict
- International Relations
- Politics
- Classics
- International
- Global
- Full Time
- History Politics
- Historiography
- Modern Contemporary
Course programme
Our new survey course options range from the ancient to the contemporary world and will introduce you to the key themes you need to know about when studying the past. In keeping with our tradition of teaching an impressive chronological breadth within one department, these modules cover the time from prehistory to the present, moving across continents and cultures.
In parallel with these cutting-edge surveys, we offer a range of compulsory 'How to' modules which bring you together with academic staff to explore the study of the past and develop the skills needed to research and write history. Every year, as you build your studies and progress towards your degree, you will take one of these courses, helping you to develop your own unique perspective on the past.
Both the survey courses and our ‘How to’ courses run annually so that it doesn't matter whether you study part-time or full-time with us - you will be able to make the most of them.
This course consists of modules of 30 credits each and you must complete modules worth a total of 360 credits.
There are three kinds of module: compulsory Level 4 modules in core skills; Level 5 option modules which develop knowledge across broad areas of study; and Level 6 option modules which provide focused study on advanced topics. You take a balance of modules between the two disciplines - history and politics - or focus on either one of the disciplines at Level 6.
In Year 1, you take three compulsory politics modules and two Level 4 history option modules.
In Year 2, you take two compulsory politics modules, a compulsory history module, a Level 5 history option module and a Level 5 politics option module.
In Year 3, you take two compulsory politics modules, a Level 6 history option module, a Level 6 politics option module, and a further Level 6 option module from either discipline.
YEAR 1 COMPULSORY MODULES
- Introduction to International Relations: History and Theory
- Structures and Issues in Global Politics
- The Study of Politics
- Exploring the Past
- International Relations and Foreign Policy 1: diplomacy
- International Relations and Foreign Policy 2: policy and issues
- War and Modern Society I
- War and Modern Society II
- The Contemporary World
- The Early Modern World, 1500-1800: Reformations and Revolutions
- The Modern World
- Contested Nation: Germany, 1871-1918 (level 5)
- Empires: Conquest and Decolonisation, from 1700 to Brexit
- The Ottoman Empire (level 5)
- Gender in the Global Political Economy
- Politics in the Middle East
- Race in the Global Political Economy
- A Hundred Years of the Russian Revolution, 1891-1991
- Intimate Britain: Family, Society and Culture, 1832-1918
- The Birth of a Superpower: China from 1900 to the Present Day
- The Cold War: A Global History
- The Third Reich
- Capitalism and the Politics of Markets
- Capitalism: histories and theories
- Classic Texts
- Contemporary Social and Political Theory
- International Migration and Transnationalism I
- International Migration and Transnationalism II
- Political Economy in the Middle East
- The Politics of the Global Food System
- The Rise of the Modern Food System
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FEES
Full-time international students: £ 14280 pa
History and International Relations (BA): 3-year, full-time