History and Politics : BA Hons : LV21

Many of Lancaster's degree programmes are flexible, offering students the opportunity to cover a wide selection of subject areas to complement their main specialism. You will be able to study a range of modules, some examples of which are listed below.

Core

• From Ancient to Modern: History and Historians
• Politics and International Relations in the Contemporary World

Optional

• Comparative Politics of the Asia Pacific and the Middle East
• Economics for the Real World
• Ethics: Theory and Practice
• Gandhi and the End of Empire in India, 1885-1948
• Indian Politics, Society and Religion
• International Relations and Security
• Introduction to Peace Studies
• Inventing Human Rights, 1776-2001
• Modern Political Thought
• Nature and culture 1500-1700: Themes from the Renaissance
• Restless Nation: Germany in the 20th Century
• The Politics of Development
• The Politics of the European Union
• The United Kingdom: State, Politics and Policies
• The Victorians and Before: Britain, 1783-1901

Optional

• 'The Shock of the New': Modernity and the Modernisms of American Culture, 1877-1919
• A Global History of the Cold War
• Advertising and Consumerism in Britain, 1853-1960
• Africa and Global Politics
• Britain in the World
• China in the Modern World
• Contemporary Issues in Human Rights
• Contemporary Issues in the Middle East
• Dissertation
• Dissertation with external collaboration
• Dissertation with field studies
• Elections, Voters and Political Parties
• Exploring the Persian Gulf
• International Political Economy of Globalization
• Islamic Politics
• Media, Religion and Politics
• Philosophies of War and Conflict (Special Subject)
• Politics Employability and Engagement through Outreach
• Politics of Cultural Diversity
• Politics of Global Danger
• PPR in Education
• Reading Political Theory
• Religion and politics
• Religion and Violence
• Seminar in Contemporary Moral Philosophy
• Special Subject: Complexity, Pragmatism and Policy
• The Politics of Global Borders (Special Subject)
• The Third Reich and Film
• Understanding External Intervention in Violent Conflicts
• US Foreign Policy since 1945

Lancaster University offers a range of programmes, some of which follow a structured study programme, and others which offer the chance for you to devise a more flexible programme. We divide academic study into two sections - Part 1 (Year 1) and Part 2 (Year 2, 3 and sometimes 4). For most programmes Part 1 requires you to study 120 credits spread over at least three modules which, depending upon your programme, will be drawn from one, two or three different academic subjects. A higher degree of specialisation then develops in subsequent years.

Information contained on the website with respect to modules is correct at the time of publication, but changes may be necessary, for example as a result of student feedback, Professional Statutory and Regulatory Bodies' (PSRB) requirements, staff changes, and new research.