This degree is jointly taught by the Departments of History and Politics, and reflects the close links between the two Departments and their subject areas. It provides an opportunity to understand the modern world by studying the evolution of political ideas and institutions alongside the historical development of the major powers.
Course outline
Year 1
Historical Writing for Undergraduates
History options:
The Road from 1945: Be Since World War II
Europe Since 1890
Politics options: Introduction to Politics
International Relations since 1914
or
Comparative Government and Politics
Year 2
History options include:
Methods of History
Britain and Europe 1945-73
The Great War: British Experience, Literature and Myth
Left in Western Europe
Victorian Political Thought
Politics core course unit:
Modern Political Thought
Politics options include:
British Political System
Latin American Politics
The Comparative Politics of the Middle East
Nations, States and Nationalisms
The Politics of Post-Communist Europe
Year 3
History options:
History Research Dissertation
Kennedy Years
Cabinet and Premiership
Concepts of Europe
Politics in the Age of the Pits
Politics options include:
Case Studies in Ethnic Conflict: Ireland and Northern Ireland
Electoral Behaviour
Theories of the Self
European Integration and the European Union as a Political System
The Politics of Economic Ideas
French Politics
Theory and Practice in Environmental Politics
European Politics: National Identity and Ethnicity
Liberalism, Past and Present
For an explanation of qualifications, have a look at our IAG page on this site www.creativeway.org.uk/quals. Units
Minimum number required: 18
Number preferred: 18
Number from qualifications larger than three units: 18
Tariff score
Points accepted: 320
GCE AS-level
Acceptable only when combined with other qualifications
Excluded subjects - General Studi
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