BAModern History and Politics

Study location	United Kingdom, Colchester Campus
Type	Bachelor courses, full-time
Nominal duration	3 years
Study language	English
Awards	BA
Course code	LV21

Entry qualification	High school / secondary education (or higher)

Language requirements	English Accepted proof of proficiency: Cambridge English, IELTS, TOEFL or other equivalent IELTS: 6.0 TOEFL (IBT): 76 CAE: B2 with 52+ CAE (from Jan 15): 169+

Other requirements	At least 1 reference(s) must be provided.

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Overview

Interested? To learn more about this study programme, entry requirements and application process, please contact one of our consultants in a country nearest to you.

Programme structure

Year 1

The Making of the Modern World 1776-1989
Introduction to Politics
Democracy: Forms and Futures
Becoming a Historian
Europe: Myth and Idea (optional)
Themes in Global History (optional)

Year 2

Making Histories: Concepts, Themes and Sources
Principles of Social Justice
Ethics and Public Policy
History Works: Beyond Your BA
International Politics of the Middle East (optional)
‘The Special Relationship’? Anglo-American Relations 1850-2005 (optional)
Games, Strategy and Politics (optional)

Final year

Project: Collaborative Faculty – Student Research Experience (optional)
Development, State Building and Conflict (optional)
International Security Studies (optional)
The Common People: British Social History 1830-1950 (optional)

Career opportunities

Many of our graduates go into subject-related fields such as teaching, museum curation and archiving, while others have gone on to do very different things, including journalism, law, politics and civil service.

Some of our recent graduates from BA Modern History and Politics have found employment as:

A policy and strategy assistant for Victim Support
An insurance advisor for Swinton Insurance
An economic analyst
A hospital coordinator