2023/24 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

BA International History and Politics

Total credits: 365

Entry requirements:

Grades AAA at A-level.

School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:

School of History

Examination board through which the programme will be considered:

School of History

Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:

History

Programme specification:

The International History and Politics programme is a specialised degree within the School of History which focuses on the history of international relations since the late nineteenth century. Students in the programme are given a thorough grounding both in the principles of international politics and the history of relations between states chiefly by specialists within the School of History, which is a large Research-led department. It achieved a grade point average of 2.75 in the last Research Assessment Exercise.

The programme is notable for the in-depth coverage of the long-twentieth century and its focus on issues of contemporary importance in world politics. Students in the programme have access to some of the best library resources in the country. The University's Brotherton Library houses one of Britain's largest historical research collections and is an invaluable resource for student research projects in years two and three.

Students also have easy access from Campus to the British Library branch at Boston Spa, the Leeds Public Library and the West Yorkshire District Archives. Like all history students, graduates of the programme develop advanced skills in critical thinking, information handling, research and communication skills, but they will also have gained a specialised knowledge relating to politics, diplomacy and international relations. They are thus highly sought after by specialist employers the civil service, political journalism and political analysis, as well as by general employers in professions as diverse as Law, the media and accountancy.

The programme will:
- provide students with tools for the critical interpretation of both secondary and primary texts.
- equip students with an in-depth knowledge of international history and politics during the entire period late nineteenth century to the present.
- offer students a choice of specialist topics covering a range of problems and approaches and based on the research specialisms of staff of the International History and Politics programme.
- equip students with a broad awareness of historiographical schools of thought in International History and Politics.
- expose students to a variety of the approaches and conceptual tools in the study of the history and conduct of modern and contemporary international relations.
- equip students with the skills and opportunity to conduct autonomous supervised research projects, including a long essay and a primary source or historiographically based dissertation.
- develop students' competency at communicating their ideas by a variety of methods, including oral presentations, essays, together with a research-based long essay and dissertation.
- offer students the opportunity to take elective modules in related areas such as Politics, International Studies or Law.

Year1 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Students must study 120 credits in total.
These 120 credits will comprise any compulsory modules stated as well as a mix of Optional and/or Discovery modules as required by the rules of the programme.

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

Optional modules:

Discovery modules:

Candidates may study up to 40 credits of discovery modules, to be taken within or outside the School of History.

Year2 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Students must study 120 credits in total.
These 120 credits will comprise any compulsory modules stated as well as a mix of Optional and/or Discovery modules as required by the rules of the programme.

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

Optional modules:

Candidates will be required to take 60 credits from the following modules:

Candidates can take up to 20 credits from the following modules. These modules offer you the chance to explore the diversity of approaches to the study of the past. Some of the modules give you the chance to research and practise History in collaboration with others, both within and outside the University.

Discovery modules:

Candidates may study up to 20 credits of discovery modules.

Year3 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Students must study 120 credits in total.
These 120 credits will comprise any compulsory modules stated as well as a mix of Optional and/or Discovery modules as required by the rules of the programme.

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory module:

Optional modules:

Candidates will be required to study 40 credits from the following special subject modules:

Candidates will be required to study 20 credits from the modules listed below:

The following modules offer you the chance to explore the diversity of approaches to the study of the past. Some of the modules give you the chance to research and practise History in collaboration with others, both within and outside the University.

Discovery modules:

Candidates may study up to 20 credits of discovery modules.

Year4 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

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