BA Politics with Contemporary History-Media-Sociology

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BA Politics with Contemporary History-Media-Sociology

  • Objectives This suite of degrees offers a choice of routes for those wishing to combine a critical understanding of the political factors that shape our world with a second discipline. They also develop your written and oral communication skills, whilst the work placement programme develops your employability skills and enhances your career prospects. By combining academic rigour with the development of vocational skills, graduates are able to enter the employment market with confidence.
  • Entry requirements Entry Requirements The UCAS tariff range is 260-280 points, which must include, as a minimum, one 6-unit award. A level Politics is not a requirement. We welcome applicants with alternative entry qualifications provided that they can demonstrate their suitability to the course.
  • Academic title BA Politics with Contemporary History/Media/Sociology
  • Course description Course Structure

    Year 1
    Politics core modules:

    British
    Politics
    Global
    Politics
    Political Philosophy

    Social Research Methods

    Year 2

        * Work Placement

    Option modules:
    Choose three from

        * Conservative Party Politics
        * Political Philosophies
        * Development Studies
        * American Politics

    You may also spend part of the year on a foreign study exchange.

    Year 3

        * Project

    Option modules:
    Choose three from

        * Labour Party Politics
        * Ethics and Politics in Society
        * African Politics
        * European Politics
        * Global Terrorism and Society

    Contemporary History modules

    Year 1

        * Modern British History
        * Modern European History

    Year 2
    Option modules:
    Choose two from

        * Modern French History
        * Modern American History
        * Heritage as History
        * 19th Century Britain

    Year 3
    Option modules:
    Choose one or two from

        * French Revolution
        * Britain in the 1970s
        * Slavery and American Society
        * Britain on the Breadline (double)
        * The Great War; Combat, Atrocity and Cultures of War (double)

    Sociology modules

    Year 1

    Structures of Society
    Issues of Identity

    Year 2

    Core module:

    Inequality and Difference

    Option modules:
    Choose one from

    Gender Sexuality and Crime
    Popular Cultures
    Social Theory
    Investigating the Social World

    Year 3
    Option modules:
    Choose two from-

    Representing the Social
    The State, Politics and Society
    Culture and Society
    or an additional Politics option

    Media modules

    Year 1

    Media Perception and Enquiry
    Reporting Fact

    Year 2

    Core module:

    Media Sociology, Journalism and Industry

    Option modules:
    Choose one from

    Journalism: Writing Techniques
    Journalism: Practical Techniques

    Year 3

    Media Case Study
    Media Policy: UK and International Perspective
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