BA Politics with Contemporary History-Media-Sociology
ObjectivesThis 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 requirementsEntry 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 titleBA Politics with Contemporary History/Media/Sociology
Course descriptionCourse Structure
Year 1
Politics core modules:
BritishPolitics
GlobalPolitics
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