History and Politics The Open University UK

Overview

Within this History and Politics DipHE course from The Open University UK , you’ll tackle such exciting and challenging issues as power and equality, debates in politics at the national and global level, culture and beliefs, imperialism and resistance, class and gender. You'll learn the skills of both the political scientist and the historian in studying historical and contemporary political debates as well as analysing contested political issues and future trends and investigating a range of critical approaches to analysing history and politics. 

Key facts:

• Discover why the ‘long’ nineteenth century was such an exciting period in the history of the British Isles

• Explore the political ideas, institutions and processes that help govern our world

• Develops skills relevant to political and historical research and writing directed to a range of audiences

Skills for career development

Studying history and politics provides you with an adaptable set of skills that can lead in many directions and are greatly valued by employers. Beyond subject knowledge these include critical thinking, analysis, synthesis and communication. You’ll sharpen your IT, writing, and independent thinking and information auditing skills, as well as develop an ability to assimilate and evaluate relevant information when constructing an argument to a variety of audiences. These are key skills in complex organisations and independent endeavours, and are highly sought after in the world beyond study – whether you’re already working, volunteering, starting, changing or looking to progress your career.

Career opportunities:

Studying history and politics requires and fosters an understanding of human activities in diverse cultural and political environments and historical contexts. The breadth of study and range of ideas and objects analysed, combined with clear thinking and communication, make the Diploma of Higher Education in History and Politics relevant to a wide range of careers, including:

• education
• public administration, central and local government, the civil and diplomatic service, art and museum institutions, and social services
• advertising, journalism, publishing, creative industries and public relations
• legal work
• business, banking and retail
• human resources
• charities and campaigning.