History and International Relations (joint honours) Oxford Brookes University

Overview

At the History and International Relations (joint honours) programme at the Oxford Brookes University  you will be able to choose from a selection of modules from both of these courses to create a programme that is tailor made for you.

When you choose History at Oxford Brookes, you’re choosing to explore everything from the racist origins of modern science, to the use of food, cartoons and landscapes as primary sources. You’ll dive into the social, cultural and political ideas of our world today, including: 

• crime
• gender
• warfare 

• nationalism

Our International Relations degree looks at world power relations in their various forms. You will analyse a wide range of sources and gain powerful insight into the world. 

Our course examines some of the critical issues of our modern times including:

• international cooperation and conflict
• the new character of warfare

• the impact of globalisation upon states and societies.

Career prospects:

As you study, you’ll develop highly transferable career skills in the areas that employers care about. You’ll build confident and sophisticated written communication skills. You’ll build experience collaborating in groups. And you’ll be able to think critically and creatively - vital skills for the 21st century workplace.

Many of our graduates go on to work in areas like:

• marketing
• publishing
• teaching
• business
• the civil service
• public relations