Overview
This History and Politics (Hons) course at Queen Mary University of London is designed to help you understand the modern world and uncover the history of political thought. You'll get an excellent grounding in both history and politics - covering a variety of historical periods, regions and ideas, as well as political theory, ideas and ideologies, and government and institutions.
You can choose from a range of option modules in both subjects, giving you the opportunity to explore specialist areas as diverse as colonisation in African history, the Russian Tsars and Bolsheviks, Britain in the Second World War, building the American Nation, comparative European politics, and the twenty-first century War on Terror.
Careers
Our History and Politics graduates are highly employable, with invaluable political knowledge and research, analytical and communication skills that open doors to a huge variety of roles. They move into domestic and international careers in areas such as government, policy research, education, journalism, publishing, media and business.
Recent History and Politics graduates have been hired by:
- Four Communications
- Members of Parliament
- the NHS
- The Times
- Warrener Stewart Chartered Accountants.
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Visit programme websiteProgramme Structure
Courses include:
- History in Practice
- Global Encounters: Conquest and Culture in World History
- Latin for Historians
- Background to British Politics
- Building the American Nation 1756-1900
- Controversies of Science and Technology in the Making of the Modern World
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Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
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Campus Location
- London, United Kingdom
Disciplines
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
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General requirements
- Grades ABB at A-Level. Excludes General Studies and Critical Thinking.
- International Baccalaureate Diploma with a minimum of 32 points overall, including 6,5,5 from three Higher Level subjects.
- The minimum academic requirement is to achieve 60 credits overall with 45 credits at Level 3, of which 15 credits must be at Distinction and 15 credits at Merit or higher. This must include at least 6 Level 3 credits in History modules at Distinction.
- Minimum five GCSE passes including English at grade C or 4.
- Our standard contextual offer: Grades BBC at A-Level. Excludes General Studies, Critical Thinking.
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Applies to youCitizens or residents9535 GBP / year≈ 9535 GBP / year
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London
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