This course is not open to application until the 13th May 2025.
University of Salford has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
Course summary
This fascinating modern history and politics degree explores the events that changed the world from the 19th to the 21st century – and the politics surrounding them. Throughout your course, you’ll examine history and politics in a range of contexts, including international history, intelligence and security and the policy decisions that impact our lives. The diversity of modules on offer will enable you to align your studies with the subject area that interests you most, taught by academic staff who are recognised as being internationally excellent in the field of politics and contemporary history. As you move into the second and third years of your degree, you’ll have the opportunity to study abroad for some, or all, of the year. Students who spend the full year studying at a European university may also qualify for a tuition fee waiver. Would you prefer to gain hands-on experience in the UK? You can also choose from a number of placement opportunities to give your CV the edge, including our politics placement scheme. You will:
- Develop a thorough understanding of the most important historical and political events of the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries
- Choose from a diverse range of optional modules designed to explore the topics that interest you most
- Be given the opportunity to apply your newly acquired skills in a variety of real-world settings
Modules
Year one
- International History I
- International History II
- International Politics II
- Introduction to Comparative Politics
- The Cold War
- Making Public History
- Theories of Power and Domination
- Age of Revolution: International History 1775 - 1914
- Researching in Politics
- Researching in History
- Political Communication: Media and Democracy
- Regimes and Dictatorships from 1918
- University Wide Language Programme
- US Foreign Policy Since 1945
- Intelligence, Security and Politics in Britain 1909-94
- Commemoration and Memorialisation from the Twentieth Century to the Present
- Contemporary Information Warfare
- US Political History
- Terrorism and Irregular Conflict
- Dissertation
- The First World War
- Corruption in Contemporary Politics
- Social media and politics: digital democracy
- Britain and the European Resistance 1939-45
- Chinese Foreign Policy Since 1949
- British Counter-Insurgency Since 1945
- Global Environmental Politics
- Photography and Conflict in the 20th and 21st Centuries
- Threats to Democracy
- Politics Placement
- International Political Economy
- US Conflict in History and Memory
- University Wide Language Programme
Assessment method
Assessments will be an important part of your academic journey. They will help you to refine crucial skills that you can transfer into your career, as well as give you an indication of which areas you need to improve on. You will be assessed through a variety of methods, such as essays, presentations, podcasts and portfolios. Your module assessments will allow you to take on board any feedback prior to taking your final exam.
How to apply
This course is not open to application until the 13th May 2025.
14Jan
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- LV21
- Institution code:
- S03
- Campus name:
- Peel Park Campus
- Campus code:
- -
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 104 - 112 points
A level
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DMM
Access to HE Diploma
Scottish Higher
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - D*D - D*D*
Scottish Advanced Higher
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 30 - 31 points
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
GCSE/National 4/National 5
T Level - M
English language requirements
International applicants will be required to show a proficiency in English. An IELTS score of 6.0, no element below 5.5, is proof of this.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Please see our website for latest fee information.
Provider information
University of Salford
The Crescent
Salford
M5 4WT