Modules

This degree has three stages. At Stage 1 you’ll begin by exploring critical global challenges, how social science helps us understand them, and how you can respond as an active citizen. You'll then choose between a broad introduction to the arts and humanities or focusing on the turning points that shaped the modern world, looking at revolutionary change from various perspectives. Stage 2 consists of two compulsory modules. In your politics module, you'll explore how political ideas, institutions and processes help govern our world. The history module will teach you about the British Isles in a period of rapid transformation, when it was the workshop of the world. In Stage 3, you'll develop greater depth in both history and politics through more focused study. In history, you'll explore either the shaping of modern Britain or the key events that transformed Europe in the twentieth century. In politics, you'll choose between studying major changes and ongoing challenges in international relations or examining how political ideas remain active and influential in understanding contemporary national and global issues.