Contemporary History and Politics
University of Salford
UCAS Code: LV21 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
104 - 112 UCAS tariff points to be obtained from a minimum of 2 A-Levels or equivalent. General Studies accepted. History and / or Politics desirable
QAA Approved - Pass with 104 - 112 UCAS Tariff Points. History and / or Politics desirable
GCSE/National 4/National 5
GCSE English Language at grade C/4 or above (or equivalent) is required. Maths at grade C/4 or above (or equivalent) is preferred but not essential. You must fulfil our GCSE entry requirements in addition to the Level 3 qualification requirements.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Politics / History desirable
104 - 112 UCAS Tariff Points History / Politics desirable
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
104 - 112 UCAS Tariff Points. History and / or Politics desirable
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
History and / or Politics desirable
104 - 112 UCAS Tariff Points. History and / or Politics desirable
104 - 112 UCAS Tariff Points. History and / or Politics desirable
T Level
History and / or Politics desirable
UCAS Tariff
To be obtained from a minimum of 2 A Levels or equivalent. History and / or Politics desirable
About this course
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
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Modules
**Year one**
- Issues in Contemporary History
- Britain and the World
- International History I
- International History II
- International Politics II
- Politics and Democracy
**Year two**
- Theories of Power and Domination
You also choose one of the following:
- International History 1789-1914
- British Political History 1945-2007
You then choose the rest of your modules from the below options:
- Britain and the Cold War, 1945-1991
- Regimes and Dictatorship in Twentieth Century
- US Foreign Policy Since 1945
- Chinese Foreign Policy Since 1949
- Political Communication: Media and Democracy
- Intelligence, Security and Politics in Britain 1909-1994
- Researching in History
**Year three**
- Dissertation
You also study four modules from a range of options. Typically, they include:
- The History and Politics of Socialism
- The First World War
- Corruption in Contemporary Politics
- Politics and the Internet
- Spanish Civil War
- Britain and the European Resistance 1939-45
- Politics Placement
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The Uni
University of Salford
School of Arts, Media and Creative Technology
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History is a very popular subject (although numbers have fallen of late) — in 2015, over 10,000 UK students graduated in a history-related course. Obviously, there aren't 11,000 jobs as historians available every year, but history is a good, flexible degree that allows graduates to go into a wide range of different jobs, and consequently history graduates have an unemployment rate comparable to the national graduate average. Many — probably most — jobs for graduates don't ask for a particular degree to go into them and history graduates are well set to take advantage. That's why so many go into jobs in the finance industry, human resources, marketing, PR and events management, as well as the more obvious roles in education, welfare and the arts. Around one in five history graduates went into further study last year. History and teaching were the most popular further study subjects for history graduates, but law, journalism, and politics were also popular postgraduate courses.
Politics
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Top job areas of graduates
The numbers of people taking politics degrees fell sharply last year and we'll keep an eye on this one - it can't really be because of graduates getting poor outcomes as politics grads do about as well as graduates on average. Most politics or international relations graduates don't actually go into politics - although many do, as activists, fundraisers and researchers. Jobs in local and central government are also important. Other popular jobs include marketing and PR, youth and community work, finance roles, HR and academic research (you usually need a postgraduate degree to get into research). Because so many graduates get jobs in the civil service, a lot of graduates find themselves in London after graduating. Politics is a very popular postgraduate subject, and so about one in five politics graduates go on to take another course - usually a one-year Masters - after they finish their degrees.
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