Contemporary Military and International History
University of Salford
UCAS Code: VV13 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
University of Salford
UCAS Code: VV13 | 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)
History and / or Politics desirable
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
112 UCAS Tariff Points. 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
From wars of propaganda to weaponry and intelligence, explore the conflicts that have shaped society over the past 200 years with our international and military history degree. You’ll delve into topics as diverse as terrorism and intelligence, with the option to specialise in naval, air or land warfare.
As your studies progress, you’ll expand your knowledge of major trends relating to war and diplomacy over the last two centuries. From the Victorian period to the modern-day, you’ll choose from a range of optional modules designed to explore the political, economic and cultural dimensions of war, as well as the relations between states around the world.
What’s more, in the second and third year of your course you’ll have the opportunity to gain a wealth of real-world experience by pursuing study abroad or as part of one of our industry placements – both of which designed to give your CV the boost it needs to stand out in a competitive job market.
In the latest National Student Survey, our international and military history degree received 95% overall student satisfaction (University of Salford analysis of unpublished NSS 2020 data).
**You will**
- Explore major trends relating to war and diplomacy during the last two centuries
- Gain hands-on experience and develop a wide range of transferable skillsets required for a variety of professional careers
- Have the opportunity to study abroad for some, or all, of your second year
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Modules
**Year one**
- Introduction to Security, Intelligence and Terrorism Studies
- Issues in Contemporary History
- International History (1) 1890-1945
- International History (2) 1945-Present
- Introduction to Contemporary Military History (1)
- Introduction to Contemporary Military History (2)
**Year two**
- The Age of Revolution
- Theories of War
- Researching in History
Optional modules may include:
- Air Power and Modern Warfare
- Regimes and Dictatorships from 1918
- Armoured Warfare
- US Foreign Policy since 1945
- Intelligence, Security and Politics in Britain 1909-94
- Chinese Foreign Policy Since 1949
- University Wide Language Programme
*Year three*
- Dissertation
Optional modules may include:
- Britain and the Cold War
- Britain and the European Resistance 1939-45
- The History and Politics of Socialism
- Arab-Israeli Conflict
- Military Archive Placement Scheme
- Military History Publishing Placement
- British Counter-Insurgency Since 1945
- Photography and Conflict in the 20th and 21st Centuries
- University Wide Language Programme
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The Uni
Peel Park Campus
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.
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International history
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Military history
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