BA (Hons) History and Politics at Bath Spa University

Programme overview

Our History and Politics degree combines specialised subject knowledge with practical, career-focused skills, preparing you to engage confidently with the debates, challenges and questions shaping the world today. Dynamic, applied and forward-looking, the course equips you for graduate careers across a range of industries and sectors. Politics influences every aspect of our lives – from the decisions made in parliaments to the power held by transnational corporations – yet it can often feel distant or inaccessible.

Faculty: School of Education and Humanities | Duration: Three years full time, or four years full time with professional placement year. | Study mode: full-time; optional professional placement year (sandwich) | Location: Bath, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Build strong foundations in historical and political thinking through a broad curriculum that encourages curiosity, critical questioning, and the confident evaluation of evidence, data, and ideas. Applied, practical, and career-focused: combine in-depth study of your chosen topics with professional skill development, applying your knowledge to real-world problems, projects, and debates. Specialise, create, and achieve: your final project brings together everything you’ve learned as you pursue your own area of interest.

Career pathways

We want you to graduate as an inventive, thoughtful individual, fully aware of the changing narratives of the ‘new’ world that surrounds us. If you’ve ever wondered what you can do with a History and Politics degree, the answer may surprise you.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A Level – grades BBB-BCC. No specific subject required.; BTEC – Extended Diploma grades from Distinction Distinction Merit (DDM) to Distinction Merit Merit (DMM). No specific subject required.; T Levels – grade Merit. No specific subject required.; International Baccalaureate – a minimum of 32 points. No specific subject required.; Access to HE courses – Access to HE Diploma or Access to HE Certificate (60 credits, 45 of which must be Level 3, at Merit or higher). No specific subject required.; English Language Requirements for International and EU Applicants IELTS 6.0 – for visa nationals, with a minimum score of IELTS 5.5 in each element.;

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). Annual tuition fee, UK full time Source

International applicants: GBP 18,170 a year (2027/28). Annual tuition fee, International full time Source

Duration: Three years full time, or four years full time with professional placement year.

Apply through the official page: https://apphub.bathspa.ac.uk/Connectors/Paperless/MOD/HYAPO_D

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