Politics and History BSc (Hons) at Brunel University of London

If you’re interested in politics and history, you don’t have to substitute one for the other. You’ll find they complement each other in so many ways. Politics and history at Brunel is a dynamic combination of high level study in both subjects.

Faculty: College of Arts, Law and Social Sciences  |  Department: Department of Social and Political Sciences  |  Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years full-time with placement  |  Study mode: full-time; placement year option  |  Intake: September  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

History (compulsory elements): This strand focuses on the history of Britain, Europe and the wider world. Compulsory modules by year include Year 1: Contemporary Challenges, Fundamentals of the Social Sciences, Special Subjects A, Special Subjects B; Year 2: Explaining Politics: Quantitative Political Science in Practice, From Student to Scholar: Successful Research in the Modern World, Historians and their Craft, The First World War: Causes, Course, Consequences, Theories of International Relations; Year 3: Advanced Research Skills for History, To introduce and guide students on the research and writing process for dissertations or Major Final Projects, Dissertation.

Career pathways

A major attraction of our courses is the wide variety of career opportunities to which they can lead. Some go into Politics and the civil service and have worked for Members of the Parliament such as John McDonnell MP, or former Labour party general secretary Baroness McDonagh.

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