BA (Hons) History and Politics at Manchester Metropolitan University

BA (Hons) History and Politics helps you understand how historical events, ideas and movements continue to influence today’s political debates and decisions. With us, you’ll explore major periods of history and learn how power, conflict and social change have shaped societies, while also getting to grips with the systems, institutions and political ideas that drive government and global events today. Throughout your degree, you’ll build the long-term perspective needed to make sense of the political present, examining how past struggles, ideologies and turning points connect to the political issues we’re facing today.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Humanities  |  Department: School of History, Politics and Philosophy  |  Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years with placement/overseas study  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time, placement year available  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Manchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

This Joint Honours degree provides the opportunity to study two subjects at degree level and our programme is carefully developed to balance modules from each area. Studying a blend of history and politics will give you insight into issues such as international politics, environmentalism and climate change from both a modern and historical perspective. Year 1 core: Global History, Exploring History: Thematic Study, Political Debates and Ideologies, The Making of Modern Britain: Political Culture and Society. Year 2 core: Fit for the Future, Encountering the Past: Interpreting Primary Sources, Modern Political Thought; options: Comparative and Regional Politics, Critical Perspectives on War and Security, Gender, Race and Sexuality, Global Political Thought, King and Country? Power and Identity in Medieval and Early Modern Europe, Pursuing Change: Revolutions, Conflict and Society in the Modern World, Race and Rights in the Modern World, Social and Public Policy, The Power of Protest and Popular Culture, Treasure? Material Culture from Ancient Worlds in Museums and Beyond. Year 3 core: Research Methods and Practice, History and Politics Independent Project; options: Ancient Empires, EU In Turmoil, Modern Britain and Ireland, New Worlds: Overseas Colonisation, Globalisation and Changing Lives, 1400-1800, Postcolonial Perspectives: Decolonising Narratives, Public and Social Policy Analysis, Sex, Deviance and Power: Gender and Sexuality in Historical Perspective, The American Century: The United States, C. 1900-2000, The Politics of Climate Change and Sustainability, Transatlantic Foreign Policy, Living and Dying in the Ancient World, Information and Security, Divided World: Cold War Histories, Critical Political Thought, Asia and Africa Since 1750: Empires, Decolonisation and Globalisation, Travellers' Tales: Migration, Encounters and Conflict in the Medieval and Early Modern Mediterranean.

Career pathways

Studying a Joint Honours degree gives you the opportunity to improve your employability by developing skills and knowledge in two subjects. Opportunities for graduates may exist in the public and private sectors in areas such as: Management and administration.

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