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BA (Hons) International Relations with History

University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

If you're interested in the issues facing the global community and fascinated by history, this BA (Hons) International Relations with History degree course is for you.

You'll examine international issues such as the causes of conflicts, the challenges of managing migration and the global response to climate change. You'll look at current problems, past responses and government and global policies. You'll also study British and global history and develop your skills in research and analysis.

This course will set you up for a career or postgraduate study in areas such as government, the international charity sector, international organisations (such as the UN), culture and heritage, museums and international business. You'll have sought-after qualities you can transfer easily to the workplace in roles that involve analysis, research, communication and teamwork.

General Eligibility

  • A levels – ABB–BBC

  • UCAS points – 112–128 points to include a minimum of 2 A levels, or equivalent

  • T levels – Merit

  • BTECs (Extended Diplomas) – DDM–DMM

  • International Baccalaureate – 25

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Placement year

On this course, you can do an optional work placement year between your 2nd and 3rd years to get valuable experience working in industry.

We’ll help you secure a work placement that fits your situation and ambitions. You’ll get mentoring and support throughout the year.

2 Year 1

Core modules in this year include:

  • Global Development

  • Key Themes in International Relations

  • Political Thought

  • Professional Practice: Skills for Academic and Professional Success

  • The Making of the Global South

3 Year 2

Core modules in this year include:

  • Bending the Truth a Little? Researching Politics and International Relations

  • International Thought

Optional modules in this year include:

  • A History of US Foreign Policy: From the Great War to 9/11

  • Analysing Foreign Policy

  • Autocracy and Democracy

  • Development and Democracy in Latin America

  • East Asian States and Societies

  • Empire and its Afterlives in Britain, Europe and Africa

  • Envisioning Ourselves: Media and the Making of Modern Britain, 1850-2000

  • Global Environmental Issues and Concerns

  • Introduction to Teaching

  • Modern Foreign Language (Institution-wide Language Programme)

  • Professional Experience L5

  • The Hidden Lives of Things: Material Culture in the Early Modern World

  • Underworlds: Crime, Deviance & Punishment in Britain, 1500-1900

  • US Politics

4 Year 3

Core modules in this year include:

  • Security Challenges in the Twenty-first Century

  • Specialist Option: Empires and Identities

  • Specialist Option: Societies in Revolution

Optional modules in this year include:

  • Dissertation / Major Project

  • France in the World: Global Actor or Global Maverick?

  • Global Capitalism: Past, Present and Future

  • Global Health

  • Independent Project (International Relations)

  • International Security in the Asia-Pacific

  • NGOs and Social Movements

  • Professional Development: Recruiters and Candidates

  • Professional Experience L6

  • Race, Rights and Development: Global Perspectives on Inequality and Social Justice

  • Religion and Politics in Global Perspective

  • The European Union: A Global Power in the Making?

Language Requirement

The IELTS score for international applicants is 6.0 (with no less than 5.5 in each component).

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