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BA in International Relations and History

University of Leicester, United Kingdom

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Course Overview

The development of transferable skills is a key feature of teaching at Leicester. Our courses are designed to ensure you are well-equipped to secure graduate roles or places on postgraduate courses. We aim to improve your skills in written communications (from short reports to a long dissertation), oral presentation (both formal and informal), working as part of a team, independent learning (e.g., information gathering and time management), problem-solving, and information technology.

Our careers and employability tutors support and facilitate your academic, professional, and personal development. They will help you to make an informed choice, provide help and advice on employability, and send you information on potentially interesting traineeships and vacancies.

Graduate destinations

Graduates from our Politics degrees have gone on to work for a wide range of employers, including:

BNP Paribas

HSBC

Credit Agricole

Applus Aerospace

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General Eligibility

A/AS Levels: ABB-BBB. All subjects accepted. Two AS-levels are considered in place of one A-level.

EPQ with A-levels: BBB-BBC + EPQ at grade B.

Access to HE Diploma: Pass diploma with 45 credits at Level 3, including 25 credits at Distinction

International Baccalaureate: Pass Diploma with 28 points overall.

BTEC Nationals: Full Diploma with DDM

Part Time Work Details

20 hours of work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Year 1

Core modules
Medieval and Early Modern Europe: People, Power, Faith, and Culture
The Shock of the Modern
Key Concepts in International Relations
Order and Disorder: International Relations from 1989 to the Present

2 Year 2

List 1: History modules

Religious History
Histories of Violence
Blood, Position and Power: The Nobility of Later Medieval England, 1066-1485
Madness, Monarchy and Politics in Georgian Britain
Jack-the-Ripper: Crime, Popular Culture and Policing in Victorian Times
Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union

List 2: International Relations modules

International Theory
The Making of Contemporary US Foreign Policy
Sex and Gender in Global Politics
Politics of the Global South

3 Year 3

Year Abroad (optional)

4 Year 4

List 1: History modules

The USA and the Vietnam War
Fourteenth Century Crisis in England? Politics and Society 1297-1413
Crime and Punishment in African American History
Diasporas and Migrations in the Modern World
From Empire to Nation: Modern South Asia, c. 1857-1947
Gender, Crime, and Deviance in Eighteenth-Century Britain

List 2: International Relations modules

The Politics of War and Peace: Northern Ireland After 1972
American Political Development
The Politics of Intelligence
The Politics of Nuclear Weapons
The Politics of Contemporary British Foreign Policy
Politics of the International Drug Trade
International Migration in the Age of Securitisation
Corruption, Informality, and Scandals
Emotions in Conflict and Cooperation

Language Requirement

IELTS6.5
TOEFL93
PTE65
Duolingo89

IELTS 6.5 or equivalent. You may need to prove your English ability if your first language is not English. If you do not yet meet our requirements, our English Language Teaching Unit (ELTU) offers a range of courses to help you to improve your English to the necessary standard.

Programme Information

Course CategoryPolitics and International Development

Course LevelUndergraduate

Awarding BodyUniversity of Leicester

Campus NameLeicester, England

DurationFull-time, 3-4 years

Available IntakeSeptember

IELTS Score6.5

Tuition FeesUK fees: £9,250 & International fees: £18,200

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