BA History and International Relations is an interdepartmental and interdisciplinary programme designed to develop your critical thinking and independence of thought about the past, and about the value of history for thinking about the key political and governmental challenges facing today’s world. Our History & International Relations degree combines teaching from our History and International Relations courses to create an integrated multidisciplinary programme. The research and communication skills of historical study combined with the intellectual and analytical demands of International Relations, create a challenging education pathway to provide an ideal foundation for a wide range of careers. The first year provides a grounding in historical methods and in the theoretical and historical foundations of international studies, offering a truly global introduction to the subject. The second year focusses on the use of history for international analysis, with a wide range of specialist options. In the final year, students select one of the many special subjects and write an associated dissertation in the Department of History, working extensively with primary source materials. They also select from a wide range of option modules in International Relations.