History and Politics - BA (Hons)

Queen Mary University of London

Taught by our experts across the Departments of History, and Sociology, Politics and International Relations, examine the close links between these two disciplines.  Designed to help you understand the modern world and uncover the history of political thought. You'll get an excellent grounding in both history and politics, covering a variety of historical periods, regions and ideas, as well as political theory, ideologies, government, and institutions.  Study in a city steeped in history, surrounded by outstanding museums, parliament, and resources. This setting will be your backdrop as you expand your knowledge and explore different histories and perspectives from Africa, Asia, Europe, and the United States. You'll have an expansive choice of modules, including Politics in Action, Reformation to Revolution, and Global Histories, to name a few. Which area will ignite your interest?  ### Focusing on your future.  Develop knowledge, skills, adaptability, and resilience to succeed in an ever-changing global job market and become active global citizens. We work with the Queen Mary Careers and Enterprise Centre to ensure you know how to communicate your competitive edge in the job market.  To succeed in the global market, you’ll acquire vocationally crucial skills such as critical thinking, information analysis, communication, deadline management, and an understanding and respect for other values and cultures.    We offer many ways for you to apply your knowledge into action. You can complete a placement with one of 60+ internship partners in the heritage sector through our [History & Heritage Internship module ](https://www.qmul.ac.uk/history/study/undergraduate-study/careers/)or work closely with politics with our parliamentary internship. You could contribute your writing and editing skills to our [Queen Mary history journal ](https://qmhistoryjournal.wixsite.com/qmhj)stocked by the British Library. Or you could work on live business projects and offer professional insights with qHeritage.