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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
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Sep 2026
3 Year
If you want to use the latest, cutting-edge methods to understand how the world works, and want to inform these methods with deep historical knowledge, then a BSc (Hons) in International Relations and History is perfect for you. This degree programme gives you the opportunity and skills to delve into world history, but also trains you in the latest techniques to understand contemporary international affairs. Do we have more war today than in the past? Do historical factors influence levels of democracy today? Which are the most important actors in the international system: states, or individuals? How has the nature of international affairs changed? As well as gaining an understanding of the theory of International Relations, you will also learn empirical rigour which will give you new transferable skills. The combination of a deep understanding of history with the latest methodological developments in the quantitative study of global issues will help you to understand the relationship between numerous factors, such as war, conflict, democracy, autocracy, human rights, inequality and much more besides.
Hands-on experience of how social and political science operates outside the university; ten weeks of applied group research.
Key concepts, theories, thinkers and approaches in the social and political sciences and history.
Three classes across Social and Political Sciences, at least one from your degree subject.
Three further classes across Social and Political Sciences, at least one from your degree subject.
Skills to analyse political data and methods for gathering and understanding data; the importance of quantitative analysis in domestic and international politics.
Prepares for the final-year dissertation; analytical perspectives, research methods and techniques for designing research in politics and international relations.
Major theoretical approaches in International Relations applied to states, organisations and issues such as war, terrorism, climate change and nuclear proliferation.
Research and writing process for the dissertation or Major Final Project.
Plan, design and execute a research project in the degree subject and critically evaluate it.
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