BSc History and International Relations
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Politics and International Relations and History. Core topics include Research Methods. The programme includes an integrated placement year, with field trips and visits to local archives providing practical experience. A dissertation in History or International Relations is completed in the final year.
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Entry requirements
A level: CCC - CDD
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What students say
Based on about 10 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 93%
- Learning opportunities: 95%
- Assessment and feedback: 93%
- Academic support: 91%
- Organisation and management: 100%
- Learning resources: 100%
- Student voice: 94%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 85%
- Left higher education: 15%
What graduates do next
Based on about 17 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 65%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 15%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 20%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 10%
- Teaching Professionals: 10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 85%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 70%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 65%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 95 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 6%
- East Midlands: 9%
- West Midlands: 32%
- East of England: 6%
- London: 30%
- South East: 9%
- South West: 1%
- Wales: 1%
- Scotland: 3%
Who gets in
Based on about 20 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Global History in Perspective
- Making Histories I: Methods, Theories, Controversies
- Contemporary Britain: from the Boer War to Brexit
- Introduction to Concepts and Methods of International Relations
- Introduction to the European Union
- The Making of the Modern World
- What's Trending (Current Affairs in Politics and International Relations)
- Case Studies in Global History
- Making Histories II
- International Relations: Theories
- Critical Approaches to Security Studies
- Humanitarian Action and Foreign Intervention, 1915 - today
- The Atlantic World: Slavery and Emancipation
- Bullets. Bombs, and Bitcoin: History and Technology since 1900
- West European Politics and Society
- North American Politics and Society
- East Asian Politics and Society: China and Japan
- South Asian Politics and Society
- Security Studies: Theories and Issues
- The Politics and Policies of the European Union
- International Political Economy
- International Climate Politics
- Integrated Placement Year
- Dissertation (History or International Relations)
- History Workshop
- African Politics: From the Colonial Period to the Present Day
- The American Presidency
- Chinese Politics and Society
- Writing and Reporting of Conflict and Violence
- EuroSim: Learning Negotiation through Simulation Games
- Gender and Politics
- Interest Groups and Lobbying
- Politics and Islam: Past and Present
- Politics of Development
- Religion and Politics in Contemporary Europe
- Sport and Politics
- Technology and Digital Politics
- Debates in Contemporary British Politics
- Political Parties
- Understanding Foreign Policy
- Twin Periods? The Interwar Years and post-1989 History
- Reinventing the World: Industrial and Technological Transitions
- Rage, Shame and Hope: Emotions and Politics from the 19th to the 21st Century
- Teaching History in the 21st Century
- The History of Internationalism: From Karl Marx to Greta Thunberg
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc History and International Relations at Aston University earn?
The median salary is £28,000 after 15 months, £27,500 after 3 years, £34,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £28,500 and £50,000. The £34,500 median after five years is £500 more than the UK median for Politics.
What do graduates of BSc History and International Relations at Aston University do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc History and International Relations at Aston University?
93% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc History and International Relations at Aston University?
The typical offer is CCC at A level. The average entrant had 105 UCAS points.
Does BSc History and International Relations at Aston University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BSc History and International Relations at Aston University?
85% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.