BSc Politics and History
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Politics and International Relations and History. Core topics include Statistics, Research Methods, Policy Analysis, and Historical Research. The programme includes an optional placement year, and students complete a dissertation in their final year. Modules cover quantitative political science, research design, and contemporary challenges in social and political analysis.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBB IB: International Baccalaureate Diploma 30 points. GCSE English equivalent SL 5 or HL 4
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 100%: 20 offers from 20 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 10 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 89%
- Learning opportunities: 84%
- Assessment and feedback: 89%
- Academic support: 95%
- Organisation and management: 91%
- Learning resources: 73%
- Student voice: 73%
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: 80%
- Gained a higher qualification: 5%
- Left higher education: 5%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 10%
What graduates do next
Based on about 12 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 70%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Administrative occupations: 35%
- Media Professionals: 10%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 10%
- Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations: 10%
- Customer service occupations: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 60%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 35%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 45%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 50 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- East Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 15%
- London: 55%
- South East: 15%
- South West: 5%
Who gets in
Based on about 25 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 90%
- Other HE qualification: 10%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Bronze overall, Bronze for student experience, Bronze for student outcomes.
Modules
- Contemporary Challenges
- Fundamentals of the Social Sciences
- Special Subjects A
- Special Subjects B
- Explaining Politics: Quantitative Political Science in Practice
- From Student to Scholar: Successful Research in the Modern World
- Historians and their Craft
- The First World War: Causes, Course, Consequences
- Theories of International Relations
- Climate Politics
- Colonialism and Decolonization in Africa
- Colonialism, Migration and Global Racism
- Fascist Italy, 1919-1945: Revolution, Conflict and Collapse
- Gender, Sexuality and Feminism
- Insurgency and Counter-insurgency
- Issues in American Politics
- Middle East: Societies, Religion and Politics
- Military History and Strategic Thought
- National Security Intelligence
- Plato’s Republic
- South Asia: Cultures, Societies and Development
- Struggles for Emancipation
- Advanced Research Skills for History
- Dissertation
- Apocalypse! Crisis and Society
- Digital Media, Social Movements and Change
- Environment and Sustainability
- European Union Politics: Problems and Prospects
- Great Power Competition: Russia, China and the USA
- International Development: Politics and Policy
- Lawyers, Guns and Money: Making the Modern World System
- Marx and the Critique of Political Economy
- Media, Politics & Power in America
- Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking
- Parliamentary Studies
- Politics and Digital Cultures
- Political Satire and Comedy
- Primary Source Workshop
- Public Policy Analysis
- Slavery and Abolition in the Atlantic World
- Terrorism and Counterterrorism
- The Arab-Israeli Conflict
- The Second World War
- Violence and Conflict in Eastern Africa
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Politics and History at Brunel University of London earn?
The median salary is £30,500 after 15 months, £25,500 after 3 years, £32,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £26,500 and £40,000. The £32,500 median after five years is £1,500 less than the UK median for Politics.
What do graduates of BSc Politics and History at Brunel University of London 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 Politics and History at Brunel University of London?
89% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Politics and History at Brunel University of London?
The typical offer is BBB at A level, or 30 points in the IB. The average entrant had 97 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BSc Politics and History at Brunel University of London?
100% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 20 offers from 20 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BSc Politics and History at Brunel University of London include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BSc Politics and History at Brunel University of London?
80% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.