BA History and International Relations
About this course
BA in History and International Relations, a Politics and International Relations and History degree spanning historical developments and global political systems. Core topics include Research Methods, Project Management, Accounting, Policy Analysis, Historical Research, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. Teaching takes place on the Penryn campus in Cornwall. During the first year, students study compulsory modules including New Approaches to History, Key Concepts in Politics and International Relations, Political Communication, and Generative AI and Sustainable Futures: Ethics, Society, and Scholarship, alongside optional choices such as Public History and British Government and Politics. The second year builds professional competencies through compulsory modules like The Practice of History, Security Studies, and Political Analysis, while offering diverse optional modules such as American Politics, Global Authoritarianism, and Politics of Gender, Sex and Sexuality. In the final year, students can select from a broad range of optional modules to tailor their studies to specific interests.
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Entry requirements
A level: AAB-ABB. IB: 34/665-32/655.
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 96%: 51 offers from 53 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 13 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 90%
- Learning opportunities: 84%
- Assessment and feedback: 65%
- Academic support: 74%
- Organisation and management: 71%
- Learning resources: 78%
- Student voice: 71%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 93 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 64%
- Working and studying: 12%
- Further study: 9%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 22%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals: 13%
- Finance Professionals: 10%
- Administrative occupations: 7%
- Elementary occupations: 7%
- Find their work meaningful: 77%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 66%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 55%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 405 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 1%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 2%
- East Midlands: 2%
- West Midlands: 3%
- East of England: 9%
- London: 37%
- South East: 25%
- South West: 17%
- Wales: 3%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 85%
- Baccalaureate: 15%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- New Approaches to History
- Key Concepts in Politics and International Relations
- Political Communication
- Generative AI and Sustainable Futures: Ethics, Society, and Scholarship
- Foundations of Environmental Humanities
- Historical Sources and Skills: Microhistory and History from Below
- Public History
- European History: Politics and Society
- An Introduction to Histories of Science and Environment
- Global History: Twentieth Century Transformations
- British Government and Politics
- Violence in World Politics
- Power, Inequality and Global Justice
- The Practice of History
- Security Studies
- Political Analysis
- Apocalyptic Narratives: Disaster Writing
- Ecology and Empire
- Art and Archaeology in Post-Colonial Nations
- Stolen Histories: Colonialism, Looting, and the Illicit Trade of Cultural Heritage
- Critical Elements of Environmental Humanities: Cultures of Earth and Water
- The Occult in Victorian Britain
- Germany 1500-Present: Cultural and Political Histories
- Humanities in the Workplace (Penryn)
- Enlightenment and the Age of Reason: Philosophy, Politics, Society
- Revolution and Abolition: History and Legacies of the Atlantic Slave Trade
- American Politics
- National and Community Identity
- The Political Psychology of Elites
- Imagining the Good Life: From Agora to the American Dream
- Introduction to Postcolonialism
- Political Geographies: Local to Global
- Politics of the Middle East
- Global Authoritarianism
- Politics of Gender, Sex and Sexuality
- Politics, Policy and Economics
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA History and International Relations at University of Exeter earn?
The median salary is £29,000 after 15 months, £28,000 after 3 years, £36,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £29,000 and £46,500. The £36,000 median after five years is £2,000 more than the UK median for Politics.
What do graduates of BA History and International Relations at University of Exeter do next?
86% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA History and International Relations at University of Exeter?
90% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA History and International Relations at University of Exeter?
The typical offer is ABB at A level. The average entrant had 147 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA History and International Relations at University of Exeter?
96% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 51 offers from 53 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BA History and International Relations at University of Exeter include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA History and International Relations at University of Exeter?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.