BA Politics and Modern History
About this course
BA in Politics and International Relations and History. Core topics include Research Methods, Policy Analysis, and Historical Research.
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Entry requirements
A level: AAA including History or Politics
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Real offers for this course
Applicants have posted 7 UCAS decisions for BA Politics and Modern History (VL12) at the University of Manchester for 2027 entry so far: 7 offers. The published offer is AAA at A level. The first offer was posted on 15 October.
What students say
Based on about 40 final-year students who answered
- Teaching on my course: 87%
- Learning opportunities: 79%
- Assessment and feedback: 78%
- Academic support: 94%
- Organisation and management: 79%
- Learning resources: 87%
- Student voice: 74%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 110 students who started
- Continued on course: 89%
- Left higher education: 10%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 1%
What graduates do next
Based on about 31 graduates who answered
- Working: 59%
- Working and studying: 19%
- Further study: 4%
- Unemployed: 9%
Most common jobs
- Administrative occupations: 20%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 15%
- Elementary occupations: 15%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 85%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 55%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 35%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 290 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 27%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 4%
- East Midlands: 2%
- West Midlands: 6%
- East of England: 2%
- London: 42%
- South East: 8%
- South West: 4%
- Wales: 2%
Who gets in
Based on about 110 students who started
- A levels: 91%
- Baccalaureate: 6%
- Access course: 1%
- Foundation course: 1%
- A degree: 1%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- History in Practice
- Introduction to Comparative Politics
- Introduction to International Politics
- Introduction to Political Theory
- A Global Nation: Power, Politics, and Struggle Across the American Century, 1870-2020
- Constructing Archaic Greek History
- From Republic to Empire: Introduction to Roman History, Society & Culture 218-31BC
- Cities and Citizens
- Introduction to the History and Culture of Pharaonic Egypt
- Decoding Inequality: Reimagining Digital Culture
- Modern China: from the Opium Wars to the Olympic Games
- Histories of the Islamic World
- Capitalism in Historical Perspective: 1700-1913
- Imperial Nation: Empire and the Making of Modern Britain, 1783-1902
- An Introduction to the Medieval World
- Forging a New World: Europe c.1450-1750
- States, Nations and Empires. Europe, c.1750-1914
- ‘There is Black in the Union Jack’: Black and South Asian British Histories
- Histories of Information
- Bodies in History: An introduction to the History of Medicine
- Japanese History and Civilisation
- Empire and Culture in East Asia
- The History and Sociopolitics of Palestine/Israel (1882-1967)
- History and Politics of the Middle East and North Africa
- The Making of Modern Russia: 1552-1917
- Humanities in Public: The Politics and Value(s) of Knowledge
- From Jamestown to James Brown: African-American History and Culture
- The American Civil War
- The Conquering Hero: The Life, Times and Legacy of Alexander The Great
- The Roman Empire 31BC - AD313 Rome's Golden Age
- Politics and Society in Classical Greece
- Roman Women in 22 Objects
- Weimar Culture? Art, Film and Politics in Germany, 1918-33
- Making of the Modern Mind: European Intellectual History in a Global Context
- Winds of Change: Politics, Society and Culture in Britain, 1899 -1990
- Independent Research Project
- Late Imperial China: the Great Wall and Beyond
- The Cultural History of Modern War
- Colonial Encounters: Race, Violence, and the Making of the Modern World
- The Stuff of History: Objects Across Borders, 1500-1800
- Back to the Future: The Uses and Abuses of History
- Histories of the Islamic World
- Capitalism in Historical Perspective: 1700-1913
- A Transnational History of Europe in the Short Twentieth Century, c.1917-1991
- Revolutionary Cities: The Urban World of the Middle Ages
- From Cholera to COVID-19: A Global History of Epidemics
- In Frankenstein's Footsteps: Science Fiction in Literature and Film.
- Animals in History: An Introduction to human-animal relationships and why they matter
- Aesthetics and Politics of Italian Fascism
- The Italian Renaissance
- Themes in the Histories of Arab and Jewish Nationalisms
- Politics by Numbers
- Security Studies
- Questions About International Politics
- Politics & Society in Britain Since 1940: From Blitz to Brexit
- Arguing About Politics: Political Theory in the World
- The Politics of Globalisation
- The Politics of Development
- Gender and Politics in Comparative Perspective
- The Politics of Policy Making
- Ideals of Social Justice
- How to Conduct Politics Research
- Injustice and Resistance
- Environmental Politics
- Comparative West European Politics
- Asia-Pacific Security
- Religion, Culture and Gender
- 100 Years of Revolution: from Lenin's Soviet Union to Putin's Russia
- The Revolutions of 1989 and their Aftermaths: Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia
- Between East and West: Culture, Empire and Nation in Russia
- History of Latin America
- Entrepreneur: Innovator and Risk-Taker
- Slavery and the Old South
- Culture and Society in Germany 1871-1918
- 'A Nation In The Making': India, 1800-1947
- Empire, Gender and British Heroes, c.1885 - 1985
- History Dissertation
- Wealth and Welfare: Reconceptualising British Economy and Society between 1832 and 1942
- China and the West: the Age of Empire and Beyond
- Heroes and Holy Men: The Irish Sea World in the Viking Age, c. 780-1100
- The Holocaust: History, Historiography, Memory
- The Comparative and Transnational History of Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany
- John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and U.S. Foreign Policy in the 1960s
- Defining the Deviant: Crime and British Society, 1888-2000
- The Aftermath of War in France, Britain and Germany: Violence and Reconstruction after WW1 and WW2
- Ceaseless Revolution: France, 1781-1871
- The Black Freedom Movement, 1955-1975
- Material Encounters in the Early Modern World, 1400-1800
- 'Brains and Numbers': Intellectual Life in Victorian Britain
- Pirates: The Sea, The Empire and The Other
- Becoming Christian in The Early Middle Ages
- The Normans and the Kingdom of Sicily in the Mediterranean World (1000-1200)
- Spatial History: Mapping the Past
- From New Left to New Times: Socialist Ideas in Post-War Britain
- Black Britain: Power, Neighbourhoods and the Everyday, 1948-1990
- Africa and Development: A Political History of the Social Sciences
- Cultural Entanglements: Life and Death in Colonial America
- The Anglo-American Connection & National Identity in the long C19: Race, Reform & National Identity
- Contesting Hitler's Empire:Resistance,Collaboration,and Mass Violence in Occupied Europe (1939–1945)
- Global China in the Second World War
- Democracy and Authoritarianism in Latin America’s Twentieth Century
- Islam in China
- People and Power in the Digital Age
- Madness and Society
- Fossils: Global Histories of Natural Heritage, Science and Empire
- The Nuclear Age: Global Nuclear Threats from Hiroshima to Today
- From Sherlock Holmes to CSI: a History of Forensic Science and Medicine
- Climate Change & Society
- Tools and Techniques for Enterprise
- Tools & Techniques for Enterprise
- Enterprise Feasibility
- The Politics of the European Union
- Russian Politics
- Morality and Markets
- The Politics and Philosophy of Nationalism
- Elections and Voters in Britain
- Liberalism and Empire
- Dimensions of Peace and Conflict: Disciplinary and Regional Approaches
- Political Morality and Dirty Hands
- Chinese Politics
- Public Policy Problems
- Dissertation A
- Gender, War & Militarism
- Africa & Global Politics
- War Memories and Reconciliation in East Asia
- Intimate Geopolitics of Global China
- Understanding Political Choice in Britain
- The Politics of Climate Change
- Knowledge Production in Peace-building: Practices and Processes
- Global Capitalism, Crisis and Revolt
- Contemporary Parliamentary Studies and the British Political Tradition
- Postcolonial Politics
- The International Political Economy of Trade
- Sex, Bodies and Money: Feminist, Queer and Intersectional Political Economy
- United States Foreign Policy: Dominance and Decline in a Complex World
- Race, Ethnicity, Migration
- Ukraine Rises: Democracy, Protest, Identity and War in Comparative Perspective
- Capitalism and Sexuality
- Decolonising Human Rights
- Global Politics of LGBTQ+ Rights
- Development, Conflict, and Democracy in Latin America
- Can Democracy Work?
- Chinese Political Economy in the Reform Era
- Culture, Media and Politics in the Soviet Union and post-Soviet Russia
- History of the Spanish Atlantic World: Empire, Trade, War
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Politics and Modern History at University of Manchester earn?
The median salary is £27,000 after 15 months, £26,000 after 3 years, £33,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £25,500 and £42,500. The £33,000 median after five years is £1,000 less than the UK median for Politics.
What do graduates of BA Politics and Modern History at University of Manchester do next?
81% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Politics and Modern History at University of Manchester?
87% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Politics and Modern History at University of Manchester?
The typical offer is AAA at A level. The average entrant had 162 UCAS points. Applicants who posted offers on UniScout for 2027 entry were most often predicted A*A*A*.
When does the University of Manchester send offers for BA Politics and Modern History?
For 2027 entry, applicants have posted 7 decisions for this course on UniScout. The first offer was posted on 15 October, and the most decisions so far arrived in October.
How many students continue on BA Politics and Modern History at University of Manchester?
89% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.