BA History and Politics
About this course
BA (Hons) in Politics and International Relations and History, combining political theory with historical analysis. Core topics include Historical Research, Policy Analysis, Research Methods, Data Analysis, Fieldwork, and Global & Comparative Perspective. The three-year undergraduate programme offers students an optional study abroad period or placement year, alongside an independent research project in the final year.
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Entry requirements
UCAS Tariff: 96 to 112 Tariff Points Subject requirements: There are no specific subject requirements for this course.
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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: 85%
- Learning opportunities: 78%
- Assessment and feedback: 73%
- Academic support: 94%
- Organisation and management: 74%
- Learning resources: 94%
- Student voice: 67%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 25 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 135 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 52%
- North West: 10%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 20%
- East Midlands: 5%
- West Midlands: 1%
- East of England: 1%
- London: 5%
- South East: 1%
- South West: 1%
- Scotland: 1%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 95%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- The Making of Contemporary Europe
- Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe 1200-1720
- Making History
- Democrats and Dictators
- International Conflict and Cooperation
- Thinking Politically
- Skills for Academic Success in a UK University
- Humanities Study Abroad (60 credit)
- Affluence and Anxiety: The US from 1920 to 1960
- America in the 1960s
- Your Graduate Future
- Into the Dark Valley: Europe, 1919-1939
- The Holocaust
- Enlightenment to Empire: France in an Age of Revolution, 1715-1815
- Civilians and the Second World War
- Setting America Right: Conservatism in the United States, 1933 - 2016
- Divisive Pasts: Legacies of Conflict and Oppression in the 20th and 21st Centuries
- Early Modern Monarchies: Power and Representation, 1500-1750
- Field Notes: Politics and Policy Making in Place
- Migration Nation: Britain’s History of Immigration, Multiculturalism and Race
- People Power before Democracy: The United Kingdom, 1790-1914
- People’s Histories: Independent Research Project
- Theories and Practice of Democracy
- Global Governance
- Theories of International Relations
- Foreign Policy Analysis
- From Bastille to Strasbourg- A Journey through Human Rights
- Representing Political Violence
- Government in Action: Inside the Civil Service
- Unilang - Languages for all - Level 5 Placeholder
- Skills for Academic Success in a UK University
- Humanities Work Placement Year
- Humanities Study Abroad Year
- Red, White and Green: The American Environment Through Time
- The African American Freedom Struggle Since 1945
- Civil War and Reconstruction
- Women, Crime and Subversion in Early Modern Europe
- Italian Fascism
- Joint Honours Dissertation
- Sex and the City: Urban Life in Eighteenth-Century Britain
- Holocaust Testimony and Cultural Memory
- Environmental disaster in modern Britain
- Nicaragua in Revolution, 1979-1990
- Russia Between Democracy and Dictatorship: Gorbachev to Putin, 1985-2008
- Dissertation with Public History
- From Grand Tours to Dirty Weekends: Travellers and Tourists in Britain, Ireland and Beyond
- Ending the British Empire, 1930 – now
- Active Citizens
- Critical Security
- Genocide
- Media Power and Propaganda
- Politics of Oil and Global Warming
- Terrorism
- War Games- Negotiating Security through Simulations
- Politics in a Hyper-technological Age
- Skills for Academic Success in a UK University
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA History and Politics at Northumbria University earn?
The median salary is £23,000 after 3 years, £26,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £21,500 and £31,000. The £26,500 median after five years is £7,500 less than the UK median for Politics.
Are students happy with the teaching on BA History and Politics at Northumbria University?
85% 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 Politics at Northumbria University?
The typical offer is CA at A level. The average entrant had 123 UCAS points.
Does BA History and Politics at Northumbria University 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 Politics at Northumbria University?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.