BA History and Politics
About this course
BA (Hons) in Politics and International Relations and History. Core topics include Research Methods. Students can undertake field trips, including visits to the German Bundestag in Berlin.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB or BBB IB: 34 points
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Real offers for this course
Applicants have posted 1 UCAS decision for BA History and Politics (VLC2) at the University of Sussex for 2027 entry so far. The published offer is ABB at A level.
What students say
Based on about 7 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 95%
- Learning opportunities: 89%
- Assessment and feedback: 80%
- Academic support: 95%
- Organisation and management: 86%
- Learning resources: 82%
- Student voice: 70%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 5%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 5%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 165 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 1%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 2%
- West Midlands: 1%
- East of England: 11%
- London: 47%
- South East: 34%
- South West: 3%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 30 students who started
- A levels: 90%
- Baccalaureate: 5%
- Other qualifications: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- British Political History
- Explaining Political Systems
- The Early Modern World
- Freedom, Power, Justice: Foundations of Political Theory
- Research Skills and Methods in Political Science
- The Making of the Modern World
- European Politics
- Historical Consultancy
- Modern Political Thought
- Engaged Public History
- Connections and Currents in the Early Modern Atlantic
- Freedom and Power in the American Century
- The People's Century? Britain after 1914
- 1661: Slavery in English America
- 1776: The Enlightenment
- 1857: Indian Rebellion
- 1899: Apex Empires, Savage Wars
- 1942: Holocaust
- 1948: The Arab-Israeli Conflict
- 1953: Monarchs and Murders
- 1959 Havana: Revolution in Latin America
- 1968: Rivers of Blood
- 1984: Thatcher's Britain (Observing the 1980s)
- 2015: Fortress Europe and the Migration Crisis
- Capitalism and Democracy
- Communicating Politics
- Divided Island? Irish Politics from Partition to the Present
- Feminism and the Politics of Gender
- Governing India: Institutions, Actors and Challenges Amidst Social Diversity
- Italy Between Political Crisis and Social Change
- States of Disunion: Power, Polarisation and Protest in US Politics
- The Challenge of Being a Reluctant Hegemon; German Politics Today
- The EU Between Integration and Disintegration
- The Making of Modern Turkey: The Struggle Between Authoritarianism and Democracy
- History Dissertation
- Authoritarianism and its Critics
- Britain and the Second World War
- City on a Hill: Faith and the American Project
- Debating Democracy in the Long 19th Century
- Environmental Politics in the Anthropocene
- Freedom Now! The African-American Freedom Struggle After 1945
- Genocide
- Global Crisis and European Political Economy
- Guns, Germs and Mai Tais: Culture and Imperialism in the Pacific
- Indian Politics Since Independence: Between Dominance and Fragmentation
- Palestine from Balfour to Nakba
- Parties and Party Systems
- Political Psychology
- Post-Rave Britain, 1988 - present
- Producing History
- Queer Archives
- The French Empire and Its Aftermath
- The Global First World War
- The Politics of Euroscepticism
- The Rise of Anti-politics
- The United States in the Middle East, 1917-Present
- Witches and Witch-Hunts
- Beauty, Fashion and History
- British Childhood, Past and Present
- DIY History
- Emotions
- Immigration and the Liberal State
- Independent Study/Internship Option
- Life Writing and Life Histories
- Migrant Ecologies
- Objects and History
- Political Corruption
- Populism and Politics
- Resistance
- The Neoliberal Age? Understanding Modern Britain
- The Politics of (Post-)Truth
- The Politics of Feeling
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA History and Politics at University of Sussex earn?
The median salary is £25,500 after 3 years, £30,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £25,000 and £38,500. The £30,500 median after five years is £3,500 less than the UK median for Politics.
Are students happy with the teaching on BA History and Politics at University of Sussex?
95% 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 University of Sussex?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 34 points in the IB. The average entrant had 127 UCAS points.
Does BA History and Politics at University of Sussex 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 University of Sussex?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.