BA History and Politics of the Americas
About this course
BA in History and Politics of the Americas, a cross-disciplinary degree examining the historical, political, and social dynamics of the region. Core topics include Research Methods and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. Students complete a series of investigative modules and have the opportunity to undertake a dissertation in the final year. The first year covers core foundations through Introduction to History of the Americas, Introduction to Politics of the Americas, and Investigating the Americas I: Topics and Skills, alongside optional language modules in Spanish, French, or Portuguese. The second year builds on this with Investigating the Americas II: Research Approaches and Skills, supported by options exploring protest politics, US institutions, gender, and regional relations. The final year centres on Investigating the Americas III: Contemporary Issues and Skills, while optional modules span human rights, political economy, machine learning for social sciences, and museum heritage.
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Entry requirements
A level: AAB IB: 36 points (A total of 17 points in three higher level subjects, with no higher level score below 5.)
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 76%: 55 offers from 72 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 18 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 93%
- Learning opportunities: 88%
- Assessment and feedback: 81%
- Academic support: 85%
- Organisation and management: 96%
- Learning resources: 88%
- Student voice: 86%
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%
What graduates do next
Based on about 8 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 60%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 20%
Most common jobs
- Finance Professionals: 30%
- Sales occupations: 20%
- Teaching Professionals: 20%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 10%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 75%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 75%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 50%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 215 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 4%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 3%
- East Midlands: 1%
- West Midlands: 2%
- East of England: 7%
- London: 67%
- South East: 8%
- South West: 4%
- Wales: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 75 students who started
- A levels: 85%
- Baccalaureate: 12%
- A degree: 1%
- Other HE qualification: 1%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Introduction to History of the Americas
- Introduction to Politics of the Americas
- Investigating the Americas I: Topics and Skills
- The Making of Modern America: The United States since 1920
- History and Politics of Latin America c.1930 to the Present
- Spanish Levels 1+2
- French Levels 1+2
- Portuguese Levels 1+2
- Investigating the Americas II: Research Approaches and Skills
- Protest Politics in the USA from the New Deal to Trump
- Politics of the United States: Processes and Institutions
- The Making of Modern America: The United States since 1920
- Gender, Politics and Society of the Americas
- London and the United States: The Difference a City Makes
- Intimate Matters: Histories of Sexuality in the U.S. and Beyond, 1945-present
- Pivotal Decade: The 1970s in US political, social, cultural and economic history
- The Caribbean in the Shadow of the North: Caribbean-US Relations in the Twentieth Century
- The United States and the Cold War
- History and Politics of Latin America c.1930 to the Present
- Investigating the Americas III: Contemporary Issues and Skills
- Dissertation
- Human Rights in the Americas
- Political Economy of Inequality in the Americas
- Out of the Closet: US Sexual Politics since the Great Depression
- Voting in the Americas
- Race and Resistance in Black Atlantic Thought
- Representing the Past: Museums, Heritage and Public History
- Data Storytelling: Explaining the Social World
- Machine Learning for Social Sciences with Python
- Anthropocene Studies
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA History and Politics of the Americas at University College London earn?
The median salary is £30,000 after 15 months, £31,000 after 3 years, £42,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £32,500 and £57,000. The £42,500 median after five years is £8,500 more than the UK median for Politics.
What do graduates of BA History and Politics of the Americas at University College London do next?
80% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA History and Politics of the Americas at University College London?
93% 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 of the Americas at University College London?
The typical offer is AAB at A level, or 36 points in the IB. The average entrant had 145 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA History and Politics of the Americas at University College London?
76% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 55 offers from 72 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
How many students continue on BA History and Politics of the Americas at University College London?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.