BA (Hons) History with International Relations

Graduate with a degree in History with International Relations by combining modules from both disciplines
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Let what you learn from the past influence your success in the future. Gain invaluable problem solving and analytical skills by investigating a wide range of societies from the 15th century to the present day. You’ll learn how to study the past through political, social, economic, artistic, intellectual and cultural channels. You’ll also get to grips with the up-to-date political issues of international relations by analysing globalisation and global governance.

Graduate with a degree in BA (Hons) History with International Relations by following these steps:

  • Apply for BA (Hons) History 
  • Take a variety of History modules each year – in your second and final years, you can pick and choose the options that interest you 
  • Take at least two of the modules listed below in your second year and one in your final year to graduate with BA (Hons) History with International Relations.

Optional international relations modules

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Refugee studies (second year)
This module focuses on the political, economic and social context of forced migration and considers the complex and varied nature of global refugee populations.
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Global development (second year)
This module embraces both theoretical and empirical approaches to understanding development issues and policies, at international and multilateral scale.
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Global environmental policies (final year)
This module examines the problem of environmental degradation and its implications for our global political economy. It discusses the major debates in political thought around the primary causes of environmental degradation.

Personalise your history degree

At Plymouth, your degree really is what you make it. Choose to study optional modules from across the School of Society and Culture.

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In your second year...
Choose to swap in up to two modules from across the school. You could study a module in politics or international relations to better understand the politics of the historical events that have shaped global development.
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In your final year...
Dive deeper into history by sticking with our wide selection of history options or swap in another module from across the school. For example, you can explore the interface between literature and history with a module in English.
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Achieve your final degree certificate
If you've studied three optional modules from the same second subject area, you can choose to add this to your degree certificate – for example BA (Hons) History with Politics.

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