Modern History and International Relations (Including Foundation Year) BA (Hons)

Our four-year BA Modern History and International Relations (including foundation year), will be suitable for you if your academic qualifications do not yet meet our entrance requirements for the three-year version of this course and you want a programme that increases your subject knowledge as well as improves your academic skills in order to support your academic performance This four-year course includes a foundation year (Year Zero), followed by a further three years of study. During your Year Zero, you study three academic subjects relevant to your chosen course as well as a compulsory academic skills module.Our course develops your understanding of how events and ideas throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries have impacted cultures, economies and societies in the modern world. How did we get to where we are today? What impact has colonialism had on relationships between nations? You will explore how nations cope when considering some of the world's most profound issues, like globalisation, trade, political conflict and global warming — and why some nations are at peace while others are not. You’ll gain a foundation in politics, while the study of international relations develops your research and critical analysis skills, while teaching you methods of analysis and giving you awareness of the world system. You also have access to specialist facilities including the UK Data Archive, a national service provider digital resources for historians, which is particularly strong in nineteenth and twentieth-century economic and social history.