BA (Hons) History, Politics and International Relations Bachelor's degree at De Montfort University

Political theories and ideas are a key component of politics and international relations. This module introduces key ideologies, explaining their origins, concerns and influence upon processes of political change at different levels (from the local to the global). It provides the basis for level four modules on global challenges and democracy as well as more advanced studies in political ideas and social change.

Assessment: Essay/Article Review (60%), Presentation/Roundtable (40%)

This module, with its focus on journeys and places, offers an opportunity for you to explore some of the key concepts underpinning your studies. You will take a post-disciplinary approach to your subject area, using techniques from diverse areas to address key questions related to journeys and places. You will attend interactive lectures with students from across the School of Humanities and Performing Arts. You will have opportunities to apply the concepts addressed in these lectures to History

Assessment: Subject-specific Coursework: 1 (30%) and 2 (70%)

Contemporary politics and international relations are marked by an acceleration in social and political challenges associated with the pace and nature of capitalist development. This module builds on previously introduced ideological perspectives to understand the material drivers of contemporary challenges, from sustainability, poverty, inequality and inclusion. It introduces students to these challenges from a critical political economy perspective.

Assessment: Portfolio (100%)

This module introduces you to the way the world has evolved throughout the twentieth century and into the twenty-first. It does so by focusing upon specific events such as the First and Second World Wars, the collapse of European empires, and revolutions in Europe. The module will also explore key ideologies and themes related to rise of extremism and terrorism, socialism, capitalism, genocide, and the development of new world order through the spread and clash of civilisations and globalisation

Assessment: Essay (40%) and Exam (60%)

This module introduces you to the history of the Cold War in a global context. It explores the roots of the Cold War and how it played out in specific theatres such as Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Latin America. The course deals with a variety of historical topics, which aside from global geopolitics might include sport and diplomacy, the nuclear arms race, the space race, and culture and society in the Cold War era. It also explores the ideological underpinnings of the Cold War, t

Assessment: Essay (50%) and Digital Presentation (50%)

This module is designed to prepare and support you towards the pursuit of post-degree pathways. It will focus on the specific skills, capabilities and knowledge needed to adapt and flourish in professional environments and contexts. There will be an emphasis on enhancement of core attributes, competencies and transferable skills as well as developing familiarity with the world and politics of work. The module will prepare you for diverse and dynamic working environments beyond university by intr

Assessment: Written Portfolio or Recorded Presentation (100%)

Far too often, we think about politics as a set of remote processes that happens in the corridors of Westminster, far away from our day-to-day life. This module seeks to challenge this, focusing on the 'everyday' dimension of politics and assessing how/why local democracy matters. To achieve this, the module starts with an overview of the key principles of the 'British political tradition' and then challenge them by exploring what's happening beyond 'the Westminster bubble' and central/formal in

Assessment: Portfolio 100%, comprising two written and one audio components

Global political economy is a field of study which asks who gets what, why, and how can this be changed? It is interested in how power is used in the state, market, family and society to influence outcomes across national borders. In this module, you will examine the key features of the contemporary global economy, including finance, trade, production, social reproduction and development, asking what historical specific form do they take, how have these come about and how might they be reconstru

Assessment: Portfolio (100%)

The module will introduce you to a range of historical sources and research methods used in project work. The module will examine core themes in history and the sources/methods associated with them. The methodologies studied will then be adapted to a personal research project, which will lead to the Level 6 dissertation. Study of sources may include maps; economic data; census; national and local government records; diplomatic and military records; press and media; records of education, health,

Assessment: Primary Source Analysis (40%) and Project Portfolio (60%)

This module critically introduces the approaches and methods that shape the creation of empirical knowledge in politics and international relations. The module advances the significance of the relationship between empirical knowledge and the methods used for investigation. The module provides you with an up-to-date understanding of research methods, and the ways these methods are applied in contemporary politics and international relations research. The module considers the characteristics of qu

Assessment: Portfolio (100%)

This module will introduce you to cutting-edge research drawn from the expertise available in the History team. Two subjects will be drawn from the following: Photography and Medicine in the Nineteenth Century; the Disintegration of Yugoslavia; the Olympic Games; the United States Empire; the United States and the First World War; the Zimbabwean Diaspora in the UK; the Partition of India/Pakistan; History and Memory in Post-colonial Africa; The Ottoman Empire in Europe: Disintegration and Legaci

Assessment: Portfolio (50%) and Essay (50%)

This module introduces you to the history of anti-imperialist independence movements and the creation of new nation-states through case studies drawn from South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Central and South America. It will explore different case studies in the decolonisation processes across time and space. The module also explores the relationships between ideologies and resistance against imperial rule, as well as post-colonial conflicts in nation-building and the social and economic legaci

Assessment: Essay (40%) and Portfolio (60%)

This module focuses on the growing canon of work around decolonising politics. The module will address legacies of empire and imperialism and their continued impact on politics today. The module draws on and critically examines the contemporary intersections of colonialism and colonial legacy on the experiences of marginalised communities.