BA (Hons) History And Politics Bachelor's degree at Edge Hill University

Designed to provide you with historical understandings of crime and historical developments in crime, policing and punishment. The module is based on UK experiences, although international comparisons will be made where relevant. Sound criminological analyses require an awareness of historical contexts to a range of current issues. This module offers you the opportunity to develop your knowledge of key historical themes and moments in the developing conceptualisations of crime, deviance and diso

Assessment: 100% Coursework

Will introduce you to the tools and methods required to become an independent historical researcher. These skills include selecting and interpreting primary evidence, independently locating and reading academic books and articles, making effective use of digital tools and archives, applying these research skills to a specific historical problem and producing a clear, convincing, and original argument. The module also includes a key employability to task to ensure you start thinking about your fu

Assessment: 100% Coursework

Examines world history in the 20th century, particularly the main events, political and social movements, economic developments and ideologies which dominated the twentieth century around the world. You will explore the rise and fall of the great ideologies of Communism, Nazism and Fascism, in Russia, Italy, Germany and elsewhere. The turbulent international relations of the period will also be considered, as will the global economic system after the fall of the Soviet Empire in 1989-1991. Econo

Assessment: 70% Coursework 30% Exam

Explores the foundations of political analysis and the concepts, approaches and methods through which we understand the subject. You will critically examine the core ideas central to the study of politics. You will address the nature of the state and sovereignty, and will gain a deeper, critical understanding of power, systems of governance and political legitimacy.

Assessment: 100% Coursework

Will explore UK Politics, and the changes it has undergone, in the period from the 1979 election onwards. You will cover a range of issues such as the Brexit Referendum, the creation of the Social Democratic Party, the miners' strike and the 2010 Coalition. This module will provide you with a foundation for further study at a more advanced level and will complement other modules focusing on particular aspects of politics and the political profession.

Assessment: 60% Exam 40% Coursework

Recognises that it is difficult to understand politics today without having an understanding of how states relate to each other. The module explores inter-state relationships to each other and to international and supranational institutions. The global trends and pressures which impact on and influence politics and policy making will also be considered, as well as the role of non state actors, such as non-governmental organisations.

Assessment: 50% Coursework 50% Practical

Is ideal if you want to learn a new language, or further develop your current language skills, as an integrated part of this degree. The module will be taught in an interactive, communicative manner, using authentic materials in the target language. Emphasis will be placed on all four areas of reading, writing, speaking and listening. You will play an active role in the classes, engaging in role-plays, short conversations, videos, authentic texts and listening materials. You will also be encoura

Assessment: 85% Coursework 15% Practical

Is a placement-based module which is designed to enhance your employability. You will apply your historical skills and knowledge to a public-facing project of your choosing. This project can be organised around an external placement (such as at a museum, archive, or school), or an independent project supervised by academics (such as a video documentary or social media account). The precise nature of each project will be determined through discussions between yourself, your tutors and external pa

Assessment: 90% Coursework 10% Practical

Introduces research methodologies and issues such as ethics and project planning. It also explores the various debates around research approaches. Studying this module will prepare you for your dissertation project in year 3. This module will you give a complete focus on research, so you will be able to begin to think about the methods best suited to pursuing your areas of interest.

Assessment: 100% Coursework

Provides extensive practical experience with digital archives and will help you to develop a range of advanced digital research skills. Digital tools and archives are becoming increasingly central to the process of historical research. The module will be taught entirely in computer rooms and will take the form of weekly two-hour workshops. The historical content of the module will be structured around the history of crime and society in 18th and 19th century Britain.

Assessment: 100% Coursework

Reflects on how, for thousands of years, perhaps starting with the Akkadian empire of ancient Mesopotamia in the 3rd millennium BCE, empire and colonialism were the norms of political order around the globe. In the 20th century, however, that ceased to be the case with not only the nation-state becoming the most common political structure, but the very idea of colonialism was discredited and disavowed by global political institutions. The module examines why this change happened, with a particul

Assessment: 100% Coursework

Focuses on the ways in which authors understood the process of writing about history, past and present, particularly those types of historical narratives that many modern scholars consider to be myth, legend, or pseudo-history. You will learn how authors engaged with the evidence they had to hand in order to construct historical narratives that made sense to their worldview, how scholars throughout the ages have interpreted those historical narratives with the benefit of hindsight, and how you a

Assessment: 100% Coursework

Explores the question 'How did the United States become the preeminent global superpower?' Challenging the idea that America has historically been 'isolationist' or a 'reluctant hero' that only periodically intervenes in global affairs, this module contends that the United States 'was born global'. In addition to analysing US foreign policy, you will explore American history through transnational and international lenses: examining how flows of goods, people and ideas have influenced the United

Assessment: 50% Coursework 50% Exam

Explores the ideological struggle between the Soviet Union and the United States, which has dominated international relations for four and a half decades, and the Cold War's legacies continue to shape our world today. In recent years, scholars have looked beyond Washington and Moscow to understand the Cold War as a truly global conflict. Drawing on scholarship produced since the fall of the Berlin Wall and the partial opening of archives in the former communist world, this module analyses how th