Program Overview

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BA (Hons) Politics and History with Foundation Year

Overview

This comprehensive integrated joint course allows you to examine a wide range of themes and issues in the history and politics of Britain, Europe, the Americas and the Middle East from the sixteenth century to the present day. Focusing on the cultural, political, social and economic aspects of historical change, you will be encouraged to study particular areas of interest and controversy in depth.

What happens on the course?

Studying Politics and History at the University of Wolverhampton means learning to critically investigate the political world we inhabit and how it came to be. This course adopts a global perspective, examining the histories of and connections between different parts of the world, including Britain, Europe, the Americas and South Asia.

Course Modules

Year 1

• Contemporary Social Issues
• Preparing for Success at University
• Project-Based Learning
• Wolverhampton and its People

Year 2

• Britain and the World
• Changing Times: Twentieth Century Histories
• Issues in Contemporary British Politics
• Witnesses to History: Archives and Oral History
• Advocacy in Action
• Europe and the Americas
• Introduction to International Relations
• Moments in History: Historical Case Studies

Year 3

• Contemporary Political Ideologies
• Research in Action
• America and the Cold War
• Campaigning and Citizenship: Womens Activism, 1790s - 1970s
• Community Engagement and Social Change
• Migrant Stories. Itinerants, Migrants and Refugees in the 19th and 20th Centuries
• Political Violence
• Volunteering in Action
• Working Class Britain: Life, Politics and Culture 1880s-1980s
• World Politics

Year 4

• Contemporary Global Issues
• Ending Empire in South Asia
• From Unification to Auschwitz. Germany
• Humanitarianism and Protest: Campaigning for Change in Modern British History
• Independent Study in History
• India in a Global World
• Modern America: The Rise of a Superpower
• Political concepts and their use
• The Sociology of Migration
• Understanding the Holocaust
• War Studies Project
• Youth Culture and Popular Music in Twentieth Century Britain

Potential Career Paths

• Journalism/ Writer
• Archivist
• Local Government
• Teacher

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• Location: University: City Campus
• Study mode: Part-time, Full-time
• Duration: 8 years, 4 years
• Start date: 15 September 2025

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