Probably the most popular combined levels, Background and Politics offers the chance to link two key disciplines within the humanities and social sciences.

Whether you are looking at adding theoretical understanding for your interests in political history, supplying historic context for your studies in political science or just thinking about mixing two important subjects this degree provides you with the opportunity to get a detailed knowledge of background and political science.

Edinburgh is a perfect place for this degree. Along with the superb sources from the College the town has a variety of political and governmental institutions such as the Scottish Parliament and also the Scottish Government. The Nation’s Archives of Scotland includes a major assortment of material concerning the government of Scotland because the medieval period.

The very first 2 yrs combine core background and politics courses and something outdoors subject. Honours study includes the program ‘Approaches to Politics and Worldwide Relations’ or ‘Global Justice and Citizenship’ with further choices in the large range of politics and history courses along with a dissertation either in politics or history.

September 2016 entry

Pre-honours

In year 1 you’ll study two 20 credit courses that explore a variety of histories, as well as their patterns and procedures, using the principal concentrate on British and European history inside a wide geographic context, in the medieval to the current. You’ll select from: courses in Ancient History, Medieval History, Early Modern History, Modern History, Scottish History, Economic History, Social History, Ecclesiastical Background and the Historian’s Toolkit.

Additionally, you will study:

Summary of Politics and Worldwide Relations (20 credits)

Democracy in Comparative Perspective (20 credits)

40 credits of other courses

In year 2 you will keep to review a variety of histories, extending and deepening your range geographically and chronologically, having a more worldwide and comparative dimension. You’ll choose two 20 credit courses from courses in: Ancient history, Medieval British History, Scottish History, British History, European History, American History, Global History, Economic History, Social Background and Historiography.

Additionally, you will study :

• Worldwide Cooperation in Europe and Beyond (20 credits)
• Comparative Politics inside a Globalized World (20 credits)
• 40 credits of other courses

Honours

In year 3 you’ll read the following courses:

• 40 credits in history courses
• 40 credits of Politics courses
• History used along with a 20 credit rating course OR course(s) in Politics (40 credits)

In year 4 you’ll read the following:

Dissertation in Politics (40 credits) OR Dissertation ever (40 credits)

September 2017 entry

Pre-honours

In year 1 you’ll read the following courses:

• The Historian’s Toolkit (20 credits)

20 credits from:

• Medieval Worlds: An Outing with the Dark Ages (20 credits)
• Early Modern History: A Connected World (20 credits)
• Making of today’s world (20 credits)

40 credits of Politics courses.

You’ll practice a further 40 credits of other courses.

In year 2 you’ll read the following courses:

• Summary of Historiography (20 credits)

20 credits from:

• Making and Breaking Medieval Britain: England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland, c. 1100-1500 (20 credits)
• Britain, Ireland and Empire c. 1800-2000 (20 credits)
• Styles in Modern European History (20 credits)
• Modern U . s . States History (20 credits)
• Global Connections, 1450 to the current (20 credits)

40 credits of Politics courses

You’ll practice a further 40 credits of other courses.

Honours

In year 3 you’ll read the following courses:

• 40 credits in history courses
• 40 credits in history or 40 credits of Politics courses

40 credits of Politics courses

In year 4 you’ll read the following:

• Dissertation ever OR Politics (40 credits)
• Special subject course (40 credits) ever

40 credits in Politics

Please be aware, the information and structure of the programme continues to be susceptible to final approval and could, therefore, be susceptible to change.

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Consult the college of Social and Political Science website for more details about the Politics courses that you’ll take included in this joint degree.