If you’re interested in the connections between today's politics and their wider historical contexts, our History and Politics Foundation Entry degree is the course for you.
Foundation Entry degree courses are ideal if you’ve got the ability to study for a degree, but don’t have the necessary formal qualifications to directly join an honours programme. It’s a great stepping stone to a full degree.
History and Politics are two academic disciplines which are distinctive, yet related. You’ll look at external developments, processes and questions in historical and contemporary form, and how they affect many aspects of our daily lives. It will be your role to understand, evaluate and critically respond to these challenges.
Why study with us
- Social Sciences is ranked 4th in the UK with 90% student satisfaction. (National Student Survey 2022).
- You’ll be able to undertake a work placement with host organisations, such as the Lancashire Archives and the People’s History Museum.
- The politics element provides you with training in political analysis and research methods and skills.
What you'll do
- Choose to learn about other cultures or even learn a new language through our Worldwise Learning Centre.
- Become a historian, discovering and analysing evidence from various periods of history in different parts of the world, and generate your own arguments and interpretations. Gain work experience with public sector heritage and museum organisations through our Centre for Volunteering and Community Leadership.
- You’ll have the chance to study abroad, with awards and bursaries available in Europe or North America.
Module overview
Year OCompulsory modules
• HUC110: Essential Study Skills for Higher Education
• HUC111: Developing Academic Knowledge
• HUC114: Target Award Extended Study
• HUC115: Learning by Experience
• HUC203: Skills for Humanities
Optional modules
• HUC200: Skills for Languages and Area Studies
• HUC201: Skills for English
• HUC202: Skills for Education
Year 1
Compulsory modules
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HY1101: Understanding History
• PO1101: Power, Politics and the State
• PO1112: British Politics
Optional modules
• HY1108: Nations and Empires in Asia 1857-1949: China, India, Japan and Thailand 1857-1949
• HY1110: The Making of Britain c.1688- 1815
• HY111: Colonies to Nation: America, c.1750-1970
• HY1117: State and Society: Europe c1815-1914
• HY1123: History, Heritage and Society
• PO1109: Global Politics: An introduction to International Relations
Year 2
Compulsory modules
• HY2001: Sources & Methods
• IR2101: Globalisation: History, Theories and Approaches
• IR2102: Research Methods in International Relations
Optional modules
• HY2006: Europe in an Age of Extremes, c.1914-2000
• HY2007: Twentieth Century Britain
• HY2028: Community History Project
• HY2062: Rebellion to Partition in Ireland
• HY2095: Cold War in Asia 1945-1989: History, Society and Conflict
• HY2096: Colonial Impacts: Africa 1652-1910
• HY2102: Public History in Practice
• HY2104: The Superpowers: The United States, Russia and Britain
Year 3
Compulsory modules
• HY3991: Extended History Dissertation
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PO3992: Double Dissertation in Politics
Optional modules
• HY3022: Public Space in the English City: a Social and Cultural History c.1850-1910
• HY3029: Education, Society and Culture in England, c. 1790-1914
• HY3059: African Nationalism and Independence, 1921-1982
• HY3061: Riots and Rebellion: popular politics and the English people, c. 1780-1850
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HY3062: A Place Apart? The Northern Ireland Troubles
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HY3063: The Presidency of John F. Kennedy, 1961-63
• HY3064: Thatcher's Britain 1979-1990
• HY3065: From Cold War to New Asia Pacific Order 1969-92
Course delivery
Following the pandemic, we have found that some courses benefit from a blended learning and teaching approach. Therefore, the majority of your teaching will be face-to-face on campus aside from a small amount of online teaching where we have learnt it works best.
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information. However, our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may cause alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses. Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies or revisions to subject benchmarks statements. As well as to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.
Future careers
Our History and Politics Foundation Entry qualification could eventually lead to a career in education, research, teaching, politics, law, business, social care, arts and museum curatorship.
Our graduates have gone on to further study, or careers in teaching and research, the museum and heritage sectors, journalism, public relations, central and local government, the European Union, charities and NGOs.
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