BA (Hons) History and Politics

at University of the Highlands and Islands

Modules:
 

• Death and destruction: the social impact of the Thirty Years’ War (1618-1648)  
• Fight the power: music and the politics of Black America
• The Scottish Highlands before Culloden (1603-1707)
• Chaos and conflict?: 'Civil Wars' in high medieval Scandinavia
• Reaching the estate of manhood in later medieval and early modern Europe 
• Noble, rebel, king: Robert Bruce and medieval Scotland 
• The empire strikes back: how the British Empire shaped Scotland 
• The Highland wars: origins, aftermath, and interpretations 
• War cruel and sharp: a military history of the Hundred Years' War

• 3 Scottish Highers at grade BBC or above, or
• 2 A levels at grade BC or above
• Applicants with other relevant qualifications or experience will be considered on an individual basis
• This is a Category 2 PVG course: PVG Scheme membership is required for specific optional modules/unit(s), where there is guaranteed contact with vulnerable groups in optional module/unit(s), but an alternative pathway exists to achieve target qualification. 

International Students:
£13,020

Once you have successfully completed your BA (Hons) History and Politics course, there are a variety of careers you might like to consider. Here is just a taster of the kind of opportunities available to you:
 

• Teaching and education
• Research at postgraduate level
• Research in the business and corporate sector
• Media and journalism
• Museums and the heritage sector
• Libraries and archives
• Local and national government
• Political advisor
• Civil Service Fastrack scheme
• Policy analyst
• Parliamentary assistant