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BSc in Politics and History

Programme Code: UBPOLHY

Department: Government

For students starting this programme of study in 2021/22

Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations

Three-year classification scheme for BA/BSc degrees for all students from the 2018/19 academic year

This programme has been retitled to BSc in History and Politics for 2022/23. Last year of entry 2021/22.

Please note that places are limited on some optional courses. Admission onto any particular course is not guaranteed and may be subject to timetabling constraints and/or students meeting specific prerequisite requirements.

Paper

Course number, title (unit value)

See note

LSE100 The LSE Course

Year 1

Paper 1

GV100 Introduction to Political Theory (1.0)

Paper 2

GV101 Introduction to Political Science (1.0)

Papers 3 & 4

Courses to the value of 2.0 unit(s) from the following:

 

HY113 Empires and Resistance in Global History (1.0)

 

HY116 International Politics since 1914: Peace and War (1.0)

 

HY118 Faith, Power and Revolution: Europe and the Wider World, c.1500-c.1800 (1.0)

 

HY120 Historical Approaches to the Modern World (1.0)

Year 2

Paper 5

Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following:

Government List A

Paper 6

Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following:

Government List A

Papers 7 & 8

Courses to the value of 2.0 unit(s) from the following:

History List A

Year 3

Paper 9

Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following:

Government List B

Paper 10

Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following:

History List B

Paper 11

Courses to the value of 1.0 unit from the following: D

Government List A

Government List B

History List B

Undergraduate Outside Options List (Years 2 & 3)

Paper 12

Courses to the value of 1.0 unit from the following: E

 

GV390 Government Dissertation Option (1.0) 1

 

HY300 Dissertation (1.0)

Government List B

History List B

Undergraduate Outside Options List (Years 2 & 3)

Notes

LSE100 is a half unit taken by all students, running across Autumn and Winter Terms in the first year. The course provides one of the marks that is eligible to be included in the calculation of the First Year Average for purposes of classification.

Government List A

Government List B

History List A

History List B

Undergraduate Outside Options List (Years 2 & 3)

Prerequisite Requirements and Mutually Exclusive Options

* means available with permission

# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.

1 : GV390 can not be taken with GV398

Footnotes

A : GV307: Not available for students on the BA/BSc Social Anthropology programmes

B : GV319 can be taken in Year 3 only.

C : Only Available to students on the BSc in Philosophy, Politics and Economics as an option on Government List B. Students on other programmes may only select this course under Paper 12 of their programme regulations.

D : Courses selected from the Undergraduate Outside Options list must be approved.

E : Courses selected from the Undergraduate Outside Options List must be approved.

Note for prospective students:
For changes to undergraduate course and programme information for the next academic session, please see the undergraduate summary page for prospective students. Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the undergraduate summary page for future students.