现代历史与政治文学士学位（荣誉学位）

您将在现代历史和政治领域获得全面的基础，并将考虑如何将这两个学科整合在一起。第一年，您将学习“政治概论”模块和历史模块，并在第二和第三年继续结合现代历史和政治模块。两个部门都有一系列相关选项可供选择，您可以选择撰写政治或历史方面的最后一年论文。在您的历史模块中，您将研究西方近200年历史中不同人的思想，文化和经济学的交集。您将了解当今的“现代”世界之间的关系，该世界假定了政治自由，全球相互依存和性取向以及起源于18和19世纪的事件和思想的重要性。
In this degree you obtain a thorough grounding in the fields of modern history and politics, and will consider how the two disciplines can be integrated. You take an Introduction to Politics module alongside your history modules in your first year, and continue to combine modern history and politics modules in your second and third years. There is a range of relevant options to choose from in both departments and you choose to write your final-year dissertation in either politics or history.In your history modules you investigate the intersection of the ideas, cultures and economics of different people over the last 200 years of western history. You're introduced to the relationship between today's ‘modern' world, which assumes the significance of political liberty, global interdependence and sexuality, and events and ideas which originated in the 18th and 19th centuries.Always seeking political cause and effect, our course casts light on aspects of life you might never ordinarily connect to politics and government. You investigate the scope of political science as a field of inquiry, and the methods used by political scientists, in order to explore questions concerning both what does occur in politics, and what should occur in politics.You study topics including:Democratic systemsPolitical powerConcepts in political science: state, laws, wars and political partiesThe spread of communist-inspired revolutions in China, Russia, and Latin AmericaThe origins and consequences of the Cold WarStudy abroadYour education extends beyond the university campus. We support you in expanding your education through offering the opportunity to spend a year or a term studying abroad at one of our partner universities. The four-year version of our degree allows you to spend the third year abroad or employed on a placement abroad, while otherwise remaining identical to the three-year course.Studying abroad allows you to experience other cultures and languages, to broaden your degree socially and academically, and to demonstrate to employers that you are mature, adaptable, and organised.Placement yearWhen you arrive at Essex, you can decide whether you would like to combine your course with a placement year. You will be responsible for finding your placement, but with support and guidance provided by both your department and our Employability and Careers Centre.If you complete a placement year you'll only pay 20% of your usual tuition fee to Essex for that year.