BA (Hons) Contemporary Military and International History
Course Overview
This course provides a comprehensive exploration of international and military history over the past two centuries, blending academic theory with practical experience. Students will develop critical analytical skills through lectures, seminars, and a dedicated field trip, while tailoring their studies to their specific interests through specialized modules. The program culminates in a final-year dissertation project supervised by an expert in the field.
Key Program Highlights
- Expert guest lectures from specialists in Britain and abroad
- An immersive military history field trip to contextualize learning
- Specialized optional modules to tailor your degree to your interests
- Development of critical analysis skills through the study of historians and political scientists
- A final-year dissertation project with one-on-one academic supervision
Course Overview
This course provides a comprehensive exploration of international and military history over the past two centuries, blending academic theory with practical experience. Students will develop critical analytical skills through lectures, seminars, and a dedicated field trip, while tailoring their studies to their specific interests through specialized modules. The program culminates in a final-year dissertation project supervised by an expert in the field.
Key Program Highlights
- Expert guest lectures from specialists in Britain and abroad
- An immersive military history field trip to contextualize learning
- Specialized optional modules to tailor your degree to your interests
- Development of critical analysis skills through the study of historians and political scientists
- A final-year dissertation project with one-on-one academic supervision
Requirements
Modules
- International History (1) 1890-1945
- International History (2) 1945-Present
- Introduction to Contemporary Military History (1)
- Introduction to Contemporary Military History (2)
- The Cold War
- Making Public History
- Age of Revolution: International History 1775 - 1914
- Themes and Theories of War
- Researching in History
- Air Power and Modern Warfare
- Regimes and Dictatorships from 1918
- Armoured Warfare
- Intelligence, Security and Politics in Britain 1909-94
- University Wide Language Programme
- Commemoration and Memorialisation from the Twentieth Century to the Present
- US Political History
- Dissertation
- The First World War
- Britain and the European Resistance 1939-45
- British Counter-Insurgency Since 1945
- Photography and Conflict in the 20th and 21st Centuries
- University Wide Language Programme
- The Pacific War, 1937-45
- Intelligence and Cyber Warfare
- Chinese Foreign Policy Since 1949
- Politics and Contemporary History Placement
- American Conflict in History and Memory
