Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - International Relations and Modern History with a Placement Year

UEA's BA International Relations and Modern History course offers a thrilling journey across time and into the heart of world affairs. Graduates go on to rewarding careers in politics, international relations, and other related fields in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors. 

At UEA, students will explore current global political institutions, events and issues, from how international organisations work, to the causes of war and global economic crises. At the same time, they will establish a ‘long view’ of the history of global politics that has given rise to these current situations.  

Students will examine how the contemporary international system of separate states has roots going back more than three hundred years, and how current challenges such as international cooperation on fighting climate change, competition between world powers and international conflicts across the globe from Europe to the Asia Pacific, are deeply rooted in history.  

The two disciplines of International Relations and History are taught by experts across two Schools at UEA, both of which are renowned for the quality of their teaching and research. The International Relations and Modern History course will prepare students for a variety of career paths in the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors. 

On this course, Student will normally spend 9-12 months of the third year* in a placement, gaining invaluable work experience and employability skills in a relevant area of the choice. They will be expected to seek their own work placement, and will be supported in doing so by UEA’s Career Central Service and the School.