Our History & International Relations degree combines teaching from our History and International Relations programmes, providing you with an excellent understanding of the subject and its legacy in the contemporary world. The research and communication skills of historical study combined with the intellectual and analytical demands of International Relations, create a challenging education pathway and provide an ideal foundation for a wide range of careers.
You will have the opportunity to study abroad as part of your degree at King’s. Recent popular destinations include The University of North Carolina Chapel, The University of Auckland and The University of Hong Kong.
Because King’s is part of the University of London, second and final-year students also have the option of taking history courses at other institutions such as UCL and Royal Holloway.
Teaching style
You will have regular and varied contact with staff and other students in lectures, seminars and supervisions. For History modules, most teaching takes place in seminars, which usually have between 15 and 25 participants and are a forum for discussion in which students have the opportunity to refine their discussion and presentation skills. Our first year compulsory module is taught in small supervision groups of five or six students, allowing for close debate of historical texts and sources, and detailed feedback on your written work. If you choose to write an independent piece of historical research in your final year, which can be on any topic, this will also be taught on a one-to-one basis with a tutor. From the beginning of the degree, you will analyse primary sources as well as the writings of historians. We ensure you are exposed to many different approaches to history and encourage a comparative approach, looking at the connections and contrasts between various times and places throughout the degree. The discipline of research and writing is essential to the development of the skills of the historian. At King’s, therefore, we require an extensive amount of written work and independent study. You will have the opportunity to study abroad as part of your History degree at King’s, recent popular destinations have included The University of North Carolina Chapel, The University of Auckland and The University of Hong Kong. Assessed internship placements are not included as part of this programme. However, King’s Careers & Employability can help you to find a range of different work experience options, including internships, placements and shadowing opportunities.
Assessment
We will assess your progress and attainment on all the modules you choose for the History & International Relations BA degree through a range of techniques including written examinations, coursework, assessed essays and presentations. You may also benefit from some informal assessment during individual modules to help steer your studies and enhance your learning.
Location
This course is primarily taught at the King’s College London Strand Campus. Please note that locations are determined by where each module is taught and may vary depending on the optional modules you select.
Special notes
All students are offered the opportunity to study abroad as part of their History degree at King's and recent popular destinations include The University of North Carolina Chapel, The University of Auckland and The University of Hong Kong.
Assessed internship placements are not included as part of this programme. However, King’s Careers & Employability can help you to find a range of different work experience options, including internships, placements and shadowing opportunities.