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Politics and History

  • Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
  • 3 Years
  • Full-Time
  • 20 September 2027
  • Undergraduate
Main Site (Newcastle)
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Course summary

Our three-year joint honours degree focuses on developing your skills and abilities to critically analyse historical and political topics. You'll graduate as a confident independent learner with specialist knowledge in your own areas of interest.

Follow your own path, choosing to study modules which are closely related, or cast your net wide, studying topics that span six continents.

Study in a research-led environment, alongside scholars at the forefront of their fields.

Improve your research skills, completing a range of research projects during your degree.

In history, you'll explore themes including:

  • revolution

  • slavery

  • radicalism

  • medical history

  • religion

  • public engagement with the past

across a variety of periods, geographies and cultures. In politics, you'll look at global politics, political philosophy and international relations.

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Main Site (Newcastle)

Study options

  • Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) • Full-Time • 3 Years

Start dates

  • 20 September 2027

Apply by
13 January 2027

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
VL12
Institution code:
N21
Campus name:
Main Site (Newcastle)
Points of Entry:
Year 1

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How to apply

Apply by
13 January 2027

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
VL12
Institution code:
N21
Campus name:
Main Site (Newcastle)

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Typical qualification requirements

A level
AAB

including History. General Studies accepted.

UCAS Tariff
Not accepted

Scottish Higher
AAABB

Including History. Combinations of Highers and Advanced Highers accepted. Scottish qualifications can be taken in more than one sitting.

Access to HE Diploma
Distinction: 30 Merit: 15

Subjects should include History or a history related subject, and/or politics.

Extended Project

If you offer the Level 3 Extended Project Qualification in a topic relevant to the degree programme, we will vary our offer to recognise this.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Offer: 34

A minimum of 34 points including History at Higher Level grade 6. If not studying a full IB Diploma - Grades 6, 6, 5 at Higher Level including History at grade 6 and completion of a national high school diploma.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

BTECs considered alongside History A Level.

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
H1H1H2H2H3

at Higher Level including History.

Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
D3D3M2

Including History

T Level

This course accepts T Levels on a case by case basis.

Historical entry grades data

This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).

It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.

Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

Newcastle University Undergraduate tuition fees will be confirmed in July 2026.

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